BUTLER — The Butler City Council will wait at least until its Oct. 16 meeting before considering future readings of its ordinance that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes and
Indiana passes 50% vaccination mark
INDIANAPOLIS â Just over half of Hoosiers age 12 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but northeast Indiana remains behind the curve.
As of Friday, 2.89 million Hoosiers have completed either a two-dose Pfizer of Moderna vaccine or received a single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, putting the state at 50.66% of its eligible population of just over 5.7 million fully vaccinated.
Northeast Indiana, by comparison, still lags the state by a fair margin. The four-county area as a whole is only 36.25% vaccinated, although that regional average is dragged down by the state-worst LaGrange County and Noble County, which is tied for 14th-worst of Indianaâs 92 counties.
BUTLER â With a 3-0 vote, Butlerâs Economic Development Commission Friday recommended that Therma-Tru be granted 10-year tax abatements for a planned $43.6 million expansion of its facility at 601 R.E. Jones Road.
The recommendation now goes to Butlerâs City Council, which will consider the request at its meeting Monday.
The three-member EDC board â Jay Jacobs, Dawn Mason and president Rick Walters â all voted in favor of the abatements.
Therma-Tru plans to build a 23,000-square-foot addition to its facility at the south end of Butler to house new manufacturing equipment, including six new presses. The company also plans to hire 53 people.