Discovery Health Partners, the payment integrity division of LaunchPoint, today announced it has appointed Moe Alkhafaji as Chief Information Officer . Alkhafaji joins Discovery from HealthEngine, where in the role of CTO he applied his big data and machine learning expertise to rearchitect and transform its healthcare pricing and quality information portal technology.
Category: Chicago, IL
Pittcon 2017 taking place in 2 weeks, will feature over 700 leading…
The Pittcon 2017 Exposition, which takes place March 5-9 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, will include 770 exhibitors of which 122 are first time exhibitors. Leading companies will be displaying products and services used by the scientific community in industrial, academic, and government labs.
Opera news: Mitisek out at COT, Jesus in at Lyric
It’s been a busy few days on the local opera beat, starting with a little shocker: over the weekend, Chicago Opera Theater announced that its innovative, high-profile artistic director, Andreas Mitisek, will leave the company when his contract expires at end of August. Mitisek, who has led COT since 2012 and put his personal mark on it, said in a statement released Saturday afternoon that he’s “decided to move on at the end of my contract and pursue some artistic projects I have been dreaming about for a long time.”
Prop Thtr Presents New Work on Loss at the 28th Annual Rhinofest
Prop Thtr presents On Loss by Mark Chrisler and Groundswell by Karen Fort as part of the 28th Annual Rhinofest. Other Rhinofest events produced by Prop Thtr include A Full Moon Vaudeville featuring a large cast that includes writer/performer Ian Belknap kicking off Rhinofest on Saturday, January 21 and the Cabaret Prop’d series featuring jazz trumpeter Yves Franois that starts on Friday, January 27. Rhinofest is produced and curated by Prop Thtr and Curious Theatre Branch.
‘First friend’ Valerie Jarrett reflects on 8 years in Obama’s White House
Valerie Jarrett in the Oval Office as President Obama meets with then-Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont in February 2009. Valerie Jarrett in the Oval Office as President Obama meets with then-Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont in February 2009.
Sun 25
Families enjoy activities and crafts including dreidel bounce, baby/toddler zone, face paint, make your own donut, rainbow loom Chanukah jewelry, wood etching, take a picture with Judah Maccabee, dreidel crafts, Chanukah gelt, live presentations and more. Catch an interactive storytime , the Olive Oil Press demo and a Chanukah film .