Business Tri-State: Washington named COO at Cabell Huntington

HUNTINGTON -- Glen Washington has been named senior vice president and chief operating officer of Cabell Huntington Hospital.

Washington was promoted from his position as the vice president of operations at the hospital, which he has held since joining Cabell Huntington Hospital in October 2007.

Washington will be responsible for nursing services, information technology and planning in addition to overseeing hospital operations.

He graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., with a bachelor's degree in science in 1977, then earned a master's degree in health administration at the Medical College of Virginia at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond in 1980.

Airlines no longer taking cash onboard

NEW YORK -- Don't bother hitting the ATM before boarding your flight -- your airline may no longer be accepting cash.

Starting Aug. 5, Alaska Airlines will become the latest carrier to go cashless for in-flight purchases such as headphones, cocktails and snacks.

Others that have gone cashless include Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, AirTran, Virgin American and Midwest Airlines.

The "cashless cabin" is fast becoming the norm as more goods are sold in-flight and the hassles grow for making exact change, said Mike Boyd, a Colorado-based aviation consultant.

Northwest Airlines still accepts cash only for purchases on domestic flights. Delta and American airlines accept cash and credit cards, representatives said.

Going cashless won't significantly change airlines' profits for better or worse; in-flight sales account for a small slice of airlines' profits, Boyd said. Switching to credit card-only may boost sales slightly, since people tend to spend more with credit cards, he said. But the primary benefit will be saving time on making change and accounting for cash transactions.