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Oct. 30– The proposed joint ownership agreement between Duke LifePoint Healthcare and Wilson Medical Center includes an option that would allow WilMed to sell its minority stake in the hospital to Duke LifePoint after the second anniversary of the deal’s closing. Known as a “put option,” the provision, which is expected to be included in the definitive agreement…

Oct. 30– LAGUNA HILLS– A new center at the Laguna Hills Mall is hoping to clear up confusion and act as a resource for residents exploring healthcare coverage options under California’s new health insurance exchange. Mission Viejo resident Arturo Lacanlale gave a little fist pump after getting help setting up an online Covered California profile at the…

Rochester residents shopping for health insurance on the state’s exchange are expected to soon have more than one plan and provider to choose from. Three letters are being spoken a lot these days by southeastern Minnesota groups making the case for state dollars– D-M-C. Whether it’s a pitch for a new high-speed rail line, a community college building or a trout…

Oct. 30– From cold and flu germs to more dangerous bacteria, Coverall North America franchises are taught how to reduce the spread of bugs at offices, medical clinics and retail stores. It’s that health focus that attracted Betty Whitaker, a registered nurse, to buying a Coverall franchise with her husband, who retired a few years ago from Pratt& Whitney in Palm Beach…

Oct. 30– WEST HARTFORD– Six Republicans, two of them incumbents, and six incumbent Democrats are vying for nine town council seats in the Nov. 5 election. The vice president of sales and marketing at TRUMPF Inc., Doar was first appointed to the council in May 2011. New names on the ballot are Republicans Chris Barnes, Ted Pease, Dennis Swanton and Tad Bistor.

Full-service Lancaster, Pa., law firm Hartman Underhill& Brubaker, LLC is pleased to congratulate its partner LandStudies, Inc. for garnering a first-place award in a contest featuring innovative video presentations of stormwater management projects. LandStudies, a Lititz, Pa.- based environmental planning and restoration firm, won first place in the Water…

Although sluggish economic growth has hindered the large-joint replacement market in the United States and Europe, the global TSR market has seen a promising growth rate in the past few years. Although sluggish economic growth has hindered the large-joint replacement market in the United States and Europe, the global total shoulder replacement market has…

Dawn E. Zackon, 59, of Oley Township filed a fatal claim petition, which seeks death benefits, with the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation earlier this year. If the petition is approved, the district’s insurance provider must pay benefits to Dawn Zackon for the remainder of her life, causing higher insurance costs for the district, school officials said.

GlobalData evaluated currently marketed TSR prostheses, identified the unmet needs in the market, and provided an understanding of surgeon perception of the latest advances within the shoulder community. This report focuses on TSR market in Brazil. An accelerated market expansion is expected in emerging countries including Brazil.

Although sluggish economic growth has hindered the large-joint replacement market in the United States and Europe, the global total shoulder replacement market has seen a promising growth rate in the past few years. Key players in the total shoulder replacement market include DePuy, Tornier, Zimmer, Biomet, Lima Corporate, DJO Surgical and Smith& Nephew.

Oct. 30– Pennsylvania gas utilities are raising a stink about a proposed rule that would require most indoor gas meters to be relocated outside, which they say would cost ratepayers $1.6 billion to achieve a “minimal” improvement in safety. In a filing submitted this week to state regulators, the Energy Association of Pennsylvania says requiring utilities to…

Occupation, qualifications: “I am a 35- year Paint Township resident. Past positions: council president, Village of Apple Creek; vice chairman, Apple Creek/East Union Joint Economic Development District; government teacher, Waynedale High School. Response: ” Paint Township, as well as Mount Eaton, is a great community.

The East Wayne Fire District has placed a levy on the ballot asking the voters to support the fire district. 2820 S. West Lebanon Road. Occupation, qualifications: Born and raised in Sugar Creek Township/Dalton; lifelong farmer being raised on my parents’ dairy farm; currently engaged in my own crop farming operation as well as owner of L&A Hay Enterprises;…

Oct. 29– The state Public Employees Relations Commission has ruled that the Marion County School District cannot legally use certified substitutes to replace full-time teachers. After a hearing officer sided with the school district in June, initially recommending that the full commission dismiss the case, the local teachers union, the Marion Education…

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, Oct. 30, 2013/ PRNewswire/- Greenbriar Capital Corp. is pleased to announce that it has appointed both a new Chairman and President. Mr. Kunz created and led the team that built the first commercial geothermal electrical power plant in the Pacific Northwest. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter recently appointed Mr. Kunz to the board of the Idaho Energy…