BUSINESS

Fisher wins award for cured meats

Fisher Packing Co. won national recognition at the American Cured meat Championships held June 16-18, 2011 in Reno, Nev. during the 72nd Convention of the American Association of Meat Processors.

Permits top $2 million

Building permits with a value of more than $2 million were issued in Jay County in June.

New reporter joins CR staff

Shawn Shinneman has joined The Commercial Review as a city government/police reporter.

FCC calls associates back to work

FCC Indiana will call all associates back from layoff at its Portland plant starting Monday, after an increase in orders for production from Japan.

Expansion set at Central States

A spokesperson for Central States Enterprises in Montpelier announced Monday that the company will be expanding.

CVS store unaffected

A foreclosure action against property on which a CVS Pharmacy in Portland is operated should not affect store operations, a CVS representative said this week.

JRDS tops permits

An expansion/renovation at a local not-for-profit agency, two new homes and a confined feeding building topped $1.3 million in building permits issued by Jay/Portland Building and Planning in August.

Seminar series set to begin Oct. 4

Dreamhaven’s free seminar series for entrepreneurs and those interested in starting a new venture will begin Oct. 4 during a session titled “Identifying Your Strength.”

Margarita's opens in former Bandido's location

A new Mexican restaurant has officially opened in Portland.

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Construction projects set

Twenty five permits for projects valued at more than $276,000 were issued in October by Jay/Portland Building and Planning.

Bringing the trees back

DUNKIRK — One of the most familiar signs of autumn is the spectacular changing of colors from green to orange, yellow, purple, brown and crimson red of the leaves on local trees.

Mercer jobless rate 5.7 percent

While Jay County posted jobless rate of 7.6 percent in October, neighboring Mercer County’s rate was 5.7 percent, the second lowest in the state of Ohio.

Alcove teams up local artists

The circle keeps growing.
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