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Bluffton, Indiana ( Tuesday, May 30, 2023/Don Wood Foundation ) –The Area 18 Cooperatives was awarded more than $950,000 in funding to support Phase 2 of Career and Technical Education laboratory upgrades for four area school corporations, thanks to the generosity of the Don Wood Foundation. ThisRead more
Students at Bluffton-Harrison Elementary School utilized an unusual teaching tool this week: Rhubarb. “What is rhubarb?” one student asked at the beginning of the Harvest of the Month program Wednesday in Gretchen Grau’s fourth grade class. “Is it sweet?” Thanks to a regional program, they wereRead more
Ossian, Ind. – February 14, 2022 – Logan Properties plans to construct a new 30,000 square feet Spec Building on a 5-acre parcel just west of Haldrup USA in Ossian, Indiana. The building will be designed to have expansion capabilities of up to 60,000 square feet. Ossian Town Council approved aRead more
It’s not every day that you accept a check for more than $1 million, but that was part of Bluffton-Harrison MSD Superintendent Brad Yates’ duties at a special press conference Tuesday afternoon in Berne. As the fiscal agent for the Area 18 Career and Technical Education Cooperative, Yates acceptedRead more
FORT WAYNE, Ind. –The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) submitted Northeast Indiana’s regional development plan (RDP) as the 11-county area vies for up to $50 million in funding through Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) program. TheRead more
The region is ready to submit a list of 130 projects for possible READI funding. The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority on Tuesday approved the final application for a portion of $500 million available through the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, alsoRead more
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Governor’s Workforce Cabinet hosted the annual CTE Awards for Excellence recognition program this past Wednesday. The event celebrates accomplished secondary and postsecondary students, programs of study, employer partnerships, and guidance counselors in career andRead more
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Local economic development officials in Northeast Indiana’s 11 counties are accepting project and program proposals for the region’s application for Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) Program funding until July 16. Project and programRead more
Members of the Wells County Area Plan Commission approved a new 154-lot subdivision on Bluffton’s north side, pending approval of several modifications and waiver requests. Flat Creek LLC will be on 100N and will connect to the Parlor City Estates subdivision, which was approved earlier this year.Read more
The good work by members of the entrepreneurship class at Bluffton High School netted them some scholarships from Indiana Institute of Technology . The team of Elijah Cook, Jared Franklin, and Blake Moser qualified for scholarships of $1,500 each per person per school year — $6,000 total throughRead more