BUSINESS

Stores try to provide warm feel

Warm, comfortable and homey — adjectives three local business owners use to describe their stores.

Zone a jobs tool

Bill Bradley looks at it as another tool in the toolkit.

All blow and no show?

A year ago, the construction of a wind farm in southern Jay and northern Randolph counties seemed like a foregone conclusion.

She's still doing what she loves

“It’s not work if you enjoy it.”That’s how Marlene Armie Runyon, 73, describes her job at The Flower Nook in Portland. She is still passionate about her career that has lasted 44 years and counting.

New Pennville pizza place

Jason Suman grew up in his grandmother’s restaurant.

Ritz Theatre changing hands

With the digital age changing the way movie theaters operate, a possible new owner of a local theater hopes to keep its traditions alive while updating its equipment.

MainSource posts earnings

MainSource Financial Group, Inc. recently reported its third quarter earnings of $7.6 million, the highest earnings in the company’s history.

Red Gold backs Second Harvest

More than $10,000 was raised to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank thanks to Red Gold’s second annual Run to Crush Hunger.

Accounting firm moving to new home

Bollenbacher and Associates is moving to Meridian Street.

Rate hovering below 7%

The jobless rate in Jay County spiked in January and was 8.1 percent or higher for the first three months of the year. But the trend since June has been a positive one.

Gierhart joins academy

Tisha Gierhart, Portland, has been named program director at Shafer Leadership Academy in Muncie.

Inman tackles challenge at John Jay

When Rusty Inman found out Portland’s John Jay Center for Learning was in search of a new executive director, he remembers being  “intrigued.”

JJCL is chosen for coach grant

The John Jay Center for Learning was recently chosen to be a recipient of a Capacity Building Coach Grant from the Indiana Youth Institute.

Holiday schedule for CR

The Commercial Review will be published on a holiday schedule because of Christmas and New Year’s.

Marsh to close eight stores

Marsh Supermarkets is closing eight locations, including two of its seven Muncie locations.
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