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Messiah College recently launched the Messiah Business Institute (MBI) to build and support a thriving business community in Central Pennsylvania. MBI brings together business owners and key leaders to:

• Participate in educational content provided by local and national experts within their respective fields.

• Provide multiple venues and environments in which collaboration and networking can occur.

• Enjoy opportunities to interact with Messiah faculty and staff, in addition to meeting potential interns or new hires from the student body.

“The Messiah Business Institute will provide our students more opportunities to learn alongside local business leaders as they enlarge their networks and prepare for their careers,” said Andy Babyak, chair of the Department of Business at Messiah.

Meet the executive director

MBI is led by Greg Lowe, who will serve as executive director. During a long business career that included roles at Nestle and McKonly & Asbury, he says he interacted with Messiah faculty, students and staff throughout his professional journey.

Several of my partners and a large number of staff at McKonly & Asbury were Messiah graduates,” said Lowe. “All of these factors led me to focus recruiting efforts toward Messiah graduates, resulting in hiring more than 60 through my career. Also, I visited the campus often to hear great speakers, attending networking breakfasts. There just seemed to be so many great connections to Messiah.

How does it work?

To keep MBI’s membership affordable, a generous group of corporate donors joined in the effort: Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Capital BLUE, Candoris, LINKBANK, North Group Consultants, Gunn Mowery, SevenBridge Financial Group and McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC.

“Many regional businesses have already joined and the word is beginning to spread,” said Lowe. “MBI is on track to remain exclusively sponsor and member funded. It is exciting to see Messiah, our corporate sponsors and many of the region’s well-known businesses united in the belief that a thriving business community benefits the entire community.”

—Staff report