Cooper Farms opens recruiting center

An area employer has opened a new recruiting center.

Cooper Farms announced this week that it has opened a recruiting and training center at 395. N. Eastern Ave., St. Henry, Ohio.

The company will use the site for interviews, orientation events and training sessions. A kickoff event was held Wednesday.

“We’re always striving to improve our team member experience at Cooper Farms,” said Cooper Farms director of human resources and safety Jack Staugler. “That experience starts even before they become Cooper Farms team members during the recruitment and interview process.”



Condos planned

CrownPointe Communities of Portland plans to add new condominiums.

The new construction will be built to the north of the current CrownPointe assisted living facility on the north side of Votaw Street between IU Health Jay and Walmart. The 1,760-square-foot homes will feature a covered patio and two-car garage.

The planned residential community, which will include a pond, is geared toward adults 55 and older.



Giving away

The Cellular Connection will hold its annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway from 1 to 4 p.m. July 26.

TCC locations, including the site at 922 N. Meridian St., Portland, will invite families to pick up backpacks filled with pencils, paper, folders, glue and other school supplies. There is a limit of one backpack per child, though children do not have to be present.

Social distancing guidelines will be followed.



Market opens

Berne’s das Marit Farmers and Artists Market opened July 4.

Like the farmers market in Portland, opening of the Saturday attraction at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Indiana 218 in Berne was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Berne Witness reported. The market is open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.



Retiring

Kevin Harlan, president and CEO of the Grand Lake Health System Board of Directors, will retire late this summer.

Harlan, who has served as CEO for the last 15 years, will step away from the role Sept. 4, the Celina (Ohio) Daily Standard reported. The organization runs Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys among its facilities in Mercer Auglaize, Shelby and Allen counties.

Vice president of operations Cindy Berning will serve as interim CEO. She has been with the health system for 20 years.



Leaders named

Ivy Tech Community College has named three new members to its leadership structure.

Kristen Schunk Moreland is Ivy Tech’s new senior vice president and chief strategy officer. She previously worked as vice president for change management and strategic initiatives.

Matthew Etchison will be the new senior vice president and chief information officer while continuing to serve as senior information technology administrator, a job he has held for about 18 months. Etchison holds a master’s degree in engineering management from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Jonathan Barefoot was named vice president for public safety and emergency preparedness. He has worked in higher education public safety for 15 years, including the last three with Ivy Tech.



I&M designated

Indiana Michigan Power was one of 13 U.S. utility companies to earn the designation of Cogent Syndicated 2020 Most Trusted Business Partners.

The designation goes to companies that demonstrate business leadership and customer focus.



Yum! hires

Yum! Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, named Cameron Davies its chief data officer.

Davies comes to the newly created position from his role as senior vice president of corporate decision sciences for NBCUniversal. Before that, he spent 17 years working for Disney.