July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Walgreens tops August permits (09/06/2008)
Business roundup
August's building permit listing from the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department is topped by an application for Portland's new Walgreens pharmacy.
A permit was applied for by Eugene Faigus of TFG Portland, LLC. for the new $1.5 million pharmacy located at 124 W. Votaw St. Construction is continuing on the new business, which will bring the drug store chain popular around the Midwest to the region.
Total cost estimates for 31 projects requiring permits in August was $2,125,200.
Other permits applied for in August include: Portland Forge, 250 E. Lafayette St., Portland, industrial addition, $56,000; Coca-Cola Enterprises, 1617 N. Meridian St., Portland, industrial addition, $60,000; Robert King, 144 West 200 North, Portland, building addition, $1,500; Richard Eglan, 11148 West 350 North, Pennville, pole building, $30,000; Dan and Tina Dirksen, 2843 South 400 West, Portland, storage building, $52,000; Brian Kunkler, 2845 South 500 East, Portland, machine shop, $70,000.
Dale G. Evers, 8260 East 800 North, Bryant, grain bin, $35,000; Charles Lee Wilcox, 7620 East 900 South, Union City, compost building, $24,000; Bob Welling, 7859 East 800 North, Bryant, machine shed, $36,000; Kevin and Denise Degler, 2574 East 400 North, Portland, pole building, $74,000; Joe R. Lyons, 3367 East 300 South, Portland, grain bin, $40,000; James Schoenlein, 154 North 200 West, Portland, grain bins, $5,000; Terry Snyder, 8107 North 125 West, Bryant, pole building, $20,000; Jeffrey Anderson, 121 Boundary Pike, Portland, privacy fence, $1,500.
Richard Knight, 624 South 200 West, Portland, fence, $2,700; Larry and Linda Freyburgher, 314 W. Tenth St., Portland, fence, $3,200; Brandt Runyon, 722 South 350 West, Portland, pond, $3,000; William Bice, county road 50 East between county roads 200 South and 300 South, Portland, pond, $8,200; Michael Evers, 058 West 400 North, Portland, log cabin, $10,000; Matt L. White, 5930 East 300 North, Portland, new home, $36,000; Ryan Hurt, All Circuit Electric, 5510 North U.S. 27, Bryant, storage building, $10,000.
Barry Retter, 6641 West 800 South, Redkey, deck, $1,500; Paul Moser, 3692 W. Juillerat Dr., Portland, deck, $1,500; William Hixenbaugh, 315 W. Ninth St., Portland, shed, $1,100; Richard L. Knight, 624 South 200 West, Portland, shed, $2,100; Keith Osterholt, 1695 South Manuels Drive, Portland, storage shed, $1,000; Amos A. Schwartz, 7801 North 250 West, Bryant, pole building, $3,000; Lisa Lanning, 3378 South 400 West, Portland, pole building, $3,000; Robert and Brenda DeWitt, 6353 South U.S. 27 Portland, pole building, $26,400; and Rory Campbell, 539 South 600 East, Portland, pole building, $7,500.
Sheriff speaks
The Mercer County Sheriff will speak to interested residents about how to identify and avoid scams. Sherriff Jeff Grey will speak at the Dine and Discover program sponsored by Mercer Health at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio.
The event takes place at 5 p.m. on Sept. 8.
Grey will discuss different aspects of how scams work and how to better deal with scam artists.
Reservations to the event were being made until Wednesday.
Company visit
An Austin, Texas-based company recently visited east central Indiana to scout a potential home for a new data center.
AngelouEconomics visited the region to evaluate development sites and survery the local communities as a possible site for a new date center being planned by the company.
The company was looking in Delaware County as a possible expansion site. The trip was organized by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation with funding from Duke Energy, Indiana Michigan Electric, Wabash Valley Power and area economic development organizations.
Forty-five years
A 45-year newspaperman from Bluffton retired this week.
Joe Smekens, who worked with the Bluffton News-Banner, kicked off his work boots for good Friday on his 65th birthday. Smekens, who delivered newspapers as a kid before coming to the News-Banner from the newsroom side, served for many years as the Bluffton publication's sports editor and managing editor.
And open house was held for the retiring employee Friday at the Timber Ridge Golf Course.[[In-content Ad]]
A permit was applied for by Eugene Faigus of TFG Portland, LLC. for the new $1.5 million pharmacy located at 124 W. Votaw St. Construction is continuing on the new business, which will bring the drug store chain popular around the Midwest to the region.
Total cost estimates for 31 projects requiring permits in August was $2,125,200.
Other permits applied for in August include: Portland Forge, 250 E. Lafayette St., Portland, industrial addition, $56,000; Coca-Cola Enterprises, 1617 N. Meridian St., Portland, industrial addition, $60,000; Robert King, 144 West 200 North, Portland, building addition, $1,500; Richard Eglan, 11148 West 350 North, Pennville, pole building, $30,000; Dan and Tina Dirksen, 2843 South 400 West, Portland, storage building, $52,000; Brian Kunkler, 2845 South 500 East, Portland, machine shop, $70,000.
Dale G. Evers, 8260 East 800 North, Bryant, grain bin, $35,000; Charles Lee Wilcox, 7620 East 900 South, Union City, compost building, $24,000; Bob Welling, 7859 East 800 North, Bryant, machine shed, $36,000; Kevin and Denise Degler, 2574 East 400 North, Portland, pole building, $74,000; Joe R. Lyons, 3367 East 300 South, Portland, grain bin, $40,000; James Schoenlein, 154 North 200 West, Portland, grain bins, $5,000; Terry Snyder, 8107 North 125 West, Bryant, pole building, $20,000; Jeffrey Anderson, 121 Boundary Pike, Portland, privacy fence, $1,500.
Richard Knight, 624 South 200 West, Portland, fence, $2,700; Larry and Linda Freyburgher, 314 W. Tenth St., Portland, fence, $3,200; Brandt Runyon, 722 South 350 West, Portland, pond, $3,000; William Bice, county road 50 East between county roads 200 South and 300 South, Portland, pond, $8,200; Michael Evers, 058 West 400 North, Portland, log cabin, $10,000; Matt L. White, 5930 East 300 North, Portland, new home, $36,000; Ryan Hurt, All Circuit Electric, 5510 North U.S. 27, Bryant, storage building, $10,000.
Barry Retter, 6641 West 800 South, Redkey, deck, $1,500; Paul Moser, 3692 W. Juillerat Dr., Portland, deck, $1,500; William Hixenbaugh, 315 W. Ninth St., Portland, shed, $1,100; Richard L. Knight, 624 South 200 West, Portland, shed, $2,100; Keith Osterholt, 1695 South Manuels Drive, Portland, storage shed, $1,000; Amos A. Schwartz, 7801 North 250 West, Bryant, pole building, $3,000; Lisa Lanning, 3378 South 400 West, Portland, pole building, $3,000; Robert and Brenda DeWitt, 6353 South U.S. 27 Portland, pole building, $26,400; and Rory Campbell, 539 South 600 East, Portland, pole building, $7,500.
Sheriff speaks
The Mercer County Sheriff will speak to interested residents about how to identify and avoid scams. Sherriff Jeff Grey will speak at the Dine and Discover program sponsored by Mercer Health at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio.
The event takes place at 5 p.m. on Sept. 8.
Grey will discuss different aspects of how scams work and how to better deal with scam artists.
Reservations to the event were being made until Wednesday.
Company visit
An Austin, Texas-based company recently visited east central Indiana to scout a potential home for a new data center.
AngelouEconomics visited the region to evaluate development sites and survery the local communities as a possible site for a new date center being planned by the company.
The company was looking in Delaware County as a possible expansion site. The trip was organized by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation with funding from Duke Energy, Indiana Michigan Electric, Wabash Valley Power and area economic development organizations.
Forty-five years
A 45-year newspaperman from Bluffton retired this week.
Joe Smekens, who worked with the Bluffton News-Banner, kicked off his work boots for good Friday on his 65th birthday. Smekens, who delivered newspapers as a kid before coming to the News-Banner from the newsroom side, served for many years as the Bluffton publication's sports editor and managing editor.
And open house was held for the retiring employee Friday at the Timber Ridge Golf Course.[[In-content Ad]]
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