Swine CFO tops building permits

Eric and Jani Siegrist are constructing two confined feeding buildings and a compost building in the 1000 North section of county road 1100 West.

In all, new constructed issued permits in June totaled more than $3.3 million.

Other permits were issued to Berne Ready-Mix for a $100,000 control room addition at 085 E. 100 North; FCC (Indiana) for a $5,000 interior remodeling and renovation project at 555 W. Industrial Park Drive, Portland; Jay County Hospital for a $125,000 renovation and remodeling project at 500 W. Votaw St., Portland; Gobbling Acres Inc. for a $46,000 barn at 4045 E. Indiana 67; Rodney Muhlenkamp for two grain bins totaling $6,000 at 4239 E. 800 North; Chad Fifer for a $25,000 storage building at 8812 E. 300 North; Charles Muhlenkamp for an $8,000 barn lean-to at 7637 E. 600 North; Dave Hemmelgarn for a $25,000 barn lean-to at 2459 E. 200 South; Greg Westgerdes for an $80,000 compost building addition and manure storage building at 7587 E. 500 North; and Matt Westgerdes for a $7,000 compost building at 8172 E. 500 North.

Also to TJ’s Concrete for a $20,000 building addition at 2888 S. U.S. 27; Donald Wendel for a $1,000 lean-to at 2251 S. Boundary Pike; Gerald Lautzenheiser for a $1,200 fence at 803 W. Arch St., Portland; Sue Wilhelm for a $400 fence at 510 W. Water St., Portland; Asbury United Methodist Church for a $1,800 fence at 2858 S. U.S. 27; Midwest Pet Refuge for a $100 sign at 115 N. Meridian St., Portland; Eli E. Coblentz for a $65,000 home at 3232 E. 500 North; Melissa Mumbler for a $325,000 home at 10586 W. 200 North; Front Porch Property Group for a $150,000 duplex at 605 S. Western Ave., Portland; John Reynolds for a $125,000 modular home at 5828 S. 250 West; the Town of Pennville for a $4,500 pavilion at 300 E. Lagro St., Pennville; and Barry Retter for a $12,000 sun room at 6641 W. 800 South.

Also to Tyler Hartzell for a $60,000 residential addition at 6518 S. 300 East; Tom Pritchard for a $1,800 porch at 233 E. Arch St., Portland; Lance Bost for a $10,000 residential addition at 2199 S. 50 East; Melvin Sanders for a $25,000 residential addition at 303 E. High St., Portland; Robert Brotherton for a $3,000 deck at 800 S. Joan Drive; Bryce Roberts for a $3,000 deck at 555 E. 450 South; Nathan and Amy Myers for a $3,200 deck at 1930 S. Woodland Park Drive; Dan Schwartz for a $20,000 buggy shed at 432 W. 400 North; Leander B. Schwartz for a $1,000 shed at 1681 E. 800 North; Greg Pfeifer for a $16,000 pole building at 5528 N. Liberty Road; Larry Kleinknight for a $500 lean-to at 3965 W. 550 South; Ron Stockton for a $39,000 storage building at 8833 W. 50 South; Corbin Huftel for a $20,000 storage building at 5051 E. 200 North; Robert A. May for a $30,000 pole barn at 1405 W. 200 South; Andy Byrum for a $20,000 garage at 5229 W. 200 South; and Aurelio R. Onate for a $25,000 garage at 215 W. Votaw St., Portland.

Business occupancy permits were issued to Midwest Pet Refuge for Cat Tales at 115 N. Meridian St., Portland; Cara Macdonald for Elsinore Books at 119 N. Meridian St., Portland; and Second Chance @ Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St., Portland.

 

Collecting items

Alexander Financial Group of Raymond James will be collecting items for the Jay County Humane Society now through August.

Items needed include laundry detergent, disinfectant cleaners, grain-free dog food, as well as treats and toys for dogs and cats.

Alexander Financial Group is located at 928 N. Meridian St., Portland. For more information, call (260) 726-8596 or (800) 955-1913.

 

Earnings up

First Financial Bancorp reported second quarter earnings of $22.6 million, up 20 percent from the same quarter a year ago. It was the Cincinnati-based holding company’s 103rd consecutive profitable quarter.

 

Network lunch

The upcoming Indiana Bicentennial celebration will be the focus of the Jay County Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon on Tuesday at noon in the Jay County Hospital Conference Room. Cost of the lunch is $8 per person. To make reservations, contact the chamber at (260) 726-4481.

 

New hire

Citizens State Bank, which has a branch in Dunkirk, has hired Ginger R. Rice as senior vice president and chief human resources officer.

A graduate of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, she holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in communication.

She has several years of executive level human resources experience in the financial services field. She resides in Fishers.

 

Warehouse closing

The Marsh supermarket chain announced this week it will be closing its warehouse operation in Yorktown. About 72 people are employed at the Yorktown site. An Indianapolis warehouse will also be closed as a result of a change in the company’s supply chain system.

 

New investment

Pretzels Inc. of Bluffton announced this week it will invest $7 million in improvements at its plant there. 

Work is expected to be completed by the end of the year. 

The plant employs more than 330 and has an annual payroll of more than $14.3 million.