by Bob Sullivan | Apr 1, 2011 | 2011
By Bob Sullivan Morgan County Business Leader On a cold and snowy January 24, 2011, Steve Bahr of Duke Energy arrived at Martinsville City Hall to present a check to Mayor Phil Deckard for $10,000. The money was officially rewarded to the not-for-profit organization...
by Bob Sullivan | Mar 1, 2011 | 2011
By Bob Sullivan Morgan County Business Leader Angie McGregor doesn’t have to think hard to recall the toughest challenge she and husband Marvin faced as new business owners pursuing their dream to open a fitness center. “The [June] 2008 flood hit the building —only...
by Bob Sullivan | Feb 1, 2011 | 2011
By Bob Sullivan Morgan County Business Leader Jimmy Hurley’s first day as unit director for the Boys and Girls Club of Morgan County was December 7. The club officially re-opened its doors at their new location on Monroe Street December 20th. Though new to...
by Bob Sullivan | Dec 1, 2010 | 2010
By Bob Sullivan Morgan County Business Leader Eleven years ago, Curt and Penny Scroggins started Bear Hardware in Nashville, Indiana. They purchased the store at 129 West Washington Str. in Morgantown as their first satellite venture. The location originally opened in...
by Bob Sullivan | Oct 1, 2010 | 2010
By Bob Sullivan Morgan County Business Leader “I grew up in the business,” Dan Benson, chief operating officer of American Senior Communities (ASC), recalled. “My dad owned and operated nursing homes, and he viewed it as an opportunity to make a difference in seniors’...