Dubois Strong has committed $10,000 over a two year period to the Mid-State Corridor project, formerly called the Interstate 67 project. This venture would link Dubois County directly to Owensboro and Indianapolis, connecting the county via the proposed new road’s intersection with I-69. Hank Menke, president and CEO of OFS Brands in Huntingburg, leader of…
The news about the success of projects in Huntingburg is adding up. Mayor Denny Spinner and department heads reported several major projects moving were forward or were completed during the Thursday night council meeting. Spinner reported he had received an email from Pete Schwiegeraht of Miller Valentine Group on Wednesday with the best news of…
Studies continue to support the development of an interstate grade highway through Dubois County connecting to Interstate 69 in Daviess County. That was Hank Menke’s message to the Jasper Common Council Wednesday evening. Menke, CEO of OFS Brands and president of the board of directors for the I-67 Coalition, gave the Jasper Common Council an…
The Midstate Corridor — a 37-mile extension from the improved U.S. 231 to I-69 near Washington formerly known as I-67 — has received tier two consideration by the Blue Ribbon Panel making recommendations on the future of transportation infrastructure in Indiana. The designation is right were local constituent Hank Menke, OFS Brands president and CEO and Blue…
Huntingburg — Hank Menke, president of the I-67 Coalition, announced the portion of the proposed Interstate 67 that is located in Dubois County has been renamed the Midstate Corridor. The name-change reflects a focus to connect the improved U.S. 231 to I-69 near Washington with an interstate-grade highway rather than the original proposal of creating an interstate connecting…
The I-67 development and its impact on Dubois County is the topic for the next Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce Business Education Series. This event will take place at the Huntingburg Chamber Office located on the 2nd floor of the ONB Building at the corner of 4th and Main Streets on Wednesday, March 12th from 8-9 a.m…..
Indianapolis — Hank Menke, CEO of OFS Brands in Huntingburg, has been named to the new Blue Ribbon Panel on Transportation Infrastructure, which will determine the future of the next generation of roads, railway, waterway and air initiatives in the next 10 years. Menke is the president of the I-67 Coalition, a group formed to complete a…
Huntingburg — City and County representatives met with Audrey Schmitt, project manager with Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), on Monday this week to begin the planning process for the railroad overpass in Huntingburg. The next step in the process is to file requests for proposals (RFP). INDOT will review the proposals and choose the top three consultants…
Jasper — Mike Braun, a lifelong resident of Jasper, Indiana, announced his candidacy for House District 63 on Monday. State Rep. Mark Messmer currently holds the seat for District 63 but recently announced he would be pursuing the District 48 seat in the Indiana Senate in 2014. Braun is the owner and President of Meyer Distributing company in…
Dubois County – Dubois Strong has committed $10,000 to the Interstate 67 Development Corporation in support of the ongoing effort to establish an Interstate highway corridor through South-Central Indiana. The decision to support the initiative comes after the publication of a Feasibility Study in 2012 and a recent trip by local officials and business leaders…
