Milligan passes reins at Berne

Doug Milligan, executive director of Swiss Heritage Village and Museum in Berne, recently announced his retirement, effective at the end of the year.
Milligan was previously the president of The Jay Garment Company and development director at Jay-Randolph Development Services.
The new executive director will be Debby Gerber Neuenschwander of Berne. Neuenschwander has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Anderson University and was the German Language teacher at South Adams High School for eight years.
“I am convinced Debby will be a terrific executive director at Swiss Heritage,” Milligan told the Swiss Heritage Society Board of Directors.

Thirty new jobs
Petoskey Plastics is currently in the process of implementing a $16 million expansion in its facilities in Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee. Much of that investment is directed to the Hartford City plane, where 30 new positions will need to be filled by April 2013.
Petoskey Plastics opened the 300,000-square-foot plant in Hartford City in 2007. The facility processes recycled plastic into pellets that are then used in its blown film products, such as plastic sheeting and trash bags that are manufactured at its Michigan and Tennessee locations. Last year, Petoskey processed over 30 million pounds of post-consumer recycled plastic at the Hartford City plant.
Most of the job openings at the plant are for hourly manufacturing workers on 12-hour shifts. A high school diploma is required. Interested job seekers should contact Petoskey Plastics at [email protected].

MainSource releases results
MainSource Financial Group Inc., the holding company of MainSource Bank, recently announced its third quarter profits.
MainSource reported third quarter net profit of $7 million, or $.32 per common share. This is a 25 percent increase from the same quarter in 2011.

Area beef meetings
Cattle producers can learn about new manure regulations and how to repair their pastures after the summer drought at the Indiana Beef Cattle Association’s annual area beef meetings.
The remainder of the meetings are scheduled for various dates to Jan. 12. Purdue University and the IBCA will host the meetings. Topics will include manure management rule changes that will take effect in February, an industry update from the association, what to look forward to in the coming growing season for pastures and forages, and, depending on advancement of proposed new regulations, a possible update on feed-grade antibiotic use.
More information is available by contacting the Indiana Beef Cattle Association at 317-293-2333 or by visiting http://www.indianabeef.org.          

Indiana Green Expo set
Twenty-four experts from Purdue University will be among presenters at the 2013 Indiana Green Expo, which will feature a variety of workshops, sessions and exhibits for horticulture, turf science and business professionals. The conference and trade show will be held Jan. 9-11 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis.
Early registration was due by Dec. 21. Registration continues to be available but without a discounted rate. Participants can register at http://www.indianagreenexpo.com. For questions or additional information, visit the website or call 765-494-8039. The conference is sponsored by the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association and the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation.[[In-content Ad]]