As part of its second annual Lighthouse Project, BB&T Bank in Ceredo teamed up with the Good Samaritan Food Bank in Ceredo to provide diapers and infant supplies. Employees from the bank volunteered their time Aug. 26 to purchase and deliver the items to the food bank. The items were much appreciated, as those items are often not covered by public assistance, according to the food bank.

Last year, BB&T employees nationwide donated a total of 53,000 hours to charities in 25 states.

MOSES AUTO MALL: Moses Auto Mall is hosting a Child Safety Seat Awareness Day at 10 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 25. Local police and fire department representatives will be on-hand to check car seats to make sure they are properly installed. Little Caesar's is helping sponsor the event, supplying pizza and fingerprint cards.

SAVANNAH'S AND NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH: Savannah's Restaurant in Huntington will be hosting AMONG FRIENDS, an intimate wine tasting presented by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. All funds raised through this event will benefit Dress for Success River Cities, an organization devoted to promoting the economic independence of disadvantage women in the Tri-State area, including Lawrence, Gallia and Scioto counties in Ohio.

The evening will feature fine vintages and hors d'oeuvres along with selected classic stylish wines from Little Black Dress Wines, A Dress for Success Worldwide partner. Call 304-522-3011 for further information.

MELINI CUCINA: The Italian eatery Melini Cucina, located in the 300 block of 10th Street in Huntington, closed earlier this week. The business is declining comment about closing, but still has locations in Ironton and Portsmouth, Ohio, and in Morehead, Grayson and Mt. Sterling, Ky. It opened the Huntington location in early 2009.

GRAND OPENINGS: There are a host of grand openings occurring this time of year throughout the Tri-State. Here's a list of some:

SIMPLY WHISK: Mug & Pia gift shop owner Kim Sarka is opening her second downtown shop, Simply Whisk. The culinary shop, featuring gift ideas and kitchen items, will soon open in the location formerly occupied by Wender's at the corner of 8th Street and 4th Avenue. Its grand opening is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday at 901 4th Ave.

AMERICAN PRODUCERS SUPPLY WV, LLC: This distribution company for the industrial, commercial and contracting industries is having a grand opening at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at 33 Washington Ave. in Huntington. The company has locations in Ohio as well as West Virginia.

BARBOURSVILLE WALMART: The Barboursville Walmart at 25 Nichols Drive will celebrate a grand re-opening at 8 a.m. Friday, giving local shoppers a glimpse of its new store design. The event follows a three-month remodeling project with changes including a new layout, wider aisles, easier-to-reach shelving, brighter interior paint, new lighting and signage and an expanded electronics department.

"The new layout is easier to navigate, which will save our customers time as they shop for necessities," store Manager Patty Ellison said in a release.

Store associates who have worked at Walmart 15 years or more will cut the ribbon Friday. Also during the ceremony, store associates will present a total of $4,000 in grants from the Walmart Foundation to local organizations, including the Salvation Army, Nichols Elementary School, Golden Girl Group Home, and Eastern Cabell County Humanities Organization.

CLOSE TO HOME III: The grand opening of Close to Home lll is planned for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 617 Center Str. in Ironton. The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renewed assisted living center, along with refreshments and guided tours of the renovated facility.

SELECT HOME CARE OPTIONS: A new in-home care program hosted a grand opening celebration from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 31 at 4338 13th Street in the Shannon Plaza in Ashland. A subsidiary of Masonic Homes of Kentucky Inc., Select Home Care Options is a home and community-based services program that allows seniors, persons with disabilities and individuals recovering from accidents or surgeries to stay in their homes. The company began serving patients in Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Grayson and Greenup counties on July 19.

Please send your business news items to Jean Tarbett Hardiman at jeant@herald- dispatch.com.

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Photo courtesy of BB&T of Ceredo.

David Cruikshank, Darlene Booth and Cathy Dingess of BB&T in Ceredo unload donations of infant care items Aug. 26 for Good Samaritan Food Bank .