Business notebook: 3/16

3/16/2014

ACHIEVEMENTS

■ Tom Manahan has been promoted to senior vice president of Turner Construction Co. He is general manager of the Turner Industrial Group nationwide and Turner’s Ohio region. He leads the office of the Lathrop Co., Turner’s subsidiary in the Toledo area, which he joined in 1984.

■ Jill S. Hartmann, a native of Maumee, has been promoted to second vice president, marketing communications and training, at Cincinnati-based Ohio National Financial Services. She joined Ohio National in 1998.

■ John Lechman has been named director of development for Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was director of development for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters’ schools and care center in Monroe, and Mercy Children’s Hospital/Children’s Miracle Network of Northwest Ohio.

Business Achievements, with news of management promotions, corporate board appointments, and awards, runs each week. Email announcements to business@theblade.com or fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Achievements” in the message field.

CALENDAR

■ Doing Business In Mexico, a program that will highlight cross-border opportunities, is 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Toledo Club, 235 14th St. The event sponsored by Roetzel & Andress law firm and Pro Mexico begins at 12:30 with a complimentary lunch and ends with networking and cocktails from 4:30-6 p.m. RSVP to Mary Heidenreich at mheidenreich@ralaw.com or call 419-242-7985.

■ Adam Sharp, vice president of public policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, will speak on the status of the current farm bill and other topics related to Ohio farmers for the upcoming growing season at the Northwest Ohio Ag-Business Breakfast Forum. The forum, from 8-9:30 a.m. on Thursday, is hosted by the Center for Innovative Food Technology at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation, 13737 Middleton Pike, near Bowling Green. Cost: $10, includes breakfast. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are encouraged by emailing rsvp@ciftinnovation.org.

Notice of business meetings must be received by The Blade 10 days before the event. Email items to business@theblade.com or fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Calendar” in the message field.

CONVENTIONS

Listings include organizations, headquarters, and number of attendees expected as estimated by Destination Toledo:

■ Tuesday-Saturday: New Life Church of God workers conference, Grand Plaza Hotel, 150, regional.

■ Friday-Sunday: The Forty Frame Game bowling tournament, Ramada Inn Westgate, 150, regional.

■ Friday-Sunday: Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Bowling Tournament, Comfort/Red Roof Inn Maumee, 90, state.

■ Friday-March 26: NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, various properties, 3,000, national.

PATENTS

The following U.S. Patents were granted to inventors in the Ohio counties of Lucas, Fulton, and Wood and the Michigan county of Monroe in December, 2013, and published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office.

#8,573,964: Liquid or hydraulic blow molding, assigned to Amcor Limited Hawthorn, Australia; David Andison, Oakville, Calif.; George David Lisch, Jackson, Mich.; Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, Mich.; Theodore F. Eberle, Ann Arbor; James R. Corn, Jr., Columbia, S.C.; Robert A. Cooper, Grass Lake, Mich., and Terry D. Patcheak, Ypsilanti, Mich.

#8,575,087: Treatment of cancers with A-8R peptide, assigned to the University of Toledo; Lirim Shemshedini, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Shao-Yong Chen, Brookline, Mass.; Changmeng Cai, Newton, Mass., and Chen-Lin Hsieh, Toledo.

#8,575,442: Soybean variety XBP27005, assigned to Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc., Johnston, Iowa; Brian A. Carden, Ladd, Ill., and Debra K. Steiger, Wauseon.

#8,575,829: Spark plug including high-temperature performance electrode, assigned to Federal-Mogul Ignition Co., Southfield, Mich.; Shuwei Ma, Ann Arbor, and James D. Lykowski, Temperance.