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Marshall County Economic Development partners with Small Business Develoment Center

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Marshall County Economic Development is pleased to announce that in partnership with the North Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, free, confidential, one-on-one business assistance will be available at our Plymouth office on Miller Drive once a month beginning Wednesday, March 23rd.

Individual appointments to meet with Alan Steele, ISBDC Business Advisor, will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.  This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs considering starting a business and those new to business ownership.  But it is important to note the wealth of information and support services that SBDC can provide to ANYONE making critical decisions about how to improve their small business – particularly useful for existing strong Marshall County businesses facing new challenges brought by the digital-global-information age! 

See the range of services provided below and at the SBDC website at http://www.southbendbcg.com/ for more information on how SBDC can help you succeed in taking your business to the next level.

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House Democrats walking out

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I was amused when I saw that the Wisconsin State Senate Democrats were hiding in Illinois.  Their new moniker as the FLEE Party was funny.  Now I am ashamed to see that our Indiana State Representatives, including our local District 17 Representative, Nancy Dembowski, are doing the same.  If you’re as embarrassed by her method of representing us as I am, please take the time to send her a note here:  h17@in.gov

This is poor government, poor sportsmanship and just plain poor leadership.  I received an email from the Indianapolis TEA Party that has a lot of interesting links if you want to follow up with them.  You can see the email here.  They are not only taking on the missing Democrats, but also the Governor and the Republican led Senate, asking for better leadership from our representative government.  I don’t think this is an unreasonable request.

There is a billboard at the corner of S.R. 8 & S.R. 17 that I pass every day on the way to work.  It has Nancy Dembowski’s smiling face telling me she’s my Representative.  If that’s the case, why is she hiding in Illinois?

Congratulations to Andrea Cook and The Midas Center

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Picture from Midas Center Reception
Attendees at The Midas Center Reception (Left to Right: Bob Wagner, Brent Martin, Kevin Berger and Marcy EckoffWagner

Congratulations to Andrea Cook and The Midas Center  on their move to their new location at 200 North Michigan Street in Plymouth.  I attended their Reception on December 17th and it was interesting to see their progress and the various people, some of them old friends, that are involved and were there to help them.

I initially connected to Andrea through her position on the Culver Redevelopment Commission.  She has become quite active in the Culver and Plymouth Communities through her business at The Midas Center as well as her two community promotion sites, iHEARTplymouth and iHEARTculver.  I have consulted with Andrea and her husband Phil on the status of the historic building they have purchased and we are working with them on a restoration project at the site.

Congratulations to Price Nurseries

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 Congratulations to Tom McGee and Jody Overmyer at Price Nurseries for their Green Excellence Award from the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association!  They received this award for their design and implementation of the landscaping for the Tri-Way Mini-Golf Course in Plymouth.  <Pilot News Article>  (Note:  The Pilot article has an incorrect address for Indiana Nursery and Landscape and the Price Nursery award has not been posted yet.  You can see past award winners here.)

Easterday Construction Co., Inc. and Price Nurseries have enjoyed a excellent working relationship for many years with Price Nurseries acting as a subcontractor for us on many projects and the reverse, ECC doing subcontract work for Price Nurseries on occasion.  These projects include Lake Maxinkuckee residences as well as commercial projects such as Fairfield Garden Court in Plymouth.

We are proud of our association with Price Nurseries and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with them into the future.  It is wonderful that their excellent work has been recognized by their peers.  Great job guys!!!