December 21, 2019 at 5:32 a.m.
Vormohr adds board certification
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Vormohr adds board certification
Dr. Joseph Vormohr has passed the American Board of Pediatrics certification.
Vormohr is also board in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
A graduate of Jay County High School, Vormohr studied chemistry at Hanover College then attended Indiana University School of Medicine, where he completed his internal medicine and pediatrics residency.
He joined IU Health Jay Family Medicine in November 2018.
Schedule shift
Because of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, The Commercial Review’s publishing schedule will be different in the coming weeks.
We will publish the Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, newspapers as morning editions, just like we would on a typical Saturday.
We will not publish on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Our office will be closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1. Our regular publication schedule and office hours will resume Jan. 2.
Joins CR
Riley Eubanks, 21, has joined The Commercial Review as its newest reporter.
Eubanks graduated Dec. 15 from Ball State University with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and telecommunications from the College of Communication, Information and Media.
He has previously covered the Indiana General Assembly for CNHI Newspapers and served as editor-in-chief for Ball Bearings, BSU’s award-winning student-run magazine.
Starting next month, Eubanks will also be pursuing a master’s degree in digital audience strategy from Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication through an online program.
A native of the south side of Indianapolis, Eubanks enjoys watching baseball and listening to hip-hop and R&B.
New role
Ardagh Group’s chief procurement officer has been named as the company’s new chief sustainability officer.
Ardagh, an international leader in glass and metal packaging, has glass container plants in Dunkirk and Winchester.
John Sadler will report to group chief operating officer Shaun Murphy.
In addition, Ardagh announced the establishment of a Global Sustainability Action Group to better coordinate its global sustainability work. The Action Group will report to the board of directors.
Staff news
Makayla Schlosser of Bollenbacher and Associates, Portland, recently earned her certified public accountant license. She joined Bollenbacher as an accounting intern in 2015 and became a full-time staff accountant in 2018.
A graduate of Jay County High School, she holds a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University.
The firm also announced that Karen A. Bollenbacher has joined the company as an accounting intern. A graduate of South Adams High School, she has a bachelor’s degree from Huntington University.
Big gift
POET Bio-refining, parent company of Portland’s ethanol plant, has announced a $2 million gift to South Dakota State University for the construction of a precision agriculture facility.
“POET and SDSU have a strong history of collaboration on innovative research projects and training the next generation to use agriculture to solve the world’s most pressing issues, like climate change. POET is proud to partner with SDSU on this exciting venture,” the company said in a press release.
The biofuels company will work with the university to develop academic programs in bioprocessing.
Ban lifted
Tyson Foods Inc. and other poultry products companies are preparing to resume sales in China after the lifting of a nearly five-year ban on imports.
A deadly hog disease in China has killed millions of pigs and led to higher meat prices, leading to the move toward chicken.
“Increased Chinese purchases of products like chicken feet, wing tips and legs would help increase US agricultural exports to China as the two countries negotiate a trade deal,” Reuters reported.
China banned U.S. poultry and eggs in January 2015 over an outbreak of avian flu in this country.
That closed a $500 million market for U.S. poultry products.
African swine fever has killed about half of China’s hog herd.
CVS sued
CVS Health Corporation and its Omnicare division were sued this week by the U.S. government for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare and other programs, wire services reported.
The Department of Justice accuses the company of violating the federal False Claims Act by illegally dispensing drugs to thousands of patients.
A civil complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges that Omnicare would often assign new numbers to prescriptions after the original prescriptions expired or ran out of refills, Reuters reported.
“A pharmacy’s fundamental obligation is to ensure that drugs are dispensed only under the supervision of treating doctors who monitor patients’ drug therapies,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey on on Berman in Manhattan said in a prepared statement.
CVS said it did not believe the government’s claim had any merit and vowed to fight the case in court.
“We are confident that Omnicare’s dispensing practices will be found to be consistent with state requirements and industry-accepted practices,” the company said in a prepared statement.
Walgreens sued
The state of Michigan has filed suit against several drug companies and Walgreens, seeking damages for the effect of the opioid epidemic.
The Detroit Free Press reported that a lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court, charges McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and Walgreens with creating the opioid epidemic by flooding the market with prescription pain pills and for selling the drugs without oversight, causing them to be easily diverted for illegal use.
Michigan is the first state in the nation to sue drug companies as drug dealers, The Free Press reported.
The newspaper said the lawsuit seeks damages for the increased costs of law enforcement and prosecution associated with the epidemic.
It also seeks damages for health care costs, costs associated with early childhood education and special education for children born addicted to the drugs, drug treatment costs and other losses created by illegal drug use.
Vormohr is also board in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
A graduate of Jay County High School, Vormohr studied chemistry at Hanover College then attended Indiana University School of Medicine, where he completed his internal medicine and pediatrics residency.
He joined IU Health Jay Family Medicine in November 2018.
Schedule shift
Because of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, The Commercial Review’s publishing schedule will be different in the coming weeks.
We will publish the Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, newspapers as morning editions, just like we would on a typical Saturday.
We will not publish on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Our office will be closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1. Our regular publication schedule and office hours will resume Jan. 2.
Joins CR
Riley Eubanks, 21, has joined The Commercial Review as its newest reporter.
Eubanks graduated Dec. 15 from Ball State University with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and telecommunications from the College of Communication, Information and Media.
He has previously covered the Indiana General Assembly for CNHI Newspapers and served as editor-in-chief for Ball Bearings, BSU’s award-winning student-run magazine.
Starting next month, Eubanks will also be pursuing a master’s degree in digital audience strategy from Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication through an online program.
A native of the south side of Indianapolis, Eubanks enjoys watching baseball and listening to hip-hop and R&B.
New role
Ardagh Group’s chief procurement officer has been named as the company’s new chief sustainability officer.
Ardagh, an international leader in glass and metal packaging, has glass container plants in Dunkirk and Winchester.
John Sadler will report to group chief operating officer Shaun Murphy.
In addition, Ardagh announced the establishment of a Global Sustainability Action Group to better coordinate its global sustainability work. The Action Group will report to the board of directors.
Staff news
Makayla Schlosser of Bollenbacher and Associates, Portland, recently earned her certified public accountant license. She joined Bollenbacher as an accounting intern in 2015 and became a full-time staff accountant in 2018.
A graduate of Jay County High School, she holds a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University.
The firm also announced that Karen A. Bollenbacher has joined the company as an accounting intern. A graduate of South Adams High School, she has a bachelor’s degree from Huntington University.
Big gift
POET Bio-refining, parent company of Portland’s ethanol plant, has announced a $2 million gift to South Dakota State University for the construction of a precision agriculture facility.
“POET and SDSU have a strong history of collaboration on innovative research projects and training the next generation to use agriculture to solve the world’s most pressing issues, like climate change. POET is proud to partner with SDSU on this exciting venture,” the company said in a press release.
The biofuels company will work with the university to develop academic programs in bioprocessing.
Ban lifted
Tyson Foods Inc. and other poultry products companies are preparing to resume sales in China after the lifting of a nearly five-year ban on imports.
A deadly hog disease in China has killed millions of pigs and led to higher meat prices, leading to the move toward chicken.
“Increased Chinese purchases of products like chicken feet, wing tips and legs would help increase US agricultural exports to China as the two countries negotiate a trade deal,” Reuters reported.
China banned U.S. poultry and eggs in January 2015 over an outbreak of avian flu in this country.
That closed a $500 million market for U.S. poultry products.
African swine fever has killed about half of China’s hog herd.
CVS sued
CVS Health Corporation and its Omnicare division were sued this week by the U.S. government for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare and other programs, wire services reported.
The Department of Justice accuses the company of violating the federal False Claims Act by illegally dispensing drugs to thousands of patients.
A civil complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges that Omnicare would often assign new numbers to prescriptions after the original prescriptions expired or ran out of refills, Reuters reported.
“A pharmacy’s fundamental obligation is to ensure that drugs are dispensed only under the supervision of treating doctors who monitor patients’ drug therapies,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey on on Berman in Manhattan said in a prepared statement.
CVS said it did not believe the government’s claim had any merit and vowed to fight the case in court.
“We are confident that Omnicare’s dispensing practices will be found to be consistent with state requirements and industry-accepted practices,” the company said in a prepared statement.
Walgreens sued
The state of Michigan has filed suit against several drug companies and Walgreens, seeking damages for the effect of the opioid epidemic.
The Detroit Free Press reported that a lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court, charges McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and Walgreens with creating the opioid epidemic by flooding the market with prescription pain pills and for selling the drugs without oversight, causing them to be easily diverted for illegal use.
Michigan is the first state in the nation to sue drug companies as drug dealers, The Free Press reported.
The newspaper said the lawsuit seeks damages for the increased costs of law enforcement and prosecution associated with the epidemic.
It also seeks damages for health care costs, costs associated with early childhood education and special education for children born addicted to the drugs, drug treatment costs and other losses created by illegal drug use.
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