United Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of United Fire & Casualty, has appointed Jacque Pentell from Forrest Sherer Insurance to its advisory technology board for the 2009-10 term.
The advisory technology board was established in 2006 to assist United Life Insurance Co. in its efforts to enhance and expand its technological capabilities. The seven board members represent a cross-section of United Life’s agency force and meet annually to provide input on future projects.
Pentell is the vice president of Employee Benefits and Financial Services and manager for the Employee Benefits Department of Forrest Sherer Insurance.
Prior to working at Forrest Sherer Insurance, she worked as a large group underwriter for a major health insurance company and as a college instructor in insurance and medical coding classes. Pentell owned and operated an insurance agency that sold and serviced all lines of insurance, and served as an insurance investment manager and manager of bank-related insurance products for eight bank locations. She carries multiple state licenses, and is the recipient of several awards including the President’s Award for insurance based on sales and service. Pentell earned Forrest Sherer’s “Producer of the Year” award in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
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Cassandra Burger has successfully completed the certification process with the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts to earn her designation of Certified Valuation Analyst.
Burger is an accounting senior with Larsson, Woodyard & Henson LLP, a regional certified public accounting firm with offices in Illinois in Paris, Casey and Tuscola, and in Terre Haute.
Requirements to earn the certified valuation analyst designation include being a licensed certified public accountant, completing NACVA’s five-day training program, and successfully completing the association’s comprehensive examination.
To maintain her certification as a certified valuation analyst, Burger will be required to periodically obtain continuing professional education in areas related to business valuation and/or litigation consulting and participate in programs sponsored by NACVA that promote quality and adherence to industry standards.
Burger is a 1991 valedictorian of Paris High School and a 1995 cum laude graduate of Indiana State University, earning a bachelor of science degree in accounting. She successfully completed the CPA exam in 1996. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Indiana CPA Society and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.
Burger and her husband, John, reside in Paris with their two children, Zachary and Sara. She is the daughter of Kenneth and Sandra Hall, also of Paris.
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Certified Risk Managers International recently conferred the designation of Certified Risk Manager on Daniel I. Pigg, who completed the rigorous five-course program.
To attain the designation, Daniel completed all five courses in the program and passed extensive examinations in each of the following subject areas: Principles of Risk Management, Analysis of Risk, Control of Risk, Financing of Risk, and Practice of Risk Management. The Certified Risk Manager Program features practical, “hands-on” course content, designed to be applied immediately to the risk manager’s daily work.
Pigg is one of approximately 2,500 individuals worldwide who have attained this designation. “The CRM designation recognizes and confirms the higher level of knowledge and professional distinction that Daniel has achieved in the field of risk management,” stated William T. Hold, president of CRM International.
Pigg is a partner and agent at Howard Clare Insurance and adjunct faculty in the Insurance and Risk Management department at Indiana State University.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University and his master’s in Business Administration from the University of Missouri. Daniel also holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Associate in Risk Management, and Certified Insurance Counselor professional designations and is a licensed agent.
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One of the founders of Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery, of Birds, Ill., presented a 75-minute seminar Saturday during the 42nd Annual Conference of the American Wine Society in Destin, Fla.
Joy Neighbors, marketing director for the winery, spoke on “The Sensual Pleasures of Fruit Dessert Wines.” She discussed the benefits of fruit wines and talked about winemaking situations and successes regarding some of her winery’s fruit and dessert wines. Attendees sampled six of Purgatory Cellars’ international award-winning fruit wines, including Vin de Papa, a dessert wine made entirely from undomesticated Midwestern paw paws; Old Blue, a port-style wine crafted from wild elderberries and local blueberries; and Persimmon Solera, a sherry-style wine created from wild harvested American persimmons. The Persimmon Solera has garnered more than 30 awards since its release in 2007, including the Illinois Governor’s Cup, a silver medal from Austria last year and a bronze medal this year from Japan.
Neighbors may be reached at joy@whiteowlwinery.com. Visit whiteowlwinery.com for more information about the winery.
Business
Newsmakers: Nov. 10, 2009
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Leslie leaving Terre Haute Chamber
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce today notified members that Rachel Leslie, Chamber executive vice president, has accepted a position as director of advancement operations for St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.
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Toyota to increase Highlander output in Indiana
Toyota will increase production of the Highlander mid-size SUV in late 2013 at the company’s Princeton, Indiana plant. Hybrid and export versions will be included. The project is expected to create about 400 new jobs at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc.
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AT&T expands mobile broadband network
AT&T has expanded its mobile broadband network in several southwest Indiana communities, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the area.
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ON THE MOVE: Feb. 5, 2012
• Debbie Dillow
• Vani Manyam
• Shabaz Gill
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Nominate someone for HR Professional of the Year
Nominations are currently being sought for the 2012 Ogletree Deakins/HR Dimensions Human Resources Professional of the Year.
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Time Warner offers new levels of Internet service
Time Warner Cable is expanding the next generation of Internet service to customers across the Midwest using DOCSIS 3 equipment and its advanced fiber network.
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NEWSMAKERS: Feb. 5, 2012
Irving Haber at 1818 N. Third St. in Terre Haute announces that he is the first physician in the Wabash Valley to offer on-site digital imaging with the new Sonosite Sonogram machine.
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First Financial Corp. reports 2011 results
First Financial Corporation announced results for the year and the quarter ended Dec. 31.
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Terre Haute Chevrolet to incorporate new GM image elements
Terre Haute Chevrolet, a division of the Romain Automotive Group of Evansville, has announced a new look coming to the dealership in 2012.
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SOCIAL SECURITY: Social Security FAQ on disability
Question: I applied for disability benefits three months ago and still haven’t received an answer. How long does it take to get a decision?
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MORTON MARCUS: State government increasingly decides how we live in our cities
The ongoing trend in state-local government relations in Indiana is increasing paternalism.
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Innovative Staff Solutions offers job openings
Innovative Staff Solutions has more than 180 positions open and available right now.
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Free career advancement workshop scheduled
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a free career advancement workshop from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in Marshall.
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Verizon Wireless invests $159 million in Indiana
Verizon Wireless has invested $159 million in 2011 to enhance its network in Indiana, which includes the expansion of 4G LTE to 23 Hoosier cities, 10 major universities and four professional sporting venues.
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Rose-Hulman Winter Career Fair experiences 37 percent gain in company attendance
The good times have returned for college job seekers in such technical fields as engineering and computer science.
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Gordon Chiropractic celebrates grand opening of new location
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Gordon Chiropractic Family Health and Wellness celebrated the grand opening of its new location on Feb. 4.
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Magnolia gives in on rezoning
A potential $20-million investment in Terre Haute’s east side has been blocked by public opposition.
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Magnolia drops retirement complex plans for Ohio Boulevard
The company that had been hoping to build a new senior living complex along Ohio Boulevard has canceled its plans.
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Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up
Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age.
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Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public in a stock offering that could value it at as much as $100 billion, eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
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Greene County General Hospital announces expansion, renovations
Construction is expected to start in early spring on a new $6.5 million expansion-renovation of the Greene County General Hospital.
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Ethics in business: SmartMoney magazine editor to speak at ISU
James B. Stewart, author and editor-at-large of SmartMoney magazine, will take the stage Feb. 2 in Indiana State University’s Tilson Auditorium in conjunction with the University Speakers Series.
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Meeting to discuss Internet development
The University of Illinois Extension, Illinois Century Network and Broadband Illinois are hosting a meeting to discuss high speed Internet development at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Edgar County Extension office, 210 W. Washington St., in Paris.
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Local foods workshop planned
Ready, Set, GROW!
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SOCIAL SECURITY: Earn (and keep) more Social Security money
You probably already know that there was an increase in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income monthly payments at the beginning of the year.
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Hospital nurse anesthetists celebrate 150 years
Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center recognized the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist profession by celebrating the 13th annual National Nurse Anesthetists Week, Jan. 22-28, with this year’s theme of “Quality and Excellence in Anesthesia Care.”
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Terre Haute facility contributes to record year for GE Aviation
For CFM International, the joint venture between GE Aviation and France’s Snecma, 2011 was a record year with 1,500 orders for the CFM56 engine and 3,056 commitments for LEAP engines.
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Downtown bookstore announces final day is Saturday
BookNation will stay open late on Feb. 3 for one more First Friday downtown, with a blow-out, 48 hour Beer Box Sale planned to begin that morning.
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Event set on employing people with disabilities
Wabash Valley Business Leadership Network presents Facilitate the Employment Process for persons with disabilities, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 15 in second floor meeting room at Clabber Girl, at 900 Wabash Ave.
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BUSINESS CENTS: Are your business books in a shoe box?
The 2012 tax season is here and deadlines are quickly approaching.
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