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10X to open in Wabash Firm expected to create 26 jobs by 2021 By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com 10X Engineered Materials LLC, a clean-tech science and engineering startup company, plans to establish operations in Wabash County, creating 26 new, high-wage jobs by 2021, state, local and company officials announced Monday morning, July 9. The firm will be located in the former Spiece Warehouse building, 1162 Manchester Ave.
“Indiana’s reputation as a hub for innovation continues to grow as hightech companies like 10X choose our state for growth,” said Elaine Bedel, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). “Our talented workforce and business-friendly environment make Indiana the best place to start and scale a business. We’re excited 10X has chosen Indiana for growth and look forward to seeing the new technologies they develop and jobs they create in northeast Indiana.”
Local officials have been working with company officials for about a year to convince them to locate here, according to Keith Gillenwater, President and CEO of Grow Wabash County. “We originally were focused on a different building that ended up selling in the meantime, and then we worked to find an additional suitable location that worked for them,” Gillenwater told The Paper of Wabash County. “The state and city have been great partners, not only from the economic development aspect,
but also with supporting state permitting that was necessary, a zoning variance through the Wabash City BZA and many others. “We have a great team here working to make this project happen, including Bob and Kristi Lundquist, Rick Fisher, Doug Lehman and others. It really was a team effort to get them here to Wabash.” Mayor Scott Long said, “This announcement by 10X Engineered Materials is welcomed, and is a culmina(continued on page 2)
4-H Fair offers something for everyone By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com
Nancy Barrows, known to most as Nancy J, chats with a customer during a recent quilting show near Shipshewana. She will be honored July 19 by the Indiana State Quilt Guild. Photo by Harold V. Chatlosh
Nancy J to be honored by state guild By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash business owner will receive the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award later this month from the Indiana State Quilt Guild in Marion. Nancy Barrows, better known as Nancy J, will receive the honor during a ceremony Thursday, July 19, at the Marion Public Library. Activities are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The ceremony is one of several events slated during the annual quilters celebration, scheduled for July 19-21 in Marion. “My first response was I’m not old enough for a lifetime achievement award,” Barrows said with a laugh. “It’s nice to be recognized, but I do so humbly. I do what I do because I like to do it, not for awards.” Barrows is a leader in the quilting
community in many ways, according to the event brochure. She has assisted Rosalind Webster Perry in her early work of establishing the Quilters Hall of Fame. She also serves on the advisory committee of the gathering, an event which takes place in Central Indiana. She also helped create the Kokomo One Stop Shop Hop, which brings quilting businesses together to help quilting enthusiasts be able to shop at different locations without having to travel great distances. “It is clear to the board of the ISQG that Nancy J has made a significant impact on Indiana quilters and beyond,” according to the brochure. Barrows opened her store, Nancy J’s, in 1980. It was about four years later when she began doing quilting seminars. “It just seemed to be a better track,” she said. “People would drive further for fabric for quilts. The skills involved in
making clothing versus making quilts is open to more people. “We slowly kind of transitioned.” Barrows said she would enjoy making quilts, “if I had time,” admitting, “I don’t get to sew much.” According to the 2017 Quilting in America Survey the quilting industry is a $3.7 Billion industry. The survey estimates there are 710 million quilters in the U.S.; 6-8.3 million households with a quilter, and an average of $442 is spent annually per quilting household. “It’s something you can do who are important to you,” Barrows said, discussing the popularity of quilting. “A lot of people make baby quilts, quilts for graduation, weddings. It’s kind of a therapy. It’s cheaper than a psychiatrist. It’s a social thing.” She said she personally has “several” (continued on page 5)
The 2018 Wabash County 4-H Fair features an abundance of events and activities that all members of the community will enjoy. Purdue Extension of Wabash County educator Angela Christopher said excitement and anticipation is through the roof for this year’s installment of the fair. “We’re always excited for the fair because it’s the culminating activity for the kids for many months of hard work,” Christopher said. “Our clubs have been meeting since January. So, this is the final activity to show what they’ve worked on.” The vast array of events kicks of Tuesday, July 10 with the public fashion review at 7:30 p.m. at Legacy Hall inside the Honeywell Center. 4-H pre-judging also starts Tuesday, with non-livestock project contestants having the opportunity to meet with judges throughout the day, ending with ribbon presentations. “Any project that’s not an animal comes in to be judged,” Christopher said. “The judges are there. They get to sit down with the judge and show their project and talk to them about the process. The judge provides them with constructive feedback regarding their project. They know their ribbon placing right then and there.” The 4-H Queen coronation and 10-year member recognition takes place Wednesday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Honeywell Center. (continued on page 3)