May 17, 2025 By Rick Shrum 4 min read

Mancan Staffing is on a six-year winning streak.

The agency, based in Massillon, Ohio, with an office in Peters Township, has made Forbes’ list of top temporary staffing companies and best professional recruiting firms for a sixth consecutive year.

“To be in the top 100 is pretty cool,” said Heather Haas, an area manager for the firm, known formally as Mancan Temporary Staffing Employment Agency. She said: “Forbes surveys employers and employees in staffing jobs across the country.” And Forbes keeps identifying this company.

Announcement of these honors enhances the image of a company that will celebrate a milestone anniversary on Sept. 9 – 50 years in business.

Haas said the company has been honored by Forbes every year from 2020 – when COVID-19 was raging – through 2025.

Jonathan Mason, president and CEO of Mancan, said in a statement: This isn’t just an award – it’s confirmation of what we’ve been doing right for nearly 50 years. While some companies grow fast and fade out, we’ve focused on building long-term relationships, delivering consistent results, and treating people the way they want to be treated.”

Haas rotates among three offices: Waterdam Plaza off Route 19, and locations in Weirton and Wheeling, W.Va. She said “about 50” individuals are on assignment in Peters, where she and recruiting consultant Emily Snyder bring in new employees.

Haas said Mancan began business operations in 1975 in Canton, Ohio, and established a presence in Pennsylvania in 2007 at an office in Washington. The local firm moved to its current location, 1039 Waterdam Plaza Drive, in 2010, where it remains the only Mancan office in the state.

Ten years after departing Washington, Mancan experienced an odd twist, according to Haas. She said when an apartment building collapsed on Main Street in the city in 2017, a Mancan sign somehow was found among the debris.

AHN Canonsburg

Canonsburg Hospital announced recently that it was honored for a two-year endeavor that resulted in fewer hospital-acquired pressure injuries among its patients.

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania formally recognized the North Strabane facility’s core team with the “In Safe Hands Award” at HAP’s annual Leadership Summit this month.

Each year, an estimated 2.5 million people nationwide develop pressure-related injuries during hospitalization. These injuries – also known as bed sores or pressure ulcers – are linked to longer lengths of stay, higher rates of readmission and increased mortality in severe cases.

A news release from Canonsburg Hospital, a member of Allegheny Health System, cited a recent study suggesting that “hospital-acquired pressure sores cost the U.S. health care system $27 billion annually, and contribute to 60,000 annual patient deaths.”

Joy Peters, chief nursing officer at Canonsburg, said in a statement: “By focusing on early identification, comprehensive prevention strategies, and a collaborative approach, this core team significantly reduced the risk of preventable pressure-related injuries for our patients and improved their overall experience while in our care.”

Through the team’s efforts, the hospital-acquired pressure injury rate at AHN Canonsburg decreased by 37.7% over two years, while identification of wounds present at the time of hospital admission increased.

Senior center grant

Waynesburg Senior Community Center has been awarded a state grant of nearly $50,000 to make significant improvements, Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Carroll Township) said in a news release.

Funding will be used to paint ceilings and replace flooring, make upgrades to kitchen equipment to create a safer work environment, and improve technology at the center.

“Blueprints, which operates the senior center, changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope and improves communities,” Bartolotta said. “Advocating for this funding to help the center continue to be an important fixture in our community, and to help adults as they age, was a no-brainer. And I am happy my support brought some lottery money to Greene County.”

The grant funding is appropriated by the General Assembly, with proceeds from the Pennsylvania Lottery.