John Jay hosting ServSafe training

John Jay Center for Learning is offering a series of ServSafe training sessions.

The courses for those in the food-service industry are scheduled for Feb. 27, March 26, April 23, May 21 and June 18. Each runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at John Jay, 101 S. Meridian St., Portland.

For more information, call (260) 729-5525. 

Chamber moving

The Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce is moving.

The chamber recently announced a move to 104 E. Main St., Suite A, Muncie. Its current location is at The Horizon Convention Center, 401 S. High St., Muncie.

"We are excited to embark on this new chapter in the history of the Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce," said Elizabeth Rowray, chamber president and CEO in a press release. "This move comes on the heels of a successful and innovative 2023. We are ringing in the new year with a fresh and modern rebrand, a brand-new website, and now a new office space. We believe that these moves show our commitment to growth and innovation. This is part of the Chamber’s strategic initiative to be more community-facing and accessible for our members.”

Shifting to mail

The Anderson Herald Bulletin made the shift to 100% mail delivery on Jan. 2.

Editor Scott Underwood announced the change in his weekly column. In conjunction with the change, the paper is shifting to a Tuesday through Saturday publishing schedule.

“Having struggled for months to find enough delivery carriers, we’ve decided after long deliberation to shift all home print delivery to the U.S. Postal Service,” Underwood said in the column. “We just reached a point, in a rapidly changing economy, where we couldn’t contract enough carriers to get the job done for our subscribers.”

IBA promotes VP

Indiana Bankers Association announced recently that Evan Hoffmeyer has been promoted to vice president of communications.

Hoffmeyer has been with the association since August 2202 as its assistant vice president of communications. He previously worked with other trade associations and also spent 12 years as a journalist.

“Evan came to the IBA with big shoes to fill, and he has more than risen to the occasion,” said Amber R. Van Til, IBA president and CEO, in a press release. “In the nearly one-and-a-half years he has been with the Association he has proven himself as a gifted communicator, and I’m confident he will continue to serve the IBA and the Indiana banking community well.”

NextEra sells

The closing for NextEra Energy Partners’ sale of its South Texas assets to Kinder Morgan on Dec. 28.

The sale, which includes a high pressure natural gas pipeline system, came in at $1.815 billion according to World Pipelines.

NextEra owns and operates Bluff Point Wind Energy Center in southern Jay County and northern Randolph County.

“We are pleased to add these assets to our natural gas portfolio to serve growing LNG, industrial, Mexico export and power generation demand markets on the US Gulf Coast,” said Kinder Morgan president of natural gas pipelines Sital Mody. “These assets integrate well with our existing South Texas footprint and extend our direct connectivity in the lean area of the Eagle Ford Basin, allowing us to offer LNG customers greater access to desirable low-nitrogen natural gas supply.”

New EVP named

Dollar General on Friday announced that executive vice president of store operations Steve Sunderland plans to leave the company Jan. 19 and executive vice president of growth and emerging markets will expand his role to take over Sunderland’s duties.

Deckard has worked for Dollar General for 18 years and was promoted to his current position in June. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University.

“Since joining Dollar General in 2006 as a leader in our stores, Steve (Deckard) has consistently shown his ability to deliver strong results while remaining focused on our customer,” said Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos in a press release. “As we get back to the basics across all functions at DG, we are confident Steve’s proven leadership, deep understanding of our operations, and commitment to our mission position him uniquely to drive our stores' success today and into the future.”

Advance adds

Advance Auto Parts on Friday named Elizabeth Dreyer as its senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. The appointment is effective today.

Dreyer most recently served as chief accounting officer and controller for biotechnology firm Amyris. She previously worked in similar roles for Travel + Leisure Co., Edgewood Personal Care and Hillenbrand.

“I’m excited to welcome Elizabeth to the Advance family as our new chief accounting officer,” said Ryan Grimsland, executive vice president and chief financial officer, in a press release. “Elizabeth’s breadth of experience in financial management will greatly strengthen our finance organization and help us to further build a best in class accounting function. I look forward to working with her closely as we begin this next chapter for Advance.”

Appointments made

CVS Health on Friday announced the appointments of Tom Cowhey as chief financial officer and Mike Pykosz as president of health care delivery.

Cowhey had been serving as interim chief financial officer since October, when Shawn Guertin began a leave of absence. He was previously chief financial officer for Surgery Partners Inc.

Pykosz joined CVS Health when his company Oak Street Health was acquired in May.

Guertin will step down from his roles effective May 31.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Tom's caliber and experience already within CVS Health today and ready to take on the role,” said Karen S. Lynch, CVS president and CEO, in a press release. “His experience in health care is deep and broad, and he will drive continuity for our strategy and delivering on our commitments.

“Mike is a natural fit to lead the execution of our health care delivery strategy. There is real innovation and value to be unlocked as Mike unifies our clinic-based and home health assets. The board and I are fully confident in Tom and Mike.”

Trainings scheduled

Indiana Chamber of Commerce will host several safety training sessions next month.

A forklift safety training session is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7. There will also be an Occupational Safety and Health Association recordkeeping and reporting course from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 8. Both sessions will be at Indiana Chamber Conference Center in Indianapolis and will also have a virtual option.

The chamber will also hold its Chamber Day Dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.

Richard Haass, author of “Bill of Obligations: 10 Habits of Good Citizens,” will be the keynote speaker for the event. He served in the U.S. State Department under Presidents George We. Bush and Ronald Reagan, in the White House under Presidents George H.W. Bush, and at the Pentagon under President Jimmy Carter.

For more information, or to register for the event, contact [email protected] or (800) 824-6885.