EDITOR Lee Atwater
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ACCOUNTS MANAGER Sam Ford
As we take in the final days of summer and get ready to for back to school and in most cases that last road time of the summer to your child’s college or university campus for move in day. School is where DiamondBack Truck Cover started back in 2002, when Ethan Wendle and Matt Chverchko were engineering students at Penn State University and con- ceived the idea as part of an assignment. That was some idea as today the company sells more than $7 million USD in rugged, heavy-duty pickup truck bed covers and other products annually. They have come a long way since that assignment and show no signs of slowing down any time soon, so take some time to learn more about this innovative company and their products. On the way to Acadia University is Meander River Farm and Brewery, which is a 186- acre, 200- year-old mixed farm in Hants County, Nova Scotia owned and operated by the Bailey family: Alan and Brenda and their daughter, Campbell, and son, Fraser. Like Acadia University, Meander River Farm and Brewery is about tradition, having a passion for the past, but a goal set for the future. It is a place where they value hard work and preserving the character and integrity of their farm and brewery is paramount. Alan, co-owner and general manager, along with his daughter Campbell – who manages their communications – spoke with Spotlight on Business in early August and we are happy to share their success story with you as they will also do when you go for a visit. You don’t have to work the farm to be known for hard work, integrity and passion; this was very clear when we spoke with Jamanda Doyle, the owner and general manager of Driven Automotive in Bedford, Nova Scotia. We learned very quickly why her brand is synonymous with honesty throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. Doyle and her team work hard to meet not only the needs of their customer’s, but exceed them because they know that life doesn’t stop when your car is in the shop. It is easy to see how Driven Automotive is changing the perception of their industry
one customer at a time and from what we have heard from loyal customers they are doing an excellent job. As we change gears from keeping you on the road to going fast on it while having the time of your life as we spoke to Robert Giannou about Targa New- foundland, which is an annual week long race held every September on “The Rock” since 2002. It takes the drivers and navigators of classic and contem- porary sports and touring cars through 1,400-kilometres, or 870 miles – 440 kilometres, or 273 miles, of closed-road stages with challenging twisting roads that cut through a total of 105 large and small towns. We think that Targa New- foundland is on the right track, so read about how you can get involved as a par- ticipant or a sponsor of this great event, but put another check on your bucket list. Thanks again to all involved with this issue and we look forward to telling more stories about successful business- es and the people making it happen.
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