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By Vicki Veach— YORKTOWN, IN—When you fasten your seat belt, you probably never think about the small metal parts inside it. Yet some are made by Mursix Corporation, a Yorktown manufacturer. Mursix produces a variety of metal and plastic components. These include safety-critical components for automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, buses, and child safety seats. Examples include seat belt buckles and the channels they clip into, airbag clips, and steering and brake parts—all parts that can save lives. Mursix also produces parts for commercial building door locks, hospital equipment, appliances, and many other products people depend on every day. These parts…

Muncie, IN—First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ – FRME) reported record third quarter 2016 net income of $21.1 million, compared to $17.1 million during the third quarter of 2015. Earnings per share for the period totaled a record $.51 per share, an increase of $.06 per share, or 13.3 percent, over the same period in 2015. Year-to-date net income totaled a record $58.8 million, compared to $51.2 million during the same period in 2015. Earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled a record $1.43 per share, an increase of $.08 per share or 5.9 percent, over same…