Comings & Goings: Hub City Structures opens shed dealership in Hagerstown

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New shed dealer sets up shop in Hagerstown

A new portable shed dealer in Hagerstown came about when the owner was trying to find a shed of his own.

Mark Duvall, owner of Hub City Structures, said he had trouble finding a shed dealer that was open, let alone the quality of the products offered. Eventually, he came across Secure Storage Sheds.

Hub City Structures owner Mark Duvall, left, Sales Manager Jessica Posey, and Samuel Sponaugle, Regional Sales Representative for Secure Storage Sheds are shown outside the new business at 1450 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown.
Hub City Structures owner Mark Duvall, left, Sales Manager Jessica Posey, and Samuel Sponaugle, Regional Sales Representative for Secure Storage Sheds are shown outside the new business at 1450 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown.

"I began speaking with one of the owners and he mentioned they are looking for dealers in our area," Duvall said in an email. "I had an interest, spoke with him and here we are supplying Washington County and the surrounding area with High Quality Storage buildings."

The business at 1450 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown also offers greenhouses, kennels and tiny homes. The target audience is "anyone who wants to have a high quality custom building that will last generations," Duvall wrote.

For more information, go to www.hubcitystructures.com, find Hub City Structures on Facebook or Instagram, or call 301-679-7433.

Meritus Health adds Hagerstown Gastroenterology to its system

Meritus Health recently announced that Dr. C.P. Choudari and Hagerstown Gastroenterology had joined the health system.

“As our community continues to grow, it is so important that Meritus continues to provide access to the medical care our neighbors need,” Meritus Health’s Chief Strategy Officer, Dave Lehr said in a news release.

Choudari is a board-certified gastroenterologist with an expert track record in diagnosing and treating a wide range of digestive disorders. His commitment to staying at the forefront of medical advancements ensures that patients at Meritus Hagerstown Gastroenterology will have access to the latest treatments and procedures.

For more information about Meritus Health and the services offered at Meritus Hagerstown Gastroenterology, please visit MeritusHealth.com/Gastroenterology.

SGI awarded U.S. patent for roofing granule post-treatment technology

SGI was awarded a new U.S. patent at the beginning of August to protect its intellectual property in the roofing market, according to the mining and mineral processing company based in Hagerstown. It is the third patent SGI has received in 2023, bringing SGI’s total active U.S. patents to 15.

A new U.S. patent was awarded to SGI at the beginning of August. Co-inventors were Senior Director, Research and Development Daniel Rardon, left, and Manager, Research and Development, David Kragten.
A new U.S. patent was awarded to SGI at the beginning of August. Co-inventors were Senior Director, Research and Development Daniel Rardon, left, and Manager, Research and Development, David Kragten.

U.S. patent 11,718,991, “Coated Roofing Granules, Roofing Materials Made Therefrom and Methods of Preparing Coated Roofing Granules,” was issued Aug. 8, with SGI’s Senior Director, Research and Development Daniel Rardon and Manager, Research and Development David Kragten named co-inventors.

The patent is the second issued in a family of patents that protect SGI’s Aqueous Post-Treatment (AQPT) technology.

The patent is Kragten’s second with SGI and his seventh patent overall.

It is Rardon’s fifth U.S. patent with SGI. He has led SGI’s research and development efforts for a decade and has 30 years of industrial experience in materials and coatings development. Rardon holds 45 U.S. patents and is credited with numerous publications.

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This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Shed dealer opens; Meritus adds gastroenterology