The 2010 Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition kicks off on April 1 with the first of 10 seminars and culminates in June with more than $3,000 in prizes, according to John Bauer, BCE executive director.
"The combined seminar series and competition will teach participants to write a business plan that will improve an existing business or successfully start a new one," said Bauer. "The contest is open to entrepreneurs, start-ups, and emerging businesses (less than three-years old) in northwest Ohio."
A completed watershed action plan for Riley Creek was moved from January 2011 to December 2011, according Nancy Benroth, Bluffton's representative on the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership. The partnership met in late February.
The plan was moved because of the additional work needed to implement portions of the project.
Bluffton Hospital has made preparations to move forward with its planned facility expansion and renovation project.
Bluffton Hospital has chosen Charles Construction Services of Findlay as the general contractor for the project.
The project will create new, much needed space for Bluffton Hospital's emergency and surgery departments, as well as add professional/medical office space.
Judy Bronson and Carol Phillips both operate their own shops on Main Street that are nearly across from each other. One might assume that the two women would be competing for business, but in fact, that is not the case at all.
After having a conversation this January, Carol and Judy decided to work together in an effort to benefit both businesses, an idea that has worked out well for both parties.
Suddenly it's March. Bluffton's outdoor thermometers were checked twice to see if they still recorded correct temperatures.
52 degrees on March 7! Suddenly people began to emerge from their homes. The sun came out. Is winter over? Here are the highs and lows of the first eight days of March, reported by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Your guess is as good as ours. Is it the combination of two people's initials or a cryptic message? We spotted this plate in the Rosenberger Drive parking lot.
