J. Hochschwender

FirstMerit Corp. operates as a bank holding company for FirstMerit Bank, NA. The company provides a wide range of banking, fiduciary, financial, insurance and investment services to corporate, institutional and individual customers throughout Ohio, Chicago, Illinois and Western Pennsylvania. It operates through four business lines: Commercial, Retail, Wealth & Other. The Commercial line of business provides a full range of lending, depository, and related financial services to middle-market corporate, industrial, financial, business banking, public entities, and leasing clients. It also includes personal business from commercial loan clients in coordination with the Wealth Management segment. Its products include commercial term loans, revolving credit arrangements, asset-based lending, leasing, commercial mortgages, real estate construction lending, letters of credit, cash management services and other depository products. The Retail line of business includes consumer lending and deposit gathering, residential mortgage loan origination and servicing, and branch-based small business banking. Retail offers a variety of retail financial products and services including consumer direct and indirect installment loans, debit and credit cards, debit gift cards, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, deposit products, fixed and variable annuities and ATM network services also offers other deposit products includes checking, savings, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The wealth line of business offers an array of asset management, private banking, financial planning, estate settlement and administration, credit and deposit products and services. Its trust and investment services include personal trust and planning, investment management, estate settlement and administration services. The Retirement plan services focus on investment management and fiduciary activities. The Brokerage and insurance delivers retail mutual funds, other securities, variable and fixed annuities, personal disability and life insurance products and brokerage services. The Private banking provides credit, deposit and asset management solutions for affluent clients. The Other line of business includes activities that are not directly attributable to one of the three principal lines of business which includes other category the parent company, eliminations companies, community development operations, the treasury group, which includes the securities portfolio, wholesale funding and asset liability management activities, and the economic impact of certain assets, capital and support function not specifically identifiable with the three primary lines of business. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Akron General Medical Center provides general medical and surgical services. The firm offers cardiovascular medicine, cardiac surgery, cancer care, orthopedics, and sports medicine services. It also provides diagnostic and outpatient services. The company has offices in Akron, Green, Stow, Tallmadge and West Akron. Akron General Medical Center was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

FirstMerit Bank, NA operates as a commercial bank. The company is based in Akron, OH.

The Huntington National Bank engages in the provision of personal and business banking services to individuals and families, small and middle market businesses, and not-for-profit businesses. Its services include online and mobile banking, borrowing, investments, insurance, planning, and security services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Akron General Health System provides healthcare services. Its facilities include a tertiary hospital, community hospitals, a nursing home, a home healthcare agency, and a rehabilitation hospital. The firm's member hospitals include Massillon Community Hospital, Lodi Community Hospital, Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, and Roselane Health Center. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

The Smithers Group, Inc. provides technology based testing, consulting, information and compliance services. It offers environmental testing and regulatory services, such as ecotoxicology, avian toxicology, environmental fate, metabolism, residue, analytical, product chemistry, consulting, endocrine testing for crop protection, pharmaceutical, industrial chemical, consumer household industries, and environmental management systems certification services. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.