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GROVE CITY — Tony Bono, RN, BSN, is the new vice president of patient services at the Grove City Medical Center.
He oversees all nursing in the hospital, including the emergency department, acute care, surgical services and the intensive care unit.
His professional experience includes managing the emergency departments of St. Francis Hospital, UPMC Horizon and most recently, Jameson Health System, and working as an emergency department nurse at Allegheny General Hospital and at St. Elizabeth's in Youngstown, Ohio.
Bono graduated from St. Francis Hospital's nursing program and then earned his bachelor of science in nursing from Ashwood University.
CRANBERRY TWP — Westinghouse Electric and Blue Castle Holdings have agreed to develop a two-unit AP1000 nuclear power plant at the Green River site in Utah.Blue Castle will operate the electrical power generation site while Westinghouse will provide the nuclear reactors.Eight Westinghouse AP1000 units are under construction worldwide: four in the United States and four in China. In addition, agreements have been signed for the development of AP1000 plants in the United Kingdom and in Bulgaria.
HARRISBURG — Amerikohl Mining was presented with three surface coal mine reclamation awards Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance at its annual banquet in Seven Springs.Headquartered in Center Township, the company was honored for its sites in Armstrong, Beaver and Indiana counties. Amerikohl had three of seven sites awarded in the reclamation category.The winning sites are chosen in cooperation with the state Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations.Each of the sites are return the land to natural habitats, forests and waterways.Gov. Tom Corbett presented the awards.
NEW YORK — McDonald's named a new president for its struggling U.S. division on Friday, marking the second change in the high-profile spot in less than two years.The world's biggest hamburger chain says it's bringing back a longtime McDonald's executive, Mike Andres, to fill the role effective Oct. 15. Andres replaces Jeff Stratton, who is retiring, and inherits some major challenges.Stratton, 58, took over in late 2012 and replaced Jan Fields. That shakeup was made shortly after McDonald's Corp. reported its first monthly sales drop in nearly a decade. Sales in the U.S. have remained weak ever since, with the company facing intensifying competition and changing eating habits. In the April-to-June quarter, the company reported a 1.5 percent sales decline at U.S. locations. Then for July, it reported a 3.2 percent drop.McDonald's, which is based in Oak Brook, Illinois, has blamed its performance on a variety of factors, including its own missteps. For instance, the company has said it introduced too many items too quickly, which complicated kitchen operations.McDonald's CEO Don Thompson has said the chain is working on fixing basics, such as the speed of service and order accuracy.
