Stimulus targets stubborn foe lead in homes Oct 9, 2009
Stimulus targets stubborn foe lead in homes - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... When President Obama came to Elkhart County in February to pitch his stimulus plan, his main focus was on the 3 million to 4 million jobs he said the $787 billion in federal spending would generate ... In places like Elkhart County, one of those jobs is removing lead hazards from homes where children live. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Lack of computer skills foils many job seekers Oct 3, 2009
In Elkhart County, Ind ... Traffic from job-seekers has been heavy on computers at the Pierre Moran branch of the Elkhart Public Library in Elkhart, Ind ... Marilyn Odendahl of The Elkhart (Ind. (MSNBC -- Business)
Living quilts (3) Sep 21, 2009
Jane Ammeson / H-P corresondent A good place to start the Quilt Garden Tour is at the Ruthmere Museum, a magnificent Beaux Arts mansion on the St. Joseph River in downtown Elkhart ... Now Elkhart County, the heart of Amish country, has taken the quilt concept one step further with its second annual Quilt Gardens Tour, which continues through early October ... A good place to start is at the Ruthmere Museum, a magnificent Beaux Arts mansion on the river in downtown Elkhart. (The Herald-Palladium)
Rebounding RV business auspicious for economy Sep 14, 2009
George Graber was unemployed for three months this year after the shutdown of a recreational-vehicle plant in Indiana's Elkhart County ... Elkhart County builds about half the RVs sold in the U.S., making it the center of a $14 billion domestic market ... Elkhart County needs that kind of news. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Lawmakers get earful from wary voters Sep 9, 2009
com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090903-elkhart-politics-07 ... Tom CurryNational affairs writerupdated 11:38 a.m. ET Sept. 8, 2009ELKHART, Ind ... On the east it encompasses some of economically hard-hit Elkhart County. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Dream shattered, then rebuilt (1978) Sep 3, 2009
They found an Elkhart, Ind. -based home builder and paid him a third of the cost up front. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
College kids parents grapple with letting go Sep 2, 2009
College kids parents grapple with letting go - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/Projects/_originals/_Elkhart/g_elk_alexa_usc_Cray_2_090831 ... Alexa Sieracki, 17, of Elkhart, Ind. (MSNBC -- Health)
Oil lobby shows that it hasn’t given up on the climate-change fight Sep 1, 2009
Oil lobby shows that it hasn t given up on the climate-change fight - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
College Fanz Sports Network Partners with Wells Cargo of Elkhart, Indiana for College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week's Unique Mobile Broadcast Unit Aug 26, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--College Fanz Sports Network, the worlds largest online college sports community launched by ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, has partnered with Wells Cargo, the pioneering manufacturer of cargo trailers based in Elkhart, Indiana, to create the Mobile Broadcast Unit for the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week ... Fanz in attendance on campus at the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week can join the broadcast team for special pre-game and post-game broadcasts... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Blackfords high unemployment rate dips slightly Aug 23, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009 Edition. Today's Weather Hartford City, IN. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Amish seeing therecession as a sort of blessing Aug 20, 2009
For Amish, recession is challenge, blessing - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... Here, as at many RV makers and suppliers in Elkhart and neighboring LaGrange County, members of the local Amish community work side-by-side with the non-Amish, handling power tools, driving forklifts and operating machinery with a speed and comfort level that seem at odds with their traditional dress and long beards ... No longer able to rely on farmingThe Amish community in Elkhart and LaGrange counties is unusual in... (MSNBC -- Business)
Ruiz: The Next American Economy Aug 13, 2009
Last week, speaking from Elkhart, Ind. and Detroit, respectively, the president and vice president outlined a shared vision for economic recovery fueled by a renewed spirit of innovation one that links job creation with smart strategies to foster U.S. competitiveness. (Roll Call)
Obama Ventures Back To Hurting Region Aug 6, 2009
Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen area had an unemployment rate of 16 ... Obama was in Elkhart, just north of Wakarusa, in February when he made a similar get-outside-the-Beltway stop to lobby for the stimulus ... In an interview on Wednesday, Obama said it was fair for his presidency's economic performance to be judged on Elkhart's. (Click2Houston, TX)
Obama Announces Millions Of Dollars For Area Business, Colleges Aug 6, 2009
The money is part of 2. 4 billion in federal stimulus funds designated to develop electric vehicles. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
$2.4B for Electric Cars Awaits Indiana Aug 6, 2009
In this Aug. 6, 2008 photo, Barack Obama answers a question from the audience at a town hall meeting at Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind ... Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen area had an unemployment rate of 16 ... The last time Mr. Obama was in the Elkhart area, he said, "Recovery will likely be measured in years, not weeks or months.". (CBS News)
Obama unveils $2.4 billion in grants for electric, hybrid vehicles Aug 6, 2009
Indiana s Elkhart-Goshen area had an unemployment rate of 16 ... Obama was in Elkhart, just north of Wakarusa, in February when he made a similar stop to lobby for the stimulus ... In an interview later yesterday, Obama said it was fair for his presidency s economic performance to be judged on Elkhart s. Our whole goal is to, first of all, rescue the economy from the brink, he told MSNBC. But the most important thing we re going to have to do is help Elkhart reinvent itself. (Boston Globe)
U.S. to spend $2.4 billion to boost electric vehicles Aug 6, 2009
Word came in separate speeches by President Obama in Elkhart, Indiana, and Vice President Joe Biden in Detroit, Michigan ... "I want the cars of the future and the technologies that power them to be developed and deployed right here in America," Obama said when he announced the grants in Elkhart, Ind. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Stimulus spending all over the map Aug 6, 2009
The debate accelerated Wednesday as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Elkhart County, Ind. and Detroit for a progress report on the economy that will again highlight the stimulus. (MSNBC -- Race)
Obama commits $2.4 billion for greener cars Aug 6, 2009
President visits RV manufacturing plant in Elkhart County, Indiana ... President Obama talks about the economy Wednesday at the Monaco RV plant in Elkhart County, Indiana ... Obama made the announcement during a visit to a recreational vehicle manufacturing plant in Elkhart County, Indiana, which has been hard hit by the economic downturn. (CNN -- Tech)
Obama says Indiana 'factories coming back to life' Aug 6, 2009
Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen area had an unemployment rate of 16 ... In an interview, Obama said it was fair for his presidency's economic performance to be judged on Elkhart's ... "Our whole goal is to first of all rescue the economy from the brink," he told MSNBC. "But the most important thing we're going to have to do is help Elkhart reinvent itself.". (FOX 11, AZ)
Super Pull set for Indy Aug 5, 2009
Elkhart County Fairgrounds, Goshen - July 23. 10,000 lb Pro Stock Tractor. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Obamas promises are a work in progress Aug 4, 2009
Obamas promises are a work in progress - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... Like the rest of the nation, Elkhart is still a long way from recovery ... John W. SchoenSenior producerupdated 2:47 p.m. ET Aug. 3, 2009ELKHART, Ind. (MSNBC -- Business)
Stimulus plan projects in Elkhart County Aug 4, 2009
updated 1:22 p.m. ET Aug. 3, 2009ELKHART, Ind ... Here's a breakdown of some of the economic stimulus funds coming in to Elkhart County thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ... The city of Elkhart has secured $11. (MSNBC -- Business)
Many more months of recession? Aug 2, 2009
1: President Obama discusses the state of the U.S. economy after recently receiving positive signs from the GDP, while looking ahead to his trip to Elkhart, Indiana ... Obama said he will discuss the foundation he wants when he makes a second visit to Elkhart, Indiana, on Wednesday ... "For communities like Elkhart to thrive, we need to recapture that spirit of innovation that has always moved America forward," he said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama to visit Elkhart next week Jul 31, 2009
By Josh Weinhold, The Elkhart Truthupdated 12:53 p.m. ET July 30, 2009Elkhart, Ind ... President Barack Obama will be in the Elkhart area on Wednesday, a White House official confirmed Thursday ... No other details of the presidents visit are available at this time, the official told The Elkhart Truth. (MSNBC -- Politics)
OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL Jul 31, 2009
The team went 4-0 in its district at Elkhart. Several players from this team went to the World Series as 10- and 11-year-olds in the Baseball Players Association. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Patrick Industries, Inc. Completes Sale of Aluminum Extrusion Operation Jul 28, 2009
July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ), a major manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing and industrial markets, announced today that it has completed the sale of certain assets of its aluminum extrusion operation located in Mishawaka, Indiana to Patrick Aluminum, Inc., a member of the UMC family of companies. Net proceeds from the sale were $7. (PR Newswire)
Norfolk Southern's 'Train Your Brain' Public Safety Campaign Fills Summer Calendar in Indiana Jul 25, 2009
Brainy has appeared at the Potato Creek Festival in North Liberty, the St. Joseph County 4-H Fair in South Bend, the 54th Annual Summer Festival Parade in Michigan City, and the Elkhart 4-H County Fair in Goshen. Next up are the Delaware County Fair, the World Pulse Festival in South Bend, and appearances at Notre Dame football games, where the masses will continue clamoring for Brainy T-shirts and for photos with the cerebral, leotard-clad character. (PR Newswire)
Patrick Industries, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Aluminum Extrusion Operation Jul 23, 2009
July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) (the "Company"), a major manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the recreational vehicle (RV), manufactured housing (MH) and industrial markets, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell certain assets of its aluminum extrusion operation located in Mishawaka, Indiana to Patrick Aluminum, Inc., a member of the UMC family of companies. The transaction is expected to be... (PR Newswire)
Gateway fighting for its life (1021) Jul 22, 2009
not here or in indiana with the one in south bend or in elkhart. it is busy work nothing more. (The Herald-Palladium)
MutualFirst Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Jul 18, 2009
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. and MutualBank, an Indiana-based financial institution, has thirty-three full-service retail financial centers in Delaware, Elkhart, Grant, Kosciusko, Randolph, St. Joseph and Wabash Counties in Indiana. MutualBank also has two Wealth Management and Trust offices located in Carmel and Crawfordsville, Indiana and a loan origination office in New Buffalo, Michigan. (PR Newswire)
Pokagon Band elects Matt Wesaw Jul 18, 2009
The tribe's 10-county service area includes Allegan, Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties in Michigan as well as Elkhart, Kosciusko, Laporte, Marshall, Starke and St. Joseph counties in Indiana. The Tribe's Four Winds Casino at New Buffalo in Berrien County opened in August 2007. (Dowagiac News, MI)
The naked and the dead Jul 16, 2009
(07-14) 18:00 PDT Elkhart, Ind ... The officer was off duty and jogging through Rice Cemetery in Elkhart Sunday afternoon when he saw the naked man get into a truck and drive away ... Man caught in the buff at N. Indiana cemetery Articles (07-14) 18:00 PDT Elkhart, Ind. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Man caught in the nude at cemetery Jul 16, 2009
The officer was off duty and jogging through Rice Cemetery in Elkhart Sunday afternoon when he saw the naked man get into a truck and drive away. The officer later tracked down the Mishawaka man from his license plate number. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Harold Swanagan Named Coordinator Of Men's Basketball Operations Jul 16, 2009
Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. Swanagan played for the Fighting Irish from 1998-2002. (Und.com)
American Legion Elects 2009-2010 Commander Jul 14, 2009
W. Darrell Hansel of Vevay was elected to a seat on the National Organization's Board of Directors - the National Executive Committee - and Paul Steward of Elkhart was elected alternate. Gary Parker of Fort Wayne will serve as Sergeant at Arms and Anthony Riley of Whitestown was re-elected State Finance Officer. (PR Newswire)
Obituaries in the news Jul 11, 2009
Sharp was involved in several key court cases, including the desegregation of Fort Wayne Community Schools elementary schools, the Joseph Corcoran murder case and a public Elkhart Ten Commandments display. He served as a senior judge until his death. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Hope vs. hype: Chasing after green jobs Jul 9, 2009
Hope vs. hype: Chasing after green jobs - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... Miguel LlanosReporterupdated 8:44 a.m. ET July 8, 2009ELKHART, Ind ... In the empty factories and laid-off workers in this struggling section of the Rust Belt, entrepreneur Wil Cashen sees "unimaginable potential. Seeking to capitalize on the trend toward more-energy-efficient vehicles, Cashen has a plan to retrofit pickup trucks with electric motors at several of Elkhart Countys large, dormant manufacturing... (MSNBC -- Environment)
General News Jul 5, 2009
- NCAA Fencing Championship Celebration Photo Gallery - NCAA Fencing Championship Celebration Photo Gallery - 2005 NCAA Fencing Champs - Irish Athletic Programs Excell Under NCAA's New APR Standard - Hot Topic - March - Jean's Golden Girls Half-time Act 2/27 - BIG EAST Championship - Notre Dame Cheer and Pom Squad Half-time Act 2/16 - Irish Fans Encouraged To Vote Online For Chris Thomas And Jacqueline Batteast - Notre Dame Sports Hotline Realigned For 2005 Winter And Spring SeasonsNotre Dame... (Und.com)
Johnny comes marching home to no job Jul 4, 2009
Johnny comes marching home to no job - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... The return of the Elkhart-based Indiana National Guards 1538th Transportation Company from Iraq this week was a joyous occasion ... Jonathan Maher, 20, of the Elkhart County community of Bristol, recalling the letter he received from his employer, Keystone RV, shortly after Christmas. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Garden is work of daughters' love Jul 3, 2009
More than 30,000 Amish families live in Elkhart County. The Quilt Gardens Tour is only in its second year, but brings thousands of tourists to Elkhart County, who visit the gardens, photograph some of the 80,000 or so blooms, and see how the time-honored tradition of quilting is being displayed in large-scale gardens ... Quickly, the tour has become a destination for girlfriend getaways and mother-daughter trips, says Diana Lawson, executive director of the Elkhart County Visitor's Center. (Niles Star, MI)
Amid downturn, a rally to save youth sports Jul 2, 2009
Text:In Elkhart and other towns, hurting parents find ways to let kids play ... Watching from behind a new wood fence, spectators cheer at aLittle League softball game at Baugo Township Field in Elkhart, Ind ... By Bob Cook, NBC Sports contributorupdated 5:31 p.m. ET July 1, 2009Elkhart, Ind. (MSNBC -- Sports)
U.S. metro jobless rates rise in May Jul 1, 2009
has largest increase, followed by Elkhart, Ind ... The second-highest increase occurred in Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen, where the rate rose to 17 ... Elkhart-Goshen has suffered layoffs at RV makers Monaco Coach Corp., Keystone RV Co. and Pilgrim International. (MSNBC -- Business)
Pedata RV Showcases RV Industry's Efforts to Stay in Public Mind Jun 27, 2009
"The legislative action we have taken in 2009 to bolster this critical industry in Elkhart County and across Indiana is an example of our ability to make Washington work for Hoosiers, not the other way around. It is critical that we continue to fight to preserve this important industry, which plays such an important role in Indiana's economy.". RIVA's 55th Annual CA RV Show will be a ten day event at the Los Angeles County Fair from October 12-21. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Cities fight to exist when employers flee Jun 26, 2009
When jobs go, so do a citys people - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... Other cities around the country, including Elkhart, Ind ... The Elkhart area, about 300 miles west of Youngstown, has suffered from a severe downturn in the recreational vehicle industry, which provided as many as one in four jobs before the recession. (MSNBC -- Business)
Even a grouch can find the silver lining in this economy Jun 23, 2009
"Business closings and unemployment give us an opportunity to refocus some of our resources. For example, Coachman Industries in Elkhart County is moving away from RVs to build fuel-efficient delivery and special vehicles. That's smart business. "GM and Chrysler are being given an opportunity to redirect their resources, to modernize their activities and relationships with workers and dealers, customers and suppliers. When we get those credit markets in working order again, there's a good future... (The Daily Journal)
MARY ANN GRAVES - 80 - ELKHART, INDIANA Jun 21, 2009
Funeral services for Mary Ann Graves, 80, were held Thursday, June 18, 2009, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Elkhart, Indiana, with Reverend Steve Braden officiating ... Mary Ann was born March 19, 1929 in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of E.D. Sullivan and Cora (Ray) Sullivan and passed from this life on June 14, 2009 at Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Indiana. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Local shelters lose food aid because of $1 fees... Jun 20, 2009
Most of its budget is covered by sales in the Salvation Army thrift stores that are scattered between Michigan City and Elkhart. The rehab center has just started to calculate how much of a loss this will be. (The Drudge Report)
Baldwin Landing hosts Elkhart County Chamber Jun 18, 2009
It is located at 70896 Baldwin Landing Drive and will be shown as part of the Elkhart County, Ind ... Signature Development partner Paul DeLano hosted the Elkhart County Chamber of Commerce for a business after hours June 16 ... "We worked with Porter Township to come up with this development concept," DeLano told Elkhart, Ind. (Dowagiac News, MI)
2 found dead in Indiana eye doctor's office Jun 16, 2009
Elkhart doctor and his wife had been indicted on health fraud charges ... The bodies of Dr. Philip Gabriele, 44, and his 43-year-old wife, Marcella, both of Granger, were found inside his Gabriele Eye Institute in Elkhart by police investigating a possible suicide attempt, Elkhart police spokesman Lt. Ed Windbigler said ... Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Philip Gabriele, an ophthalmologist and eye surgeon with offices in Elkhart, South Bend and Mishawaka, and his wife on charges of... (MSNBC -- Crime)
A crazy quilt of circumstance Jun 6, 2009
Text:Some in Elkhart's RV industry stuck in lending logjam; others say all is well ... com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090513-elkhart-brunker-hlarge ... Rob Reid, president of Great Lakes RV Center in Elkhart. (MSNBC -- Business)
Credit crunch a crazy quilt of circumstance Jun 5, 2009
Text:Some in Elkhart's RV industry stuck in lending logjam; others say all is well ... com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090513-elkhart-brunker-hlarge ... Rob Reid, President of Great Lakes RV Center in Elkhart Indiana. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Journeyafter high school Jun 5, 2009
Ready to launch: 5 teens share journey after high school - The Elkhart Project- msnbc ... com will follow Elkhart graduates as they make their own way ... Alexa Sieracki, 16,graduatedearly from ElkhartMemorial High School. (MSNBC -- Health)
Looking Back Jun 4, 2009
They are on leave from Ft. MacDill AFB. Mrs. Mary Bontrager of Kalona went to Elkhart, Indiana, Friday where that evening they attended graduation exercises for her grandson, Billy Bontrager. Golf Club Committees Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haberman, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Alt, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin O'Hare, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schlabaugh, Mrs. Ella Weaver. (Kalona News, IA)
Unemployment locally is up, but state rate dips May 23, 2009
Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Adams Steuben, Fayette and Starke counties all have higher unemployment rates than Blackford s.. Northern Indiana counties are still the hardest hit in the state, but Elkhart County s jobless rate dropped a full percentage point from 18. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Caps and gown costs too steep for some May 23, 2009
com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-elkhart-090521-capGown-11a ... Albert White, a senior at Elkhart Memorial High School,picks up his cap and gown ... JoNel AlecciaHealth writerupdated 11:07 a.m. ET May 22, 2009ELKHART, Ind. (MSNBC -- Health)
Political Grapevine May 20, 2009
Gibbons says more than 400 conventions and business meetings have been canceled in the months following the president's statement in Elkhart, Indiana on February 9 that: "You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime.". Gibbons says: "President Obama is coming to Las Vegas later this month for a political fundraiser, but he will not help the struggling families in Las Vegas and Nevada who are out of work because of his reckless comments... President... (Fox News)
Job losses compounded Wall Street failures May 18, 2009
Since the start of the recession in December 2007, Indiana's Elkhart County saw the greatest reversal in fortune for counties larger than 25,000 residents, going from an index score of 6 in December 2007 to a score of 21 in March 2009. The county's unemployment rate went from 4. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Openings around the U.S. May 18, 2009
Workers at the Jayco plant in Elkhart County in Indiana put together a travel trailer in February. (CNN) -- Elkhart, Indiana, has suffered through a litany of economic bad news and layoffs ... The United States Department of Labor said that in March, the Elkhart metropolitan area had the fifth highest unemployment in the country. (CNN)
Anatomy of an economic meltdown May 18, 2009
The storefront of what was once the home of a Western Tire store and a tailor shop sits vacant in downtown Elkhart, Ind ... Since the start of the recession in December 2007, Elkhart County, Ind ... and other timber towns in the Pacific Northwest; to manufacturing pockets in the Midwest such as Elkhart, Ind. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Habitat for Humanity gets $100 million gift May 15, 2009
The Strongs are moving into a house in Elkhart, Ind ... J. Tyler Klassen / The Elkhart Truth file. (MSNBC -- International)
Gibbs-Krabill May 14, 2009
He is a geography teacher at Central High School in Elkhart, Ind. The couple will be married Sept. 5 at Shallowbrook Farm in Bradford. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Mishler deconstructs his career May 13, 2009
His first kinetic sculpture was for a park in Elkhart ... "One of his projects was underwritten by a Genesis grant from the City of Elkhart. It sits next to the Midwest Museum. "Whenever I make a sculpture," he said, "I want it to relate to wherever I'm putting it ... When I designed it I didn't see right away that the zig-zag makes an E for Elkhart. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Ontwa Township couple convicted of harboring fugitive May 12, 2009
Court records show that Rebel has a 1982 Elkhart Indiana burglary conviction and a 2005 failure to pay child support conviction from Cass County. . (Niles Star, MI)
Money or Tradition: Ind. Amish Face Uneasy Dilemma May 10, 2009
The Indiana settlement sprawls across Elkhart and LaGrange counties, which both have unemployment rates of 18 percent ... The unemployment rate in the Elkhart-Goshen metropolitan area approached 19 percent in March the most recent month for which data are available in large part due to the misfortune of recreational vehicle factories that have laid off thousands of workers. (ABC News -- Wire)
