Region Secures $3 million for entrepreneurship

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ELKHART, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012. – The Corporate Partnership for Economic Growth (CPEG) announced today that North Central Indiana has secured three million dollars to support entrepreneurship and venture development in the region.

Leading businesses and institutions from throughout the region are committing $1 million to fund the Regional Entrepreneurial Action Plan (REAP). The $1 million commitment will be matched by a $2 million investment by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). This funding will be provided to Elevate Ventures, a venture development organization, to provide services to entrepreneurs in Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties.

CPEG President and CEO Shawn Peterson led the fundraising effort in the region. “By raising the $1 million, our community confirmed its commitment to local entrepreneurs whose companies have high growth potential,” says Peterson. “I want to thank our donors for their leadership and vision in supporting Elevate Ventures. Together, we look forward to watching our local entrepreneurs build and expand their businesses in North Central Indiana.”

Contributors in North Central Indiana include the 1st Source Foundation, CB Richard Ellis, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, Crowe Horwath LLP, the Elkhart County Community Foundation, Elkhart General Hospital, Key Bank, Lake City Bank, McGladrey LLP, Memorial Hospital and Health System, Mutual Bank, NIPSCO, Old National Bank, StepStone Angels – Warsaw, the University of Notre Dame, and an anonymous donor.

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Cursive

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Random Thought:  Yesterday’s post about Constitution Day made me think…  If they quit teaching Cursive in public school, how long before no one can read the Constitution in its original form?

Showing my age and preference for Sci-Fi again, that reminds me of the Omega Glory episode of Star Trek.  I still can’t figure out how to embed a video, so here’s a link to it on YouTube if you’re interested.

Constitution Day 2012

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Today is Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day.  It was set for September 17th, the day the Constitutional Congress signed the Constitution in 1787.  It’s interesting to contemplate the Constitution in the year of a Presidential Election.  For such a simple document there seems to be a lot of “interpretation” going on.

Check out a previous post here from 2009 that includes links if you are interested in finding out more.

Clean Cut Touchless Paper Dispenser

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The Clean Cut Dispenser from Smart Product Innovations, Inc. has created a hands-free paper towel dispenser that dispenses paper towel cut to the length you need using your preferred brand of paper towel.

The dispenser mounts under the counter.  It has a light beam on either side.  Break the beam on the right and paper towel is dispensed.  Allow the length you need to roll out.  Remove your hand and the dispenser will stop.  Break the beam on the left and the paper is cut.  You can then take the cut sheet to use without ever touching the remaining paper.  This allows the paper to be used cleanly without contaminating the unused portion of the roll.

At our house we’ve started using the half sheet paper towels.  Often that is sufficient for the need.  This device  would allow you to use quarter sheets, half sheets, three-quarter sheets or however much is sufficient for the task.  This is a green option since you only use what is needed.

The device is $126 at Amazon.com.  It comes in four finishes including the stainless steel option shown here.  It requires a wall outlet to plug in a low voltage power adapter.