The State Department of Agriculture has launched a program to encourage Hoosiers to buy food grown and processed in Indiana. The Indiana Grown initiative connects businesses that use or sell agricultural products such as restaurants, grocers, wholesalers, processors and farmers’ markets with Indiana-based producers. Currently 90% of the $16 Billion of food consumed annually in Indiana is from out of state. More at www.indianagrown.org
The Hamilton Count Leadership Academy announced its 2015-16 class:
Adam Aasen, Donatello’s Italian Restaurant; Stacy Ambler, Attorney; Alonso Arambula, arcDESIGN; Sarah Billman, Hamilton County Tourism; Jeffrey Bragg, Noblesville Schools; Russell Cate, Campbell Kyle Proffitt; Jeremy Dixon, Meyer-Najem; Tanya Hand, United Way of Central Indiana; Brittany Heidenreich, American Structurepoint; Jessica Heiser, Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim; Blake Holler, Krieg DeVault; Brittany Hosford, Legacy Fund/CICF; Pamela Howard, City of Westfield; Kala Huckstep, First Merchants Bank; Jason King, Old National Bank; Daniel Kramer, Carmel Clay Public Library; Christine Lucas, Beck’s Superior Hybrids; Terri Parke, Children’s Bureau; Amy Pictor, St. Vincent Health; Tammy Sander, Mother of Pearls; Jason Sloderbeck, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office; Nick Smarrelli, GadellNet Consulting Services; Christina Sorensen, Janus Developmental Services; Aaron Spence, Gaylor Electric; Dereck Stinson, Ameriana Bank; Jocelyn Vare, Propeller Marketing; Brittany Winebar, Prevail; Ben Wire, FORUM Credit Union; Ann Yeakle, Community Health Network; Joseph Zielinski, CarDon & Associates. This is HCLA’s 25th anniversary class and the dean of the first class, Doug Church of Church Church Hittle and Antrim, is returning as dean this year.
Beck’s Hybrids is building the first private aviation hangar at the Indianapolis Executive
Airport. A long-time user of Indianapolis Executive, Beck’s uses private aircraft to fly customers to its Atlanta headquarters.
Noblesville Schools launched a new automotive technician training program in collaboration with Ivy Tech Community College and Hare Chevrolet. The two-year program provides Noblesville High School students the opportunity to get hands-on automotive technical training onsite at the Hare Truck Center technician lab, while earning dual credit at both NHS and Ivy Tech.
Blue Horseshoe, a Carmel-based software firm specializing in supply chain and logistics solutions, opened its first international office in Amsterdam.
4,000 people from 36 states and eight countries ran in this year’s Carmel Marathon Week-end, an 11% increase over last year. The Half-marathon event is the fastest growing in Indiana.
The Census Bureau will start conducting a special census in October in Westfield, meant to help the city qualify for state revenues based on population.
First Farmers Bank & Trust has applied to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to establish a bank branch in Flora, IN. Flora is about 40 miles north of Sheridan, First Farmer’s Hamilton County location.
John DeLucia, Chief Lending Officer, Citizens State Bank was named one of the top 25 community bank influencers on Twitter by the Independent Community Bankers of America.
Sean White, was promoted to General Manager of Montgomery Aviation, which operates Indianapolis Executive Airport. He replaces Bobby Beem, who is becoming a full time corporate pilot
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Noblesville High School teacher Don Wettrick was named the Indiana Innovation Award winner for 2015. The award is presented by Centric, a professional organization dedicated to building a thriving innovation network in Indiana.
Keith Hancock joined Campbell Kyle Proffitt as an associate attorney.
James A. Buell joined Citizens State Bank as Relationship Manager in Fishers.
Karrie Zuccarello was named chief development officer at Conner Prairie.
Dorothy Dodd was promoted to Mortgage Banking Officer at Salin Bank & Trust Company.
John and Karen Newton, owners of the Prairie Guest House in Fishers, won a 2015 Hoosier Hospitality Award for outstanding contributions to the tourism industry. The award was presented by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann.
Ivy Tech Community College had the most successful fundraising effort among community college systems nationwide in 2014, according to a survey conducted by the Council for Aid to Education. Indiana’s community college system raised more than $23 million through the Ivy Tech Foundation, more than double that of the second place finisher. It’s the second year in a row that Ivy Tech achieved the distinction.
Apprentice University is offering a $5000 scholarship to its students to further their education in software development, web design, web development, mobile application development and related fields. Called the Karen Podell Brilliance Abounds Scholarship, its named for the Business Department Chair at Westfield High School.
Sanders Glen Assisted Living in Westfield was named the Indiana Health Care Association (IHCA) 2015 Assisted Living Facility of the Year.
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