INDIANAPOLIS – The Association of Indiana Counties’ (AIC) has awarded Steuben the 2020 Local Government Cooperation Award for their Infrastructure Expansion for Economic Development.
Steuben County officials, officials from the Town of Ashley, and Region 3-A worked together to procure federal and state grants for this environmental economic development project. The town of Ashley was awarded a grant by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to help expand water and sewer access for a new site being developed by Brightmark Energy.
Ashley was also awarded $1 million in Community Crossings money for a road, rail crossings and light for the Brightmark plant.
The new plant will recycle plastic waste back into usable energy. The innovative company will provide nearly 100 new jobs for the area.
(10-13-2025) • Indiana HS Football Sectional Pairings Announced
(10-13-2025) • Steuben County Sheriff's Office Reports 11 Weekend Arrests
(10-13-2025) • Turkey Vultures Become Neighborhood Pests in Auburn
(10-13-2025) • Driver in Friday I-69 Accident Charged with OWI
(10-13-2025) • Bronson Man Charged with Dealing Meth
(10-11-2025) • Parkview Health and Anthem Continue Medicare Negotiations
(10-11-2025) • Driver Pulled From Watery Ditch After I-69 Crash
(10-11-2025) • Three Men Booked into Steuben County Jail
(10-10-2025) • Bombardier To Build Service Center at Fort Wayne International Airport
(10-10-2025) • Poll Finds Most Hoosiers Opposed to Redistricting
(10-10-2025) • Indiana Executes Convicted Murderer Roy Lee Ward
(10-10-2025) • Hit & Run Driver Sentenced to 8 Years
(10-10-2025) • Person Hit By Train in Waterloo
(10-10-2025) • Bird Flu Found at LaGrange Co Duck Farm
(10-09-2025) • Steuben County Sheriff's Arrest Report
(10-09-2025) • Frost Advisory in Effect
(10-09-2025) • Michigan Gov. Ends Taxes On Tips
(10-09-2025) • Auburn Water Department Wins Technology Award
(10-09-2025) • Don Hall of Hall's Restaurants Dies at 83
(10-09-2025) • Ohio Governor Issues 90-Day Ban on Hemp Products