Business briefs
H&M to close SouthSide Works location
Clothing retailer H&M will close its SouthSide Works store June 15, the latest blow to the South Side retail, office, entertainment and residential complex. The Swedenbased company confirmed the closing in a statement released Thursday. It stated that employees will be offered the option of relocating to comparable positions in stores in the surrounding area. H&M is the latest retailer to close at SouthSide Works. The complex earlier lost American Eagle Outfitters, which has its headquarters on the grounds, and BCBG Max Azria.
GNC’s chief marketing officer steps down
Jeff Hennion has resigned as chief marketing and e-commerce officer for GNC Holdings, Inc., the company reported late Thursday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing said Mr. Hennion has agreed to serve as a consultant for up to one year for the Pittsburgh-based health and wellness retailer. No reason was cited for the resignation or his future plans. Mr. Hennion had returned to GNC in September 2014, taking a position similar to one he held there in 2011-12. He previously was president and chief financial officer at Branding Brand on the South Side.
UPMC cancer centers honor Hillmans
More than 50 UPMC cancer center locations globally will be renamed UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, officials said this week, in honor of Henry and Elsie Hillman, whose foundations provided $10 million to establish the Hillman Cancer Center in Shadyside in 2002.
U.S. Steel appoints interim CFO
U.S. Steel named Pipasu Soni interim CFO to fill a role vacated when David B. Burritt was named president and CEO last month. Mr. Soni has been vice president of finance since February and joined the Pittsburgh steel producer last year. He will hold the post until a permanent CFO is named.
Cybersecurity expert joins Pitt
The University of Pittsburgh announced Thursday, that Kiersten Todt — former executive director of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity — will immediately begin serving as resident scholar on its Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security. In the past, Ms. Todt headed the national cybersecurity commission that guided President Barack Obama’s February 2016 Cybersecurity National Action Plan.
Salaries for associate lawyers mostly unchanged
The overall median firstyear salary for law associates in firms with more than 250 lawyers as of Jan. 1, 2017, was $135,000, the same as in 2015, the year of the most recent survey, according to a report by the Washington, D.C.-based National Association for Law Placement. The median for firms with 501 to 700 lawyers was $160,000 as of Jan. 1 this year.
UPMC names medical information officer
Physician Robert Bart will oversee UPMC’s efforts to advance the use of electronic health records and other technologies as the new chief medical information officer for the health services division. Dr. Bart previously was chief medical information officer for the Department of Health Services in Los Angeles County.
Downtown McDonald’s cleared to reopen
A McDonald’s restaurant at 500 Liberty Ave., Downtown, was cleared to reopen Thursday afternoon after being ordered closed the day before by the Allegheny County Health Department because of a sewage backup in the basement affecting the walk-in freezer room and dry stock room. Inspection reports for food facilities in the county are available online at www.achd.net.