Business Briefs

The American Heart Association, North Brunswick, has announced that Lawrence Cohen, president of International Technidyne Corp., Edison, has been chosen as chairman of the 2005 Middlesex County Heart Walk, which has the theme “Walk. Change Tomorrow. Today,” slated for Oct. 2 at Middlesex County College, Edison. Cohen will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment and organizational activities for the walk.

HiTops Health Resources for Teens, Princeton, recently received a grant for $25,000 from the New Jersey AIDS Partnership in support of its first and third program. The project is designed to promote health decision-making associated with HIV/AIDS prevention. The nonprofit HiTops provides programs to enhance the quality of life for adolescents and teenagers.

St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, was recently awarded the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition Certificate for its outpatient diabetes education services. The three-year certification recognizes that the hospital’s program meets “national standards for diabetes self-management education” for the fourth consecutive time. St. Peter’s received its first ADA certificate in 1996 in eight areas of diabetes education. It has also received national recognition in all areas for its outpatient education programs in the diabetes care and control center, the maternal fetal medicine division, the pediatric endocrine division, and women’s ambulatory care.

The certified public accounting firm of WithumSmith&Brown (WS&B) has announced the promotion of several staff members in its New Brunswick office. King Lee of East Brunswick was promoted from semi-senior to senior accountant. Promoted from staff II to semi-senior accountant was Richard Bobroski of South Brunswick. Nina LoConte of Tinton Falls was promoted from staff I to staff II accountant. WS&B has locations in Bridgewater, Flemington, Livingston, Morristown, New Brunswick, Princeton, Red Bank and Toms River, as well as New York City and in Newtown, Pa.

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and Giant Food have announced plans to collect customer donations for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in the American Gulf Coast. All Stop & Shop, Giant Food, and Super G stores will participate.

All funds collected from the drive will go to the American Red Cross and America’s Second Harvest — the nation’s food bank network, to help the victims of one of the most devastating storms in American history.

The supermarket chains are also collecting donations from associates at their main offices and distribution facilities.