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Use of CEDIT funds is back in the news

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Our three county commissioners were disappointed that they could not meet the request to  provide County Economic Development Income Tax funds to help…

Area legislators committed to ‘right to work’

Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011

State Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, and State Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne, believe there will be middle ground as the General Assembly considers…

Regional economic development leaders sign code of ethics

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011

FORT WAYNE — More than 100 people attended the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership’s 2011 annual meeting Monday. The highlight of the meeting was a…

National League of Cities selects Ellis as president

Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Bluffton Mayor Ted Ellis picked up a fair share of extra responsibility Saturday as he was elected president of the National League of Cities. “It is…

Bluffton Regional Recognized as Top Performer

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Bluffton Regional Medical Center is one of four Lutheran Health Network hospitals named among the nation's top performers on key quality measures by The…

City’s downtown study is set for update this month

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011

Downtown Bluffton received an extensive study in 2002, which resulted in a number of recommendations for improvement. “A lot has happened in the last…

Ossian Recieves Funding

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011

Lieutenant Governor Beck Skillman has announced that the town of Ossian, along with twenty-five other communities, will receive a Community Focus Fund…

Franklin Electric Acquires Italian Company

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011

Bluffton, Ind. — Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (Nasdaq: FELE), the world’s largest manufacturer of submersible electric motors and a leading supplier of…

The west side is the story

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011

Top 10 Wells County Stories of 2008 1. West side success story 2. Local impact of tax reform 3. State Sen. David Ford dies 4. City court judge…

TMI bringing 30 new jobs to Ossian

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011

Ossian based metal parts maker Trusted Manufacturing Inc. (TMI) announced Monday that it will add 30 new jobs by 2011 following its acquisition of an…