IN BRIEF
PITTSBURGH - Kristen Hock Prex of Cranberry Township was named a shareholder with the Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote law firm.
Prex practices health care law, medical malpractice and commercial litigation. Philadelphia Magazine named her one of the "Top Young Attorneys in Pennsylvania" in 2008.
She is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and American Bar Association. She also is a co-author of a chapter in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Civil Practice Manual.
Prex graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996 with a bachelor's of science in neuroscience. She received her law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 2000.
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce announced the following events:• April 22 at the Days Inn Route 8 south, Butler County Careerlink's annual Job and Career Fair. Attendance is free. For participating businesses, schools, organizations, the cost is $125;• May 6, Duquesne University Small Business Development Center offers one-on-one and team consulting for start-up and existing businesses to be at the Community Development Corporation of Butler County, Woody Drive, Pullman Business Park;• May 13 at the Butler County Community College's Succop Theater, Forum on Labor and Employment Strategies presented by the Butler County Human Resources Association, plus a breakfast business expo. Cost $15;• May 14 at the Butler Little Theatre, the annual Chamber mixer with a production of "Rumors;"• May 15 at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Woods, Cranberry Township, sixth annual Joint Chamber Networking Luncheon in cooperation with the Cranberry Area Chamber, the Zelienople-Harmony Area Chamber and the Northern Allegheny Chamber. Cost is $25.For information or to register, call the chamber at 724-283-2222.
PROSPECT - Get ready to go to France for lunch that is and to celebrate the 2009 Butler County Employee of the Year.The luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. April 16 at The Atrium on Route 422 west. Cost is $25 per person. This year's lunch is a Parisian-themed fete.A mini-business expo, as well as the annual gift basket giveaway, also will be held.To register for lunch or for information, call the chamber at 724-283-2222.
PENN TWP - Chef William Kennedy Ward of McCandless, who is the executive chef for the Butler Country Club, received a lifetime achievement award from the American Culinary Federation.Ward has been with the country club for 13 years and also is its food and beverage director.He has served the federation as corresponding secretary, first vice president, president and board chairman. He was picked by Pittsburgh Magazine as Chef of the Year in 1991 and Special Chef Achievement in 1996.Ward has been a chef at the Duquesne Club, Heinz World Headquarters, and the Allegheny Club at Three Rivers Stadium. He held executive chef positions at Carnegie Mellon University, the Executive Dining Room at Shadyside Hospital and the Top of the Triangle Restaurant.
Butler Health System's bond rating was reassessed, and administrators plan to issue bonds for the $150 million renovation-construction project at Butler Memorial Hospital.Ann Krebs, the health system chief financial officer, said bond ratings are only good for so long so the system recently asked for a new rating assessment.Fitch Ratings, a large rating firm, gave the health system an A-minus rating, Krebs said.She said the bonds will be issued through the Butler County Hospital Authority, with $45 million to $75 million issued at a fixed interest rate, while another $50 million will have at a variable rate.The issuance should occur in about three weeks, Krebs said.
PITTSBURGH - Kate Jackson was picked by Westinghouse Electric to replace retiring Regis Matzie as senior vice president and chief technology officer.Jackson rejoined Westinghouse in 2008 as the vice president of strategy for research and technology, after spending 17 years with the Tennessee Valley Authority.She served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C.Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Grove City College, a master's in industrial engineering management from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master's and doctorate degrees in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University.
<B>Jesse Eversole</B> was hired by Communifx as vice president of information technology.<B>Jeffrey Tarker,</B> a partner with the Butler-based law firm, Conlon Tarker, was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2008 by Key Professional Media. This title is given to "up-and-coming" attorneys under the age of 40.Fewer than 2.5 percent of attorneys get this title. Candidates are nominated by their peers.
