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Boys & Girls Club, WellPoint unveil sensory center for kids in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Boys & Girls Club of Jackson has partnered with WellPoint to open a new sensory center for children. The space features tools and toys designed to help kids manage their emotions, including liquid squares on the floor that move …

New Research Endowment at Kean University to Support Studies on Black Maternal and Infant Health

New Jersey By: Richard L. Smith    Students at Kean University will soon have expanded opportunities to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal and infant health following the creation of a new endowment funded by Wellpoint.   According to a …

Wellpoint And YMCA Host Healthy Habits Health Fair

Renaissance showcases the amount of sugar held in each drink Wellpoint Tennessee and the YMCA recently hosted a Healthy Habits Health Fair at the Hamilton Family YMCA, bringing together Chattanooga families for an evening focused on nutrition and whole- …

Wellpoint and YMCA Partner For Healthy Habits Health Fair

Wellpoint Tennessee and the YMCA will host a Healthy Habits Health Fair on Monday at the Hamilton Family YMCA, The event is part of the organizations’ ongoing partnership to promote holistic wellness and encourage healthy habits across the community. …

Chinetti named president of Wellpoint Health

VOL. 50 | NO. 10 | Friday, March 6, 2026 Wellpoint Tennessee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health, has selected Rachel Chinetti as president of the health plan, which provides managed care benefits for TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program …

Wellpoint taps Rachel Chinetti as president

Wellpoint Tennessee has announced the appointment of Rachel Chinetti as president of the health plan. Chinetti will oversee the plan, which provides managed care benefits for TennCare, the state's Medicaid program that covers approximately 1.4 million …

Rachel Chinetti Named President of Wellpoint Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 2, 2026-- Wellpoint Tennessee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health, announced today that Rachel Chinetti has been named president of the health plan, which provides managed care benefits for TennCare, …

Wellpoint hosts its Winter Academy Workshop

JACKSON, Tenn.,—-And another event in the Hub City works to support parents, and students in the Madison County area. Wellpoint Tennessee partnered with the Jackson-Madison County School System, Family Resource Center and many other community partner …

2026 Iron Sommelier & Brewmaster champions crowned

PRIEST RIVER — In a battle of Sandpoint breweries and rival sommeliers, the ultimate winner was the Pend Oreille River Valley at a Feb. 21 fundraiser at the Priest River Event Center.  That fundraiser — the 11th annual Iron Sommelier & Brewmaster Event …

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North Shore Chamber presents 2026 Business Expo on March 19

The North Shore Chamber of Commerce invites the community to its 2026 Business Expo on Thursday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boston Marriott Peabody, located at 8A Centennial Dr. The Expo, which is the largest business expo in the region, will …

Wellness Wisdom, Health Tips, and Fun at the 2026 Health & Wellness Fair

VINTON — The Vinton-Shellsburg High School was the place to be in Vinton on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The Benton County Health & Wellness Fair was set up in the high school gym, and for the third year in a row, the Annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast was …

Lennard High School Unveils Transformed Weight Room in Partnership with Wellpoint and Impact Fitness Foundation

RUSKIN, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 18, 2026-- Earl J. Lennard High School today celebrated the unveiling of its newly transformed weight room, made possible through a partnership with Wellpoint and the Impact Fitness Foundation, a national nonprofit …

Another leadership appointment within Elevance Health

Wellpoint Tennessee, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elevance Health, names new president of health plan. Elevance Health’s Government Business Division Staff Vice President Rachel Chinetti has been named president of Wellpoint Tennessee. Wellpoint Tennessee …

Health care premium hikes will weigh on public budgets, workers

Thousands of public employees will see an average premium increase of 7.5 percent in the coming fiscal year under rate changes that state health plan overseers approved Thursday, with open enrollment just a little under a month away. The Group Insurance …

Iron Sommelier, Brewmaster raises $45k

PRIEST RIVER — The 11th annual Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster Event, this year Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Priest River Event Center, raised $45,000 for Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation programs. Josh Midkirk of Tastevin Wine, a 2024 champion, …

Senate GOP bill raises some health care taxes to fill Medicaid hole

Updated March 5, 2026, 3:31 p.m. CT Iowa Senate Republicans are advancing a bill that would raise taxes on certain health insurance companies to offset a Medicaid funding shortfall. Republicans say the tax increase, which would expire Sept. 30, allows the …

Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee ramps up events ahead of holiday

The 2025 Springfield colleen Ayslin Dziedzic and her court on their float titled “Springfield’s Dr. Seuss.” Reminder Publishing file photo SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee has been working over the past year to bring the annual …

Milwaukee Election Commission announces polling location changes

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Some voters in Milwaukee will have a new polling location starting next month. The new polling locations will be activated starting with the April 7, 2026 Spring election, according to the Milwaukee Election Commission (MEC). Not all …

Gas production and supplies: results for 2.5 months

March 15, 2022, 15:05 According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 111.5 billion cubic meters of gas in the period from January 1 through March 15 of 2022, which is roughly equal to the amount produced in the same period of 2021. The Company's …

Gazprom and LUKOIL discuss ongoing cooperation

Background Gazprom and LUKOIL are bound by the 2014–2024 General Agreement on Strategic Partnership, pursuant to which, among other things, LUKOIL supplies gas into Gazprom's gas transmission system. In 2020, Gazprom and LUKOIL signed the Master …

Gas production and supplies: results for two months

March 1, 2022, 13:35 According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 89.4 billion cubic meters of gas in January-February 2022. This is commensurate with the amount produced in the same period of last year. The Company's domestic supplies from the gas …

Alexey Miller: Soyuz Vostok project enters design stage

February 28, 2022, 14:15 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, took place today via a video call. The parties discussed the progress of the …

Gazprom and CNPC discuss further steps in implementing project for gas supplies to China via Far Eastern route

February 25, 2022, 12:50 A working meeting as part of the Joint Coordinating Committee of Gazprom and CNPC moderated by Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Huang Yongzhang, Vice President of CNPC, took place today via …

Gazprom Neft increases environmentally friendly marine bunkering on the Northern Sea Route

Gazprom Neft is to increase environmentally friendly marine bunkering volumes for Norilsk Nickel’s Arctic fleet by a further 30%, to 80,000 tonnes per year, with Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, operator of Gazprom Neft’s bunkering business, set to provide …

Gazprom Neft bitumens are being used in developing the road network in Moscow and the Moscow Oblast

Gazpromneft Bitumen Materials, operator of Gazprom Neft’s bitumens business, has seen a 43,5% increase in road-construction bitumen binders delivered to Moscow and the Moscow Oblast — these products being used for new roadbuilding, repairs and maintenance …

Recruitment website HeadHunter.ru names Gazprom Neft Russia’s most attractive company for jobseekers

Recruitment website HeadHunter.ru ratings have again shown Gazprom Neft to be Russia’s best employer according to jobseekers, for the third year in a row. The reasons given for jobseekers choosing Gazprom Neft as a priority employer include opportunities …

The Gazpromneft filling station network expands to now cover 47 of Russia’s regions

Total outlets throughout the Gazpromneft filling station network increased by more than four percent in 2021, reaching 1,432 stations. The chain’s total geographic coverage has increased to now cover 47 of Russia’s regions — almost half of all new …

Sales of premium Gazprom neft lubricants up 8% in 2021

Gazpromneft Lubricants, operator of Gazprom Neft’s lubricants business, delivered an eight-percent increase in sales of premium G-Energy and Gazpromneft-branded products in 2021, reaching 330,000 tonnes. Total sales of lubricants and service fluids reached …

Gazprom Neft further strengthens its market leadership in environmentally friendly Russian Marine fuels in 2021

2021 year-end results for Gazpromneft-Marine Bunker, operator of Gazprom Neft’s marine bunkering business, show the company has further consolidated its market leadership in environmentally friendly marine fuels in Russia, achieving a market share of 23% …

Gazprom neft’s 2021 net profit reaches an all-time high

FY2021 net profit of ₽503.4 billion represents a four-fold increase year-on-year FY2021 adjusted EBITDA of ₽986.1 billion reflects more than a two-fold increase year-on-year Significant free cash flow (FCF), reaching ₽500.1 billion in FY2021 Gazprom Neft …

Gazprom Neft achieves record sales of bitumen products in 2021 at more than three million tonnes

Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials, operator of the Gazprom Neft bitumens business, delivered a 9% increase in bitumen sales in 2021, reaching 3.1 million tonnes. Sales of polymer-bitumen binders, designed for highway and airstrip construction, were up 27.5%, …

Alexey Miller discusses state and prospects of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in gas sector with Vladimir Semashko and ...

February 16, 2022, 15:50 A working meeting of Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, with Vladimir Semashko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation, and Viktor Karankevich, …

The economic benefit of technologies developed by Gazprom Neft in 2021 stands at more than ₽11 billion

Eight new technology products were developed by Gazprom Neft’s Upstream Division in 2021 — all directed at improving efficiency in hydrocarbon production and all likely to deliver additional profits of more than ₽11 billion. 2021’s key developments …

Gazprom Neft delivers a one-third increase in sales of aviation fuels in FY2021

Gazpromneft Aero, operator of Gazprom Neft’s aviation refuelling business, has delivered a 28% increase in sales of aviation fuels in 2021, reaching 3.7 million tonnes — this figure also exceeding pre-pandemic sales levels in 2019. Direct “wing-tip” sales …

Gas production and supplies: results for first 1.5 months

February 16, 2022, 13:25 According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 70.1 billion cubic meters of gas between January 1 and February 15, 2022. This is the best result in the last three years. The level of domestic supplies from the gas transmission …

Refining volumes at Gazprom Neft up 8.3% in 2021

Gazprom Neft increased gasoline production across its directly owned refineries — in Moscow and Omsk — in FY2021, up 5.3% at 7.26 million tonnes. Production of high-tech G-Drive fuel (with an octane rating of 100) was up 16.5%, at 92,000 tonnes. Total …

Natural gas to play major role in satisfying growing energy demand during energy transition

February 15, 2022, 21:40 The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about the development and implementation of projects designed to reduce the negative impacts brought about by energy transition processes. It was highlighted that Gazprom …

Gazprom saves over 1 billion cubic meters of gas during gas pipeline repairs by using mobile compressor stations in 2020–...

Background Gazprom has in place a corporate Environmental Policy, the fundamental document of the Environmental Management System (EMS) that complies with the ISO 14001:2015 standard. An Energy Management System is also in effect at the Company. The System …