Miller is new fitness coordinator

Jay Community Center has a new fitness coordinator.

Eme Miller, a 2012 Jay County High School graduate, was promoted to the position following the departure of David Wade. She had previously served as a personal trainer and fitness instructor.

Miller graduated from Defiance College in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. A runner and swimmer in high school, she went on to compete at Defiance and holds Yellowjackets records in 5K and 6K cross country races, indoor track mile, 1,000 meters, 3,000 and 5,000, and outdoor track 1,500, 3,000 steeplechase and 5,000.



Rebranded

Fourteen of the 15 Marsh Supermarkets stores purchased by Generative Growth II will become Needler’s Fresh Markets.

Eleven of the stores in Indiana, including a location in Hartford City, and three locations in Ohio will be rebranded. The remaining location will be a Chief Supermarket.

Generative Growth II, owned by Ohio grocers, purchased the stores in June for $8 million after Marsh filed for bankruptcy.

According to a press release, the rebranded stores will place an emphasis on supplying local produce and providing products made in-store for the bakery and deli.



To build

Ohio-based 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics announced Friday that it will open facility in Bluffton.

The structural form molding company expects to invest more than $27 million to buy and prepare the former Buckhorn building for its operation. It plans to create 155 jobs at the 170,000-square-foot facility by 2020.

“We are excited about expanding our manufacturing operations to the Bluffton community and look forward to growing our business with the help of community and business leaders and an outstanding workforce,” 20/20 owner David Rupp said in a press release.

The company, which was founded in 2000, currently has more than 200 employees at its facility in Holiday City, Ohio.

It received more than $800,000 in tax credits and $50,000 in training grants from Indiana Economic Development Corporation as part of its agreement to open the Bluffton location.



Certified

An Ardagh Group distribution center has earned the ENERGY STAR building certification from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Ardagh is the parent company of glass container plants in Dunkirk and Winchester.

This is the second consecutive year that the center, located in Fairfield, California, has received the certification. It uses 35 percent less energy than similar facilities, causes 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions and is less expensive to operate, according to an Ardagh press release.

Since 2010, Ardagh Group has received the certification 32 times among 10 of its facilities.

“Ardagh Group is honored to earn this prestigious ENERGY STAR building certification at its Fairfield distribution facility,” said John Riordan, president and CEO of Ardagh Group, Glass – North America. “We remain committed to conserving energy and protecting the environment by upgrading our facilities with the most modern, energy-saving initiatives.”



Cleared

Tyson Foods Inc. has been cleared by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a probe into alleged price fixing.

Tyson is the parent company of Tyson Mexican Original in Portland.

The company, along with several others, had been accused of fixing chicken prices, according to a report from Reuters.

Tyson was subpoenaed in January after a lawsuit was filed by poultry buyers in 2016.



Cutting antibiotics

McDonald’s announced last week that it plans to cut the use of high value human antibiotics in its global chicken supply next year, Reuters reported.

It will be part of an effort to stop superbugs. The company is also working on reducing antibiotics in its other meats, dairy cows and laying hens.

Suppliers of chicken meat for McDonald’s will be required to start reducing their use of “highest priority critically important antimicrobials” (HPCIA). In January, HPCIAs will be out of use for McDonald’s chickens in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Europe. By 2019, suppliers in Russia and Australia will also stop using the antibiotics for chickens, and all other suppliers will fully comply by 2027.



Solar power

Comcast and Sunrun Inc. recently announced an agreement to provide rooftop solar products to customers.

Sunrun Inc. is the nation’s largest dedicated provider of residential solar, storage and energy services.

The agreement, which will last 40 months, names Sunrun as Comcast Cable’s exclusive residential solar energy provider, while Comcast will serve as a strategic partner for Sunrun.

Comcast will begin marketing the rooftop solar products to customers later this year and will receive fees for new customers they bring to Sunrun. If Sunrun installs 60,000 customers during the agreement, Comcast will own 9.99 percent of its shares, according to a company press release.