July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Minnich named foundation official (5/3/03)
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Portland native Tod Minnich was recently named the new executive director of the Honeywell Foundation in Wabash, Ind.
Minnich, 36, was hired after a five-month national search, which attracted more than 150 applicants. He began his new job on March 3. At present, he is working on new programming, marketing and fund-raising initiatives.
A 1985 graduate of Jay County High School, he is the son of Portland residents Harold and Kathy Minnich. In 1992, he received his bachelor of science degree from Middle Tennessee State University in recording industry management with an emphasis in mass communications and business management.
Minnich and his wife Felisha and their daughter Chelsey, 15, reside in Berne.
Previously, Minnich was the national executive director and chief operating officer of the T.J. Martell Foundation, which is headquartered in Manhattan. That music-based, not-for-profit organization raises funds for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research.
Before he joined the Martell Foundation, he was merchandising manager for the Jim Halsey Company and was a partner in Artist Services Company, both in Nashville.
The Honeywell Foundation is the operating organization for the Honeywell Center in Wabash, which includes the 1,500-seat Ford Theater, an art gallery, restaurant and community center.
JCHS STUDENT AWARDED
Jay County High School student Rebecca Bisel has received a Burger King Scholars Award for continuing education, Quality Dining Inc. announced Thursday.
To qualify for the scholarship, high school seniors must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average, work part-time, be involved in co-curricular and/or community services activities and demonstrate financial need.
Her scholarship is one of the 116 that will be presented by Quality Dining, Inc. Burger King restaurants.
HOSTING OPEN HOUSE
Porter-Takats Insurance and Real Estate in Portland will host an open house Friday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The public is invited to take a tour of the new office, which is located at 226 N. Meridian St., formerly the site of Portland Office Supply.
DIRECTORS ELECTED
The following men were elected recently as directors at the 2003 Jay County REMC annual meeting: Wm. Harold Smith, District 1; Richard Paxson, District 3; Michael Ninde, District 5; and Tom Zimmerman, District 7.
ONLINE SAFETY FOR KIDS
Sprint has chipped in to help make the Internet safer for local school districts.
Through its sponsorship of the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse initiative, Sprint is providing the “Promoting Online Safety: The Home-School Partnership” to schools throughout its local telephone division.
This toolkit is a collection of resources to help guide school officials when they talk to parents and community members about protecting children online, both at home and at school.
The components of the toolkit have been designed so that they can be used either individually or together to help school leaders make a presentation to parents or other community members.
Toolkits are available at no charge at www.safewiredschools.org/toolkit. You may also contact Sprint senior public affairs manager Jack Moore at (260) 244-2999 to order a toolkit.
TYSON EARNINGS UP
Tyson Foods Inc. has posted an 11 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
A gain from a legal settlement helped offset flat sales and operating income declines in its beef and chicken operations. For the period ending March 29, Tyson reported a net income of $72 million compared with $65 million during the same period last year.
These latest results include a pretax gain of $94 million from vitamin-antitrust litigation. Tyson also reported that beef sales were up 7.5 percent, and chicken sales rose 1.8 percent. Pork sales fell 14 percent, and prepared-food sales slid by 16 percent.
PROFIT FALLS
The first-quarter profit for Waste Management Inc. fell by 56 percent, and was hurt by an accounting adjustment and other costs, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
The net income was reported at $61 million, which is down from $138 million from the same period a year earlier. These results include an accounting adjustment of $46 million, as well as work-force reduction costs and other expenses. WM also said severe winter weather in the East and Midwest hurt earnings by two cents a share.
Revenue rose 4.1 percent to $2.72 billion from $2.61 billion.[[In-content Ad]]
Minnich, 36, was hired after a five-month national search, which attracted more than 150 applicants. He began his new job on March 3. At present, he is working on new programming, marketing and fund-raising initiatives.
A 1985 graduate of Jay County High School, he is the son of Portland residents Harold and Kathy Minnich. In 1992, he received his bachelor of science degree from Middle Tennessee State University in recording industry management with an emphasis in mass communications and business management.
Minnich and his wife Felisha and their daughter Chelsey, 15, reside in Berne.
Previously, Minnich was the national executive director and chief operating officer of the T.J. Martell Foundation, which is headquartered in Manhattan. That music-based, not-for-profit organization raises funds for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research.
Before he joined the Martell Foundation, he was merchandising manager for the Jim Halsey Company and was a partner in Artist Services Company, both in Nashville.
The Honeywell Foundation is the operating organization for the Honeywell Center in Wabash, which includes the 1,500-seat Ford Theater, an art gallery, restaurant and community center.
JCHS STUDENT AWARDED
Jay County High School student Rebecca Bisel has received a Burger King Scholars Award for continuing education, Quality Dining Inc. announced Thursday.
To qualify for the scholarship, high school seniors must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average, work part-time, be involved in co-curricular and/or community services activities and demonstrate financial need.
Her scholarship is one of the 116 that will be presented by Quality Dining, Inc. Burger King restaurants.
HOSTING OPEN HOUSE
Porter-Takats Insurance and Real Estate in Portland will host an open house Friday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The public is invited to take a tour of the new office, which is located at 226 N. Meridian St., formerly the site of Portland Office Supply.
DIRECTORS ELECTED
The following men were elected recently as directors at the 2003 Jay County REMC annual meeting: Wm. Harold Smith, District 1; Richard Paxson, District 3; Michael Ninde, District 5; and Tom Zimmerman, District 7.
ONLINE SAFETY FOR KIDS
Sprint has chipped in to help make the Internet safer for local school districts.
Through its sponsorship of the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse initiative, Sprint is providing the “Promoting Online Safety: The Home-School Partnership” to schools throughout its local telephone division.
This toolkit is a collection of resources to help guide school officials when they talk to parents and community members about protecting children online, both at home and at school.
The components of the toolkit have been designed so that they can be used either individually or together to help school leaders make a presentation to parents or other community members.
Toolkits are available at no charge at www.safewiredschools.org/toolkit. You may also contact Sprint senior public affairs manager Jack Moore at (260) 244-2999 to order a toolkit.
TYSON EARNINGS UP
Tyson Foods Inc. has posted an 11 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
A gain from a legal settlement helped offset flat sales and operating income declines in its beef and chicken operations. For the period ending March 29, Tyson reported a net income of $72 million compared with $65 million during the same period last year.
These latest results include a pretax gain of $94 million from vitamin-antitrust litigation. Tyson also reported that beef sales were up 7.5 percent, and chicken sales rose 1.8 percent. Pork sales fell 14 percent, and prepared-food sales slid by 16 percent.
PROFIT FALLS
The first-quarter profit for Waste Management Inc. fell by 56 percent, and was hurt by an accounting adjustment and other costs, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
The net income was reported at $61 million, which is down from $138 million from the same period a year earlier. These results include an accounting adjustment of $46 million, as well as work-force reduction costs and other expenses. WM also said severe winter weather in the East and Midwest hurt earnings by two cents a share.
Revenue rose 4.1 percent to $2.72 billion from $2.61 billion.[[In-content Ad]]
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