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was awarded the Indiana Historical Society's Centennial Business Award. This award recognizes companies with more than a century of continuous business activity, service and contribution to Indiana's economic growth and vitality. First Bank of Berne has been in business 114 years and is the oldest bank in Adams County with several locations throughout Adams, Wells and Jay counties.

has been recognized by the Indiana Broadcasters Association for excellence in broadcasting in three different categories in the 2005 Spectrum awards. WBCL is a listener-supported, not-for-profit Christian radio station. For more information, visit www.wbcl.org .

has been commissioned as the architect for a new hospital, Pinnacle Healthcare, in Merrillville. The construction on this $17 million project will begin by Nov. 1.

has been awarded the three heating, ventilating and air conditioning/ductwork contracts for Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. These projects include the Phase 1 Renovations to Areas 1B and 1C, plus the prenatal area renovations.

, a staffing solutions provider, recently acquired the North Carolina operations of First Site Inc. Peoplelink has 60 offices in 12 states with Indiana operations in Fort Wayne, Bluffton, Decatur, Huntington, Auburn, Kendallville, Columbia City and Warsaw. Peoplelink has also been named by Inc. magazine as one of America's 500 fastest-growing private companies.

. has completed the 55,000-square-foot Government Center in Columbia City. The building is at 220 W. Van Buren St. It will house county departments and agencies and will be home for the Whitley County Economic Development Corp.

, the holding company of Crowe Chizek and Co. LLC, continues to rank among the nation's Top 10 public accounting and consulting firms. For more information, visit www.crowechizek.com .

. has recently provided a new company Web site at www.warsaw-cutglass.com . The business is at 505 S. Detroit St. in Warsaw and can be reached at 574-267-6581.

has been recognized by the American Trucking Associations as the top motor carrier in both claims/loss prevention and security. ABF is the only carrier to earn both the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award and the Excellence in Security Award in the same year.

has opened a store at its Prime Outlets-Fremont. The Children's Place offers a variety of children's apparel including shoes hats, hair clips and headbands, sneakers, bags and more.

has completed work at Keystone Industrial Park. The project included asphalt renovation for nine parking areas and all main drives as well as extensive drainage improvements.

(www.farmersstatebank.comv ) announced Friday that the definitive agreement between Farmers State Bank and American Heritage Banco, Inc., the holding company for , to purchase the First National Bank has received approval from the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. An Oct. 31 closing is expected.

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