June 5, 2020 at 11:47 p.m.
Community Center gets a Tyson grant
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Community Center gets a Tyson grant
Tyson Foods Inc. has announced an $18,000 grant to the Jay Community Center.
Parent of Tyson Mexican Original of Portland, Tyson has a long record of social investment in communities where it has operations.
The funds will underwrite purchase of equipment for the organization’s youth recreation and day camp programs.
“We partner with the Jay County Community Center in many ways,” Debra Vernon, senior director, corporate social responsibility at Tyson, said in a prepared statement. “Team members from our nearby plant often volunteer their time as sports coaches. We are happy to continue supporting this vital community resource.”
The Jay County Community Center in Portland, Indiana serves more than 100,000 visitors a year with programs and activities for toddlers to seniors.
Joe Acker, plant manager of the local Tyson facility, spoke in support of the grant. “I can’t think of any other donation of this type that Tyson could make that provides more benefit to the Jay County community at-large,” Acker said in a prepared statement.
Stores closing
JCPenney stores at the Muncie Mall and Richmond Square Mall are among more than 150 slated for closing by the now-bankrupt retailer. Liquidation sales are expected to begin June 12.
In its heyday, Penney was the single-largest customer of The Jay Garment Co. in Portland.
Banker recognized
Jenilee Bransteter, a business banker at First Bank of Berne, has been named to Independent Banker magazine’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes up-and-coming community bankers.
Bransteter recently graduated in the top 5% through the Graduate School of Banking and was recognized by the Indiana Bankers Association for her active involvement with ensuring a confident future in meeting the financial needs of the community.
Project completed
Scout Clean Energy, which is constructing Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in southwestern Jay County, has completed construction of the 180-megawatt Heart of Texas Wind Farm in McCulloch County, Texas.
“Heart of Texas was completed on time and under budget which is quite an achievement given the wide-spread disruption that COVID-19 has caused across the entire US economy. It is a real credit to Scout’s construction management team, our suppliers, contractors and financiers who have worked tirelessly to get to the finish line,” Michael Rucker, chief executive officer and founder of Scout Clean Energy, said in a prepared statement.
Completion of that project brings Scout’s operational portfolio of wind energy generation to 698 megawatts.
Scout started construction on Heart of Texas in September of last year.
Ardagh sued
Bound2B B.V., the creator and owner of several resealable beverage can patents and technologies, has filed suit against several companies, including Ardagh Group, alleging patent infringement.
Ardagh, parent of glass container manufacturing plants in Dunkirk and Winchester, is one of several European companies being sued in connection with a German patent for resealable metal beverage cans. The legal complaint was filed in the District Court of Dusseldorf, Germany.
More positives
Tyson Foods said Tuesday that 815 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at two of its meat processing plants in western Iowa, The DesMoines Register reported.
Of that amount, 591 are employed at Tyson’s Storm Lake pork packing plant, which has temporarily closed while it is sanitized.
Another 224 Tyson employees tested positive by Tyson’s meat processing plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which employs 1,500.
"The company is prioritizing communities with a higher prevalence of COVID-19 and will assess additional needs based on significant risk factors and access to testing," Tyson spokesmen told The Register.
Keep it small
Some of McDonald’s franchisees want the fast-food giant to stick with the smaller menu it implemented during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fox News reported this week that the National Owners Association favors the reduced menu.
The association says that the limited menu has greatly increased the speed of service.
“The limited menu and ease of operations are allowing our teams to focus and provide blazing fast service,” Blake Casper, chairman of the association, said. “We are convinced. Keeping our menus simplified is your NOA’s number one priority.”
Stores closed
CVS closed about 60 of its stores in 21 different states as a result of violence connected to protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
Most of the closures were in cities with large protests, such as Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.
Plant planned
A start-up company has announced plans to build a plant in Richmond’s Midwest Industrial Park to manufacture aluminum billets for use in the construction, recreation, aerospace and automotive industries.
Element 13 is expected to invest about $16 million to construct a 60,000-square-foot plant. It hopes to create 30 full-time jobs by 2022.
The Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County has offered the company up to $146,000 in incentives, which will be used to help offset the cost of construction, equipment and employee training. The local support must still be approved by the Wayne County Commissioners.
Scam warning
Indiana Michigan Power has issued another warning about scams during the pandemic.
The company warns of calls from scammers falsely identifying themselves as I&M employees,
The utility company stressed that I&M employees never call customers demanding immediate payment. Nor does I&M disconnect service without prior written warning.
Anyone receiving such calls should hang up and call I&M’s Customer Operations Center at (800) 311-4634 to report the scam.
Not the lowest
For the first time since, March of 2016. Mercer County did not post the lowest unemployment rate in Ohio in April.
That month saw Mercer County’s jobless rate jump from 3.5% to 14%. That was still below Ohio’s rate of 16.8%
Darke County’s rate jumped from 4.8% to 17.6% between March and April.
Clinic opens
Dr. Thomandram Sekar has opened an outpatient pulmonology/sleep medicine clinic at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur.
Dr. Sekar's outpatient office is located on the Adams Memorial Hospital campus in the Strickler Cancer Institute.
Sanitizing
Ardagh has partnered with Heritage Distilling Co. to produce and supply glass bottles for hand sanitizer during the coronavirus pandemic.
Shortly after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Heritage Distilling Co. switched from producing and bottling spirits to producing and bottling hand sanitizer for consumer and business use at their Gig Harbor, Washington, and Eugene, Oregon, distilleries.
Parent of Tyson Mexican Original of Portland, Tyson has a long record of social investment in communities where it has operations.
The funds will underwrite purchase of equipment for the organization’s youth recreation and day camp programs.
“We partner with the Jay County Community Center in many ways,” Debra Vernon, senior director, corporate social responsibility at Tyson, said in a prepared statement. “Team members from our nearby plant often volunteer their time as sports coaches. We are happy to continue supporting this vital community resource.”
The Jay County Community Center in Portland, Indiana serves more than 100,000 visitors a year with programs and activities for toddlers to seniors.
Joe Acker, plant manager of the local Tyson facility, spoke in support of the grant. “I can’t think of any other donation of this type that Tyson could make that provides more benefit to the Jay County community at-large,” Acker said in a prepared statement.
Stores closing
JCPenney stores at the Muncie Mall and Richmond Square Mall are among more than 150 slated for closing by the now-bankrupt retailer. Liquidation sales are expected to begin June 12.
In its heyday, Penney was the single-largest customer of The Jay Garment Co. in Portland.
Banker recognized
Jenilee Bransteter, a business banker at First Bank of Berne, has been named to Independent Banker magazine’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes up-and-coming community bankers.
Bransteter recently graduated in the top 5% through the Graduate School of Banking and was recognized by the Indiana Bankers Association for her active involvement with ensuring a confident future in meeting the financial needs of the community.
Project completed
Scout Clean Energy, which is constructing Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in southwestern Jay County, has completed construction of the 180-megawatt Heart of Texas Wind Farm in McCulloch County, Texas.
“Heart of Texas was completed on time and under budget which is quite an achievement given the wide-spread disruption that COVID-19 has caused across the entire US economy. It is a real credit to Scout’s construction management team, our suppliers, contractors and financiers who have worked tirelessly to get to the finish line,” Michael Rucker, chief executive officer and founder of Scout Clean Energy, said in a prepared statement.
Completion of that project brings Scout’s operational portfolio of wind energy generation to 698 megawatts.
Scout started construction on Heart of Texas in September of last year.
Ardagh sued
Bound2B B.V., the creator and owner of several resealable beverage can patents and technologies, has filed suit against several companies, including Ardagh Group, alleging patent infringement.
Ardagh, parent of glass container manufacturing plants in Dunkirk and Winchester, is one of several European companies being sued in connection with a German patent for resealable metal beverage cans. The legal complaint was filed in the District Court of Dusseldorf, Germany.
More positives
Tyson Foods said Tuesday that 815 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at two of its meat processing plants in western Iowa, The DesMoines Register reported.
Of that amount, 591 are employed at Tyson’s Storm Lake pork packing plant, which has temporarily closed while it is sanitized.
Another 224 Tyson employees tested positive by Tyson’s meat processing plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which employs 1,500.
"The company is prioritizing communities with a higher prevalence of COVID-19 and will assess additional needs based on significant risk factors and access to testing," Tyson spokesmen told The Register.
Keep it small
Some of McDonald’s franchisees want the fast-food giant to stick with the smaller menu it implemented during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fox News reported this week that the National Owners Association favors the reduced menu.
The association says that the limited menu has greatly increased the speed of service.
“The limited menu and ease of operations are allowing our teams to focus and provide blazing fast service,” Blake Casper, chairman of the association, said. “We are convinced. Keeping our menus simplified is your NOA’s number one priority.”
Stores closed
CVS closed about 60 of its stores in 21 different states as a result of violence connected to protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
Most of the closures were in cities with large protests, such as Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.
Plant planned
A start-up company has announced plans to build a plant in Richmond’s Midwest Industrial Park to manufacture aluminum billets for use in the construction, recreation, aerospace and automotive industries.
Element 13 is expected to invest about $16 million to construct a 60,000-square-foot plant. It hopes to create 30 full-time jobs by 2022.
The Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County has offered the company up to $146,000 in incentives, which will be used to help offset the cost of construction, equipment and employee training. The local support must still be approved by the Wayne County Commissioners.
Scam warning
Indiana Michigan Power has issued another warning about scams during the pandemic.
The company warns of calls from scammers falsely identifying themselves as I&M employees,
The utility company stressed that I&M employees never call customers demanding immediate payment. Nor does I&M disconnect service without prior written warning.
Anyone receiving such calls should hang up and call I&M’s Customer Operations Center at (800) 311-4634 to report the scam.
Not the lowest
For the first time since, March of 2016. Mercer County did not post the lowest unemployment rate in Ohio in April.
That month saw Mercer County’s jobless rate jump from 3.5% to 14%. That was still below Ohio’s rate of 16.8%
Darke County’s rate jumped from 4.8% to 17.6% between March and April.
Clinic opens
Dr. Thomandram Sekar has opened an outpatient pulmonology/sleep medicine clinic at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur.
Dr. Sekar's outpatient office is located on the Adams Memorial Hospital campus in the Strickler Cancer Institute.
Sanitizing
Ardagh has partnered with Heritage Distilling Co. to produce and supply glass bottles for hand sanitizer during the coronavirus pandemic.
Shortly after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Heritage Distilling Co. switched from producing and bottling spirits to producing and bottling hand sanitizer for consumer and business use at their Gig Harbor, Washington, and Eugene, Oregon, distilleries.
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