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Indiana passes 50% vaccination mark INDIANAPOLIS — Just over half of Hoosiers age 12 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but northeast Indiana remains behind the curve. As of Friday, 2.89 million Hoosiers have completed either a two-dose Pfizer of Moderna vaccine or received a single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, putting the state at 50.66% of its eligible population of just over 5.7 million fully vaccinated. Northeast Indiana, by comparison, still lags the state by a fa...

BUTLER — With a 3-0 vote, Butler’s Economic Development Commission Friday recommended that Therma-Tru be granted 10-year tax abatements for a planned $43.6 million expansion of its facility at 601 R.E. Jones Road. The recommendation now goes to Butler’s City Council, which will consider the request at its meeting Monday. The three-member EDC board — Jay Jacobs, Dawn Mason and president Rick Walters — all voted in favor of the abatements. Therma-Tru plans to build a 23,0...

AUBURN — Economic growth continues to be on the upswing in DeKalb County and the state despite the pandemic’s persistence to remain present. Companies big and small, industrial and startup, continue to expand as they fight the battle to find the needed workforce to fill their needs. DeKalb County saw a 3.3% unemployment rate as of June 30. That figure is slightly lower than the state’s 4% unemployment rate. Anton King, executive director for the DeKalb County Economic Development...

AUBURN — The DeKalb County Plan Commission Wednesday voted to send a favorable recommendation to the DeKalb County Commissioners on a new DeKalb County Trails Plan. The plan will be used to guide future planning and development of trails in unincorporated DeKalb County with connections to neighboring counties and municipalities and their existing trails networks. Having an official, adopted plan will make the county eligible to apply for state and federal grants to develop the trails, the ...

AUBURN — DeKalb LEADS is now accepting applications for the 2021/2022 cohort. Applications are due June 15 and can be found at dekalbchamberpartnership.com/leads.

BUTLER — Forest River Products could be expanding its operations in Butler. Mayor Mike Hartman said the Elkhart-based company has secured an agreement to acquire 72 acres of land on the west side of South Broadway. The property is between Color Master and South Shore Mobile Home Park. Company officials declined to comment, deferring all questions to the City of Butler. From his conversations with Forest River officials, Hartman said the project is a “multi-million dollar” investm...

GARRETT — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Garrett Board of Works, Executive Director Anton King of the DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership shared highlights from 2020 amid the pandemic, “which oddly was a record-breaking year from a dollar-investment standpoint,” he said. “What we saw was it was a time to hit the pause button, with companies realizing where to make their dollar investments strategically. DeKalb County was the benefactor of several consolidations,...

AUBURN — The DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership worked on a record 43 projects last year, which involved $145.6 million of investment in new and existing business, the organization said Tuesday. “In a year where unexpected unemployment, a global pandemic and uncertain economic times were experienced, DeKalb County pushed through with higher-than-expected economic development investment numbers,” said Anton King, executive director of the partnership DeKalb County gain...

Auburn high on micropolitan list Tied for 5th by Site Selection for citys investments SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette Auburn has tied for fifth place in Site Selections 2021 list of the nations Top-10 Micropolitan Areas, based on more than $145 million in capital investment last year in Auburn and surrounding DeKalb County. Total investment was almost five times the $30 million in capital spending for 2019. Anton King, executive director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership...

GARRETT — Garrett is doing its part in making the northeast Indiana region grow, according to Mayor Todd Fiandt.