Across all types of business, consolidation is a common theme, large companies from outside our region are taking over small local businesses. The insurance industry is not immune to this trend, companies from big cities across the country are swooping in purchasing local independent agents in our hometowns. Although these businesses have every intention of staying the same, when large companies from far away dictate how they operate, it can be difficult not to change. Both Gannon Associates Insurance and DGK Insurance recognize this trend and want to continue to serve our communities [...]