Business

By Intersection staff— Hermes Creative Awards crowns Intersection with multiple Platinum, Gold wins. MUNCIE, IN— Intersection, a full-service marketing and branding agency in downtown Muncie, earned several accolades from the Hermes Creative Awards. The 2022 wins mark the agency’s second consecutive year of Platinum and Gold honors from the international competition. Hosted annually by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, the Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding creative work within the advertising and marketing industry and is open to individuals and businesses of all sizes globally. Intersection received a total of 14 awards this year, including five Platinum awards and…

By First Merchants— MUNCIE, IN– First Merchants Bank announced today it has been recognized by Comparably for Best Leadership Team. This annual award identifies leaders and leadership teams who are driving positive cultural change across companies large and small. First Merchants Bank was selected by Comparably as being in the top 5% of all financial services companies evaluated for their leadership qualities. This Comparably Award is derived from employee sentiment ratings provided anonymously by employees about their leadership teams (CEO, executives, and direct managers) on Comparably.com during a 12-month period.  “Great culture is driven by strong leadership teams who know…

By Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce— MUNCIE, IN—For 46 years, the Academy for Community Leadership has been attracting bright, emerging leaders in Muncie and Delaware County. ACL has provided an orientation to the Muncie and Delaware County community and a broad overview of civic leadership since 1979. The program helps develop leadership talent and potential and provides valuable networking opportunities for the participants. Most of our community’s current leaders in business, philanthropy, education, and government have participated in ACL. This intensive education series meets every week for ten weeks from September to November. Sessions are co-sponsored by Ball State University’s…

By Joe Loughmiller— GREENWOOD, IN – Although fireworks displays are an important part of the Independence Day holiday weekend for many of us, they can contaminate our lakes and waterways if not handled properly. Indiana American Water, the state’s largest investor-owned water utility, encourages everyone lighting off fireworks this weekend to keep them away from local water sources to help reduce the amount of contaminants entering Indiana’s waterways. Recent studies have shown that many fireworks and the waste they create, may contain certain hazardous compounds that can contaminate water supplies and present health concerns. This is especially important for Hoosiers, since…

By Muncie Rotary Press Office— MUNCIE, Ind. – The Muncie Noon Rotary Club celebrated the transition of officers for the 2022-2023 Rotary year on June 28th, 2022. Kate Stoss, retiring 2021-2022 President of the Muncie Rotary Club, introduced the incoming President, Matt Howell who praised club members for their continued commitment in upholding the mission and values of Rotary. 2022-2023 Muncie Rotary Club Officers President: Matt Howell President Elect: Robert LaFrance Immediate Past President: Kate Stoss Secretary: Dan Wolfert Treasurer: Linda S. Gregory During the June 28th club meeting, Howell gave a presentation about his history in the Rotary Club.  In 2019 he received…

By Keith Royson— DELAWARE COUNTY, Indiana – A Montana-based trucking company is investing in Delaware County, Indiana, where it will locate a logistics hub and its Eastern U.S. headquarters. Jones Brothers Trucking will build a state-of-the-art trucking and logistics facility at 1901 W. Mount Pleasant Boulevard in the Industria Center industrial park. Jones Brothers will build a $2-million trucking and dispatch facility on the site, which the company has owned for several years. The site is currently being used as a trailer drop yard for the company. Construction began on June 14, with an anticipated completion date in December. “The goal…

By First Merchants— MUNCIE, Ind. – On June 21st, 2022, Forbes Magazine recognized First Merchants Bank as among the best banks in Indiana, an honor Forbes bestows to only the top 2.7% of banks nationally. Using Statista as its survey research firm, Forbes identified the best banks in every state by extensively surveying bank customers about the quality of the customer experience and services provided by their banks. Forbes publishes the results to better inform people about which banks provide exceptionally superior service over a full range of needs: branch services, digital services, customer service, financial advice, trustworthiness, and terms…

By Ty Morton— Northedge Steel has acquired the former All Steel Carports facility on 332 in Yorktown. YORKTOWN, Ind.—Northedge Steel, LLC has purchased the former All-Steel Carports 11.4 acre/65,000 SF manufacturing facility and sales center on SR 332 in Yorktown. This milestone is a major move for the North Carolina company on its mission to expand its steel building operations into the Midwest.  Northedge purchased the facility in May, 2022 for $5.5 million and expects to invest an additional $500K to begin official operations in August, 2022. Northedge will manufacture and sell carports and steel buildings for residential, commercial, industrial, and…