3/9/2010
Firms expanding in Ligonier
Two Ligonier factories announced plans to add a total of 50 new jobs this week, giving hope to city officials that the economy is starting to recover. Silgan Plastics and Guardian Automotive Industries both came to the Ligonier City Council meeting Monday, asking for tax abatements for the installation of new industrial equipment that will create jobs. |
3/8/2010
Several Fort Wayne Organizations Receive Gifts
A private charitable foundation in Fort Wayne is providing a financial boost to 14 local organizations. The Edward D. and Ione Auer Foundation is giving a total of $168,000. |
3/8/2010
State Launches Free Job Training
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is offering free online training for Hoosiers looking to improve their job skills. Participants can select from more than 750 courses, including desktop computing, project management and pc basics. In order to qualify for the free training, users must finish their course prior to June 29. |
3/8/2010
ERAPSCO Lands Military Deal
A Columbia City company has been awarded another military contract for sonobuoys. ERAPSCO says the $34 million deal with the U.S. Navy involves devices that will support antisubmarine operations. Some of the work will be performed in Columbia City, while the rest will be carried out in Florida. |
3/5/2010
Regional burn center joins military study
St. Joseph Regional Burn Center will participate in a military-commissioned, nationwide study to determine if the U.S. Army has enough physical therapists to adequately treat burned soldiers, local site clinical investigator Paul Young said. St. Joseph, part of the Lutheran Health Network, is one of about a dozen medical facilities in the country participating in the three-year study. |
3/5/2010
As owners change, Baden stays the course
A lot of things have changed at Baden Retirement Plan Services in the last three years or so, but what's probably more important are the things that have stayed the same. |
3/5/2010
Road School Returning to Purdue
Preparations are underway for the 96th annual Purdue Road School. Approximately 1,500 transporation officials from throughout Indiana are expected to attend next week's event at Purdue University. Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez is among the scheduled speakers. |
3/5/2010
NASA's new priorities favor ITT, Raytheon
The Fort Wayne operations of Raytheon Network Centric Systems and ITT Geospatial Systems are among the Indiana businesses likely to benefit from a new direction NASA is taking. The agency's decision to focus on scientific research and turn most space transportation and logistics work over to the private sector could make more funding available for projects involving locally developed ITT satellite payloads and Raytheon situational awareness technology. |
3/5/2010
Trifles? Not these truffles
In front of Cathy Brand-Beere, in no particular order, were a curious assortment of culinary experiments she'd been sampling, including four half-eaten pieces of white and dark chocolate on a plain paper towel. It was nothing out of the ordinary for the president of Fort Wayne's DeBrand Fine Chocolates, who by her own admission is constantly thinking about new concoctions, sometimes to the exclusion of more cut and dried business matters. |
3/4/2010
County's Internet rates high for speed
Northfield, Minn.-based ID Insight on Wednesday said Allen County is one of the nation's fastest Web connection areas. The "Fastest 25" list also included Delaware County, which includes Muncie, at No. 7. Allen County was No. 21. |