BUSINESS




U4 Founder One Of 'Forty Under 40'

SYRACUSE - U4 founder Ben Plikerd recently was selected as member of the 'Forty Under 40' Class of 2007.

DePuy Donates Two Nitrous Oxide Tanks To Multi-Township EMS

Serving the communities in Kosciusko County, Multi Township EMS has been committed to providing caring, competent, and efficient pre-hospital medical care to the area since 1977.

Fall Sports Clinic Begins In KCH ER

Dr. Thomas Krizmanich and local athletic trainers will be offering a sports clinic in the Kosciusko Community Hospital Emergency Department beginning Aug. 18.

KCH Laboratory Accredited

By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for laboratory quality and safety, Kosciusko Community Hospital has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval®.

Fort Wayne And Warsaw Area Travel Experts Complete Program

Kassie Coy of Warsaw and Jeff Krudop of Fort Wayne, travel experts at Conference & Travel, have successfully achieved certification through one of the travel industry's most rigorous new programs to become a Certified Travel Specialist.

Medtronic To Acquire Kyphon For $3.9 Billion

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) and Kyphon (NASDAQ: KYPH) Friday announced the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Medtronic will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Kyphon for $71 per share in cash.

Rockwell Realty Team Opens Office In Syracuse

Lori Rockwell, broker/owner, announces the opening of Rockwell Realty Team LLC, a new real estate office in Syracuse.

Hurd Named Operations Manager For Chore-Time Poultry Systems

MILFORD - Rick Hurd has been named Operations Manager of Chore-Time Poultry Production Systems, according to Chuck Klippel, Vice President and General Manager for the CTB, Inc. business unit.

MutualFirst Announces Second Quarter 2007 Earnings

MUNCIE - MutualFirst Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFSF), the holding company of Mutual Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank"), recently announced that net income for the second quarter ended June 30 was $1.1 million, or $0.27 for basic and diluted earnings per share.

Bowen Center Inpatient Unit Opens

The Bowen Center hosted an open house and Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for their newly constructed inpatient unit July 20 at the new inpatient unit at 1535 Provident Drive, Warsaw.

Yoder Retires

Denny Yoder, vinyl outdoor products industry veteran retired as president of Royal Outdoor Products on July 13, 2007, bringing his impressive 28-year career in the vinyl fencing, decking, railing and column markets to an official close.