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Opening the conference with a discussion on connecting brand values with consumers is Bryan Meehan. CEO and Executive Chair of Blue Bottle Coffee—a brand that has built a cult following internationally and successfully launched in Hong Kong last year—Meehan combines his role as a caffeine connoisseur with his passion and commitment to the environment and sustainable business practices. He shares how the brand has successfully marketed a coffee lifestyle, how Blue Bottle Coffee is embracing ...

Connor and Greg Hoffman work on testing a hall effect throttle off a Skidoo snowmobile to see if it will work on the E Sled they are building in their Missouri Heights home. Greg Hoffman pulled an old snowmobile from the Aspen Skiing Co. graveyard and is using it to design a battery-powered sled. They have pulled out the old engine and along with his son, Connor, the Hoffmans are designing a battery pack to fit in the space to work with an electric engine. Connor Hoffman cuts open the gas tank ...

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Providence health system effective immediately. Hoffman has been serving as interim CFO since August. Hoffman most recently served as chief transformation officer at Providence, and officials credited him with effectively shepherding the health systems financials in the second half of 2020 amid challenges presented by COVID-19. Providence also announced two new regional leadership roles responsible for the northern and southern portions of Providences seven-state footprint to report to  Ro...

Providence names new chief financial officer Greg Hoffman Providence didnt have to go far to find its new chief financial officer; the health system has named its interim CFO to the C-suite role. Greg Hoffman has served in the interim role since August 2020. The Renton, Wash.-based health system said his promotion to CFO is effective Tuesday. Hoffman replaces Venkat Bhamidipati, a former Microsoft executive who served as the health systems finance chief for three years before returning to the...

Providence bets on machine-learning, consolidating data centers Print Providence will lean on technology to help recover from the financial damage the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on the Renton, Wash.-based health system, according to it management team speaking at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. At the end of Providences most recent third quarter on Sept. 30, the health system recorded a $214 million operating loss, with a decline in patient admissions and increase in labor costs impactin...

Wicked Local As the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce prepares to join forces with the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber next month, The Wellesley Townsman asked its president, Greg Reibman, about the future of that organization and its present and future members. WT: Twenty years ago, smaller chambers of commerce were very different entities. They tended to focus on local projects, tax issues and ribbon-cuttings. Today, the business climate is far more challenging, especially since the arrival of...

Staff report Wellesley Townsman The Wellesley Chamber of Commerce will become part of the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber as of Jan. 4. Members of the Wellesley Chamber will be invited to join the NNRC, according to a  Wellesley Chambers Board of Directors announcement, "and we will work with the NNRC leadership to make certain that all Wellesley businesses and nonprofits have a loud and clear voice. This innovative arrangement will create synergy, offer strength and amplify impact." A Well...

CHRIS VETTER Eau Claire Leader-Telegram When Mike Cohoon began working on plans for tiny homes — portable homeless shelters — he envisioned a long-term plan of creating the “Hope Village,” bringing the tiny homes into one central location, which would also include a permanent building that features showers and bathrooms. That plan is moving closer to reality. Cohoon, a pastor at Landmark Christian Church in Lake Hallie, said his group is planning to purchase a fo...

Its been more than a year since the Wayne County Commission voted to approve the sale of two historic mills in Hines Park. Since then, one of the proposed users has decided to back out from moving forward. Citing costs at the site, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, the community art center proposed by the Plymouth-based Art Foundation will no longer occupy the Wilcox Mill at 230 Wilcox in Plymouth. "For the business model that we proposed, the project combined with the economic impact of the pa...