In 2000 Modern Group was declared one of the best employers to work for by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. John OÔÇÖ Hanlon gets a taste of how Modern continues to grow in tough times from president and CEO Dave Griffith. Just occasionally, ethical employment and service principles come together with an acute market awareness to form a great business. If you have the former without the latter, youÔÇÖll never create value; the other way around and the model lacks sustainability.