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ACCREDITED: Trinity Health System and Steuben Radiology Associates have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in breast MRI as the result of a survey by the American College of Radiology.

Steuben Radiology Associates provides radiology services throughout Trinity Health System. Its commitment to quality patient care has earned it several ACR accreditations, including mammography, breast ultrasound and stereotactic breast biopsy.

“By displaying the gold seals of ACR Accreditation, you can demonstrate to your patients, payers and referring physicians that you are committed to providing the safest and best quality care possible,” officials said.

The ACR is a national organization that awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.

Aircraft cuts: Bombardier says it plans to cut approximately 7,000 jobs – or about 10 percent of its global work force- over two years, even as it adds jobs in growing areas of its business.

The company said Wednesday that the job cuts will include production and non-production employees, with 2,000 of the positions being contractors. It had 70,900 employees worldwide at 2015’s end, according to Bombardier.

The positions to be eliminated are mostly in Canada and Europe, Bombardier said. The biggest cut – 3,200 positions – will be in the transportation segment. The aerostructures and engineering services unit will eliminate 2,500 jobs, while the product development engineering, aerospace division will cut 800 positions. The business aircraft segment will eliminate 500 jobs.

At the same time, it says it will hire for other positions in growing areas of its business. Bombardier Inc. plans to hire for its C Series aircraft program and other areas.

Bombardier said Wednesday that the job cuts and hirings will occur in 2016 and 2017. The company anticipates $250 million to $300 million in restructuring charges related to the job cuts.

Bombardier also announced that Air Canada has signed a letter of intent for up to 75 C Series aircraft. Based on the list price of the aircraft, a firm order would be valued at about $3.8 billion.

CEDAR FAIR RECORD: Amusement park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment says it brought in a record number of visitors in 2015.

The Ohio-based company says 24.4 million people passed through the gates at its 14 theme parks and water parks last year. That’s up by 1.1 million visitors compared with 2014.

Cedar Fair’s amusement parks include Knott’s Berry Farm near Los Angeles, Canada’s Wonderland outside Toronto and Cedar Point along Lake Erie in Ohio.

The company says it also saw a big increase in guest spending outside its parks thanks to the renovation of the Hotel Breakers along Cedar Point’s beach in Sandusky.

PANASONIC’s OK: Panasonic Corp. says it will recognize same-sex marriages in its employment policies in a rare move for a major Japanese manufacturer.

The company says the new policy will come into effect in April.

Although details are being worked out, some of the benefits allocated to married employees include maternity leave, health insurance and a small cash bonus.

The Osaka-based maker of Viera TVs and Lumix digital cameras says it has been studying LGBT issues for more than a decade.

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ORSATTI named: Dino Orsatti has been named branch manager for Huntington Bank’s office at 100 N. Fourth St., Steubenville.

Orsatti has a 30-year career in the broadcast industry, serving as anchor, reporter and producer for WTRF-TV, WTOV-TV and WPTT-TV in Pittsburgh. He also was general manager for WBZZ-FM in Pittsburgh.

“We are thrilled that Dino has joined our family of bankers in the Ohio Valley. His extraordinary track record of success and name recognition, as well as his knowledge of the region and numerous local ties and relationships will enhance our business opportunities,” said Victoria Oslick, retail district manager for Huntington.

Orsatti earned a bachelor’s degree in speech, radio and TV broadcasting from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications from Kent State University. He has been an adjunct professor and lecturer at Bethany College, Wheeling Jesuit University, Franciscan University of Steubenville and West Liberty University.

Orsatti is a Pittsburgh native and resides with his family in Steubenville.

AWARDED: Debra J. Armentrout with Quik Mart and More Inc. in Steubenville has been recognized as one of the 50 Top Women in Convenience 2015 Senior Level (positions of vice president and above.) The Top Women in Convenience program celebrates women who are making an impact in the convenience retail channel.

The honorees were recognized on Oct. 12 at the 2015 NACS Show in Las Vegas.

The honorees are chosen based on nominations received from their peers.

HELPING BASEBALL:

American Legion Baseball sponsored by posts in Brilliant and Wintersville received $4,000 in proceeds from a night at the races event held Jan. 30. The total, which included a $2,000 match from Modern Woodmen, will be used for equipment.

“The community truly came together to support a local need,” said Tim Conrad, a Modern Woodmen activities coordinator. “That support is what it’s all about.”

For information about Modern Woodman, contact Conrad at (740) 598-6034.

JOINS CAIN: Gary W. Cain Realtors and Auctioneers has hired Louise Davis as its newest agent. Davis has more than 30 years of experience in real estate serving buyers and sellers. She has served on the local board of Realtors in several capacities including as president, and is a member of the State Presidents Club, and is a million-dollar producer.

Davis can be reached at (740) 632-3984.

Seminar set: Jason Rine, an agent for the Brooke County West Virginia University Extension Service, will present a seminar on substance abuse trends in West Virginia from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Brooke County Public Library and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7 at the Mary H. Weir Public Library.

Continuing education credits are available for certain professionals attending either program.

Those interested should make reservations by calling (304) 748-7850 no later than April 1.

For information, visit www.brookehancockfrn.org.

The seminars are being sponsored by Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Northern Panhandle Prevention Consortium.

From staff reports

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AWARDED: Janice DiFederico Adrian, a real estate agent with Gary W. Cain Realtors and Auctioneers in Steubenville, has been awarded the President’s Sales Club Award of Excellence from the Ohio Association of Realtors.

The award is the third highest award and signifies $5 million is sales, according to officials.

Adrian is a member of the East Central Association, Ohio Association and National Association of Realtors and has been licensed since 1987.

Honorees were recognized at a president’s sale club dinner during OAR’s 105th-annual convention held Sept. 20-22 in Columbus.

Award criteria include four levels of recognition: Award of achievement, distinction, excellence and pinnacle of performance.

OAR is the largest professional trade association in Ohio, with more than 28,000 members, according to officials.

Nondairy: Raise your spoons: Ben & Jerry’s now has nondairy ice cream.

The Vermont ice cream maker has created four flavors using a certified vegan almond milk base. Available are the classic Chunky Monkey and Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavors, plus a couple of new ones: Coffee Caramel Fudge and P.B. and Cookies. The P.B. and Cookies variety is a vanilla nondairy frozen dessert with chocolate sandwich cookies and crunchy peanut butter swirls.

The company has been getting requests for years to make nondairy ice cream.

University of Vermont nutrition Professor Mingruo Guo, says he’s not surprised Ben & Jerry’s came out with nondairy products because a growing number of people don’t want to eat dairy products or they are unable to do so.

The flavors are available in pints.

Ford chloride: Ford Motor Co. is conducting tests at one of its Detroit-area facilities after finding vinyl chloride in groundwater outside the plant.

Samples with the chemical were found last summer at least 7 feet below ground on the east side of Ford’s Livonia Transmission Plant.

The Dearborn-based automaker told the newspaper that there is no health risk to people living in the area and that the plant gets its drinking water from the city of Detroit’s system.

Ford also sent letters to area residents advising them of the situation and upcoming testing.

“This work is simply in an abundance of caution after a chemical – vinyl chloride – from past, historic manufacturing processes was identified in underground water … while making upgrades at the plant,” plant manager Robert Groden said in the letter.

Ford “will be aggressive in investigating this,” Groden said.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer lists vinyl chloride as a known carcinogen.

REDEVELOPMENT: Lawmakers from Appalachian states hit hard by a downturn in the coal industry are proposing to set aside $1 billion from a federal fund to use for economic development.

The House bill announced Wednesday mirrors a plan laid out last year in President Barack Obama’s budget proposal that diverts money from a fund devoted to redeveloping abandoned mining sites.

Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers is one of the bill’s co-sponsors. Rogers says the measure has bipartisan support and was crafted with help from the White House.

The $1 billion taken from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund would be used for economic development – tourism, infrastructure, new business – on or near sites that have been deemed abandoned mines.

Rogers says the funding is crucial to replacing lost coal-mining jobs.

From staff and wire reports

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