Business

Steiner & Granger
141 N. Main St
P.O. Box 28
Bluffton, OH 45817
419-358-0689
[email protected]

The Markets

Volatility returned to the equities markets in the third quarter, impacted by economic stress in China (the world's second largest economy) and Greece, coupled with underwhelming corporate earnings reports and falling energy stock prices.

New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has a fall planting sale underway.

(Check the ad at the bottom of this story for complete details.)

The sale includes:
• 25 to 50 percent off all potted shade and flowering trees
• 25 to 50 percent off specially-marked flowering shrubs, evergreens and perennials
• 10 percent off spring blooming bulbs
• 50 percent off fruit plants

New Leaf also has a large selection of fall decorating supplies and fall planting supplies.

Do you go into a frenzy when you think about retirement?
Do I have enough money to retire?
Will Social Security be available?
When should I collect Social Security?

First National Bank and First National Financial Services will hold a Social Security workshop Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Findlay Inn and Conference Center located at 200 E. Main Cross Street in Findlay.

The former Tu Pubelo Mexican Restaurant has a new owner.

Don Jose Mexican Restaurant will reopen in the 142 N. Main St., location in late October, according to Rafael Arciga of Lima, the new owner.

Arciga grew up in California in a family that operated five Mexican restaurants. He said that he is very excited about opening the restaurant in Bluffton. He and his wife, Venecia, will operate it.

“We will offer an authentic Mexican menu,” he said. “We will also be open for breakfasts and we will offer delivery services.”

Ideal Images, specializing in promotional products, signs, custom apparel, embroidery, screen printing, and graphic design has now joined with Childers Media Group of Lima. 

The business began its roots in 2011 in Bluffton providing custom embroidery, team and corporate apparel and t-shirts. 

Ideal Images is still committed to its original patrons in Bluffton and maintains a meeting and pick up/drop off location at the Black Lab Trading Co., 121 N. Main St.

BLUFFTON TURNED GOODS COMPANY 1885 - 1900 (?)

The Bluffton Turned Goods was established sometime around 1875 along the line of the Nickel Plate Railroad with a switch-track leading into the works. (This was directly east of the railroad on East College Avenue.)

This building was the same one used by the Bluffton Cement Block Company later. Two very active men who shouldered the responsibility of this business were Cal Balmer born in Allen County, and A. B. Swinehart.

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