TERRE HAUTE —
Brian Kooistra, LEED AP, has been promoted to vice president of operations for Garmong Construction Services, and is responsible for field operations, the estimating group and project management. Kooistra is based in the Terre Haute office.
Dan Zuerner has been promoted to vice president of business development for Garmong Construction Services, continuing his focus on developing new and continued work opportunities oriented toward growing Garmong’s footprint geographically. Zuerner is based in the Terre Haute office.
Cathy Contri has rejoined Garmong Construction Services, accepting the newly created position as office manager. Contri assumes responsibility for support services deliverables and personnel, as well as building and grounds improvements and maintenance. Contri is based in the Terre Haute office.
Having worked at Garmong Construction Services as a summer intern while attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Lance Gassert, P.E., has returned to join Garmong’s Project Management Group and is based in the Terre Haute office.
Shawn White has been serving Garmong Construction Services as a part-time intern on various job sites in the field, and has most recently carried his internship experience forward to the estimating department in the Terre Haute office. White is a sophomore studying construction management at Indiana State University.
Tobin Voorhies has joined Garmong as a part-time intern to support the business development and marketing group. Voorhies is a junior studying marketing at Indiana State University.
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Jason B. Lester is Sycamore Insurance Associates’ new vice president of sales. He has 13 years of risk management experience in the commercial property, casualty and employee benefit fields. His primary focus is working directly with business owners to develop appropriate risk management strategies, with a focus on the health care, energy, equipment/auto dealer and manufacturing industries.
Lester has extensive experience in both property and casualty and group benefit plans and has been directly involved in managing multi-state employers with 1,000-plus employees. At Sycamore he utilizes this experience to develop risk management strategies that will help his clients achieve maximum yield with minimum risk, assure the safety of their assets and protect them from catastrophe by careful negotiation on their behalf.
He is a First Financial President’s Award winner as well as a Chairman Council Award recipient from Federated Mutual Insurance. He is a member of the State and National Associations of Health Underwriters. He holds life and health as well as property and casualty licenses in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio and is a designated Certified Insurance Counselor.
A Mooresville native, Lester received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He was previously employed with insurance firms in Terre Haute and Indianapolis.
Sycamore Insurance Associates is an independent agency offering a full line of insurance products, including commercial and personal lines.
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Tammy Shaw has joined the Terre Haute office of Bison Financial Group as the Senior Client Service Associate. Bison Financial Group is an independent practice of St. Louis-based Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network (FiNet).
Shaw has 25 years of industry experience, and joins Bison Financial Group from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management where she was a Senior Registered Associate. Shaw is Series 7 and 63 licensed.
Shaw is a Terre Haute native.
Bison Financial Group has been serving Indiana investors for 13 years and has nine financial advisors on staff with offices in Lafayette, Terre Haute, and Valparaiso.
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Union Associated Physicians Clinic has announced that Dr. Matthew Jones has joined the UAP Clinic health care team as the newest member of the Orthopaedics Department.
Dr. Jones earned his medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. He completed his internship and residency training at William-Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and University of Arizona, University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. He completed fellowship training in sports medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is Board Eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery. His clinical interests include general orthopeadics and fracture care, sports medicine, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, and advanced shoulder surgery.
“I’m so privileged to be doing something I’m very passionate about. I am excited to join a champion team at UAP here in Terre Haute. From my first meeting, I was struck by their commitment to excellence. I have benefited from excellent training and look forward to bringing that expertise to Terre Haute. I appreciate the opportunity to serve this area in orthopaedics and sports medicine,” said Jones.
Dr. Jones grew up in South Carolina. He attended high school, college and medical school in the Midwest. Training in orthopedic surgery took him to different parts of the country, including Arizona and Los Angeles.
Jones is excited about transitioning back to the Midwest to be closer to his family in Ohio. Dr. Jones enjoys physical fitness including lifting, football, basketball and golf. He recently started mountain biking. He is a car enthusiast and has done some amateur racing. He also enjoys snow skiing and worked as a ski instructor through his college years. He said if it’s an outdoor sport, he’s most likely interested and if it’s indoors and in high-definition, he’s most likely interested. He loves to travel and says he is slowly becoming a better cook.
Business
ON THE MOVE: Nov. 11, 2012
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Naysayers should treat good news as good news
I like to complain as much as anybody else. In truth, I may do more than my share of finding fault and wagging a finger in warning. Nonetheless, I’m tired of commentators (including many economists) who find nothing good and only the darkest clouds for the past few months.
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All mothers appreciate extra help
Think of all the times and ways that your mom has helped you over the years — when you were a child, and after you became an adult. With Mother’s Day upon us, now is a good time to pay mom back with a little Extra Help — with her Medicare prescription drug costs.
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Upcoming meetings
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce is hosting a health care reform seminar for businesses from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Old National Insurance at 925 Wabash Ave., suite 200.
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Indiana ranked best place to do business in Midwest
Indiana was ranked as the best place to do business in the Midwest and the fifth best nationwide in a survey of more than 500 chief executives by Chief Executive magazine.
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First Farmers rated among top 100 community banks
First Farmers Bank & Trust of Converse was named one of the 100 top-performing community banks for 2012 by SNL Financial.
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Newsmakers: May 12, 2013
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has recognized John Thompson, president of Thompson Thrift Construction, and Paul Thrift, president of Thompson Thrift Development, as “Patriotic Employers.”
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On the Move: May 12, 2013
Stacey Joseph, a realtor in Terre Haute, has earned the Certified Residential Specialist designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.
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Chamber lauds four with Business Recognition Awards
Congratulations to our Business Recognition Awards winners! Our Awards Luncheon at the Meadows Banquet and Conference Center was a great event to wrap up Business Recognition Week, sponsored by Union Hospital. At the Luncheon we recognized four local businesses as the 2012 Business Recognition Award winners:
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ISU students provide detailed grocery analysis
As the National Cooperative Grocers Association makes business decisions in the coming years, the organization likely will take into account an analysis of some of its competitors – about 4,000 of them.
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Construction firm holding grand opening in Marshall on Friday
Construction, H&H LLC is holding a grand opening and Marshall Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday at 812 N. Second St. in Marshall, Ill.
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AP Source: Subaru to expand Indiana plant
Subaru plans to expand its Indiana factory and add workers to build the Impreza small car in 2016, a person briefed on the matter says.
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Transit proposals can prove to be game changers
After baseball, my favorite TV watching is the government channel. Here I can see the local government in action or local government inaction.
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On the Move: May 5, 2013
Melissa Schollaert, RDH, HHP, has been added as a counselor of holistic health and nutrition at The Maple Center for Integrative Health.
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ISU set to offer financial planning program in 2014
When Indiana State University junior Jennifer Groth began scheduling classes last semester, she planned them out by thinking of an academic program the university does not yet offer. Groth will be one of the inaugural students in the financial planning program that ISU will begin to offer in spring 2014.
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Newsmaker: May 5, 2013
Gov. Mike Pence announced the appointment of Jessica Robertson to commissioner of the Indiana Department of Administration, a role she will begin on Wednesday.
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U.S. Postal Service opens village office in Worthington
The U.S. Postal Service officially opened the 40th Village Post Office in the Greater Indiana District on Monday in Worthington.
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How consistent is your business?
There are six areas in which consistency is critical in the majority of companies. Too often, business owners feel as they are “chasing down” rather than “leading it along.” If you can get a high level of consistency with your standards and practices, then your company will benefit.
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Good time to try Spanish online service
Cinco de Mayo is May 5 — a time to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride. Why not join the celebration by visiting Social Security’s Spanish website, where you’ll find a number of useful services and a wealth of information in Spanish.
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First Financial’s net income up 3 percent
First Financial Corp. has announced results for its quarter that ended March 31. The Corp.’s net income increased 3.4 percent to $7.7 million, compared to $7.4 million for the same period of 2012.
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Curtain goes up on new theater owner
The Indiana Theatre in downtown Terre Haute is under new ownership with a new purpose.
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Indiana Theatre SOLD!
The Indiana Theatre at 683 Ohio St. is sold.
Rob Lundstrom, who owns the Copper Bar and Louise’s, took possession of the historic downtown theatre on April 25. -
Higher education completion rates questioned
Spring is really here. Baseball is being played, the Cubs are already tragic and Faye of the Forest reappeared on the back deck. She was parked on the railing as I sat down to write this column.
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Vectren Corp. awards $2.3 million in grants
Vectren Corp. has announced that it awarded more than $2.3 million in 2012 through the Vectren Foundation and corporate contributions.
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Hard work, good attitude produces success
Like clockwork, Indiana State University graduate Joe Evelo regularly provides monthly updates to the first client he signed up when he started his financial investment career more than 35 years ago.
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On the move: April 28, 2013
Old National Bank has promoted Howard Mills to vice president, mortgage loan originator.
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Newsmakers: April 28, 2013
Lenise Kohlway of Spencer was presented with the WorkOne Achievement Award last week for overcoming several employment barriers and pursuing a better life for herself.
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Ivy Tech offers free business counseling
The Ivy Tech Business and Entrepreneurial Services Center and the Terre Haute chapter of SCORE are offering free, confidential business counseling and low-cost high-impact training workshops to aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners.
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Social Security: Try this word puzzle challenge
In 1938 — only a couple of years after Social Security was signed into law — a depression-era, unemployed architect named Alfred Mosher Butts studied the front page of The New York Times to figure out how often each of the 26 letters was used. The result was a game he called Criss Cross Words, renamed 10 years later as Scrabble. In honor of Scrabble’s 75th anniversary, we’d like to challenge you to a word puzzle.
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Knox/Crawford United Way seeks executive director
The United Way of Knox County, Ind., and Crawford County, Ill., is in search of a new executive director.
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Rockville Correctional Facility wins Champion Award
The Rockville Correctional Facility was recognized as a Champion Award recipient at the Indiana State Employee Community Campaign awards ceremony in Indianapolis.
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