Monthly home guides will merge

Two will become one.

The Graphic Printing Company announced this week that its home guides will be merged into a single product beginning in February.

The company has traditionally published a Jay County Home Guide on the first of each month and a Randolph County Home Guide on the 15th of each month as a tool for realtors and home buyers. The guides temporarily shifted to an online-only version during the statewide shutdown last spring in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Beginning Feb. 15, The Graphic Printing Company will merge the two publications together into a single Jay/Randolph County Home Guide. It will be distributed at the traditional locations in Jay and Randolph counties each month.



Gillespie appointed

Indiana Credit Union League has appointed Donald Gillespie, president and CEO of Crossroads Financial Federal Credit Union, to serve on the Examinations Advisory Group for the State of Indiana.

The group meets to discuss examination issues and coordinate with representatives from the National Credit Union Association about favorable and unfavorable trends in how examinations are conducted. It will also serve as a conduit to provide information from the National Credit Union Association regarding what is being emphasized in the examinations and steps being taken to improve the performance of individual examiners.



Drug effective

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly has developed an antibody therapy that a study shows reduces nursing home residents’ risk of symptomatic COVID-19 by as much as 40%.

The bamlanivimab treatment also reduced the risk of symptomatic disease in nursing home workers, Lilly said in a press release. It has been approved for use in high risk COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms.

"We are exceptionally pleased with these positive results, which showed bamlanivimab was able to help prevent COVID-19, substantially reducing symptomatic disease among nursing home residents, some of the most vulnerable members of our society," said Lilly chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories Dr. Daniel Skovronsky in a press release.



To acquire

Motherson Sumi this week announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in two Turkish companies.

The Economic Times reported Monday that the company, which operates MSSL Wiring in Portland, acquired a 75% equity stake in two companies of the Plast Met Group through its subsidiary Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec. The purchases came at a cost of $26.5 million.

“This acquisition marks another step towards the growth and diversification of Vision Systems vertical and the group overall,” said Motherson Group chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal in a press release. “This is the 25th acquisition by Motherson Group and we will continue to work towards serving our customers with more products and service offerings globally.”



Chicken is coming

McDonald’s has announced that three new chicken sandwiches will be coming to its menu next month.

The restaurant chain plans to introduce a Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Spicy Chicken Sandwich and Deluxe Chicken Sandwich. They are scheduled to join the menu Feb. 24.

“We’ve heard our customers loud and clear, and we know they’re craving more chicken options,” said McDonald’s vice president of menu innovation Linda VanGosen in a press release. “We’re confident all chicken fans — from traditionalists to spice enthusiasts — will discover a new menu favorite they’ll come back for time and time again.”



New VP announced

CVS Health on Thursday announced the hiring of a new senior vice president.

Kyu Rhee was named senior vice president and chief medical officer of Aetna. He will oversee clinical responsibilities and lead design and implementation of health care management strategies and population health solutions.

Rhee previously served as vice president and chief health officer for IBM. He had previously worked for the Health Resources and Services Administration and National Institutes of Health.