ERIE – In 2001, after losing market share for its original product – personal computers – Apple introduced something new: a digital jukebox called iTunes. Advertisements promised “1,000 songs in your pocket.” Apple is now the nation’s largest music retailer. It’s also an archetype for modern corporate entrepreneurship, said Paul Lynch, an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. “If Apple didn’t have big-thinking people who weren’t afraid to try...
ERIE — Congressman Mike Kelly (R-3rd District) will be the guest speaker at a legislative luncheon starting at noon Monday, March 6, at the Manufacturer & Business Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. All media are invited to attend. Congressman Kelly will share his focus and outlook for the coming year. Discussion topics include the Affordable Care Act, tax reform, trade issues and the regulatory environment. To register, contact...
Journey Health System, the support corporation of Stairways Behavioral Health, named Craig Moffatt as its new chief financial officer. Moffatt replaced Tom Kirkwood, who retired after 31 years serving as CFO for Journey Health and Stairways Behavioral Health. He oversees all financial operations for the support corporation as well as the affiliates: Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, Beacon Light Adult Residential Services, Forest/Warren Mental Wellness Association, and Stairways Behavioral Health. Moffatt joined the system with...
Kimberly Cepullio is the vice president of Sales, Account Manangement and Product Development for UPMC Health Plan, which is an affiliate company of the UPMC Insurance Services Division. The other integrated partner companies of the Insurance Services Division include: UPMC WorkPartners, UPMC for Life, UPMC for You Advantage, UPMC for Kids, Community Care Behavioral Health, LifeSolutions, EBenefit Solutions, and Askesis Development Group. If you’re an employer, chances are you’re looking for ways to control health-care...
