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Franciscan U. enhances its MBA program

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville has unveiled enhancements to its master’s in business administration program aimed at forming graduates to be ethical, effective, business leaders and change agents. Enhancements include new courses in leadership, personal vocation, and an in-depth integration of Catholic social teaching into real-world business principles and best practices. “There is an unprecedented level of confusion in contemporary society, and the business world is certainly not immune,” said Jeff Rankin, associate professor of business and director of ...

Analysis shows MWCD plan has $1B impact on area’s economy

NEW PHILADELPHIA — A capital improvement plan launched in 2014 by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has made a big impact throughout the area, officials said. The plan, which was enabled by revenues from Utica shale leases, has bolstered the region’s economy by nearly $1 ...

BL’s Sindeldecker named to bus safety committee

DILLONVALE — John Sindeldecker has transported hundreds of students throughout the Buckeye Local School District for more than 30 years, and that knowledge is serving him well on a statewide bus safety committee. The Brilliant resident serves as an executive board member on the Ohio ...

Quick takes

NEW REALTOR: Meghan Leek has joined the staff at Cedar One Realty. A native of Virginia who grew up in Ohio, Leek is a Barnesville resident and a 2002 graduate of Union Local High School and the Belmont Career Center. She attended Belmont College and Hondros College of Real Estate. Leek ...

Steel and Wolfe Funeral Home continues under new ownership

WEIRTON — Steel and Wolfe Funeral Home has seen many changes in its almost 80 years of business in Weirton, and while one of its biggest changes has recently taken place the business doesn’t expect it will have any effect on the way it serves the community. The business can trace its ...

Nurse leaders recognized at Trinity Health System

STEUBENVILLE — Two Trinity Health System nurse leaders have been honored by the DAISY Foundation. Ruthann Belknap of Trinity Health System Twin City Medical received the DAISY Life-Time Achievement Award for Extraordinary Nurses, and Jessica Porter of Trinity Health System was awarded the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Leader Nurses. These awards are part of The DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the extraordinary efforts nurses perform every day. Belknap was nominated by several of her co-workers who wrote: “She started here after graduation from nursing school ...