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The Tasty Pure Food Co. Akron-based wholesale food distributor The Tasty Pure Food Co. has acquired J.B. McCoy Co. of Canton. The acquisition will allow Tasty Pure to provide a wider variety of food products to institutions and restaurants. The company will remain at its newly expanded Akron headquarters. Marketing and Creative Solutions The agency is remodeling its Akron headquarters and building an addition onto its printing shop. The company has also hired Mark Schweitzer as vice president. The Akron-based agency, founded in 1992, provides creative advertising and marketing services. Jones & Wenner Insurance Agency The Fairlawn accounting firm has opened a Columbus branch. It will be managed by Larry Price, who will focus primarily on trucking industry related markets. FirstMerit Corp. The Akron-based bank has launched an online investing service through its Web site, www.firstmerit.com. The Davey Tree Expert Co. Davey Resource Group, a division of The Davey Tree Expert Co. of Kent, recently received an “Innovation and Commitment to Change” award from The Pulte Land Group, the country’s largest home builder. The award was given the Davey Resource Group for helping the homebuilder become a better environmental steward, according to Karen Wise, a manager for the Kent company. Fax announcements of company mergers, awards and expansions to: Editor, SBN Magazine, (330) 668-6224

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FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.2 billion as of December 31, 2005, and 160 banking offices in 24 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal wholly owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd. and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation. Media: Jacque Sir Louis (330) 849-8877 Analysts: Tom O’Malley (330) 384-7109 SOURCE FirstMerit Corporation -0- 02/22/2006 /CONTACT: Media, Jacque Sir Louis, +1-330-849-8877, or Analysts, Tom O’Malley, +1-330-384-7109, both of FirstMerit Corporation/ /Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001220/FIRSTMERITLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com/ /Web site: www.firstmerit.com http://www.firstmerit.com./investors / (FMER) CO: FirstMerit Corporation; KBW Regional Bank Conference ST: Ohio IN: FIN SU: CCA MAV MM-JK — CLW087 — 2393 02/22/200617:41 ESThttp://www.prnewswire.com

FirstMerit Bank Profile
FirstMerit Corporation (FirstMerit) through its affiliates operates primarily as a regional banking organization, providing a range of banking, fiduciary, financial, insurance and investment services to corporate, institutional and individual customers throughout northern and central Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. FirstMerit’s principal business consists of owning and supervising its affiliates. On December 31, 2005, FirstMerit Bank, N.A. (FirstMerit Bank), one of the Company’s principal subsidiaries, operated a network of 161 full service-banking offices and 176 automated teller machines (ATMs). Its offices span a total of 24 counties in Ohio, including Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Franklin, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Medina, Portage, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Wayne and Wood Counties, and Lawrence County in Pennsylvania. For the six months ended 30 June 2006, FirstMerit Corporation’s interest income increased 11% to $291.3M. Net interest income after LLP decreased 2% to $152.4M. Net income decreased 13% to $57.6M. Net interest income reflects higher interest & fees on loans, offset by increased interest expense on deposits. Net income was offset by decrease in net investment securities gains and higher salaries, wages, pension & employee benefits. For more information www.firstmerit.com