Business

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 Commerce; and John Moll, retired attorney for the firm of DeFur Voran, LPP. “The Chamber was very pleased to award…

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 state appropriations to promote strategic investments that will make Indiana a magnet for talent and economic growth. Indiana regions, each…

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 purchased for less, allowing those savings to be passed to the customer. Customers will find name brand apparel, footwear, housewares,…

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 Insights, which launched in 2020. Accutech delivers innovative trust and wealth management solutions with exceptional, personalized service to more than…

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.    

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 athletes in Delaware County,” said BJ McKay, owner and CEO of The Arsenal of Muncie. “If we hope to make…

By Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance— Muncie, IN—Global packaging manufacturer CANPACK announced today it will build its second U.S.-based, state-of-the-art aluminum beverage can body manufacturing plant in Muncie, creating over time approximately 345 high-paying, local jobs by 2023. The proposed project, which represents a $380 million investment in Delaware County and the State of Indiana with the potential to expand to 425 jobs and $490 million by 2025, will be located on 139 acres of land on the southwest corner of South Cowan and West Fuson Roads in Monroe Township in Muncie. Officials from CANPACK and its owner Giorgi Global…