• The Board of Directors of NorthPointe Resources, Inc., a Lake County not-for-profit agency, serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness, announced that interim Chief Executive Officer Dina Donohue-Chase has been selected as the next chief executive officer.
• Steve McShane, founder and chief executive officer of Midtronics, Inc. was named the recipient of the 2014 McGladrey Lifetime Achievement Award during the firm’s annual Manufacturing & Distribution Executive Summit on Nov. 18. McGladrey LLP is a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services.
• Suzanne Morris assumed the position of commission chair of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, during the commission’s semi-annual meeting held Nov. 16-17 in Milwaukee, Wis.. Morris was elected last fall and served a year term as vice chair and a term as the Compact’s treasurer.
• Locally owned and operated, Republic Bank of Chicago has hit a milestone this year by celebrating 50 years in business. In 1964, the first branch opened at 6501 S. Pulaski. The iconic circular building remains a fully operational branch and continues to serve the community. With 20 branches in total, Republic Bank of Chicago is looking forward to continued growth and serving their customers for years to come.
• Chadi Yaacoub, MD, passed the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice examination last month in Miami, Florida. FIPP is the highest international pain certification, and there are only 855 FIPP physicians worldwide. Yaacoub is now the fourth physician at Illinois Pain Institute to earn this prominent title.
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