October 23, 2021 at 4:20 a.m.
IU Health supports projects
Business roundup
Nearly $1 million is being provided to support health-related projects.
IU Health Foundation announced this week that it has made $971,574 in grants for a variety of projects, including one that will impact Jay County.
Of the grant total, the largest amount — $618,000 — is going to support advances in stroke care and other initiatives at the IU Health Adult Academic Health Center.
IU Health’s East Central Region, which includes IU Health Jay, received $81,820 to help build a new outdoor classroom in Hartford City. It will be used to expand addiction treatment service and enhance chronic disease education for IU Health Blackford, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and IU Health Jay.
“It’s exciting to see the impact our donors can have all across Indiana and in their own backyards,” said IU Health Foundation president Crystal Hinson Miller in a press release. “With these grants, we bring the full force of philanthropy into communities throughout Indiana, equipping our teams to improve the health and well-being of Hoosiers.”
EverHeart celebrates
EverHeart Hospice is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The hospice, previously known as State of the Heart, was founded in 1981 as Hospice of Darke County. It currently has locations in Winchester, Coldwater, Ohio and Greenville, Ohio as well as the EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Wayne HealthCare. It serves Jay, Randolph and Wayne counties in Indiana as well as Mercer, Darke, Auglaize, Miami, Preble, Shelby, Allen, Van Wert and Paulding counties in Ohio.
“We are so very thankful for those who laid the foundation and advocated 40 years ago to introduce the concept of Hospice and the value of this service to our communities,” said CEO Kristi Strawser in a press release.
Make nominations
Jay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2021 Jay County Community Awards.
Nominations are open for nine awards — Lifetime Achievement, Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Industry of the year, Not for Profit of the Year, Young Professional of the Year, Dunkirk Community Commitment, Small Community Commitment and Innovator of the Year.
Nomination forms are available at the chamber office, 118 S. Meridian St., Portland. They are also available online at bit.ly/2021JCCommAwards. The deadline is Nov. 30.
Breaks ground
Tyson Foods on Thursday broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Tyson, which operates Tyson Mexican Original in Portland, is investing $300 million in the new facility. It is expected to result in 375 new jobs, WSET news reported. It is expected to be operational in early 2023.
"The Danville-Pittsylvania County-area has built a true economic development resurgence, and that continues to pay off with new jobs and investment from companies like Tyson,” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said at the groundbreaking ceremony Tyson's continued growth and investments are a testament to Virginia's workforce and strong business environment, and we congratulate them on this new facility and look forward to many more years of success.”
Leeward signs
Leeward Renewable Energy on Tuesday signed a 15-year purchase agreement involving its Willow Springs 3 facility in Kern County, California.
Leeward, which is pursuing construction of a solar facility north of Dunkirk, signed the agreement with Valley Clean Energy for energy produced at the solar/battery storage facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in December, with operations expected to launch about two years later.
“Willow Springs 3 will further enhance our ability to provide Californians with a cleaner, more reliable power grid,” said Leeward senior vice president of development Kathryn Arbeit in a press release. “We are very excited to partner with Valley Clean Energy to not only expand the use of renewable energy throughout California …”
Expanding investment
Walgreens Boots Alliance announced last week that it is investing an additional $5.2 billion into its VillageMD program.
VillageMD is designed to provide primary care to patients, with a focus on medically underserved communities. At least 600 practices are to open in the U.S. by 2025.
Walgreens in July announced plans for locations in South Bend, Merrillville, Griffith and Portage to open this year.
The best healthcare is deeply rooted in local communities, and Walgreens is committed to expanding convenient access to high-quality and affordable healthcare services to our patients and customers in our neighborhood locations,” said Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer in a press release.
Responding together
McDonald’s and Yum! Brands were among the companies that announced recently they are extending their partnerships with the NextGen Consortium.
NextGen is a program focused on “identifying, accelerating and scaling commercially viable, circular foodservice packaging solutions.” McDonald’s and Starbucks on Wednesday announced an additional $10 million commentiment to the program. On the same day, Yum! extended its partnership with NextGen.
“Through NextGen, we’ve made great progress in growing more sustainable packaging solutions, and there is a lot more work to be done,” said Kate Daly, Managing Director of the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, which is managing NextGen. Faced with increasing climate risks, eco-conscious customers and a resource-constrained world, the foodservice industry must double down on its efforts and band together to strategically tackle the mounting waste challenge.”
IU Health Foundation announced this week that it has made $971,574 in grants for a variety of projects, including one that will impact Jay County.
Of the grant total, the largest amount — $618,000 — is going to support advances in stroke care and other initiatives at the IU Health Adult Academic Health Center.
IU Health’s East Central Region, which includes IU Health Jay, received $81,820 to help build a new outdoor classroom in Hartford City. It will be used to expand addiction treatment service and enhance chronic disease education for IU Health Blackford, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and IU Health Jay.
“It’s exciting to see the impact our donors can have all across Indiana and in their own backyards,” said IU Health Foundation president Crystal Hinson Miller in a press release. “With these grants, we bring the full force of philanthropy into communities throughout Indiana, equipping our teams to improve the health and well-being of Hoosiers.”
EverHeart celebrates
EverHeart Hospice is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The hospice, previously known as State of the Heart, was founded in 1981 as Hospice of Darke County. It currently has locations in Winchester, Coldwater, Ohio and Greenville, Ohio as well as the EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Wayne HealthCare. It serves Jay, Randolph and Wayne counties in Indiana as well as Mercer, Darke, Auglaize, Miami, Preble, Shelby, Allen, Van Wert and Paulding counties in Ohio.
“We are so very thankful for those who laid the foundation and advocated 40 years ago to introduce the concept of Hospice and the value of this service to our communities,” said CEO Kristi Strawser in a press release.
Make nominations
Jay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2021 Jay County Community Awards.
Nominations are open for nine awards — Lifetime Achievement, Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Industry of the year, Not for Profit of the Year, Young Professional of the Year, Dunkirk Community Commitment, Small Community Commitment and Innovator of the Year.
Nomination forms are available at the chamber office, 118 S. Meridian St., Portland. They are also available online at bit.ly/2021JCCommAwards. The deadline is Nov. 30.
Breaks ground
Tyson Foods on Thursday broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Tyson, which operates Tyson Mexican Original in Portland, is investing $300 million in the new facility. It is expected to result in 375 new jobs, WSET news reported. It is expected to be operational in early 2023.
"The Danville-Pittsylvania County-area has built a true economic development resurgence, and that continues to pay off with new jobs and investment from companies like Tyson,” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said at the groundbreaking ceremony Tyson's continued growth and investments are a testament to Virginia's workforce and strong business environment, and we congratulate them on this new facility and look forward to many more years of success.”
Leeward signs
Leeward Renewable Energy on Tuesday signed a 15-year purchase agreement involving its Willow Springs 3 facility in Kern County, California.
Leeward, which is pursuing construction of a solar facility north of Dunkirk, signed the agreement with Valley Clean Energy for energy produced at the solar/battery storage facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in December, with operations expected to launch about two years later.
“Willow Springs 3 will further enhance our ability to provide Californians with a cleaner, more reliable power grid,” said Leeward senior vice president of development Kathryn Arbeit in a press release. “We are very excited to partner with Valley Clean Energy to not only expand the use of renewable energy throughout California …”
Expanding investment
Walgreens Boots Alliance announced last week that it is investing an additional $5.2 billion into its VillageMD program.
VillageMD is designed to provide primary care to patients, with a focus on medically underserved communities. At least 600 practices are to open in the U.S. by 2025.
Walgreens in July announced plans for locations in South Bend, Merrillville, Griffith and Portage to open this year.
The best healthcare is deeply rooted in local communities, and Walgreens is committed to expanding convenient access to high-quality and affordable healthcare services to our patients and customers in our neighborhood locations,” said Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer in a press release.
Responding together
McDonald’s and Yum! Brands were among the companies that announced recently they are extending their partnerships with the NextGen Consortium.
NextGen is a program focused on “identifying, accelerating and scaling commercially viable, circular foodservice packaging solutions.” McDonald’s and Starbucks on Wednesday announced an additional $10 million commentiment to the program. On the same day, Yum! extended its partnership with NextGen.
“Through NextGen, we’ve made great progress in growing more sustainable packaging solutions, and there is a lot more work to be done,” said Kate Daly, Managing Director of the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, which is managing NextGen. Faced with increasing climate risks, eco-conscious customers and a resource-constrained world, the foodservice industry must double down on its efforts and band together to strategically tackle the mounting waste challenge.”
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