CINCINNATI–While Toy­ota buy­ers are cur­rently enjoy­ing the “ulti­mate expe­ri­ence” in cus­tomer ser­vice at Beech­mont Toyota’s new cutting-edge deal­er­ship, Beech­mont Toyota’s employ­ees are expe­ri­enc­ing how state-of-the-art equip­ment can help them extend both their health and their careers.

Beech­mont Toyota’s new deal­er­ship opened for busi­ness on August 2—not a day too soon for Beech­mont Toyota’s ser­vice tech­ni­cians. Their new garage is cli­mate con­trolled, which has helped them beat the heat dur­ing the dog days of sum­mer. And the dealership’s new ser­vice bays include sev­eral pieces of equipment—scissor lifts, align­ment racks, road force bal­ancers and tire changers—that allow the tech­ni­cians to work faster and more effi­ciently. The scis­sor lifts are eas­ily able to lift even large pick-up trucks so tech­ni­cians can work com­fort­ably at eye level, reduc­ing the time spent bend­ing over or crouch­ing. In addi­tion, Beech­mont Toyota’s new mechan­i­cal tire chang­ers uti­lize elec­tric­ity and air to elim­i­nate the heavy lift­ing involved with chang­ing tires.

“Cus­tomers will see the ben­e­fits right away from our equip­ment enhance­ments,” said Far­lon Smith, Gen­eral Man­ager, Beech­mont Toy­ota. “But we’re also thrilled about how this will help extend the careers of our techs. Work­ing as a tech can take a toll on the body over the years. Some, although very knowl­edge­able and tal­ented, are forced to end their careers as mechan­ics far too early sim­ply because the phys­i­cal demands are too high. They can no longer lift heavy tires or bend over for extended peri­ods of time. So they end up dri­ving trucks or deliv­er­ing parts, cut­ting their earn­ings by as much as 75 percent.”

Other improve­ments at the deal­er­ship stream­line effi­ciency and cut down sig­nif­i­cantly on time. The align­ment racks in the ser­vice bays are equipped with an air hose at each of the four tire loca­tions, and each ser­vice bay includes over­head air hoses for effi­ciency. There are air hose reels in the cli­mate con­trolled drive thru, as well, which enable tires to be filled with­out the cus­tomer wait­ing for their vehi­cle to be writ­ten up and taken into the garage just to have air put in the tire. The deal­er­ship has also pro­vided oil in each bay to reduce spillage and trips back and forth to other areas, phones with speak­ers so tech­ni­cians can work while describ­ing main­te­nance issues, hand wash sta­tions at every bay and nat­ural light­ing through­out the facil­ity. And cus­tomers can now sched­ule their ser­vice vis­its online via Beech­mont Toyota’s web­site. These improve­ments go a long way towards improv­ing cus­tomer ser­vice, safety, and ulti­mately the length of a technician’s career.

Beech­mont Toy­ota chose to expand its facil­ity to sup­port the over­whelm­ing cus­tomer response they have received from their Life Care Plus life­time war­ranty, which pro­vides life­time cov­er­age on a vehi­cle pur­chased at Beech­mont Toy­ota for as long as the orig­i­nal cus­tomer owns the vehi­cle. To help meet the dealership’s demands and com­mit­ment to pre­mier cus­tomer ser­vice, the new deal­er­ship is cel­e­brat­ing the cre­ation of approx­i­mately 33 new jobs for both sales and ser­vice pro­fes­sion­als in the Greater Cincin­nati area.

As part of Beech­mont Toyota’s grand open­ing event to be held later this fall, the deal­er­ship plans to include a clas­sic Toy­ota Car Show, which will fea­ture both factory-restored and cus­tomized Toy­ota vehi­cles from the past. Stay tuned for more details.

About Beech­mont Toyota

Beech­mont Toy­ota is com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing the high­est lev­els of cus­tomer ser­vice for sales and ser­vice to its cus­tomers. Beech­mont Toyota’s staff of auto­mo­tive pro­fes­sion­als takes pride in rep­re­sent­ing the Toy­ota brand, and is well versed in the inno­v­a­tive design, advanced tech­nol­ogy, and supe­rior per­for­mance that the brand rep­re­sents. For more infor­ma­tion, visit http://www.beechmonttoyota.com/.

CINCINNATI—For many tri-state chil­dren, the hus­tle and bus­tle of the new school year is already in full swing. To many kids, that means the excite­ment of new teach­ers, new chal­lenges, and new friends. How­ever, for the many chil­dren in this coun­try suf­fer­ing from behav­ioral dis­or­ders, the begin­ning of the school year can be a par­tic­u­larly stress­ful time, for them and their parents.

The new Brain Bal­ance Cen­ter of Cincin­nati (http://www.brainbalancecenters.com/center-locator/) announces two upcom­ing sem­i­nars intro­duc­ing par­ents to an alter­na­tive method for work­ing with chil­dren suf­fer­ing from neu­robe­hav­ioral disorders—the Brain Bal­ance Pro­gram^®.

The free lec­tures will be on Sept. 7 and 21 from 7–8 p.m. at the Dou­ble­tree Guest Suites in Sharonville. The Brain Bal­ance Cen­ter is sched­uled to open some­time in Octo­ber, depend­ing on enroll­ment. Eval­u­a­tions for prospec­tive stu­dents will begin in mid-September.

The foun­da­tion of the Brain Bal­ance Pro­gram^® is Hemi­spheric Inte­gra­tion Ther­apy (“HIT”).  HIT is focused on func­tion­ally recon­nect­ing the two hemispheres—right and left—of the brain. The appli­ca­tion of it may lead to res­o­lu­tion or improve­ment of many of the symp­toms asso­ci­ated with neu­robe­hav­ioral dis­or­ders such as ADD, Dyslexia, Asperger’s Syn­drome and Autism.

Over the course of the infor­ma­tional ses­sions, par­ents will learn about the Brain Bal­ance approach to work­ing with kids suf­fer­ing from neu­robe­hav­ioral dis­or­ders. The pre­sen­ta­tions will cover how the study of the brain led to the devel­op­ment of the Brain Bal­ance Pro­gram^®, how neu­robe­hav­ioral dis­or­ders are related, how this rela­tion­ship is cen­tral to the Brain Bal­ance approach, and finally the role proper nutri­tion plays in reduc­ing symp­toms. Par­ents will also hear what par­ents of stu­dents in the Brain Bal­ance Pro­gram^® have to say, and will have a chance to ask questions.

“We are thrilled to be bring­ing a Brain Bal­ance Cen­ter to Cincin­nati,” said Greg Marischen, Brain Bal­ance Cincin­nati Direc­tor. “These neu­robe­hav­ioral dis­or­ders are becom­ing an epi­demic in our coun­try. Doc­tors in the United States last year wrote over 20 mil­lion pre­scrip­tions of Ritalin for chil­dren as young as four. The Brain Bal­ance method is non-drug based and works with each child on an indi­vid­ual basis to help develop their motor/sensory skills, cog­ni­tive abil­i­ties, nutri­tion, and brain plasticity.”

Call 513–376-3085 or con­tact Greg Marischen via e-mail at gmarischen@brainbalancecenters.com today to reserve your seat at this free edu­ca­tional event. Seat­ing is limited.

There are 34 Brain Bal­ance Cen­ters estab­lished across the coun­try, with 22 cur­rently oper­a­tional. The Brain Bal­ance Cen­ter of Cincin­nati, located in Mason, will be the first cen­ter to open in Ohio.  For more infor­ma­tion, visit http://www.brainbalancecenters.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Brain-Balance-Center-of-Cincinnati/131664906844658?ref=ts.

About Brain Bal­ance™ Centers:

For more than ten years, the Brain Bal­ance Pro­gram® has helped hun­dreds of chil­dren become more focused, improve their aca­d­e­mic per­for­mance and enhance their com­mu­ni­ca­tion and social inter­ac­tion skills. The Brain Bal­ance Pro­gram® is an inte­grated approach that has helped chil­dren afflicted with such neu­robe­hav­ioral dis­or­ders as AD/HD, Dyslexia, Autism and other learn­ing dis­abil­i­ties. Brain Bal­ance™ Cen­ters do not rely on drugs, med­ical pro­ce­dures or psychotherapy.

CINCINNATI –This sum­mer has been the hottest on record, but despite the swel­ter­ing heat, Habi­tat for Human­ity lead­ers, vol­un­teers, and fam­i­lies are now more active than ever in the greater Cincin­nati com­mu­nity. The Cincin­nati Habi­tat for Human­ity (www.cincinnatihabitat.org) and Mill­creek Val­ley Habi­tat chap­ters are announc­ing their merger. The Mill­creek Val­ley chap­ter has served north­ern Hamil­ton County since 1989 and has built over 40 homes. The merger will allow both groups to pool their resources, uti­lize a stronger base, and more effec­tively coor­di­nate vol­un­teer efforts through­out the greater Cincin­nati area.

The Cincin­nati and Mill­creek Val­ley chap­ters have part­nered on a num­ber of projects in the past, and the lead­er­ship of both orga­ni­za­tions decided Hamil­ton County would be bet­ter served by one Habi­tat for Human­ity affil­i­ate in order to have more of an impact on the greater Cincin­nati com­mu­nity. The recent merger made it pos­si­ble to com­plete two home rehabs in Col­erain Town­ship using neigh­bor­hood sta­bi­liza­tion dol­lars from Hamil­ton County. Fur­ther­more, hav­ing one affil­i­ate that serves the Hamil­ton County area will help reduce pub­lic con­fu­sion around mul­ti­ple affil­i­ates and stream­line vol­un­teer efforts.

Lead­ers and vol­un­teers from the Mill­creek Val­ley chap­ter are already par­tic­i­pat­ing with Cincin­nati Habi­tat, and together are work­ing to strengthen rela­tion­ships with churches, busi­nesses, and vol­un­teer groups in north­ern Hamil­ton County.

“We are extremely excited about this merger,” said Cincin­nati Habi­tat Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Ed Lee. “The merger will help us to bet­ter serve Hamil­ton County and help many more fam­i­lies in need. By com­bin­ing both groups’ fan­tas­tic vol­un­teers and resources, we will be able to strengthen our mis­sion and move towards erad­i­cat­ing sub­stan­dard hous­ing in the greater Cincin­nati community.”

Cincin­nati Habi­tat will build and rehab 14 homes this year, includ­ing four in Col­erain Town­ship, which was for­mally served by the Mill­creek Val­ley Chapter.

For more infor­ma­tion on Cincin­nati Habi­tat or to vol­un­teer, visit www.cincinnatihabitat.org, fol­low Cincin­nati Habi­tat on twit­ter at http://twitter.com/CincyHabitat, or like Cincin­nati Habi­tat on Face­book at http://www.facebook.com/CincinnatiHabitat.

About Cincin­nati Habi­tat for Humanity

Cincin­nati Habi­tat for Human­ity is a non-profit Chris­t­ian hous­ing min­istry that seeks to elim­i­nate sub­stan­dard hous­ing by build­ing and ren­o­vat­ing sim­ple, decent, afford­able homes to sell to low-income fam­i­lies in need. Cincin­nati Habi­tat works in equal part­ner­ship with fam­i­lies, vol­un­teers and donors build­ing a sense of com­mu­nity as well as afford­able hous­ing. Our part­ners include cor­po­ra­tions, churches, foun­da­tions, orga­ni­za­tions and indi­vid­ual donors who donate money, labor and mate­ri­als to fund and build our homes. Cincin­nati Habi­tat has built over 220 homes in neigh­bor­hoods that include Avon­dale, Clifton, Colum­bia Tus­cu­lum, Evanston, Har­ri­son, Hyde Park, Lin­coln Heights, Lock­land, Madis­onville, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Wash­ing­ton, North Fair­mount, North­side, Oak­ley, Over-the-Rhine, Price Hill, South Cum­minsville, South Fair­mount, Wal­nut Hills, West­wood and Win­ton Place, among oth­ers.  For more infor­ma­tion, visit www.cincinnatihabitat.org.

BLUE ASH, Ohio– Park­ers Blue Ash Grill (http://www.selectrestaurants.com/parkersblue/index.html) has some excit­ing new devel­op­ments cook­ing this fall. In addi­tion to win­ning four awards at the “Best Of Taste” com­pe­ti­tion this past week­end, which leads up to the annual Taste of Blue Ash Aug. 27–29, Park­ers is get­ting a facelift with sev­eral notable ren­o­va­tions and addi­tions, includ­ing a new patio area.

As part of the “Best of Taste” com­pe­ti­tion, Park­ers won the top award—700 WLW’s Best of Taste for Park­ers’ Brulee Cheese­cake. The restau­rant also received Mayor’s Choice for Dyna­mite Sticks, Hon­or­able Men­tion for Best Appe­tizer for Dyna­mite Sticks, and Hon­or­able Men­tion for Best Dessert for Brulee Cheesecake.

Park­ers will take a short break and close for ren­o­va­tions Aug. 16 — 22. The ren­o­va­tions will include new car­pet through­out the entire restau­rant, a new patio area, which will seat 36, and 150-year-old reclaimed wood floor­ing through­out the restau­rant. Park­ers will re-open for busi­ness on Aug. 23.

The restau­rant will also fea­ture sev­eral new menu items, to be intro­duced through­out the remain­der of August and into Sep­tem­ber. And area food­ies will soon learn who’s behind Park­ers’ delec­table new offerings.

In the mean­time, Park­ers fans can find some of their favorite Park­ers dishes—Parkers Dyna­mite Sticks and Park­ers Brulee Cheesecake—along with one new offering—Bourbon Bar­rel Chip Smoked BBQ—at this year’s Taste of Blue Ash, Aug. 27 — 29, at the Blue Ash Towne Square. Visit http://www.blueash.com/content/87/195/287/659/default.aspx for more infor­ma­tion about Taste of Blue Ash.

About Park­ers Blue Ash Grill

A top restau­rant in sub­ur­ban Cincin­nati, Ohio, Park­ers Blue Ash Grill (http://www.selectrestaurants.com/parkersblue/index.html) is a full-service, upscale, tra­di­tional steak and seafood restau­rant and bar serv­ing lunch, din­ner, brunch and pri­vate func­tions. It’s a favorite place to eat for the whole fam­ily. Park­ers Blue Ash Grill is housed in a free-standing build­ing, sim­i­lar in style to those of the Ken­tucky Thor­ough­bred Horse Farms, com­plete with deep brown tim­bers, four invit­ing fire­places, and race horse mem­o­ra­bilia. Its five sep­a­rate din­ing rooms with 215 seats and a 65-seat bar lounge offer some­thing for everyone.

CINCINNATI –Cincin­nati Habi­tat for Human­ity (www.cincinnatihabitat.org) has been very busy. In the last few months, they have real­ized sev­eral new and excit­ing devel­op­ments within their orga­ni­za­tion, includ­ing a new Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, a new office build­ing and ware­house, the open­ing of the affiliate’s first ReStore and the merger of the Cincin­nati and Mill­creek Val­ley affil­i­ates. Cincin­nati Habi­tat would like to wel­come the pub­lic to a spe­cial open house at their new loca­tion and ReStore at 4910 Para Drive in Bond Hill to learn more about these devel­op­ments and give back to another great local orga­ni­za­tion on Sat­ur­day, August 7 from 2–6 p.m.

Cincin­nati Habi­tat is built on the premise of sta­bi­liz­ing the home envi­ron­ment by pro­vid­ing a safe and secure place for a fam­ily to thrive in. So, for this event, they are part­ner­ing with the Com­pass Retreat Cen­ter (http://compassretreatcenter.org/) to help pro­vide mil­i­tary fam­i­lies with Fam­ily Fun Night Kits, which help mil­i­tary fam­i­lies spend qual­ity time together. Habi­tat is ask­ing atten­dees to donate items that can be included in the Fam­ily Fun Night Kits, such as board games, gift cer­tifi­cates to national movie chains, microwave pop­corn and gift cer­tifi­cates for pizza. A com­plete list of needed items can be seen here http://cincinnati-habitat.org/news/OpenHouseList.html.

Dur­ing the Open House, Cincin­nati Habi­tat will con­duct tours through the entire new facil­ity. Atten­dees will also have the oppor­tu­nity to learn about the new green build hap­pen­ing in Col­lege Hill. Kids can par­tic­i­pate in a col­or­ing con­test, in which the win­ning pic­ture will be fea­tured on Habitat’s web­site and in the next newslet­ter. Job Corps will pro­vide food and refreshments.

The Com­pass Retreat Cen­ter was started by Lisa Dun­ster, a vet­eran of the first Gulf War, after see­ing first-hand the chal­lenges fam­i­lies face when rel­a­tives return from deploy­ment. The Com­pass Retreat Cen­ter helps National Guard mem­bers, Reservists, spouses, and their fam­i­lies to rebuild com­mit­ments to self, fam­ily, and com­mu­nity, reju­ve­nate rela­tion­ships, and max­i­mize the poten­tial for healthy rein­te­gra­tion fol­low­ing deployment.

“We are so proud to be a part of this pro­gram. So often soci­ety ignores the issues of sol­diers return­ing home from war and the psy­cho­log­i­cal toll it takes on them,” said Marissa Woodly, Devel­op­ment Direc­tor, Cincin­nati Habi­tat.  “Some­times peo­ple have a very hard time after they return. This pro­gram helps indi­vid­u­als achieve a sense of nor­malcy and ulti­mately helps fam­i­lies get back to being fam­i­lies.”

For more infor­ma­tion about the Com­pass Retreat Cen­ter, visit http://compassretreatcenter.org/.

For more infor­ma­tion on Cincin­nati Habi­tat or to vol­un­teer, visit www.cincinnatihabitat.org, fol­low Cincin­nati Habi­tat on twit­ter at http://twitter.com/CincyHabitat, or like Cincin­nati Habi­tat on Face­book at http://www.facebook.com/CincinnatiHabitat.

About Cincin­nati Habi­tat for Humanity

Cincin­nati Habi­tat for Human­ity is a non-profit Chris­t­ian hous­ing min­istry that seeks to elim­i­nate sub­stan­dard hous­ing by build­ing and ren­o­vat­ing sim­ple, decent, afford­able homes to sell to low-income fam­i­lies in need. Cincin­nati Habi­tat works in equal part­ner­ship with fam­i­lies, vol­un­teers and donors build­ing a sense of com­mu­nity as well as afford­able hous­ing. Our part­ners include cor­po­ra­tions, churches, foun­da­tions, orga­ni­za­tions and indi­vid­ual donors who donate money, labor and mate­ri­als to fund and build our homes. Cincin­nati Habi­tat has built over 220 homes in neigh­bor­hoods that include Avon­dale, Clifton, Colum­bia Tus­cu­lum, Evanston, Har­ri­son, Hyde Park, Lin­coln Heights, Lock­land, Madis­onville, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Wash­ing­ton, North Fair­mount, North­side, Oak­ley, Over-the-Rhine, Price Hill, South Cum­minsville, South Fair­mount, Wal­nut Hills, West­wood and Win­ton Place, among oth­ers.  For more infor­ma­tion, visit www.cincinnatihabitat.org.