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Bluffton Relay for Life meets Thursday in town halll

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 30, 2012 - 4:49pm

The Bluffton Relay for Life February meeting is planned on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the third floor of the town hall, according to Adam Blevins of the American Cancer Society.

The Relay committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. (new time). Teams will meet at 7 p.m.

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$7.9 million GROB expansion announced

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 30, 2012 - 4:02pm

Bluffton's GROB Systems, Inc., today announce that it has been awarded $7.9 million in funding from the State of Ohio for an upcoming expansion.

GROB Systems, a builder of machine tool equipment, is a subsidiary of GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG located in Mindelheim, Germany.

GROB engineers and manufactures custom-made equipment for high volume production for automotive, motorcycle, tractor and truck manufacturers. GROB produces such equipment as machining centers, assembly lines, robots and automation.

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Must be Allen County

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 30, 2012 - 3:59am

Nothing fancy about this plate. It's an Ohio "county" license plate. The Icon spotted this in the BFR parking lot.

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Bluffton chamber offers free social media assistance to members

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2012 - 5:04pm

Do you have social media questions, but are afraid to ask? Professional social media consultants charge anywhere from $50 to $200 per hour for their services. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce offers it free to members this winter.

Through the assistance of Emily Turner, Bluffton University chamber intern, the chamber will provide free one-on-one, or small group social media workshop sessions.

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Fred Rodabaugh chamber speaker; intellectual property workshop follows on Feb. 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 27, 2012 - 1:03pm

Former Bluffton mayor, Fred Rodabaugh, will offer his observations on Bluffton over the past half century during the 7:30 a.m., Friday morning, Feb.10, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The event is in the Bluffton town hall.

Rodabaugh is a life-long Bluffton resident. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1965. He attended Bluffton College and then served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam.

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Coming this fall:" A Good Place To Miss: Bluffton In The 1950s"

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2012 - 5:16pm

If you enjoyed reading "A Good Place To Miss: Bluffton Stories 1900-1975" and wish there were more stories, have patience.

The Icon plans to release a second book in this series of Bluffton stories. The book is in the planning stages and will be released this fall. The second book's theme is Bluffton in the 1950s.

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