In 2020, the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) will be awarding prizes, holding free brown bag discussions, and expanding the ways it serves small businesses in the four counties surrounding the Village of Bluffton.
The Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, which begins on Wednesday, January 15, will award $7500 in prizes to new businesses and improving 45817 businesses. Spaces are limited and the Emerging Business division has just three seats left.
To register or learn more about the business plan, visit BlufftonEntrepreneurs.com.
Ada's board of zoning appeals will hear a request for a conditional use permit for two purposes at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, according to Michael Harnishfeger, village zoning inspector. The meeting is in the Ada depot.
The request includes:
• Indoor/outdoor cultivation and harvesting of industrial hemp.
• Industrial hemp processing.
Construction plans include a 35-by-96-foot greenhouse. It is to be used for indoor cultivation and outdoor cultivation of up to one-half acre and construction of a 1,600-square-foot processing facility.
The request involves a proposed project in the Grass Run Industrial Park.
In the words of Curtis Mayfield, “Keep on keeping on,” and this time those words are from David Retterer, Ada mayor.
In his annual report to council, Retterer talks about continued maintenance, expansion and improvements in the village.
Among these includes that the Municipal building is essentially complete, Ada’s new fiscal officer is reorganizing the village account structure, the constant stream of projects demonstrates that the community is healthy, and that the village employees are a great asset.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team enjoyed a balanced scoring effort and assist-filled night Wednesday inside the ONU Sports Center. A dozen Polar Bears tallied a point and, as a team, they dished out 19 assists en route to a 70-42 win over Heidelberg.
The victory improved Northern to 10-2 on the season and 4-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play and stretched its win streak to four games. The loss dropped Heidelberg to 5-7 overall and 1-4 in conference action.
