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Ada’s newest Main Street business, Century 21 Sunway Realty, cut the ribbon during its open house on Jan. 20.

Becky Reed, broker and owner of Sunway, purchased the former Beacon Realty from Becky Neville of Ada. The office remains at 208 N. Main St., Ada. In addition, an office is at 930 E. Columbus, St., Kenton. The Kenton office number is 419-675-2333.

The Ada office is open weekdays. Its phone number is 419-634-0021. Click here for its website.

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Ronald Zimmerly, president and CEO of Liberty National Bank, presented a $5,071.20 check to the United Way of Hardin County, on Jan. 11.

Zimmerly gave the check to Darlene Foreman, executive director of the United Way. It totals Liberty Bank's employees' 2016 pledges to United Way. This year the pledges increased by 7 percent from last year.

 

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Who doesn't enjoy a "before" and "after" photo?

These two sets of before and afters are taken from Fine Touch Furniture and Upholstery's Facebook.

Look at the detail, especially in the diamond tuft and black pearl tacks along the bottom.

 

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Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles featuring business and industry located in Grass Run Industrial Park.

Story and photo by Monty Siekerman
This interview with Bob Szuch took place on the fourth trading day of the new year when the stock market was tanking in the U.S. and around the world. One would think a broker's phone would be ringing off the hook.

"Sell, before I lose more money."
"Buy, the prices are low."

But all was relatively quiet that morning in Bob's office, which is located in Grass Run Industrial Park.

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Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn, Bluffton, is celebrating National Popcorn Day, with several activities on Saturday, Jan. 23, according to Peter Suter.

These include:
• Free theatre-style popcorn for everyone
• All bags of popcorn are Buy-One-Get-One free (equal or lesser value, limit 2)
• Employee popcorn cook-off

"Our associates are teaming in the store up to compete with their own flavor creations and you help determine the winner," said Suter.

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This week,Today, the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance has launched a new  website that provides tools and technology to promote the best of Hardin County and its communities.

The new website address is www.hardincountyoh.org with a shortened version of www.hccba.com that directs the user to the website homepage.

The new Alliance website not only replaces an older and outdated site, but was developed on a marketing platform to promote both Hardin County, as well as the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance organization.

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