Business briefs – January 27

Frame store to display artwork year-round

A frame store in Franklin will show local artists’ work year-round.

Generation Art and Frame, 1780 Northwood Plaza, will now exclusively show local artists’ works on their walls after years of hosting temporary exhibits for local artists.

The store is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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Greenwood roofing company changes name

A Greenwood roofing company is switching names.

Roofing and remodeling contractor Trent Smith of Greenwood has changed his company’s name from E3 Restoration and Remodeling to E3 Roofing and Remodeling.

Franciscan Health picks new chief nursing officer

An Indianapolis hospital has named a new chief nursing officer.

Agnes Therady has been appointed vice president and chief nursing officer for Franciscan Health Central Indiana.

She oversees all nursing-related operations at Franciscan Health and leads nearly 1,500 nurses at hospital campuses in Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel. She succeeds Susan McRoberts, who retired in December.

Therady most recently served as system chief nursing officer for Cook County Health and Hospitals in Chicago, the third largest public academic health system in the United States. She led efforts to redesign hospital-based nursing staffing models, organized a structured training and development program for correctional health nurses and a nursing leadership academy for the nursing management team.

She also coordinated an executive and physician unit sponsorship program to increase patient satisfaction and employee engagement at Stroger Hospital. She initiated the magnet recognition program at the health system and coordinated a successful nurse-led initiative to reduce patient discharge times.

Engineering company announces promotions

Commonwealth Engineers Inc. Indianapolis promoted three staff members to its associate program.

The associate program is used to develop employees in the organization.

The employees are:

Rachel Runge, who joined Commonwealth Engineers in 2010 after earning a degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. She is a project engineer who spearheads the planning, design and construction engineering of potable water and wastewater projects.

Robert “Rob” Bellucci, who joined Commonwealth Engineers in 1996 after earning a degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. He is a project manager who leads the administration of potable water and wastewater projects, along with serving as the communications link with clients, contractors and public authorities. He is also responsible for managing Commonwealth’s construction inspection staff.

Theresa Criss-Hartwig joined Commonwealth Engineers in 2009 and served as a business development manager. She oversees and executes business development efforts throughout the state in conjunction with Commonwealth’s existing regional business development managers. She has degrees in government and business administration from Western Kentucky University.