May 29, 2021 at 12:11 a.m.
TLS donates to local organizations
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TLS donates to local organizations
A host of local organizations got a little bit more comfortable recently.
TLS by Design of Portland announced that it is in the process of donating more than $100,000 in furniture to local organizations.
Those receiving donations included several Jay-Randolph Developmental Services group homes, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for its rectory, First Presbyterian Church for the church and parsonage, The Journey Home veterans facility in Randolph County, governmental offices for the Portland Police Department investigator and Wayne Township trustee, and new business Be Your Best Evolving Education.
In addition to the local charities, TLS is also donating to Fishers-based The Mustard Seed of Central Indiana, which operates a furniture bank that primarily serves Marion County.
“As part of our responsibility to be good corporate citizens, TLS is pleased to partner with local charities to improve the lives of those in the local community,” said TLS owner and president Elizabeth Day in a press release. “We depend on the community who has supplied a skilled workforce and we wanted to give back.
“It was heartening to see the residents of three Jay Randolph Development Group Homes so excited about their new furniture.”
IU Health grants
The IU Health Foundation through its community investment impact fund recently provided $200,000 to The Portland Foundation for John Jay Center for Learning’s industrial maintenance advanced manufacturing program.
Through a partnership with Jay County High School, John Jay offers advanced manufacturing courses for high school seniors. They are designed to help students prepare for careers in industrial maintenance.
“John Jay Center for Learning is very appreciative of being an IU Health Community Impact Investment Fund Grant recipient,” said Rusty Inman, John Jay executive director, in a press release. “The funds received will help us build our capacity and to meet our goal of providing quality education and training that enables students to better their lives financially and to positively contribute to the communities in which they work and live.”
Intern joins staff
Amy Schwartz is serving as an intern at The Commercial Review this summer.
Schwartz, 22, will be a senior this fall at Ball State University. She is majoring in journalism and telecommunications with a minor in psychology.
She has written for The Daily News and Ball Bearings magazine at Ball State. She will serve as a senior editor at Ball Bearings for the 2021-22 school year.
Schwartz is also a dance teacher at Turns on 2nd Dance Studio in Decatur.
During her free time, Schwartz enjoys watching movies, reading, being with her pets and visiting her family in their hometown of Geneva.
Cuttings scheduled
Jay County Chamber of Commerce has several ribbon-cutting ceremonies scheduled for the coming weeks.
A ribbon-cutting for Holiday Inn Express, which recently completed a remodeling project, is scheduled for June 4. The event, which will begin at noon with the ribbon cutting scheduled for 12:30 p.m., will include tours of the hotel.
Good-Rich Tap Room and Brewery will hold a grand opening later the same day. It will begin at 4 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m. and will include food trucks, music and fireworks.
At noon on June 11, the chamber will hold a ribbon-cutting at its office for Mustard Seed Remodeling.
Reid breaks ground
Reid Health broke ground Monday on the new Reid Health Primary & Specialty Care – Winchester facility at 386 Symmes Center Drive on the city’s southeast side.
The new $7.7 million facility will include Dr. Daniel Wegg’s primary care practices as well as space for orthopedics, ear nose and throat, audiology, cardiology and OB/GYN. X-ray and laboratory services will also be available.
“Having those kinds of resources within our grasp within our own building will be just amazing for our patients,” Wegg said in a press release. “Our other facilities in Randolph County are dated, so they don’t necessarily satisfy all the modern medical needs that we have.”
The new site will replace the current Randolph Medical Center building.
CANPACK expanding
Beverage maker CANPACK announced this week that it will build a new manufacturing facility in Delaware County.
The company, which was founded in Poland, plans to invest $380 million in an 862,000-square foot facility at the intersection of Fuson and Cowan roads. Delaware County Commissioners rezoned more than 130 acres for the new facility in April.
“The significance of this investment and the size of the building planned is comparable to the huge factories that many of us grew up with our parents or grandparents working at,” said Brad Bookout, director of municipal and economic affairs for Delaware County, in a press release. “It’s important to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to have a good paying job …”
McDonald's supporting
McDonald's restaurants in Indiana are offer customers ways to support area Ronald McDonald House Charities chapters and the families they serve.
Through the “Sleeves for Support” program, customers can buy an insulated beverage sleeve designed to hold a McDonald’s 30-ounce beverage cup. The cost $5, with proceeds going to support Ronald McDonald House Charities.
“The pandemic has added an additional challenge for families who are dealing with a sick child,” said Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana CEO Jen Veatch. “Despite the changes caused by COVID, we are safely providing assistance to families and appreciate the continued support of McDonald’s customers to help us fulfill our mission.”
Papers sold
A chain of newspapers, including the Perry County News and Spencer County Journal Democrat in Indiana, has been sold to Paxton Media Group.
Paxton announced the purchase of Landmark’s 46 newspapers Tuesday. The company already owned more than a dozen Indiana papers, including The Chronicle-Tribune (Marion) and The Courier Times (New Castle).
“We are very excited to add these newspapers into the PMG portfolio,” Paxton president and CEO Jamie Paxton told the Perry County News. “PMG believes strongly in the value of local newspapers and the vital role they play in the communities that they serve. We appreciate Landmark choosing us to be the new stewards of these important community assets.”
Paxton, based in Paducah, Kentucky, now owns more than 50 newspapers.
TLS by Design of Portland announced that it is in the process of donating more than $100,000 in furniture to local organizations.
Those receiving donations included several Jay-Randolph Developmental Services group homes, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for its rectory, First Presbyterian Church for the church and parsonage, The Journey Home veterans facility in Randolph County, governmental offices for the Portland Police Department investigator and Wayne Township trustee, and new business Be Your Best Evolving Education.
In addition to the local charities, TLS is also donating to Fishers-based The Mustard Seed of Central Indiana, which operates a furniture bank that primarily serves Marion County.
“As part of our responsibility to be good corporate citizens, TLS is pleased to partner with local charities to improve the lives of those in the local community,” said TLS owner and president Elizabeth Day in a press release. “We depend on the community who has supplied a skilled workforce and we wanted to give back.
“It was heartening to see the residents of three Jay Randolph Development Group Homes so excited about their new furniture.”
IU Health grants
The IU Health Foundation through its community investment impact fund recently provided $200,000 to The Portland Foundation for John Jay Center for Learning’s industrial maintenance advanced manufacturing program.
Through a partnership with Jay County High School, John Jay offers advanced manufacturing courses for high school seniors. They are designed to help students prepare for careers in industrial maintenance.
“John Jay Center for Learning is very appreciative of being an IU Health Community Impact Investment Fund Grant recipient,” said Rusty Inman, John Jay executive director, in a press release. “The funds received will help us build our capacity and to meet our goal of providing quality education and training that enables students to better their lives financially and to positively contribute to the communities in which they work and live.”
Intern joins staff
Amy Schwartz is serving as an intern at The Commercial Review this summer.
Schwartz, 22, will be a senior this fall at Ball State University. She is majoring in journalism and telecommunications with a minor in psychology.
She has written for The Daily News and Ball Bearings magazine at Ball State. She will serve as a senior editor at Ball Bearings for the 2021-22 school year.
Schwartz is also a dance teacher at Turns on 2nd Dance Studio in Decatur.
During her free time, Schwartz enjoys watching movies, reading, being with her pets and visiting her family in their hometown of Geneva.
Cuttings scheduled
Jay County Chamber of Commerce has several ribbon-cutting ceremonies scheduled for the coming weeks.
A ribbon-cutting for Holiday Inn Express, which recently completed a remodeling project, is scheduled for June 4. The event, which will begin at noon with the ribbon cutting scheduled for 12:30 p.m., will include tours of the hotel.
Good-Rich Tap Room and Brewery will hold a grand opening later the same day. It will begin at 4 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m. and will include food trucks, music and fireworks.
At noon on June 11, the chamber will hold a ribbon-cutting at its office for Mustard Seed Remodeling.
Reid breaks ground
Reid Health broke ground Monday on the new Reid Health Primary & Specialty Care – Winchester facility at 386 Symmes Center Drive on the city’s southeast side.
The new $7.7 million facility will include Dr. Daniel Wegg’s primary care practices as well as space for orthopedics, ear nose and throat, audiology, cardiology and OB/GYN. X-ray and laboratory services will also be available.
“Having those kinds of resources within our grasp within our own building will be just amazing for our patients,” Wegg said in a press release. “Our other facilities in Randolph County are dated, so they don’t necessarily satisfy all the modern medical needs that we have.”
The new site will replace the current Randolph Medical Center building.
CANPACK expanding
Beverage maker CANPACK announced this week that it will build a new manufacturing facility in Delaware County.
The company, which was founded in Poland, plans to invest $380 million in an 862,000-square foot facility at the intersection of Fuson and Cowan roads. Delaware County Commissioners rezoned more than 130 acres for the new facility in April.
“The significance of this investment and the size of the building planned is comparable to the huge factories that many of us grew up with our parents or grandparents working at,” said Brad Bookout, director of municipal and economic affairs for Delaware County, in a press release. “It’s important to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to have a good paying job …”
McDonald's supporting
McDonald's restaurants in Indiana are offer customers ways to support area Ronald McDonald House Charities chapters and the families they serve.
Through the “Sleeves for Support” program, customers can buy an insulated beverage sleeve designed to hold a McDonald’s 30-ounce beverage cup. The cost $5, with proceeds going to support Ronald McDonald House Charities.
“The pandemic has added an additional challenge for families who are dealing with a sick child,” said Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana CEO Jen Veatch. “Despite the changes caused by COVID, we are safely providing assistance to families and appreciate the continued support of McDonald’s customers to help us fulfill our mission.”
Papers sold
A chain of newspapers, including the Perry County News and Spencer County Journal Democrat in Indiana, has been sold to Paxton Media Group.
Paxton announced the purchase of Landmark’s 46 newspapers Tuesday. The company already owned more than a dozen Indiana papers, including The Chronicle-Tribune (Marion) and The Courier Times (New Castle).
“We are very excited to add these newspapers into the PMG portfolio,” Paxton president and CEO Jamie Paxton told the Perry County News. “PMG believes strongly in the value of local newspapers and the vital role they play in the communities that they serve. We appreciate Landmark choosing us to be the new stewards of these important community assets.”
Paxton, based in Paducah, Kentucky, now owns more than 50 newspapers.
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