In Brief
Lutheran SeniorLife hires new presidentZELIENOPLE — Jane Bittcher is the new president of the Foundation of Lutheran SeniorLife.Bittcher has worked in the financial services industry for more than 33 years, most recently she was the chief lending officer for Bridgeway Capital, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution that serves Western Pennsylvania.She also was on the Lutheran SeniorLife Board and as chair of its foundation board.Bittcher has a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Vermont, and she received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Thiel College. She lives in O’Hara Township.
Hunter gets honors from Peterbilt BUTLER TWP — Hunter Peterbilt, a division of The Hunter Family of Companies, recently was awarded the National Peterbilt Medium Duty Truck Dealer of the Year at the annual Peterbilt Dealer meeting in San Diego, Calif.Hunter Peterbilt also received two other awards, Best In Class and the Peterbilt Platinum Oval Award.Only 11 Peterbilt dealers in North America received the Best In Class designation.Hunter Truck Sales & Service in Eau Claire was given the Peterbilt Platinum Oval Award for its outstanding performance.Hunter has 24 service locations in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia and Ohio.
Flooring has high formaldehyde levelsNEW YORK — A federal investigation has found that Lumber Liquidators sold Chinese-made flooring that emits hazardous levels of formaldehyde.The laminate flooring was sold by the national retailer until last May, when the company announced it was halting sales. A long-awaited federal safety review found the flooring gave off enough formaldehyde gas to irritate the eyes, nose and throat of many people. There also was enough gas from the product to trigger breathing problems in people with certain health conditions.U.S. officials released the analysis Wednesday.
Staples receives European approvalNEW YORK — Staples has received European approval for its buyout of Office Depot and in exchange, it said Wednesday that it would split off some operations in Europe to allay monopoly fears.The company will divest all of Office Depot’s operations in Sweden, as well as European retail, contract, online and catalog operations in an agreement with the European Commission. But the $6.3 billion still needs approval in Canada at home in the U.S.
