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Conforce International Provides Business Update on U.S. Operations

Posted on June 29, 2011 by editor

MARKET WIRE via COMTEX Toronto, Ont. – June 29, 2011 TORONTO, Ontario, Conforce International, Inc. (“Conforce” or “Company”) (OTCBB: CFRI) today announced that it has commenced commercial production of its proprietary EKO-FLOR xts composite trailer floor system at its manufacturing … Continue reading →

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Converse company ships three metric tons of poultry supplement to Egypt

Posted on June 23, 2011 by editor

Matt Troutman, Chronicle-Tribune This week, a local company will bridge the great distance between Converse and Cairo, Egypt. Vita-Vet Laboratories, 218 E. First St., will soon ship three metric tons of animal food supplement to an Egyptian poultry farm. Co-owner … Continue reading →

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Miami Co. executives named to region 4 workforce board

Posted on June 23, 2011 by editor

Peru Tribune staff report LAFAYETTE — Mayor Tony Roswarski, Workforce System Chief Elected Official, for Region 4 recently appointed Larry West, board chairman for Hometown Federal Credit Union, and Deb Close, Dukes Memorial Hospital president, to serve as directors of … Continue reading →

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County Council approves wind ordinance fees

Posted on June 23, 2011 by editor

By Jonathan Kleyer, Peru Tribune The Miami County Council approved a wind farm permit fee schedule in a proposed ordinance to regulate wind farms in the county. Council members Ralph Duckwall and Shirley Mull voiced dissatisfaction with the draft of … Continue reading →

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Report: Indiana Communities Face Long Recovery

Posted on June 23, 2011 by editor

Seven Indiana metro areas are not expected to recover all of the jobs lost during the recession for at least another 10 years. An economic report from the United States Conference of Mayors also identifies three Hoosier cities expected to … Continue reading →

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County Proposes Wind Ordinance

Posted on June 14, 2011 by editor
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Converse fair on the rebound

Posted on June 14, 2011 by editor

CONVERSE — Participation in the Converse Fair about doubled this year compared to last, according to fair board members. The Converse Fair began in 1871 and was one of the largest fairs in the area when Converse Fair Board President … Continue reading →

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New 434th AMDS commander’s career comes full-circle

Posted on June 14, 2011 by editor

Tribune staff report It’s been said “home is where the heart is,” and for the new 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, a return home to Grissom is exactly where his heart is. Col. Thomas Collins took command of the 434th … Continue reading →

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U.S. Employers Hire Fewer Workers in May

Posted on June 14, 2011 by editor

The recent rash of downbeat economic news related to the housing market, oil prices and the manufacturing sector is prompting some economists to lower their growth prospects for 2011. More time is needed to determine whether May’s disappointing hiring totals … Continue reading →

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Movie Theater Coming to Peru

Posted on June 8, 2011 by editor

The Peru Common Council approved a request for a tax abatement for a group of local investors planning to build a new movie theater in Peru. Four of the 12 investors, including Dave Van Baalen, went before the council to … Continue reading →

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