Articles by Mike Rhodes

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 2019 State Leadership Conference was held at the Horizon Convention Center March 7-9 in downtown Muncie. As students arrived, an assortment of little white shuttle buses from school systems around the state could be seen in the parking lot behind the Horizon Convention Center. Each bus was emblazoned with the school corporation name. Some of the school system buses in the parking lot included: Northwest Allen County Schools, Southern…

By: Schnee Garrett— Fort Wayne, IN– Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans an approximate $84 million investment to upgrade the electric transmission network serving customers in Delaware County in eastern Indiana. The Southern Muncie Area Improvements Project involves: Upgrading about 3 miles of 34.5-kilovolt (kV) power line to 69-kV standards Expanding several localsubstations Building the new Fuson Substation in the commercial park north of West Fuson Road The improvements ensure electric reliability for I&M customers and support economic development. The company plans…

By: The Muncie-Delaware County, Indiana Economic Development Alliance— Muncie, IN— Accutech Systems, a leading software company for the trust and investment industry, has announced plans to invest more than $5.5 million to purchase and redevelop a 40,000 SF building in downtown Muncie. Accutech currently employs 53 people locally and 25 additional remote workers. By 2023, the company intends to grow to at least 100 local employees. “We were quickly outgrowing our current space and looked hard at multiple different options for…