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…
In the next three to four months, a very important point in time will occur for Dubois County and our potential economic and individual growth. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be evaluating future projects to improve Indiana’s transportation network and that includes the potential Interstate 67. This proposed Interstate would run from Owensboro…
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…
Huntingburg — “I think the stars are starting to align.” So said Coalition President and CEO of OFS Brands Hank Menke. He was speaking about the I-67 Coalition’s continued progress towards a connection between the improved U.S. 231 portion and I-69 east of Washington. “Conexus has identified 19 future corridors in the state that are…
Members of the I-67 Development Corporation traveled to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 16 as part of a fly-in to update local representatives on the road project. The group is pursuing the construction of an interstate from Bowling Green, KY to I-69 in southeast of Washington. Members Hank Menke, Eric Schue, David Holt, Mayor Denny Spinner,…
On Monday the Dubois County Council voted to reconsider the petition by OFS CEO Hank Menke for $25,000 to help fund feasibility studies to support the I-67 initiative. At the end of the meeting agenda, Councilwoman Barb Mathies (D) told the council she had investigated the proposed I-67 initiative and its impact on the county….
The I-67 Board met Tuesday morning to discuss progress made towards the feasibility study. INDOT Commissioner Mike Cline was in attendance with local county commissioners, business leaders from Dubois, Daviess and Spencer Counties, Owensboro leaders. The presentation discussed safety, economic and traffic counts concerning U.S. 231 and the proposed I-67 connection to I-69. Hank Menke,…
