December 15, 2018 at 5:55 a.m.
Celina company donates $200,000 to Tri-Star
Business roundup
Celina Aluminum Precision Technology has announced a $200,000 donation to Tri-Star Career Compact to purchase robots for the schools technology program.
The robots will be installed in the new Tri-Star facility and are expected to be ready at the beginning of the next school year, The Daily Standard reported.
Tri Star is constructing a new facility on Ohio 703 near Wright State University Lake Campus.
“Supporting the community is one of our missions,” CAPT president Yutaka Ito said in a prepared statement. “Supporting the younger generation is important for the future of the community and our future as well.”
Retiring
Pam Krause has announced her retirement as executive director of Geneva Chamber of Commerce, effective at the end of the year.
She has worked for the chamber and Geneva Proud for 10 years.
She is originally from Jay County.
Krause is the second Adams County chamber leader to announce a departure this month. Megan Bennett earlier announced her resignation director of the Berne Chamber of Commerce. Bennett, who took the chamber post in 2016, is moving to Lebanon, Kentucky, where her husband Jason has taken a new job.
Tapped out
Scotty’s Brewhouse is closing its Muncie operation near the Ball State University campus as a result of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, The Indianapolis Star reported this week.
The Brewhouse was founded in 1996 by Scott Wise of Yorktown. There are now more than a dozen Scotty's Brewhouse locations in Indiana, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, along with two Thr3e Wise Men locations, The Star said.
No defects
Adams Woodcrest Nursing Facility in Decatur, part of the Adams Health Network, has been rated deficiency free after a survey by the Indiana State Department of Health.
Will expand
Omen USA has announced an expansion of its Richmond plant that is expected to create 200 new jobs.
The Israel-based firm makes aluminum drivelines, steering components and oil pumps for the auto industry and has had a plant in Richmond since 2016.
It plans to invest $15 million to expand its plant on Rich Road and add new production lines.
"Indiana’s business climate and the skilled local workforce have allowed Omen to ramp up our operations and our headcount quickly since finalizing plans to establish operation in Richmond in 2016," Doug Baldwin of Omen USA said in a prepared statement.
The company currently employs 100 at its Richmond site.
More investment
Honda of America is getting ready for a major expansion of its Anna, Ohio, engine plant. The company is a longtime customer of FCC (Indiana), Portland.
The Dayton Daily News reported this week that the automaker has applied to Shelby County for a new building construction permit valued at $33 million.
Plans call for a 119,063-square-foot building to be constructed for manufacturing and storage at the Anna site.
Cullet talk
Ardagh Group, parent of glass container manufacturing plants in Dunkirk and Winchester, held its third Cullet Conference in The Netherlands in November, according to Glass International.
Cullet, pieces of recycled glass, are an important part of Ardagh’s operations. There are significant savings as well as environmental advantages to producing new glass containers from cullet rather than starting from scratch.
More than 95 percent of Ardagh’s European cullet suppliers took part in the conference.
“Glass is the best packaging option for resource efficiency,” Johan Gorter, chief executive officer of Ardagh Glass, told the conference. “Together we must collect more glass and recycle it into high-quality cullet to be re-used in our furnaces.”
Reducing
McDonald’s announced this week that it plans to reduce the use of antibiotics in its beef supply.
The decision comes in the face of concerns about the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals. Some believe overuse has diminished the effectiveness of antibiotics in humans.
McDonald’s becomes the biggest beef buyer to tackle the issue in cattle, potentially creating a new standard for livestock producers and threatening sales by drug companies, Reuters reported.
“McDonald’s iconic position and the fact that they’re the largest single global purchaser of beef make it hugely important,” said David Wallinga, a senior health adviser for the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council, told the news service.
Honored
Greg Creed, chief executive officer of Yum! Brands, has been honored by the Women’s Foodservice Forum for “his leadership and commitment to driving gender equity, investment in the future of women leaders, and notable impact on the food industry.”
Yum is the parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC.
Expanding
A partnership between Walgreens and Kroger launched in October is being expanded.
The two companies have been testing the idea of putting branded Kroger Express grocery sections inside Walgreens stores.
The pilot program is being expanded to 13 stores in Northern Kentucky, not far from Kroger’s headquarters in Cincinnati.
A Kroger Express is already operating in the Florence, Kentucky, Walgreens location and the remaining 12 stores will be operational "early next year," the companies said.
In addition to selling Kroger-branded products in stores, Walgreens will also allow customers to order online from the grocer and pick up the items at the pharmacy chain, according to a press release.
The robots will be installed in the new Tri-Star facility and are expected to be ready at the beginning of the next school year, The Daily Standard reported.
Tri Star is constructing a new facility on Ohio 703 near Wright State University Lake Campus.
“Supporting the community is one of our missions,” CAPT president Yutaka Ito said in a prepared statement. “Supporting the younger generation is important for the future of the community and our future as well.”
Retiring
Pam Krause has announced her retirement as executive director of Geneva Chamber of Commerce, effective at the end of the year.
She has worked for the chamber and Geneva Proud for 10 years.
She is originally from Jay County.
Krause is the second Adams County chamber leader to announce a departure this month. Megan Bennett earlier announced her resignation director of the Berne Chamber of Commerce. Bennett, who took the chamber post in 2016, is moving to Lebanon, Kentucky, where her husband Jason has taken a new job.
Tapped out
Scotty’s Brewhouse is closing its Muncie operation near the Ball State University campus as a result of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, The Indianapolis Star reported this week.
The Brewhouse was founded in 1996 by Scott Wise of Yorktown. There are now more than a dozen Scotty's Brewhouse locations in Indiana, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, along with two Thr3e Wise Men locations, The Star said.
No defects
Adams Woodcrest Nursing Facility in Decatur, part of the Adams Health Network, has been rated deficiency free after a survey by the Indiana State Department of Health.
Will expand
Omen USA has announced an expansion of its Richmond plant that is expected to create 200 new jobs.
The Israel-based firm makes aluminum drivelines, steering components and oil pumps for the auto industry and has had a plant in Richmond since 2016.
It plans to invest $15 million to expand its plant on Rich Road and add new production lines.
"Indiana’s business climate and the skilled local workforce have allowed Omen to ramp up our operations and our headcount quickly since finalizing plans to establish operation in Richmond in 2016," Doug Baldwin of Omen USA said in a prepared statement.
The company currently employs 100 at its Richmond site.
More investment
Honda of America is getting ready for a major expansion of its Anna, Ohio, engine plant. The company is a longtime customer of FCC (Indiana), Portland.
The Dayton Daily News reported this week that the automaker has applied to Shelby County for a new building construction permit valued at $33 million.
Plans call for a 119,063-square-foot building to be constructed for manufacturing and storage at the Anna site.
Cullet talk
Ardagh Group, parent of glass container manufacturing plants in Dunkirk and Winchester, held its third Cullet Conference in The Netherlands in November, according to Glass International.
Cullet, pieces of recycled glass, are an important part of Ardagh’s operations. There are significant savings as well as environmental advantages to producing new glass containers from cullet rather than starting from scratch.
More than 95 percent of Ardagh’s European cullet suppliers took part in the conference.
“Glass is the best packaging option for resource efficiency,” Johan Gorter, chief executive officer of Ardagh Glass, told the conference. “Together we must collect more glass and recycle it into high-quality cullet to be re-used in our furnaces.”
Reducing
McDonald’s announced this week that it plans to reduce the use of antibiotics in its beef supply.
The decision comes in the face of concerns about the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals. Some believe overuse has diminished the effectiveness of antibiotics in humans.
McDonald’s becomes the biggest beef buyer to tackle the issue in cattle, potentially creating a new standard for livestock producers and threatening sales by drug companies, Reuters reported.
“McDonald’s iconic position and the fact that they’re the largest single global purchaser of beef make it hugely important,” said David Wallinga, a senior health adviser for the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council, told the news service.
Honored
Greg Creed, chief executive officer of Yum! Brands, has been honored by the Women’s Foodservice Forum for “his leadership and commitment to driving gender equity, investment in the future of women leaders, and notable impact on the food industry.”
Yum is the parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC.
Expanding
A partnership between Walgreens and Kroger launched in October is being expanded.
The two companies have been testing the idea of putting branded Kroger Express grocery sections inside Walgreens stores.
The pilot program is being expanded to 13 stores in Northern Kentucky, not far from Kroger’s headquarters in Cincinnati.
A Kroger Express is already operating in the Florence, Kentucky, Walgreens location and the remaining 12 stores will be operational "early next year," the companies said.
In addition to selling Kroger-branded products in stores, Walgreens will also allow customers to order online from the grocer and pick up the items at the pharmacy chain, according to a press release.
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