Business & Industry Notes
Thursday, November 1, 2007 11:29 AM CDT
• Firestone Building Products Company recently named Huffman Roofing Inc. a recipient of the 2007 Partner in Quality Award. The award recognizes the company for its commitment to installing quality roofing systems. “The Partner in Quality Award is given to distinguished contractors who continuously demonstrate an exceptional level of long-term roofing system performance,” said Michael Gorey, president of Firestone Building Products Company and chairman, CEO and president of Bridgestone Firestone Diversified Products. “Firestone congratulates Huffman Roofing Inc. on their outstanding accomplishments.”
• The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced that Mississippi Lime Company has won the prestigious Sentinels of Safety award in the underground non-metal mine category for the third year in a row for 2006. This award, created in 1925, is considered by MSHA and the mining community to be the most prestigious award in the mining industry. It is earned by the mines that achieve the greatest number of employee work-days in a calendar year without an injury that results in lost workdays.
Mississippi Lime’s underground mine earned the award by completing 2006 with the best safety record in the entire nation for an underground non-metal mine.
Representatives from Mississippi Lime Company attended a ceremony in Washington, DC to receive the award.
• U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson announced that she has joined the membership in the newly-formed bipartisan Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition. The coalition is dedicated to preserving patient access to America’s community pharmacists.
“In Southern Missouri, our community pharmacists provide a level of service that is crucial to meeting the health care needs of our rural population. They are always available, they work hard for their patients, and they should be able to compete on a level playing field. Oftentimes, the federal government forgets that our community pharmacies are small businesses, and it is very important that we do everything within reason to keep these small businesses open in our communities. This new caucus in Congress is going to take these matters to heart and help advocate for community pharmacies at the federal level,” Emerson said.
Community pharmacists provide over 300,000 jobs at 23,000 independent retail pharmacies nationwide. Community pharmacists fill 40 percent of the prescription medications which keep our seniors, our children and our workforce healthy. In many smaller communities, pharmacies are the primary health care resource.
• Texas-Based Harden Healthcare expands into Missouri
Harden Healthcare announced in October that the company has expanded its home health operations with the purchase of American HomeCare, which was acquired by Harden subsidiary Missouri Home Care on Sept. 28. American HomeCare offers services in 13 regional locations in Missouri. Missouri Home Care is one of four regional divisions of Auxi Health, a Harden Healthcare company. Auxi Health has operations in Iowa, Texas and West Virginia, in addition to Missouri.
“We are pleased to expand our home health services through the purchase of American HomeCare,” Mary Kaye Kramme, regional vice president of Missouri Home Care, said. “Once the merger is complete, we look forward to offering excellent care in 17 locations covering 66 counties in Missouri.”
Missouri Home Care provides a full complement of services including continuous and intermittent nursing care, as well as physical therapy, respiratory therapy and home health aide services. Current patients of American HomeCare can expect the care they receive to remain consistent throughout the ownership transition. The acquisition of American HomeCare will make Missouri Home Care the largest Medicaid waiver services provider in the state. Medicaid waivers allow services that are typically covered by Medicaid only in a nursing facility, to be provided to eligible persons in their own homes or in assisted living facilities.
American HomeCare was established in 1993 to provide quality, caring in-home services that enable people to enjoy happier, healthier and more independent lives. The company provides personalized care plans in addition to in-home care services, including medication management assistance, meal preparation, transportation, and grooming and dressing assistance, among others.
• Missouri Department of Labor extends comment period
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced it is extending the time period for the public to informally comment on rules promulgated for occupational titles of work descriptions under the Missouri Prevailing Wage Act. The new deadline for public comment is Nov. 5.
Written comments may be sent to prevailingwage@dolir.mo.gov. or 3315 West Truman Boulevard, P.O. Box 449, Jefferson City, MO 65102. More information regarding the occupational titles of work description is available at www.dolir.mo.gov/ls.
• Weber joins Midwest BankCentre’s regional board
Jim Weber, president and CEO of Prosthetic and Orthotic Care, Inc. (P and O Care), has been appointed to the Fenton/Northern Jefferson County Regional Board of Midwest BankCentre (MBC). Making the announcement were Dan Berra, MBC South County regional president, and Greg Hendricks, president of MBC in Arnold.
Weber co-founded Prosthetic and Orthotic Care, Inc. in 2002 with Jon Wilson, C.P.O., who serves as clinical director of P and O Care. The company provides custom prosthetic and orthotic services to patients in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Weber is active in the Missouri Coalition for People with Limb Loss, advocating at the state and federal levels for Missourians with limb loss. Weber has fostered business entrepreneurship in the region for more than 15 years as a member and past president of the Missouri Venture Forum.
Midwest BankCentre (www.midwestbankcentre.com) provides integrated financial services with a focus on privately owned businesses. Its expertise includes commercial and retail banking, business cash management, wealth management services and mortgage lending. As a community bank, Midwest BankCentre makes decisions on a local level and clients have full access to the executive team. The bank offers CentrE Scan, a remote deposit desktop scanner system that allows commercial customers to deposit checks directly from their business locations. Since 2002, Midwest BankCentre has offered WomenConnect @ The Centre (www.womenconnectatthecentre.com) to meet the needs of women-owned businesses.
• Charter Communications, Inc. has announced it has reached an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to carry NHL Center Ice for the 2007-08 hockey season.
NHL Center Ice is an out-of-market pay-per-view (PPV) sports package available to Charter customers through iNDemand and is available now.
For more information regarding NHL Center Ice, contact Charter at 1-888-GETCHARTER.
Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including Charter Digital® video entertainment programming, Charter High-Speed® Internet access, and Charter Telephone®.
• During the month of October and continuing through December, Carpet One will donate 25 percent of their pink ribbon welcome mats sales to the Breast Cancer Research Foundaton. Funds raised through this campaign will support and organization in funding innovativative clinical and genetic research worldwide.
• The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced that Mississippi Lime Company has won the prestigious Sentinels of Safety award in the underground non-metal mine category for the third year in a row for 2006. This award, created in 1925, is considered by MSHA and the mining community to be the most prestigious award in the mining industry. It is earned by the mines that achieve the greatest number of employee work-days in a calendar year without an injury that results in lost workdays.
Mississippi Lime’s underground mine earned the award by completing 2006 with the best safety record in the entire nation for an underground non-metal mine.
Representatives from Mississippi Lime Company attended a ceremony in Washington, DC to receive the award.
• U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson announced that she has joined the membership in the newly-formed bipartisan Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition. The coalition is dedicated to preserving patient access to America’s community pharmacists.
“In Southern Missouri, our community pharmacists provide a level of service that is crucial to meeting the health care needs of our rural population. They are always available, they work hard for their patients, and they should be able to compete on a level playing field. Oftentimes, the federal government forgets that our community pharmacies are small businesses, and it is very important that we do everything within reason to keep these small businesses open in our communities. This new caucus in Congress is going to take these matters to heart and help advocate for community pharmacies at the federal level,” Emerson said.
Community pharmacists provide over 300,000 jobs at 23,000 independent retail pharmacies nationwide. Community pharmacists fill 40 percent of the prescription medications which keep our seniors, our children and our workforce healthy. In many smaller communities, pharmacies are the primary health care resource.
• Texas-Based Harden Healthcare expands into Missouri
Harden Healthcare announced in October that the company has expanded its home health operations with the purchase of American HomeCare, which was acquired by Harden subsidiary Missouri Home Care on Sept. 28. American HomeCare offers services in 13 regional locations in Missouri. Missouri Home Care is one of four regional divisions of Auxi Health, a Harden Healthcare company. Auxi Health has operations in Iowa, Texas and West Virginia, in addition to Missouri.
“We are pleased to expand our home health services through the purchase of American HomeCare,” Mary Kaye Kramme, regional vice president of Missouri Home Care, said. “Once the merger is complete, we look forward to offering excellent care in 17 locations covering 66 counties in Missouri.”
Missouri Home Care provides a full complement of services including continuous and intermittent nursing care, as well as physical therapy, respiratory therapy and home health aide services. Current patients of American HomeCare can expect the care they receive to remain consistent throughout the ownership transition. The acquisition of American HomeCare will make Missouri Home Care the largest Medicaid waiver services provider in the state. Medicaid waivers allow services that are typically covered by Medicaid only in a nursing facility, to be provided to eligible persons in their own homes or in assisted living facilities.
American HomeCare was established in 1993 to provide quality, caring in-home services that enable people to enjoy happier, healthier and more independent lives. The company provides personalized care plans in addition to in-home care services, including medication management assistance, meal preparation, transportation, and grooming and dressing assistance, among others.
• Missouri Department of Labor extends comment period
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced it is extending the time period for the public to informally comment on rules promulgated for occupational titles of work descriptions under the Missouri Prevailing Wage Act. The new deadline for public comment is Nov. 5.
Written comments may be sent to prevailingwage@dolir.mo.gov. or 3315 West Truman Boulevard, P.O. Box 449, Jefferson City, MO 65102. More information regarding the occupational titles of work description is available at www.dolir.mo.gov/ls.
• Weber joins Midwest BankCentre’s regional board
Jim Weber, president and CEO of Prosthetic and Orthotic Care, Inc. (P and O Care), has been appointed to the Fenton/Northern Jefferson County Regional Board of Midwest BankCentre (MBC). Making the announcement were Dan Berra, MBC South County regional president, and Greg Hendricks, president of MBC in Arnold.
Weber co-founded Prosthetic and Orthotic Care, Inc. in 2002 with Jon Wilson, C.P.O., who serves as clinical director of P and O Care. The company provides custom prosthetic and orthotic services to patients in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Weber is active in the Missouri Coalition for People with Limb Loss, advocating at the state and federal levels for Missourians with limb loss. Weber has fostered business entrepreneurship in the region for more than 15 years as a member and past president of the Missouri Venture Forum.
Midwest BankCentre (www.midwestbankcentre.com) provides integrated financial services with a focus on privately owned businesses. Its expertise includes commercial and retail banking, business cash management, wealth management services and mortgage lending. As a community bank, Midwest BankCentre makes decisions on a local level and clients have full access to the executive team. The bank offers CentrE Scan, a remote deposit desktop scanner system that allows commercial customers to deposit checks directly from their business locations. Since 2002, Midwest BankCentre has offered WomenConnect @ The Centre (www.womenconnectatthecentre.com) to meet the needs of women-owned businesses.
• Charter Communications, Inc. has announced it has reached an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to carry NHL Center Ice for the 2007-08 hockey season.
NHL Center Ice is an out-of-market pay-per-view (PPV) sports package available to Charter customers through iNDemand and is available now.
For more information regarding NHL Center Ice, contact Charter at 1-888-GETCHARTER.
Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including Charter Digital® video entertainment programming, Charter High-Speed® Internet access, and Charter Telephone®.
• During the month of October and continuing through December, Carpet One will donate 25 percent of their pink ribbon welcome mats sales to the Breast Cancer Research Foundaton. Funds raised through this campaign will support and organization in funding innovativative clinical and genetic research worldwide.
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