Business digest

By JEAN HAYES, Times Correspondent
Published November 5, 2007

Briefly

The Spring Hill Chapterof the Hernando County Home Business Women's Network recently hosted a fundraiser to benefit the Dawn Center.

Chapter members sold purple wooden roses for $1 each and raised, to date, $51 for the women's shelter in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In addition, $150 was raised the previous week for the shelter. The funds will be used to purchase gas cards.

Women who have a home-based business are welcome to join the organization. For information, contact Sue at 684-9299 or visit the Web site at www.hchomebusinesswomensnetwork.com.

Who's news

Dr. Howard Glicksman has joined the practice at Florida Cancer Institute, an affiliate of US Oncology, as a palliative care specialist.

Glicksman is a diplomate of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He received his medical training from the University of Toronto's School of Medicine and completed his rotating internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Toronto.

Glicksman has practiced in Hernando County since 1984. From 1984 through 1988, he was on staff at Lykes Memorial Hospital in Brooksville. He held privileges at Oak Hill Hospital from 1984 to 2003.

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Dr. Robert G. Blackburn, board certified family practice physician, 10494 Northcliffe Blvd., Spring Hill, attended the Florida Society of the American College of Osteopathic Physicians Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 20 at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton.

Blackburn is an adjunct clinical professor at the college, as well as at Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale.

Medical students from both colleges perform their rural medicine rotation with Blackburn at his Spring Hill office.

Events

The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will have the following ribbon cuttings this week:

-Hernando Alterations & More, 2913 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, 11:30 a.m. today. For information, contact Jose Tirse at 346-0021.

-Evergreen Woods Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7045 Evergreen Woods Trail, Spring Hill, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. For information, contact Pamela Cafra at 596-8371.

- Patio Paradise, 7069 Coastal Blvd., Spring Hill, 11:30 a.m. Friday. For information, contact Stewart Campbell at 597-4270.

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The Winning Edge, a chapter of Business Networking International, will meet from 7:15 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Weeki Wachee Resort, 6172 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee.

Bring business cards and network with other area business professionals. Cost is $8, which includes a continental breakfast.

For information, contact Edmond Mintah at 684-5884 .

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Evergreen Woods Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7045 Evergreen Woods Trail, Spring Hill, will have the grand opening of its cardiac specialty unit and newly renovated subacute unit from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Evergreen Woods is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility that provides a full range of services. The cardiac program at Evergreen Woods offers 12-lead EKG testing as well as 24-hour telemetry monitoring.

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The Spring Hill Professionals Chapter of Ali Lassen's Leads Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Silverthorn Country Club, 4450 Golf Club Lane, Brooksville.

The club offers weekly opportunities to give brief business presentations and exchange leads collected during the previous week.

Membership fees are required, and there is a separate payment each week for the luncheon.

The club offers noncompete business classifications to avoid conflicts of interest.

For information, call Lois Bleicher at 200-4809 .

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Curves, 20112 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, will have an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

New owner Kathi Collison has invited local vendors to participate, including representatives from Mary Kay, Avon, Premier Design Jewelry and Home Interiors. Food and prizes will be available. A sign-up fee discount will be offered to new customers.

Collison, of Masaryktown, is a former resident of Spring Hill and Michigan. Before purchasing Curves, she worked as a certified nursing assistant and home health aide.

For information, call manager Dianne at 540-9002.

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Leaders by Design, a chapter of Business Networking International, will meet from 7:15 to 9 a.m. Thursday at Weeki Wachee Resort, 6172 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee.

Bring business cards and network with other professionals. Cost is $8, which includes a continental breakfast.

For information, call Scott Kelczewski at 556-6038.

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Belk Department Store, 13151 Cortez Blvd., Spring Hill, will have its fall charity day sale from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday. Nonprofit organizations may still sign up to participate.

The sale is to help organizations raise money. All participating nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations will sell tickets for $5 each. People who purchase a ticket will receive a shopping pass good for 20 to 50 percent off throughout the store, in addition to $5 off a first purchase.

During the sale, organizations will be encouraged to present information to customers. Organizations will be allowed to have bake sales outside the store.

For information or to register, contact Chris Tracy, store manager, at 592-1515, ext. 201, or Christine Charron, ext. 303.

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Service Corps of Retired Executives, Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439, will offer a free program for those thinking about buying a franchise from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St., New Port Richey.

The free program, sponsored by the library, will help identify, evaluate and explain franchise choices. Participants will learn some of the rules, laws and regulations that increase the odds of success.

Howard Bassuk, SCORE counselor and franchise industry veteran, will lead the workshop. Handouts will be provided.

For information, call the SCORE office at 727 842-4638 or Ann Scott at (727) 853-1256.

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LandMar's Southern Hills Plantation Club, 19850 Southern Hills Blvd., Brooksville, will host a tour through seven of its furnished models and 12 Express Address homes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The tour is open to the public and Realtors.

Visitors can register for a chance to win a $250 American Express gift care, a $100 Publix gift care or a $75 Honey Baked Ham gift card. Light refreshments will be provided at the Rutenberg model. For information, call 799-9898.

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The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will be closed Nov. 12 in observance of Veterans Day.

If you have announcements you would like to share with our readers, mail the details to Jean Hayes, Business Digest, Hernando Times, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613-6174. You may also e-mail items to jhayes@sptimes.com or fax them to 754-6133. Items may be edited for length and clarity. Photos are published as space permits; they will not be returned.
 

Organizations receive donations

The Hernando Builders Association presented checks to local groups during a recent meeting. Joann Schoch, left, executive director of the Humane Society of the Nature Coast, and Suzanne Hill, second from right, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, accepted the donations. Gena Hunt-Walters, second from left, chairwoman of the Truck Night Explosion and an HBA director, and Doug Adrian, 2006-07 president of Vision Development, were on hand to congratulate them.

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