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Jay County has joined Blackford, Delaware and Grant counties and Energize-ECI in a multi-county economic planning district.
The district, which the Jay County Commissioners and Jay County Council both voted to join earlier this year, will allow the county to seek development opportunities and open doors to new federal funding sources targeted toward economic development.
The district will allow the four counties not only to receive additional support for each of the individual areas, but also for the region as a whole. The new regional district could help the region win grant funding.
Networking luncheon
The Jay County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its next networking luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Teresa Voors and Gina DelSanto from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development will present "Workforce Development Initiatives."
The luncheon will begin at noon in the conference room at Jay County Hospital. Cost for the luncheon is $8.
Reservations must be made to the chamber by Friday.
POET product
POET LLC. announced that a new co-product from its ethanol production may be useable in other manufacturing areas.
Inviz, a brand name for a co-product called zein, can be used as a gum base for production of things such as films, packaging, adhesives, coatings and glazes. Zein may be able to replace several petroleum-based in products from pill coatings to plastic packaging.
Board member
Ossian Financial Services recently named Brian W. Dettmer to its board of directors.
Dettmer, a Wells County native, graduated from Norwell High School and received a degree in agricultural economics from Purdue University.
Dettmer had worked for 16 years in lending, operations operations, security and compliance in the banking industry.
He, his wife, and two children live in rural Ossian.
RVs selling
Fleetwood RV Inc. reported that its Class C Quest model is quickly selling to dealers as production nears a close in November.
The production run sold out in two weeks, according to Fleetwood's president, as dealers are moving the $84,000 Quest nearly as quickly.
The RVs are being produced in California, but production will be shifting to Decatur once inventory on the west coast is used up. Fleetwood RV was created out of the bankrupt Fleetwood Enterprises companies when a private group purchased the RV lines.
Gold star
Troxel Equipment Co., Bluffton, was awarded a Gold Star certification from John Deere for the fourth year.
The certification is awarded to dealers based on sales/marketing, customer support, operational management, retail environment and employee development.
Branch manager
First Bank of Berne named Deone Maller as new branch manager for the bank's Berne location.
Maller, who has been with the bank since 2006, is a secondary market mortgage lender at the Berne office. She is a 2006 graduate of Norwell High School and a 2009 graduate of Mortgage Lending School in Indianapolis.
Care award
Daryl Martin, executive director of Swiss Village, was awarded the "Excellence, Care in Management" award by the Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
The award was given to Martin for his services of 30 years on the management team at Swiss Village and for involvement in area and state services in elderly care.
Swiss Village now houses for about 400 residents and has gone through several expansions during his time on the staff.[[In-content Ad]]
The district, which the Jay County Commissioners and Jay County Council both voted to join earlier this year, will allow the county to seek development opportunities and open doors to new federal funding sources targeted toward economic development.
The district will allow the four counties not only to receive additional support for each of the individual areas, but also for the region as a whole. The new regional district could help the region win grant funding.
Networking luncheon
The Jay County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its next networking luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Teresa Voors and Gina DelSanto from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development will present "Workforce Development Initiatives."
The luncheon will begin at noon in the conference room at Jay County Hospital. Cost for the luncheon is $8.
Reservations must be made to the chamber by Friday.
POET product
POET LLC. announced that a new co-product from its ethanol production may be useable in other manufacturing areas.
Inviz, a brand name for a co-product called zein, can be used as a gum base for production of things such as films, packaging, adhesives, coatings and glazes. Zein may be able to replace several petroleum-based in products from pill coatings to plastic packaging.
Board member
Ossian Financial Services recently named Brian W. Dettmer to its board of directors.
Dettmer, a Wells County native, graduated from Norwell High School and received a degree in agricultural economics from Purdue University.
Dettmer had worked for 16 years in lending, operations operations, security and compliance in the banking industry.
He, his wife, and two children live in rural Ossian.
RVs selling
Fleetwood RV Inc. reported that its Class C Quest model is quickly selling to dealers as production nears a close in November.
The production run sold out in two weeks, according to Fleetwood's president, as dealers are moving the $84,000 Quest nearly as quickly.
The RVs are being produced in California, but production will be shifting to Decatur once inventory on the west coast is used up. Fleetwood RV was created out of the bankrupt Fleetwood Enterprises companies when a private group purchased the RV lines.
Gold star
Troxel Equipment Co., Bluffton, was awarded a Gold Star certification from John Deere for the fourth year.
The certification is awarded to dealers based on sales/marketing, customer support, operational management, retail environment and employee development.
Branch manager
First Bank of Berne named Deone Maller as new branch manager for the bank's Berne location.
Maller, who has been with the bank since 2006, is a secondary market mortgage lender at the Berne office. She is a 2006 graduate of Norwell High School and a 2009 graduate of Mortgage Lending School in Indianapolis.
Care award
Daryl Martin, executive director of Swiss Village, was awarded the "Excellence, Care in Management" award by the Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
The award was given to Martin for his services of 30 years on the management team at Swiss Village and for involvement in area and state services in elderly care.
Swiss Village now houses for about 400 residents and has gone through several expansions during his time on the staff.[[In-content Ad]]
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