Business

By: Mike Rhodes— The Horizon Convention Center hosted the 2018 Purdue Extension Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference on February 20-22. Approximately 175 women attended the conference as well as an additional 90 8th-12th graders who attended during the Young Ladies in Agriculture portion of the conference. Attendees came from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois. Dr. Jason Henderson, a nationally recognized expert in agriculture and rural issues was a keynote speaker for the February 21st luncheon session. He is associate dean in…

By: Dave Heeter, CEO— Muncie, IN—MutualBank is proud to announce and be acknowledged as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana. This program, created by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group is in their thirteenth year with this being MutualBank’s first time making the prestigious list. “We are honored to be named one of Indiana’s Best Places to Work,” says Dorothy Douglass, Vice President of Human Resources. “MutualBank employs over 425 employees throughout the state…

By: Beasley & Gilkison— Muncie, IN—Divorce laws vary widely between states. In order to file for divorce, one of the spouses must meet the state’s residency requirement. In Indiana, that timeframe is six months. (Across the nation, it varies from zero days to more than one year.) Some believe you must divorce in the state that sanctified the marriage. This is untrue. An Indiana court may dissolve any marriage formed and recognized by another state. Indiana is a so-called “no-fault”…

Software and services provider to the healthcare, ARM and government markets will accept award May 3 in Indianapolis Muncie, IN– Ontario Systems, a leading software provider to the healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), accounts receivable management (ARM) and government (GOV) markets, announced it has been named to the 13th annual list of the Best Places to Work in Indiana by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, its fourth placement on that list in as many years. The company continues to credit…

Indianapolis, IN — A record number of Hoosier companies – 125 in total – have been named to the 2018 Best Places to Work in Indiana list. And four local Muncie/Delaware County companies made the list this year. Local companies honored include: Small Companies (15-74 U.S. employees) (57) Company / Primary Indiana Location Accutech Systems / Muncie Large Companies (250-999 U.S. employees) (25) Company / Primary Indiana Location MutualBank / Muncie Ontario Systems / Muncie Major Companies (1,000+ U.S. employees)…

By: Jaime Faulkner— Muncie, IN—MutualBank added Craig Morris, Dealer Development Representative, to the Indirect Lending team in January of 2018. He develops relationships with MutualBank’s established automotive, boat and recreational vehicle dealerships throughout Indiana while creating new partnerships for the Bank’s indirect lending division. These affiliations Craig creates are valuable to customers who choose a car, boat or RV from a dealership, complete a loan application and walk out – keys in hand. This mutually-agreeable experience is a win-win-win for…

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Many entrepreneurs, while knowing their product or industry inside and out, are occasionally inexperienced in knowing what it really takes to successfully launch and grow a business. Generally speaking, entrepreneurs are often very passionate about their business idea, but can lack the expertise to market their business, understand and keep financial records, analyze their sales and profitability and make meaningful decisions in order to grow and sustain their business. This is where the Innovation Connector can…