Business

Family-Owned The Townsend Corporation Treats Employees Like Family

By Stacey A. Shannon— Muncie, IN—For 75 years, The Townsend Corporation has been a family-owned business headquartered in Muncie at 1015 W. Jackson St. The company, whose purpose is to work with electric utility companies to clear tree and vegetation away from power lines, has crews in a number of states with a variety of jobs available.  https://careers-thetownsendcorp.icims.com/ Sarah Hudelson, Recruiting and Retention Specialist for The Townsend Corporation, said the company values all of its employees and is committed to…

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Clearwater Supports Local Teachers with #CleartheCarts Giveaway

By Clearwater Car Wash— Muncie and Yorktown teachers can enter to win $500 toward their Amazon Wish Lists Muncie, IN – To help educators in Muncie and Yorktown prepare for the 2022 school year, Clearwater Car Wash is awarding 10 local teachers with $500 toward their Amazon Wish Lists. The #CleartheCarts Giveaway is open until July 15, and K-12 teachers can enter by submitting their information on Clearwater’s website: cwcarwash.com/carts. “We know how hard the past year has been for…


Reverend Dr. Ronald Naylor Receives Chamber’s 2021 Legacy Gala Award

By Brenda Brumfield— Muncie, IN—The Muncie-Delaware County Legacy Gala Award celebration was held the evening of June 30th, at the Horizon Convention Center and honored The Reverend Doctor Ronald Naylor. Among those who paid tribute to the legacy of Rev. Naylor were Laura Williamson, Executive Director of the Muncie Civic Theatre; John Foster, an Elder at First Presbyterian Church; Dr. Saber Bahrami, American Health Network; Van Smith retired CEO of Ontario Corporation and past Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of…


East Central Indiana to Apply for up to $50 Million in READI Grant Funds

By ECIRP— MUNCIE, Indiana – The East Central Indiana Regional Partnership (ECIRP) will apply for the state’s Regional Economic Acceleration Development Initiative (READI) program, which could result in up to $50 million in local funding. The region includes seven East Central Indiana counties – Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph and Wayne. READI, which was announced in May by Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), is an initiative that is dedicating $500 million in…


New $6.8 Million Medical Office Development Coming to Delaware County

By Keith Roysdon— DELAWARE COUNTY, Indiana – New medical offices – and a substantial investment in the community – are coming to Delaware County. The Delaware County commissioners and Optum – a multi-state healthcare company that includes longtime local provider American Health Network – announced a new multi-million dollar development in northwest Muncie. Optum will open new medical offices offering new services in a new facility adjacent to the current American Health Network offices on Morrison Road north of McGalliard…


7th Annual ‘Morry Mannies Woof Boom Radio’ Scholarships Awarded

By Megan Orbin— Muncie, IN—Woof Boom Radio is proud to announce the winners for the 7th Annual Morry Mannies Woof Boom Radio Scholarship. We want to congratulate each of the nominees for their achievements throughout this season and their overall career as student athletes. Woof Boom Radio funds a scholarship program for the scholar athletes from the schools that we cover each year, be it through Muncie’s Sports Station in Delaware County or on WHBU in Madison County. A portion…


Buyer’s Market Opens Friday Morning at Muncie Mall

By Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce— Muncie, IN —Buyer’s Market, LLC, an off-price retailer, announces new Buyer’s Market location to open Friday, June 18th at 9:30AM in Muncie. Located at 3700 N. Barr Street in the Muncie Mall, customers will find over 60,000 square feet of name brand merchandise at incredible savings. Buyer’s Market purchases secondary market goods from major brands and retailers. Merchandise may include overstock, insurance salvage, customer returns, out of season goods, bankruptcies, and more. Merchandise is…


Accutech Systems Experiences Significant Growth, Expected To Move Downtown July 6th

By Accutech— Muncie, IN – Accutech Systems, a trust and wealth management technology company, has announced its continued momentum in 2021 with 23% year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth, 20 new employees — a 20% increase in its employee base — and 10% growth in customer count. The results were fueled by record revenue increases from the company’s SaaS (software as a service) wealth management platform, Cheetah Wealth Management™, which grew over 20% YoY, and its two new software solutions, Opendigital and…


WATCH: News of the Week, June 9, 2021

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief, MuncieJournal.com— Each Wednesday we try to release a new video on our Facebook Social Media page, that highlights some of the week’s stories our readership may have missed. Here’s the June 9th installment.    


The Arsenal and Barn Academy Offer New Youth Sports Performance Program

By Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—Two Delaware County sports organizations are combining expertise in a new collaboration that creates a youth sports performance partnership designed specifically for athletes in baseball and softball summer camps and travel team programs. The Barn Academy  and The Arsenal, LLC  are partnering in a collaboration that creates an elite performance program for area athletes. “This partnership combines two organizations that do not compromise when it comes to bringing the absolute best training and development to youth…