Welding students at the Winamac Community High School will receive personal protective equipment thanks to a generous donation from BraunAbility.
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Servants at Work, Inc. (SAWS) has partnered with BraunAbility and the Community Foundation of Pulaski County to serve more families within the community.
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BraunAbility is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and the community is invited!
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BraunAbility is celebrating 50 years of being a local and global leader in mobility solutions, impacting millions of people with mobility challenges around the world, under the leadership of the late Ralph Braun.
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A Winamac-based manufacturer is set to be acquired by a Swedish company. Hiab has announced that it’s reached an agreement to acquire Galfab.
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Finding a place to put a COVID-19 testing site remains a challenge for Pulaski County. The county had been hosting an OptumServe testing site at the Star City Community Center but decided to move it to a county-owned building at the end of last month, to save on costs.
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Pulaski County’s COVID-19 Task Force is calling on local businesses to close for two weeks, if possible. A letter from Pulaski Memorial Hospital and the Pulaski County Health Department Thursday asked businesses to suspend operations and get their employees and families to self-quarantine and practice social distancing for 14 days.
Continue readingLeaders at BraunAbility decided suspend operations at the Winamac facility in order to help protect the community from the threat and spread of COVID-19.
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Eastern Pulaski students who’ve fallen behind in their lunch payments will get some help, thanks to some donations accepted by the school board Monday.
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Pulaski County’s largest employer is committing to its Winamac operations. BraunAbility executives have announced that the company has secured a 15-year facility lease with the Braun family that includes three extension options. That’s according to a Facebook post Tuesday from the Pulaski County Community Development Commission. The company has also approved a significant expenditure for office remodeling, according to the CDC.
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Pulaski County residents affected by mental health issues or substance use disorders continue to get help from Four County Counseling Center. CEO Dr. Carrie Cadwell gave an update to the county council Monday.
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BraunAbility officially cut the ribbon on its new Carmel headquarters this week. On Tuesday, company executives joined Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and Indiana Economic Development Corporation President Elaine Bedel to celebrate the grand opening of the 18,000-square-foot facility.
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With time running out, the Pulaski County Council is still struggling to agree on a clear direction, when it comes to adjusting the county’s income taxes. Consultant Jeffrey Peters has suggested lowering the portion of income taxes designed to offset property taxes, but raising other types of income taxes to help with operations.
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Helping people with disabilities get around is part of BraunAbility’s mission. But making sure they’re represented in the company’s workforce is proving to be a challenge. That’s what BraunAbility officials told Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and State Representative Doug Gutwein, when they visited the Winamac facility Monday.
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Pulaski County is its own worst enemy. That was the theme of the State of the County Economy Address delivered by Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer Tuesday. “This speech is supposed to be about the state of the Pulaski County economy, but ultimately, our problems are not economic,” he said. “They’re not even just about our fiscal health. It is time to admit what I have long been loath to acknowledge. The underlying problem hurting Pulaski County is cultural.”
Continue readingBraunAbility is moving its headquarters to Carmel. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation says the company will locate its global headquarters in Carmel’s Lakeside Green Business Center, while also building a new 20,000-square-foot Research & Development and Technology Center in the city. Manufacturing operations will stay in Winamac.
Continue readingAn update on local mental health care initiatives was given to the Pulaski County Commissioners last week.
During her annual report, Four County Counseling Center CEO Dr. Carrie Cadwell said the organization is partnering with Pulaski Memorial Hospital on a number of grant-funded projects.
Continue readingBraunAbility CEO Nick Gutwein has announced his retirement and revealed that his successor will be Staci Kroon, the former Executive Vice President of Eaton Business Systems.
Gutwein, who has led BraunAbility since 2008, recently alerted the company’s Board of Directors of his plans to retire. The Board selected Staci Kroon to fill his position. According to a BraunAbility media advisory released earlier this week, Kroon will officially assume the role of President and CEO of the Winamac-based business on Nov. 27th. Additionally, Kroon will serve as a director. Continue reading
Winamac High School seniors will soon participate in a newly-installed work ethic certificate program.
The Eastern Pulaski School Corporation’s application for the program was accepted by the Department of Workforce Development to join the Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate Program. The program is designed to connect employers to their local school district to create a collaborative partnership that benefits the community.
