The CR's staff honored for ads

The advertising staff of The Commercial Review received five awards in the Hoosier State Press Association’s annual advertising and promotion contest.
Maralene Giddings received a first place in the small dailies division in the professional services category for a Hearing Aid Outlet ad.
Ad manager Jeanne Lutz received a third place in the small dailies division in the event marketing category for the annual Swiss Days supplement.
Lindsey Cochran and ad designer Eric Daugherty received a third place in the small dailies division in the vehicle dealership category for a Gaddis Hyundai advertisement.
Lutz received an honorable mention in the vehicle dealership category for small dailies with a Fincannon Ford ad.
The entire ad staff — Lutz, Giddings and Cochran — received an honorable mention in the special section category for the annual Christmas greetings supplement.

Seaton joins staff
Debanina Seaton has joined the staff of The Commercial Review as its city reporter.
Seaton graduated with honors from Wayne State University in Detroit with her bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in political science this past May.
At WSU she was a member of the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity — a learning community, scholarship program and networking community to equip young, aspiring journalists with the tools required to succeed in the business. She has interned with U.S. representatives, for Public Radio and for a magazine, and wrote articles for her student paper, The South End.
In her spare time she enjoys writing fiction, attending church and playing acoustic guitar.
She will be replacing Samm Quinn, who left The CR in December to take a reporting position at the Greenfield Daily Reporter.
Red Gold donates
Red Gold, Inc. owners Brian and Selita Reichart announced a donation of $280,000 in cash to Purdue Polytechnic – Anderson.
The Reicharts also donated $252,000 to be used for Red Gold workforce and student development at the school, from which Red Gold has hired graduates. Co-op and internship programs are part of the partnership.
Red Gold operates a processing facility in Geneva.

Jobs cut
Norfolk Southern Corp. announced Sept. 18 that it would cut nearly 200 jobs, mostly in Fort Wayne, from its Triple Crown Services subsidiary.
On or after Nov. 17, 160 to 170 railway jobs in Fort Wayne will be cut as the company uses its convertible containers as semi trailers in most shipments rather than rail cars.

Stock drops
Motherson Sumi, an India-based auto parts maker that owns MSSL Wiring System of Portland, saw its stock drop 8.5 percent to an 11-month low in the wake of news about Volkswagen cheating with its software to pass emissions tests it would otherwise fail.
Volkswagen accounts for nearly 44 percent of Motherson Sumi’s annual revenue.
Motherson Sumi chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal said it’s “business as usual” for the company and the Volkswagen problem should be considered the same as vehicle recalls that other car companies have issued.

Native cited
Portland native Mary Meeker is quoted in Fortune magazine saying she expects the consumer drone market to grow 167 percent year-over-year, and that worldwide drone shipments could reach $1.7 billion on 4.3 million units by the end of 2015. Meeker, a graduage of Jay County High School,  is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, a venture capital firm.