Deadline Looms for SBA Small Business R&D & Innovation Grants

The deadline nears for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grants to state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities in support of innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program.  Applications for the grants will no longer be accepted after April 11. “Our partnerships with business…

Quality Service Award Recipient Announced at Berkeley Medical

John Poffenberger, RN, was recently named Berkeley Medical Center’s Quality Service Award winner for February 2014. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the Quality Service Award.  Poffenberger, a nurse in the emergency department, was nominated for the enthusiasm and dedication that he brings to his job as well as…

Highmark finishes Affordable Care Act Enrollment Period with Strong Membership Growth Across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware

With the federal marketplace now closed, Highmark Inc. today announced that 181,144 individuals selected the insurer’s plans on and off the federal marketplace in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware. “We’re pleased with the number of enrollees who have chosen Highmark, and we look forward to providing them with high-quality health insurance,” said Deborah Rice Johnson,…