Richard L. Antes and Daniel W. Antes, formerly of Terre Haute, and now of Nashville, Ind., have Won a NWFA Wood Floor of the Year Award. Distinctive Hardwood Floors in Nashville won the Best Limited Species category in the NWFA’s 2012 Wood Floor of the Year Contest. The announcement was made at an Awards Luncheon during the NWFA’s Wood Flooring Expo in Orlando, Fla.
The awards were developed to encourage and recognize innovative craftsmanship and design in wood flooring installations. This year’s Wood Floor of the Year Contest yielded 82 entries from three countries, including the United States, Canada, and Russia. Photos of the winning entries can be viewed on the NWFA’s website at www.nsfa.org.
The National Wood Flooring Association is a not-for-profit trade organization of more than 3,000 wood flooring professionals working worldwide to educate consumers, architects, designers, and builders in the uses and benefits of wood flooring.
Kelly Educational Staffing, a specialty service of Kelly Services — a leader in providing workforce solutions — has selected Darla Trausch as “Substitute Teacher of the Year” for the 2011-12 school year in the state of Indiana. Trausch, a substitute teacher in the Vigo County School Corp., is being recognized for outstanding performance and service as a Kelly Educational Staffing substitute teacher.
All Kelly Educational Staffing substitute teachers receive regular performance feedback from permanent teachers and school administrators. Each year, Kelly Educational Staffing managers have the opportunity to nominate substitute teachers for this honor based on their performance and recommendations from school personnel. Trausch will receive a $100 bonus and becomes eligible for Kelly’s national Substitute Teacher of the Year honor. The national winner is selected from the state winners and receives a $1,000 bonus, as well as an additional $1,000 to donate to the school of their choice within the school district that they are servicing.
“Darla Trausch is very professional and dependable. We never have to worry about anything regarding the class she is covering in our building.” Rio Grande principal Susan Shackelford.
Kelly provides an staffing solution that includes recruiting, screening, orientation/training, scheduling, quality control and retention of qualified instructional and non-instructional staff. Kelly hires 12,000 new education employees annually, and provides substitute teachers for more than 1 million classrooms each year.
Registered nurse Glenda Berry was awarded the 2012 “DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses” during a ceremony May 8 at Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center.
The annual award, which is nationally known, shows appreciation for nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty to give their patients the best care possible. The award program is conducted through the DAISY Foundation, which was established in 2000 by a family who wanted to turn the loss of their son into something positive.
Berry, who has been a nurse for the past 50 years, works in the emergency department/special care unit. She was one of 11 PCH/FMC nurses nominated for the distinguished award. Other nominees were Cheri Fellers, Mary Hutchinson, Brandi Strow, Katie Clements, Annette Nelson, Staci Webb, Crystal White, Eunice Chaney, Marcia Murphy, and Dawn Welch. Each nominee was awarded a certificate and DAISY pin.
As the winner of the 2012 PCH/FMC DAISY Award, Berry received the “Healer’s Touch” statue, a box of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls to share with her fellow nurses, a certificate, a lapel pin, and a banner to hang in her department.
Berry was named the 2012 honoree based on nominations submitted by her peers. These nominations made evident her service not only to patients, but also to her fellow nurses.
“Glenda has been a mentor and role model for me as well as other staff,” said critical care manager Samantha McCarty, who nominated Berry for the award. “From the impeccable way she is dressed to the manner in which she cares for patients, she exudes professionalism.”
Berry has spent the majority of her nursing career at PCH/FMC. She has worked as a nurse in obstetrics, the medical/surgical unit, intensive care unit, and emergency department. She has also worked as a nurse manager. She and her husband, Wayne, have three daughters, two of whom are nurses. They have 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Business
NEWSMAKERS: June 3, 2012
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Business Cents: Customers and companies: Sugar goes further than vinegar
Working with companies for more than decade I am still shocked to learn how not only companies react to customers but also how rude customers can be to companies.
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SOCIAL SECURITY: Can’t work because of disability? Let us help
Disability is something most people don’t like to think about. But if you’re not able to work because you have a disabling condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death, then it’s a subject you may not be able to avoid.
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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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