Aultman Hospital is one of the first hospitals in the county to operate an automated inpatient pharmacy system that covers everything from medication storage, physician ordering and patient delivery to dispensing and restocking. The state-of-the-art automation technology is based on bar coding, which ensures accuracy, enhances operational efficiencies and improves patient safety through all stages of the health care continuum.The $5.7 million investment yields about 6,500 medication doses dispensed each day, equating to more than 12.5 million a year.
Locally owned and managed accounting firm Maloney + Novotny recently promoted two staff members in their Canton office. Matthew Ramsey and Melissa Smith were both promoted to supervisors. Ramsey joined Maloney + Novotny full-time in 2003. He focuses his efforts on compilations, reviews and audits. Ramsey graduated from Mount Union College with a bachelor’s in business with concentration in accounting and received his MBA from The University of Akron and became a CPA in 2006. Smith joined Maloney + Novotny in 2002, and has experience in providing audit, review, compilation, tax and business advisory services.Her experience includes audits of not-for-profit organizations with OMB Circular A-133 and Yellow Book audit requirements. Smith graduated from Kent State University in 2001 with a bachelor’s in business administration with a major in accounting and from Malone University in 2005 with a MBA.
OKS-Ameridial Inc. announced that it has received a Top Outsourcer award from ContactCenterWorld. OKSAmeridial was named #2 in the Blended category for Outbound and Inbound. ContactCenterWorld.com, the global support organization for contact center professionals, has ranked OKS-Ameridial as one of the top outsourcers in the industry. The information has been carefully compiled by ContactCenterWorld.com from data supplied by outsourcers around the world. OKS-Ameridial is a leading global provider of contact center services, direct mail, and business processing outsourcing services.Visit www.oksameridial.net for more information.
Krugliak,Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., is accepting applications now through April 15, for its “Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship,” which will award up to $1,000 to one or more students currently attending law school, or who recently enrolled in law school and plan to attend in the fall. Students may apply for the 2009-2010 academic year scholarship provided they have resided in one of the following counties during their lifetime: Stark, Wayne,Tuscarawas, Carroll, Summit, Holmes,Mahoning or Columbiana. Candidates must also possess strong academic credentials, participate in extracurricular activities, and have a desire to return to the Stark County region to practice law. Visit www.kwgd.com to obtain an application.
Miles Riley has joined Whitemyer Advertising in Zoar as an Account Executive, responsible for working with clients to create and execute effective marketing communications programs. He was previously associated with The Times-Reporter in New Philadelphia. Riley has been resident of Tuscarawas County for over 20 years and graduated from Dover High before earning a Bachelor of Arts from Ashland University. Abby Anderson has been promoted to Media Strategist. Anderson’s responsibilities include creating comprehensive marketing communications efforts, providing comprehensive analysis and budget-based recommendations using today’s wide range of media options including print, billboards and the Internet.Anderson attended Marietta College where she earned a bachelor of arts in marketing and a masters degree in corporate media.
Sarah J.Yost has been promoted to the position of senior accountant at the CPA and management-consulting firm,Hall, Kistler & Company LLP. After interning at Hall, Kistler & Company LLP in the spring of 2005,Yost graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Mount Union College and was hired on as a full time staff accountant. She practices in the areas of accounting, audit, and tax for clients in the Oil and Gas and Not-for-Profit industries and is a member of the Ohio Society of CPA’s and is on the board of Women’s Initiative Network (WIN). She is a 2008 graduate of Spotlight Stark County and is a member of the National Cabinet of Mount Union Women, the Girl Scouts of the Great Trail Council, the Canton College Club, and volunteers for the Canton Palace Theater’s Annual Auction. Stan R. Arner, CPA and partner at Hall, Kistler & Company LLP has been selected for a two-year term to chair the U.S.Manufacturing Committee for BKR International, effective immediately. BKR International is a leading global association of independent accounting and business advisory firms representing the expertise of more than 135 member firms with over 300 offices in over 70 countries around the world who provide accounting, taxation, and business services. Arner has over 40 years in the accounting industry, including serving as managing partner at his own firm before joining Hall, Kistler & Company LLP in 2002.
On April 15, Project REBUILD will host a 10th anniversary breakfast at the Metropolitan Centre (601 Cleveland Ave. NW) from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Congressman John Boccieri will be the featured speaker and will discuss the “greening of the 16th District” in terms of economic development, quality of life and how Project REBUILD is preparing future generations to build lives, skills and communities. The cost is $25 per person and includes a breakfast buffet. RSVP deadline is April 10th. For more information or to make a reservation please email Jen Sigler at jsigler@projectrebuildinc.com or call 330-588-3205, press 2, then press 4 for Jen Sigler.
John J.Hastings has joined the advertising and public relations agency Covey-Odell Advertising, Ltd. as a Web and graphic designer. Hastings is a 20- year veteran of the marketing/advertising business, including eight years as a senior visual communications designer with Diebold, Inc.He also served as a graphic designer with Rockwell Automation and several other area companies. Hastings is a graduate of The University of Akron, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts in graphic design and an Associate Degree of commercial art.At Covey- Odell Advertising, Hasting’s responsibilities include Web design and development, print and display graphic design, multi-media flash presentations, email graphics, client contact and new business development.Visit the company’s Website at www.covey-odell.com.
