Business

By: Sheena Peters— Muncie, IN – Regional public accounting and advisory firm, Whitinger & Company, is pleased to announce that Mike Bartlett has joined the firm as a Staff Accountant. Bartlett graduated from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Accounting. He went on to complete the education and examination portion of the Certified Financial Planner certification. He plans to complete his Master’s Degree at Ball State University with the…

By: Courtney Thomas— Muncie, IN—After eighteen years of service in pulmonary and respiratory care at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Sharon Adams has used her retirement to pursue a lifelong passion—jewelry design. “It started with pop beads when I was little,” said Adams. “I’d sometimes make chains out of chewing gum wrappers. It was always just for fun.” Adams transformed this childhood hobby into her business, Sharon Kay’s Jewelry Box, fifteen years ago. Her online Etsy shop sells hand crafted…

By: Susan Gosselin— Muncie, IN— US News & World Report has named Signature HealthCARE of Muncie on its “Best Nursing Home” list for 2016-17. The facility is located  in Muncie at 4301 N Walnut Street. The honor places the facility in the top 13 percent of all nursing homes nationally, according to the report. The magazine has published the list every year since 2009, assembling its list by looking at government quality measures that are tracked by CMS. To be…

Indianapolis, IN – Airports Council International (ACI) World announced today that the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) remains a champion among airports throughout North America in providing an excellent customer experience. This is the sixth year, and the fifth year in a row, the Indy airport has been recognized in the 2016 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. Indianapolis received Best Airport in North America for airports serving more than 2 million passengers per year. Indianapolis also was recognized as the Best…

Cincinnati, OH  – Staffmark, a leading staffing company, has announced  they have won Inavero’s Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and job seekers.  In addition, Staffmark received Inavero’s Best of Staffing® Client Diamond Award after winning the Best of Staffing Client Award at least five years in a row for providing superior service to their clients. This is Staffmark’s sixth straight year to win the Best of Staffing Client Award. Staffmark offices…

By: Megan Jeffers— First Merchants is hosting a free computer lab for families and individuals to file their income taxes through the United Way VITA myfreetaxes.com website. First Merchants will be staffing the lab with volunteers available to answer questions Monday, February 27 through Friday, March 3 from 9:00am – 4:00pm.

Technology and services provider to the healthcare and ARM industries will accept award May 5th in Indianapolis. Muncie, IN – Ontario Systems, a leading technology and services provider to the healthcare and accounts receivable management industries, announced it has been named to the 11th annual list of the Best Places to Work in Indiana by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, its second placement on that list in as many years. The company continues to credit its staff and You-Powered Talent Credo…

Muncie, IN—Congressman Luke Messer was in Muncie earlier today, and spoke to members of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will frequently bring a legislator to Muncie to speak to chamber members. You can listen to Congressman Messer’s remarks below. Note: You will hear a recurring reference to “Hank” in the audio below. Congressman Messer was referring to one of the sponsors of the event—Hank Milius, President and CEO of Meridian Health Services.      

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—The 6th Annual State of Commercial Real Estate in Delaware County was presented by Coldwell Banker Lunsford on Wednesday, February 22nd at the Ball State Alumni Center. The annual presentation and panel discussion by local experts typically covers both the national and local economy, employment and real estate activity. The presentations are generally considered to be a good barometer of how Delaware County is doing in those areas. The presentation began with Dr. Michael Hicks, George and Frances Ball Distinguished…