Jones presented with Hoosier Homestead Award
Martha E. Jones, whose Madison County homestead was founded in 1908, was presented with a Hoosier Homestead Award on Friday at the Indiana Statehouse.
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director Anne Hazlett presented 35 families with the awards. To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years and consist of more than 20 acres or produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. More than 4,500 families have been honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award since 1976.
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ClipZone to cut for heart health
ClipZone Salon stylists will provide haircuts and styles for $24 from noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in the salon at 1913 C St., Anderson. The event, called Cuts for a Cause, will benefit the American Heart Association and the Saint John’s Foundation. No appointments are necessary.
Stylists also will perform discounted services like brow shaping, makeup application, Dermalogica face mapping, chair massage and men’s cuts. St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Saint John’s Health System and the American Heart Association will have displays and door prize drawings during the event.
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Women invited to heart health casting call
Local women are invited to participate in the 2009 Go Red for Women casting call to share their heart health stories. Saint John’s Health System, St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana and the American Heart Association are in collaboration on the event.
Women will be videotaped sharing their stories about heart-healthy lifestyle changes and may be included in a national television special. Call (765) 646-8290 to make an appointment to videotape a story.
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Altairnano joins battery consortium
Anderson company Altairnano is part of a consortium to mass produce lithium-ion batteries for vehicles. The consortium is intended to help U.S. researchers keep pace with their Asian counterparts in lithium-ion battery development.
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Primrose Retirement to sponsor breakfast
Primrose Retirement Communities will sponsor the first Wake Up Breakfast of 2009 on Thursday at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino. Other wake up events will be April 16, June 18, Aug. 20 and Oct. 15. Single tickets are $15 for Chamber of Commerce members.
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Chamber to host second legislative meeting
The Chamber of Commerce and League of Women voters will sponsor another Third House Legislative Meeting 8 a.m. March 2 at the Anderson Public Library. Invited to participate in the free event are Sen. Tim Lanane and Reps. Terri Austin, Jack Lutz and Scott Reske, who will make opening remarks and take questions.
Local Business
Feb. 14: Local Business Briefs
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History: Lapel Telephone Co. was talk of town
In November 1962, when the Lapel Telephone Co. was sold to United Utilities by the children of founder Earl Tull, a Madison County era ended.
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Fire fighting, business coexist in heart of Anderson developer
Dave Cravens' latest development project is 5,600 square feet of retail space at 4131 S. Scatterfield Road that he calls Raven Plaza.
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Business Briefs: May 27
A compilation of business news items of local interest as published in the Sunday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
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'Big Joe' Clark: Problem isn’t the cost of education, but its quality
We must spend less time focusing on how to bring the price of an education down and more time figuring out how to bring up the quality of that education.
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Boxes outside Aldi catch fire
A small fire outside the Aldi grocery store in Anderson caused an evacuation of shoppers and employees.
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Remy to build Chinese manufacturing plant
Remy International Inc. plans to build a manufacturing plant and engineering center in Wuhan, China, company executives announced in Chicago earlier this week.
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Susan Miller: Looking for a summer vacation vocation
Summer vacation is often a synonym for summer vocation, particularly for teenagers.
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Frankton woman will be on online car ad
Tina Collins giggled as she sped around the track in a go-kart at Applewood Raceway. Her son, Owen Foit, 18, smiled broadly as he threatened to pass her while her daughter, Tarah Collins, 14, tried to catch up from behind.
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Senate candidate visits Alexandria ethanol plant
In his first post-primary visit to Madison County on Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly visited the Poet Biorefining plant here to underscore his support for energy independence and Indiana corn farmers.
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Corporate sponsorships help Elwood YMCA expand
The YMCA has been a part of the Elwood community for 20 years, but a new series of partnerships coupled with a $60,000 renovation are strengthening those bonds.
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