Mack returns as racing secretary
ANDERSON — Kevin Mack, longtime standardbred official, will return as standardbred racing secretary to Hoosier Park Racing and Casino for the 2010 racing season. Mack will assist in placing Hoosier Park’s premier events, the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational and the $500,000 Hoosier Cup, onto the national stakes schedule for 2010.
Home care business launches Web site
ANDERSON — Joni and Jan Kendall, owners of Above & Beyond Home Care Inc., announce that their office has been relocated to 1320 E. 53rd St., Suite A, Anderson, to accomodate its growing staff. An open house will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the new office. ABHC also will launch its new Web site, homecareindiana.com, which will allow patients to schedule complimentary health assessments.
Energize-ECI elected to IARC
MUNCIE — East central Indiana economic development organization Energize-ECI has been elected to membership in the Indiana Association of Regional Councils, a statewide association of 14 organizations that provide comprehensive regional planning services that are coordinated with local governments in Indiana.
Unified Group Services a finalist
ANDERSON — Third-party insurance administrator Unified Group Services was named a finalist for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year Award. This year was the second consecutive time the company was named a finalist; four other Indiana companies also were finalists.
South Bend-based Manufacturing Technology Inc. was named the Small Business of the Year. The award is open to all Hoosier companies with 250 or fewer employees.
County sees decreased home inventory
ANDERSON — Madison County is one of three central Indiana counties to experience an above-average inventory decline in homes for sale for October, according to statistics compiled by F.C. Tucker Company. The county’s inventory decreased by 16.8 percent, compared to an average of 15.1 percent. Hancock and Marion counties also experienced above-average declines.
Sparks attends technology meeting
ANDERSON — Carpenter Realtor Jada Sparks attended a technology information meeting Nov. 6 to discuss new ways to use technology in the real estate industry. The meeting was hosted by Applied Internet Technology and Marketing Taskforce.
At the meeting, Realtors discussed consumer input, such as what to put on Realtors’ Web sites and the use of mobile-enabled sites. Additional consumer input can be sent to Sparks at jada@jadasparks.com.
Suds Express continues food drive
ANDERSON — Suds Express Laundry on East Eighth Street will have a Thanksgiving food drive to help local people in need. Through Nov. 25, any customer who brings in a bag of food will receive a free wash cycle.
All proceeds will go to a local food pantry.
Local Business
Nov. 14: Local business briefs
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Volunteers needed for Daffodil Days benefit
The American Cancer Society is looking for individuals, businesses and organizations to help with its upcoming Daffodil Days program.
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Susan Miller: Minds made better thanks to lists
Not all lists are created equal. Indeed, there is an art and a science to list crafting.
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Gunman robs Old National Bank
A gunman escaped with money from a southside Anderson bank Tuesday afternoon.
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Emmett Dulaney: The tragedy of the insurance commons
In basic economics, students often hear of the concept of “the tragedy of the commons.” In overly simplistic terms, this is a situation in which many individuals share a limited resource.
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Report: Hoosier Park leaves economic mark on county
Tourism has become big business in Madison County and Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is the star attraction, concludes a recent report from the Anderson/Madison County Visitors & Convention Bureau.
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Call answered decades later
Ron Cross' family and friends thought he was crazy for quitting a well-established career, but Cross thought there was something better out there for him. And he wanted to set a good example for his children — now 17 and 24 — by going to college.
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Gerry Dick Business Briefs: Feb. 5
A compilation of business news items of local and statewide interest, provided by writer Gerry Dick.
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'Big Joe' Clark: Housing market yet to bottom out
As housing prices slow their massive drop from the highs we saw in 2006, economists and market analysts alike want to have their voices heard when they call for a bottom in the housing market. It just isn’t time yet.
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Rivals back home, friends here
Football fans began arriving here for Super Bowl XLVI on Friday, bringing together complete strangers, families and old fraternity buddies.
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Members accuse city union treasurer of stealing
Over $30,000 in dues is missing from a city union, according to two members.
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Volunteers needed for Daffodil Days benefit
