Elanco closes acquisition of Bayer Animal Health
GREENFIELD — Elanco has closed its acquisition of Bayer Animal Health.
The transaction, valued at $6.89 billion, expands Elanco’s scale and capabilities, positioning the company for the long term as a leader in the attractive, durable animal health industry, the company said in a news release.
Lt. governor announces recovery initiative
INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch recently announced her initiative for placing Indiana’s small cities and towns on the rural road to recovery in the wake of COVID-19.
The initiative is in partnership with Purdue University’s Center for Regional Development and Ball State University’s Indiana Communities Institute.
Crouch challenged her family of agencies to delineate and put into action a list of key priorities in response to the challenges presented by COVID-19. This required each agency to work with their university partners to take stock of their current capabilities and then find new ways to create a more integrated system of support for rural Indiana. The end result provides a framework for each agency to utilize in the response to and recovery from COVID-19 in rural communities.
Participating state agencies include the office of community and rural affairs, housing and community development authority, department of agriculture, broadband office and destination development corporation.
11th annual Chocolate Walk returns today
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s 11th annual Chocolate Walk is 5 to 9 p.m. today.
The event will feature more than 20 vendors providing chocolate in downtown Greenfield, including at the Courthouse Plaza and the Living Alley. There will be samples of chocolate ranging from chocolate sundaes, to chocolate beer, to chocolate buckeyes, to chocolate-covered bacon.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the event or online at greenfieldcc.org on the News & Events page.
The event raises funds for the chamber to support its programs for the community and businesses.
Local Verizon wireless store donates school supplies
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield location of TCC, a Verizon retailer, was among the stores that donated more than 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the U.S. as part of its eighth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway, marking more than 1 million total backpacks donated since the campaign launched.
A TCC representative said each store donated up to 180 backpacks.
