Here are 10 updates on Chicago-based Aspen Dental that Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:
1. A retail center in Alabaster, Ala., will include Aspen Dental as one of its roughly 14 tenants during its first phase.
2. Supermarket chain Publix purchased a shopping center in Coral Springs, Fla., that includes an Aspen Dental location, for $58.5 million.
3. Aspen Dental opened an office in McKinney, Texas.
4. The company promoted Lori D'Anna to the role of president of field operations.
5. The Aspen Group partnered with Women Employed and Midwestern Career College to launch an initiative to help low-income women join the dental workforce.
6. A class-action lawsuit alleged that Aspen Dental shared private data with third parties.
7. Aspen Dental Management suffered a ransomware attack that may have resulted in patient information being accessed.
8. Aspen Dental agreed to a settlement to resolve claims that it violated Florida telemarketing laws
9. The company launched a marketing campaign celebrating its clinician-focused investments.
10. Aspen Dental appointed Kimberly Jones as vice president of hygiene operations.