North Judson-based Lewellen Blooms Wins Starke Tank

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Photo by Mark Ridley/Starke Tank 2022 Runner-Up Dalton Tunis, Mary Perren and Lisa Dan from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, Lewellen Blooms owners Lewis and Joellen Matzat, and Knox Mayor Dennis Estok.
                                                                                   

KNOX, Ind. – A growing family business emerged victorious from a crowded field contestants to win the 2023 Starke Tank Countywide Small Business Pitch Competition presented by the Starke County Economic Development Foundation and the City of Knox. Lewis and Joellen Matzat own Lewellen Blooms, LLC, in North Judson. Their cut flower farm offers fresh flowers directly to customers as well as to florists. They also provide wedding and event arrangements and a flower subscription service.

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Surf Internet Breaks Ground in Knox to Become City’s First Fiber-Optic Internet Provider

Photo provided by Mary Perren/Representatives from Surf, the City of Knox, and Starke County Economic Development Foundation pose for a photo at the groundbreaking event held on July 20 to mark the start of Surf’s construction project that will deliver fiber-optic internet services to the City of Knox

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday, July 20 to celebrate the start of a construction project that will deliver fiber optic internet to the City of Knox.  Representatives from Surf Internet SM, the City of Knox, and the Starke County Economic Development Foundation were present for the occasion. 

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