Jeff Theising, Assistant Street Commissioner for the City of Jasper has received the designation of “Road Builder” as part of the Indiana Road Scholar Program. Mr. Theising was recognized at the Indiana Street Commissioners Association Conference in Evansville on August 17th, 2011 as achieving his degree of Road Builder in the Indiana LTAP Road Scholar…
SANTA CLAUS, IND—–A series of corporate “buy-outs” will close Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari to the public for three days over the next two weekends. “On Saturday, September 10, we will be closed to the public as we host a private event for several companies and their families,” says Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari General…
Jasper – Two members of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s Ambulance Services department were recognized with awards given by the Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission at the Indiana Emergency Response Conference on Friday, August 19, 2011. The EMT-Intermediate of the Year Award was given to Tony Ferraro and the EMT-Basic of the Year Award…
Kimball is closing its Fremont, CA electronics assembly facility by the end of September and work will be transferred to Kimball Electronics in Jasper. Kimball received the facility in a 2007 acquisition, but the medical and high-end industrial electronics plant has not been profitable. According to Marty Vaught, Kimball Director of Public Relations, moving the…
Computer Whisper on Fourth Street in Huntingburg celebrated his opening with a ribbon cutting today. Mayor Marvin Belcher, Councilman Marvin Boeglin, Clerk-Treasurer Tom Dipple, and Huntingburg Chamber Executive Nick Stevens attended with others. David says business is picking up and he is glad he opened his store on Fourth Street. David Smith is a small,…
Considering a business venture? Already in business and need guidance? The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network is designed to effectively serve businesses in the Dubois County area. Going into business is a challenging and risky venture. Being a business owner is not for everyone. The SBDC can help people determine if business is the…
The Jasper Black Buggy restaurant announced today that it is no longer affiliated with the Washington, IN based business. This comes as concerns about the future of the string of restaurants and furniture stores based on LaVerne Graber’s financial problems are surfacing. Earlier this week the flagship store in Washington was placed in foreclosure and…
Evansville’s Downtown arena finally has a name and it has a local tie. Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced that the new facility has been named Ford Center. Workers unveiled a temporary banner hung on the outside of the building with the familiar blue oval and script version of the Ford logo and the name…
Jasper has been selected as a participant in the Indiana Hometown Competitiveness Program (IHTC) for the 2011 class. This is not just a one year program. It is an initiative that will provide the future leadership in Jasper for many years to come. [adrotate group=”1″] As a community that has always prided itself on its…
Attendees representing thirty different nonprofit organizations strengthened their skills in an effort to build capacity among their board of directors at the Huntingburg Foundation’s BetterTogether Initiative during the first of Old National Bank’s Luncheon Series. The first luncheon series, entitled “Nonprofit Boards That Work”, drew 51 participants to the event held over an extended lunch…
