Dr. Leslie Crowell-Powell, DDS, recently joined Clarkston Village Dental, 55 S. Main Street.
“This is a wonderful, tightknit community ? it’s nice to see so many people helping each other,” said Crowell-Powell, who joined the practice last September. “I enjoy working here and want to become part of the community.”
That includes helping people in need. When she learned a young patient needed dental care but didn’t have insurance for it, she provided treatment free of charge.
“She’s doing great,” Crowell-Powell said.
She and her husband, Doug, live in Waterford with their children Haiden and Hailey. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she started her career as a hygenist before earning her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.
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Chase Plastics of Independence Township recently hired 21 sales and administrative staff to support a growing customer base.
‘The downturn in 2008 forced us to take an objective look at what Chase Plastics was, and what it would be going forward,? said Kevin Chase, president and founder of Chase Plastics. ‘We determined that we wanted to focus 100 percent on our key strength: distribution.”
With the June launch of Prophet 21, an enterprise computer program for wholesale distributors, Chase provides customers with enhanced communication tools, real-time information, and better customer value and response time.

The Downing Clinic, Internal and Integrative Medicine practice, 5715 Bella Rose Blvd, Suite 100, celebrates 20 years of business with an open house, 4-7 p.m., May 11.
Staff members Dr. Laura Kovalcik, Vickie Evans, Kathleen Strauch, Jing Fei Huang, Ann Heusted, Sharessa Tackett, and Mickey Kellogg will provide information on services and products they offer to support natural healing and wellness.
Dr. Nedra Downing, founder who sold the practice to her daughter, Dr. Kovalcik, will also be on hand.
The clinic focuses on natural treatments where possible, preventive health, and treatment for symptoms of menopause and andropause for men and women experiencing changes at mid-life.
For more information, call 248-625-6677 or check www.thedowningclinic.com.
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Nuview Nutrition LLC has a new location, 3 East Washington Street in Clarkston.
For more information, call Cindy Crandell R.N., C.N., Lifestyle Educator, at 248-766-2210
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The Onyx – Gourmet Grille joins the Clarkston community.
The catering service takes a multi-cultural approach to cooking for all types of events, from home gatherings to large weddings and corporate functions.
For more information, call 248-420-6899 or check www.onyxgrille.com.

Scott Hazelton, financial advisor for Edward Jones in Clarkston, was recently invitated to Edward Jones’ annual Managing Partner’s Conference in April at the firm’s regional campus in Phoenix.
He is one of 350 financial advisors out of more than 12,000 to receive the honor. Hazelton said the conference is also a chance to freshen ideas for enhancing customer service.
“It’s rewarding to be offered the opportunity to spend time with accomplished colleagues and Edward Jones’ visionaries — you leave with new ideas and higher expectations for yourself,” said Hazelton.

Marc M. Powers, licensed Raymond James Financial Services representative, was hired by Oxford Bank to manage non-traditional banking portfolios.
Powers joined Oxford Bank on Sept. 8. He brings more than 11 years of financial planning experience with Raymond James Financial Services. In addition to advising and assisting individual and commercial customers with investment options, he will also provide expertise in financial research and planning, along with tax and estate planning.
A Clarkston resident, he holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration and finance as well as an Associates Degree in real estate management from Ferris State University.
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Jeffrey Forman, medical director of 21st Century Oncology radiation therapy centers, Independence Township, was recognized by American Academy of Family Physicians for his work as a teacher in family medicine.
Forman is a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Wayne State University. Acknowledged as teacher of the year by Wayne State University School of Medicine and Sloan Kettering Hospital, he has written or contributed to 150 publications, eight book chapters, and 116 abstracts.’He has presented his work on cancer, especially prostate cancer, all across the nation.