Franklin Electric to acquire three distributors
FORT WAYNE — Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire controlling interests in three distributors in the U.S. professional groundwater market.
Franklin...
Barkley Builders earns Chamber’s August honor
Randy Barkley learned the construction trade from his uncle in Decatur right out of ...
New ramp installed for veteran
With the help of materials from Lowes, members of American Legion Post 111 recently ...
Toys R Us to close 182 stores
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN
AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Toys R Us, a nostalgic favorite even as many shoppers moved to Amazon...
Strong: Legion continues to work for veterans, nation
The American Legion will start preparing later this year for the organization’s ...
First place basketball winner
Shane Bennett, right, with a 49-inch LG television after Bennett won the News-Banner’s ...
Trained up
Seventeen workers from American Axle and Manufacturing, formerly Metaldyne, recently completed training that will allow them to work at higher-paying jobs. Freedom Academy of...
Velocity earns monthly Chamber honor
The Wells County Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors recognized Steve Feasel with Velocity Motors as the October Member of the Month last week.
Velocity...
Rotary donates to Wells County Food Bank
Bluffton Rotary Club President Michael Towne presents a check for $5,000 to the Wells County Food Bank. Rotary holds fundraisers each year to assist...
U.S. stocks are in ‘correction,’ taking investors for a ride
By ALEX VEIGA
AP Business Writer
Stocks struggled to stabilize Friday as investors sent prices climbing, then slumping in unsteady trading a day after the market...