Kiva Hub Microlending Program Opens In Northeast Indiana

Social Security

Editor, Times-Union:Thoughts on our Social Security.

Commissioners Decide On Nonprofit Funding Requests For 2024

Most of the nonprofits that requested funding for 2024 from the county will likely receive the same amount as they received for 2023.

Whicker Joins Sym Financial

SYM Financial is proud to announce that Seth Whicker has joined the firm as a Financial Advisor.

SYM'S Dunnuck Receives Designation

SYM Financial Advisors is proud to announce that Jay Dunnuck has received the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER designation, CFP® from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

Engineers, Attorneys Hired To Look At Tippy Sewer

Kosciusko County Commissioners took another step toward forming a sewer district to serve Tippecanoe and Chapman lakes at its meeting Tuesday.

Warsaw Sees New Schools Complete By 2010

Even though the state caused an eight-month delay for the Warsaw elementary schools project, the schools are still expected to be ready by August 2010.

Year-End Investment Moves

As an investor, you’ve pretty much seen it all in 2011 — including slow-but-steady gains early in the year, a market correction during the debt ceiling debate and the U.S. credit downgrade, and huge one-day price movements, both up and down — and there’s still a month to go.

Heat Advisory In Effect Until Saturday Night

A heat advisory is in effect until Saturday night in northern Indiana as high temperatures move into the 90s for several days.

Commissioners Table Bridge Agreement Over Costs

Kosciusko County Commissioners tabled a supplemental agreement for bridge work this morning after hearing that environmental requirements are adding almost $75,000 to the cost.

Indiana American Water Urges Customers To Prepare For Cold Weather

GREENWOOD – With dangerously cold temperatures forecasted for the Hoosier state over the next several days, Indiana American Water is urging customers to act now to secure homes and businesses against freezing pipes.

Local Cancer Fund-Raisers Hear Report From IU Cancer Center

WINONA LAKE - Last year, more than $40,000 was raised in Kosciusko County for the Indiana University Cancer Research Center. As a way to say thank-you, Indiana University School of Medicine Senior Associate Director Mary A.Maxwell spoke at The Boathouse Restaurant Wednesday to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund committee and guests to explain what the money has helped the Center do. Part of that $40,000, she said, went to pilot project funding. As an NCI-designated cancer center, I.U.Cancer Center is encouraged to stimulate interdisciplinary and collaborative research.Last year, nearly $300,000 in pilot project funding was allocated by the Cancer Center director, all but $50,000 of the funding coming from philanthropic resources.

Warsaw Moves Ahead on $40M Building Project

The Warsaw School Board moved forward on its building project by approving three resolutions Monday night.

Be Sure To Avoid These Nine Investment Truths That Are Really Myths

As Mark Twain said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”

An Easy Template For A Year-End Portfolio And Plan Review

An Easy Template For A Year-End Portfolio And Plan Review

County Studies TIF For Dreyfus Facility

A joint meeting of three government entities convened Thursday to move along legalities concerning the economic development area for Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries LLC. The county redevelopment commission, development commission and council approved a resolution and an ordinance to create the tax increment financing district just south of Claypool along Ind.15. When an area is designated as a TIF, the taxes normally collected in that area are used to pay the loan, or bond, secured for improvements.The improvements can be buildings, roadways, sanitary sewer lines and similar infrastructure.The low-interest bond or loan is traditionally guaranteed by a government agency. Lisa Lee, an attorney with Ice Miller, explained that the redevelopment commission's resolution pledges between 80 and 85 percent of real and depreciable personal property taxes will be used to pay off the revenue bond.

Poly-Wood to Expand, Add Jobs

SYRACUSE – Poly-Wood Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor furniture, announced plans today to expand its operations locally, creating up to 50 new jobs by 2015.

The Second Revolution

Editor, Times-Union: The seeds for the development of a second American revolution were planted in 1973 when Joseph Coors contributed $250,000 to establish the Heritage Foundation.

County To Accept Grant For New Cops

With some sacrifice and rearranging of budgets, the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department will be able to accept a Homeland Security grant after all. The grant will help add two more officers to the department.The Kosciusko County Council approved acceptance of the grant at its meeting Thursday. Last year, the county council approved for the KCSD to apply for the grant money.However, at budget sessions in August, the council decided not to accept the grant money due to budget constraints.The council said if the county hired any more employees, no county employees would be able to receive the $300 salary increase the council approved for 2004 to offset the increase in employee insurance.

Social Security

Editor, Times-Union:Every time I hear someone on the news saying Social Security is putting out more dollars then they are taking in, I have to ask, where have you been?