RevoluSun, Distributed Energy divide roles

RevoluSun LLC and Distributed Energy Partners LLC, affiliated solar companies based in Honolulu, said Friday the two will divide after working together since 2009.

RevoluSun will serve the residential market exclusively, with Eric Carlson, Josh Powell and Colin Yost taking full operational control.

DEP will serve only the commercial and utility-scale markets under the leadership of Mark Duda, Todd Georgopapadakos and Rod Braunthal.

"The amicable nature of this transition means it will be business as usual for clients and business partners of the two firms, with the companies continuing to collaborate and refer business to one another," said Carlson.

The split is effective immediately with both companies vacating the offices in the Pan Am Building. RevoluSun will operate from offices located at Ward Plaza, 210 Ward Ave. Suite C128. DEP’s offices will be downtown in the Pauahi Tower at 1003 Bishop St., Suite 2020.

Blue Startups teams up with Connector

Blue Startups, a nonprofit that helps boost technology companies, has partnered with the Hawaii Health Connector to provide access to funding and health care experts for one of its medical startup businesses.

The selected company will be paired with health care mentors over a four-month period, working with practitioners in the field and engaging with prospective customers.

The goal is to jump-start health-care technology companies that develop solutions for medical problems.

Blue Startups was established by Henk Rogers, founder of Blue Planet Software. For more information, go to bluestartups.com.

Women’s health featured at free event

Hawaii Pacific Health is sponsoring a free community health event featuring physicians and community specialists who will discuss various women’s health, including incontinence, osteoporosis, fall prevention, diabetes and the aging brain. The "Women’s Way to Health" event will be on Sept. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Ala Moana Hotel’s hibiscus ballroom. The free program is also available via video conference at Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea and at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Kauai.

Register online at www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/womens­way or mail or fax forms to Hawaii Pacific Health Conference Services at 1100 Ward Ave.

McDonald’s recalls exec to take reins in U.S.

NEW YORK » McDonald’s named a new president for its struggling U.S. division on Friday, marking the second change in the high-profile spot in less than two years.

The world’s biggest hamburger chain says it’s bringing back a longtime McDonald’s executive, Mike Andres, to fill the role effective Oct. 15. Andres replaces Jeff Stratton, who is retiring, and inherits some major challenges.

Stratton, 58, took over in late 2012 and replaced Jan Fields. That shakeup was made shortly after McDonald’s Corp. reported its first monthly sales drop in nearly a decade. Sales in the U.S. have remained weak ever since, with the company facing intensifying competition and changing eating habits.

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson has said the chain is working on fixing basics, such as the speed of service and order accuracy. The company is also pushing to improve the image of its food, in part by introducing items positioned as more premium offerings, such as its new Bacon Clubhouse burger. It also plans to offer mandarin oranges as an option in Happy Meals this fall.

Goldman bond claim settlement worth $1.2B

WASHINGTON » Goldman Sachs has agreed to a settlement worth $1.2 billion to resolve claims that it misled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about risky mortgage securities it sold them before the housing market collapsed in 2007.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, announced the settlement Friday with Goldman. New York-based Goldman Sachs sold the securities to the companies between 2005 and 2007. Under the settlement, Goldman is paying $3.15 billion to buy back the securities from Fannie and Freddie. The FHFA said the settlement was worth $1.2 billion because of the difference between what Goldman is paying and the current value of the securities. That means Goldman is paying $1.2 billion more than what the securities are now worth.

On the Move

Anthology Marketing Group has announced three company appointments:

» Dave Abrass, left, has been named digital project manager. Abrass manages the company’s marketing programs, which stretches across a broad spectrum of online and digital disciplines.

» Erica Liu, center, as an assistant account executive for Anthology Digital. She provides account team support for the company’s digital marketing programs at Prince Resorts Hawaii and for PACCAR (a Fortune Top 200 company in Washington state) and its subsidiaries, TRP Parts and Kenworth.

» Jacie Matsukawa, right, as an account coordinator for Anthology’s Public Relations Group, McNeil Wilson Communications. Matsukawa works in travel and tourism public relations.

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