August 2019 - MBA Business Magazine

Highmark – AHN Saint Vincent

7 years ago18 min

There’s been a lot of excitement building around the future of health care in northwest Pennsylvania — and for good reason. Thanks to a $140 million investment by Highmark Health, the parent of Highmark Inc., and Allegheny Health Network, there has been a dramatic transformation in Erie’s health-care infrastructure and in the AHN Saint Vincent campus and supporting facilities in the northwest Pennsylvania region and Westfield, New York. Counted among these recent investments are revisions...

by Magazine Staff

Spotlight

PFEW, PA Business Week Stress Value Of Business Education

7 years ago111 min

Business education programs make a significant and vital contribution to the academic and career preparation of today’s students. Here, Karen Musante, president & CEO for the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education, presenter of Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW), and Val Laufenberg, executive director of Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System (ACES), presenter of Pennsylvania Business Week, discuss the importance of these programs in our region. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week is a one-of-a-kind summer program that...

by Magazine Staff

On The Hill

Proposed Pennsylvania Rulemaking Affects Salaried Workers

7 years ago6 min

Jennifer L. Berrier is the deputy secretary for Safety and Labor-Management Relations for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. For more information, visit www.dli.pa.gov. Is an employee who is paid a salary entitled to overtime? The answer is: It depends. One of the biggest payroll misapplications is assuming that if an individual is paid a salary, the worker is not entitled to overtime. In fact, this is one of the most common violations the...

by Magazine Staff

Cover Story

Education and the Workforce

7 years ago5 min

With a strong economy and unemployment historically low, like it is now, finding and retaining qualified workers has become a major challenge for employers. Education and training are vital to recruitment and retention efforts, but can have a profound effect on an organization’s growth and prosperity, as well. Years ago, it wasn’t surprising to see an employee spend his or her entire career with one employer. In fact, it was rather common to find employees...

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August 2019 - MBA Business Magazine

Highmark – AHN Saint Vincent

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