Business

There's still time to enter this year's Bluffton Center for Entrepreneur business plan competition.

BCE has expanded its 2016 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition into two divisions with six total winners, according to Brendon Matthews, BCE board president. This year’s cash and in-kind prizes total $6,500.

A close-up photo of this scene is on the home page with the question, "where are these men working?" 

With this photo in view, it's now obvious that they are on the construction crew at the addition to Diamond Manufacturing on East Jefferson Street.

Jeff Kantner of Family True Value Hardware, 109 N. Main St., Bluffton, announces the store's January bargains of the month.

These include:
• Your choice, either 20-pound black oil sunflower bird seed,
   or 40-pound wild bird food, $9.99

• 2-gallon, 6-ounce, palastic gas can, $7.99

• Your choice, either 16-pack AA or AAA alkaline batteries,
   or 4-pack 9 volt alkaline batteries and 8-pack C or D alkaline batteries, $10.99

• Your choice, either 2-pack, 7.5 watts, or 13 watts LED bulbs, $5.99

Marlena Ballinger of The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St., Bluffton, is taking orders for fresh food boxes.

"Customers receive a weekly box of fresh fruit and vegetables for only $18 when they place the order," says Ballinger.

When you return your empty box each week for a refill your next order is only $17.

Call The Dough Hook for details at 419-369-4264.

Start 2016 off with a tan.

Here's J.J.'s Touch of Sun, 324 N. Main St., Bluffton, January special offer:
• Buy any tanning lotion and get unlimited Level I tanning for only $20.16.

J.J.'s Touch of Sun
419-358-9155
 

Get your cinnamon buns at Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co. in January. 

Cinnamon buns is the flavor of the month, according to Pete Suter of Shirley's.

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