Evansville - Students can now get paid to earn an advanced manufacturing certificate through a new program at Ivy Tech Community College Southwest.Skill UP Indiana! is an 11-week advanced manufacturing program. Students will earn $12.50 an hour throughout the program, which includes five weeks of class time for 40 hours a week, as well as on-the-job training with the possibility for direct hire at local…
Koch Foundation, Inc. has announced the winners of the Robert L. Koch, Mary L. Koch and Louis J. Koch Scholarships.  This year the foundation awarded three scholarships, each in the amount of $16,000 to cover four years of attendance at an accredited college or university.There were 20 applicants: Uniseal – 2, GKS – 2, Brake Supply – 3, Gibbs – 10, Audubon Metals - 3.  Matthew James GleasonRobert…
LOUISVILLE — Susan E. Parsons, CFO, secretary and treasurer of Koch Enterprises in Evansville, has been named chairman of the board of directors of the Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.Malcolm Bryant, president of The Malcolm Bryant Corp. in Owensboro was reappointed to a second three-year term on the board of directors.Alice K. Houston, president and CEO of Houston Johnson, Inc. in Louisville, and Mary K. Moseley,…
Koch Foundation, Inc. has announced the winners of the Mary L. Koch and Robert L. Koch Scholarships.  This year the foundation awarded two scholarships, each in the amount of $10,000 to cover four years of attendance at an accredited college or university.Sara Elizabeth KisselMary L. Koch Award WinnerSara Elizabeth Kissel, daughter of Randy Kissel employed at George Koch Sons, is this year’s recipient of the Mary L. Koch Scholarship. Sara…
Since 1976, Uniseal has been producing and supplying innovative adhesive and sealant systems from their 1800 W. Maryland Street facility. Built in 1907, the three-story brick structure once housed the historic World Furniture Company of Evansville, Indiana (pictured left). Through resourceful thinking, Uniseal team members operated with the available three floors to best utilize the space for their needs (pictured…
Koch Foundation, Inc. has announced the winners of the Mary L. Koch and Robert L. Koch Scholarships.  This year the foundation awarded two scholarships, each in the amount of $10,000 to cover four years of attendance at an accredited college or university.There were 18 applicants: SWC – 1, Uniseal – 1, GKS – 2, Koch Air – 3, Brake Supply – 4, Gibbs – 7. Brandon David Nolan, son of David Nolan employed at George…
By: Beth Tompkins When Gibbs Die Casting Corp. announce a planned $22.8 million investment in its Henderson plants in the next three years, the news had many looking forward to what comes next.For Gibbs' President and CEO Steve Church, it was looking back that brought the biggest smile."I am forever grateful to the dedicated team members that allowed this to happen," Church says.Although an expansion is exciting for…
As a company born and raised in Henderson, it's no surprise that when Gibbs Die Casting Corp. had good news to announce, it should be serenaded with "My Old Kentucky Home."Gibbs, a Henderson-based global producer of aluminum and magnesium automotive parts, on Wednesday said it will invest $22.8 million and add 160 jobs here over the next three years to expand manufacturing production at its complex along U.S. 60-West.(Pictured from left to right…
After a thorough selection process, the Uniseal Board of Directors and presidential selection committee has chosen Brandon Willis to succeed Randy Zahn as the president of Uniseal. Randy will continue to play an important role in the company, taking the position of Technical Director. The committee had a difficult decision, with many qualified candidates from Uniseal and the other Koch companies applying for the…