{"id":95982,"date":"2025-10-10T15:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=95982"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:17:41","slug":"2025-annual-dinner-celebrates-community-business-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=95982","title":{"rendered":"2025 Annual Dinner celebrates community, business champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\".elementor-widget-theme-post-content\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\".elementor-element-156402f\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>WABASH COUNTY, IN \u2013 Grow Wabash County hosted its 2025 Annual Dinner Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 9, to celebrate another incredible year of growth in Wabash County and to recognize some of Grow Wabash County\u2019s greatest champions and supporters.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was emceed by Roderick Schram, who kept the show running smoothly and<br>recognized the many sponsors who made the night\u2019s event possible.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before handing out awards, Grow Wabash County Board Chair, Tod Minnich, highlighted some<br>of the great things happening all over the Wabash County community, thanks in part to the<br>work being done by Grow Wabash County.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following his remarks, Minnich then called upon the Grow Wabash County board members in<br>attendance to convene their annual meeting and complete necessary business that included<br>renewing board terms for Minnich (Term 3), Howard Halderman (Term 2), Kristi Lundquist<br>(Term 2), and Roger Cromer (Term 1).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the annual meeting of the Grow Wabash County Board of Directors was adjourned,<br>Tenille Zartman, president and CEO of Grow Wabash County presented her annual State of<br>Grow Wabash County. During her remarks she made sure to introduce and recognize the<br>entire Grow Wabash County team for their hard work over the past year as well as spotlight<br>some of that great work that has been and continues to be done by the organization.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zartman\u2019s speech also included some exciting announcements including new businesses and<br>projects that have made the decision to invest in Wabash County.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur Annual Dinner is a celebration of the people and partnerships that make Wabash County<br>thrive. Every success story we shared is made possible by those who invest their time, energy,<br>and passion into this community. Each year, I leave this event inspired by the people in this<br>room. Their stories, their leadership, and their dedication reminds me why this work matters so<br>much. Together, we\u2019re building a stronger, more vibrant Wabash County for generations to<br>come.\u201d Tenille Zartman, President and CEO, Grow Wabash County, said in her remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual event also included time in the agenda to honor some of the organization\u2019s<br>partners that have gone above and beyond in supporting GWC\u2019s mission and commitment to<br>helping our communities grow.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zartman presented the 2025 Volunteer of the Year award to Howard Halderman who<br>currently serves on the Grow Wabash County Board of Directors and has also been a longtime<br>member and chair of Grow Wabash County\u2019s Salute to Agriculture Committee.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jana Thibos, Investor Services and Events Project Manager for Grow Wabash County as well as<br>chair of the Young Professionals of Wabash County steering committee, was then invited to<br>the stage to present the 2025 Emerging Leader Award to Eric Seaman. Seaman, who currently<br>works as the corporate relations manager for Honeywell Arts &amp; Entertainment, is very<br>involved in the Wabash County community, including as a member of the Wabash Kiwanis<br>Club and as a Grow Wabash County ambassador.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minnich then returned to the stage to spotlight the 2025 Business of the Year, Intrasect. The<br>company, recently celebrating 25 years in business, has been a local leader in providing IT,<br>software and cybersecurity services to companies and organizations all over Wabash County<br>as well as across the State of Indiana.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the event\u2019s finale, as is tradition, the 2025 Distinguished Citizen was named. Dennis and<br>Carol Horn, who received the Distinguished Citizen award in 2024, shared facts and stories<br>about this year\u2019s recipients before announcing that the 2025 Distinguished Citizens were yet<br>another pair of incredible people: Ellen and Bill Stouffer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grow Wabash County would like to thank all the businesses and organizations that sponsored<br>this year\u2019s Annual Dinner Celebration.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platinum Sponsors: BioNutrients Ag, LLC; Intertech Products<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gold Sponsors: Crossroads Bank<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social Hour Sponsors: City of Wabash; The Hagerman Group; Honeywell Arts &amp; Entertainment<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver Sponsors: Beacon Credit Union; Community Foundation of Wabash County; First<br>Merchants Bank; Ford Meter Box Company; Josiah White\u2019s; Kalenborn Abresist Corporation;<br>MPS Egg Farms; Nuway Construction; Towne Market<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bronze Sponsors: Bowen Health; Halderman Real Estate &amp; Farm Management; Hoosier Jiffy<br>Print; Level365; Lundquist Appraisals &amp; Real Estate; Parkview Wabash Hospital; Regional<br>Chamber of Northeast Indiana; Town of North Manchester; Tulip Tree Title; Wabash Carnegie<br>Public Library<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copper Sponsors: Pro Resources Staffing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grow Wabash County (legal name Wabash County Business Alliance Inc.) is a not-for-profit corporation<br>that spearheads economic and community development efforts in Wabash County, Indiana. GWC is<br>designed around five pillars of service - assisting business development needs, promoting livability,<br>fostering entrepreneurship, supporting workforce development, and offering programming and investor<br>services. GWC was formed with the merger of the EDG of Wabash County and Wabash County Chamber<br>of Commerce in July 2017. 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The event was emceed by Roderick Schram, who kept the show running smoothly andrecognized the many &#8230; <a title=\"2025 Annual Dinner celebrates community, business champions\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=95982\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2025 Annual Dinner celebrates community, business champions\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"WABASH COUNTY, IN \u2013 Grow Wabash County hosted its 2025 Annual Dinner Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 9, to celebrate another incredible year of growth in Wabash County and to recognize some of Grow Wabash County\u2019s greatest champions and supporters. 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