Here's what's inside the September 2009 issue of the Mercer County Business Chronicle, which appears inside the Aug. 31 edition of The Herald and the Sept. 2 Allied News:

COVER STORY
--Two generations and more than seven decades later, a business that started with a mom-and-pop beer garden has grown into Erme’s Inc. of Hermitage, one of the area’s largest wholesale and retail beer distributors.

WHAT’S COOKIN’
--The Blue Ribbon Tavern offers a place for dinner and a brew in the formerly “dry” borough of Grove City.

IT'S YOUR MARKET
--Home sweet office: Visibility, distractions and lack of meeting space are among the challenges of working from home.

MEDICAL PULSE
--UPMC Horizon’s Donna Carl is recognized for exceptional nursing. Sharon Regional adds a second hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Several new specialists join the medical staffs of local hospitals.

Q & A WITH...
--Funeral director John Flynn, who insists he’s not the stuffy stereotype people expect from his profession and whose dream job would be a full-time firefighter.

BEHIND THE WHEEL
--Hyundai extends its Genesis line with an affordable, sporty new coupe.

AROUND THE HOUSE
--Tips for prolonging the life of blacktop and on the best times to pour concrete.