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Gov. Holcomb Appointed to the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump announced Gov. Eric J. Holcomb as one of the 25 members of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.
“Ensuring our country has a skilled and ready workforce is the defining issue of the decade, and we don’t have a day to waste. I’m honored to be able to share Indiana’s story with the nation,†Gov. Holcomb said. “But for all our progress, we still have a long way to go. Cracking this code will demand the greatest focus and collaboration, and I am excited to join the nation’s top leaders in this endeavor.â€
Established by executive order, this board will work directly with the National Council for the American Worker, leveraging the knowledge of its members to develop and implement a strategy to revamp the American workforce to better meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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EPA Funds Small Business to Develop Environmental Technologies
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced five Phase II contracts to small businesses to further develop and commercialize innovative technologies to protect the environment through EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
“Innovation and technology are key to solving many of the environmental challenges we face today,†said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Through EPA’s SBIR program, we are providing small businesses with the financial support they need to develop new groundbreaking technologies, including advanced air quality monitors and mobile platforms to detect lead in drinking water.â€
SBIR Phase II recipients include:
- Giner, Inc., Newton, Mass., to develop a monitor that is capable of continuously measuring formaldehyde.
- Ecovative Design LLC, Green Island, N.Y., to use mushroom-based structures for a novel approach to manufacturing wood particleboard.
- NanoSafe, Inc., Blacksburg, Va., to develop an inexpensive mobile platform for lead detection in drinking water.
- Vaporsens, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, to produce low-cost chemical sensors to detect indoor formaldehyde.
- Instrumental Polymer Technologies, LLC, Westlake Village, Calif., to develop a sustainable and easily biodegradable polycarbonate plastic that is recyclable.
EPA’s SBIR funding boosts local economies by empowering small businesses to create jobs while developing novel technologies in areas such as cleaner manufacturing, greener materials, and improved infrastructure in communities. Phase II funding is specifically aimed at supporting these companies to bring their technologies to the marketplace.
For more information on EPA’s SBIR Phase II recipients,
Evansville to host Missouri State on Wednesday
Game time is 6 p.m. at the Ford Center.
Just three more home games remain for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team, who opens the week on Wednesday with a 6 p.m. home game against Missouri State. The game will be available on ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network presented by Learfield.
Setting the Scene
– UE is in search of its fifth home win in a row over the Bears; overall the Purple Aces are 7-1 in the last eight home meetings against MSU
– Evansville has dropped five of its last six games including a 78-73 loss at SIU on Saturday
– This season, UE is 9-4 at the Ford Center and picked up a 64-53 win over Valparaiso in its last home game on February 2
Last Time Out
– Southern Illinois picked up a 78-73 win over the Aces on Saturday; SIU led by as many as 12 in the final minutes before UE rallied to get within three with just under 20 seconds remaining
– The teams swapped the lead six times in the first half, but a triple at the buzzer gave SIU a 35-30 halftime lead and they did not look back
– Both squads shot 47.3% in the game, but each SIU starter scored at least 12 points and the starting five combined for 25 free throw tries
Takeaways from Southern Illinois
– Dainius Chatkevicius scored a career-high 13 points; over the last two games, Chatkevicius has averaged 12.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while going 10/16 from the field
– Chatkevicius posted the second double-double of his career as he added 10 rebounds
– Making his second start, Shamar Givance finished with 9 points and a career-high 6 assists; he also had his top season tally of 25 minutes played
– Leading the squad was Marty Hill, who recorded 20 points; he was 4-of-5 from long range
Turning the Corner
– Freshman Shamar Givance made his second start of the season at Southern Illinois and played a season-high of 25 minutes
– In the seven games this season where Givance has played over 20 minutes, he is averaging 6.7 points per game; in contests where he plays 20 or fewer minutes, he has averaged 4.4 points
– He has excelled from outside, hitting 6 of his last 9 tries from long range.
– Through his first seven MVC outings, Givance averaged just 2.9 points per game and 14.3 minutes while shooting 23.5%
– In his last five contests, Givance has rebounded in a major way, posting 6.6 points in 19.6 minutes per game while shooting 52.2%.
Finishing on a High Note
– Dainius Chatkevicius had the best week of his Evansville career, averaging 12.5 points per game including a career-high of 13 points at Southern Illinois
– Chatkevicius hit 10 out of 16 field goal tries and chipped in 8.0 rebounds per contest; he began the week by tying his career mark of 12 points in the game at Indiana State
– Chatkevicius recorded 10 rebounds at SIU on the way to his second career double-double.
Gov. Holcomb Public Schedule for February 14
Below find Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for February 14, 2019.
Thursday, February 14: Indiana Association of School Principals: From the School House to the State House
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The governor will give remarks.
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9 a.m., Thursday, February 14
Governor to speak at 9:20 a.m.
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indiana Statehouse
South Atrium
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Suspended special needs trust lawyer faces more theft accusations
Dave Stafford for www.theindianalwyer.com
A suspended Greenwood lawyer criminally charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his former special needs trust clients around Indiana has been accused in new civil lawsuits of draining another $108,600 from several more trust funds.
Kenneth Shane Service, 45, already is facing felony theft charges in three counties, accused of stealing a total of more than $210,000 from trust accounts he established and administered to help pay for the medical care and needs of people who were disabled and, in some cases, subjects of guardianships. The additional alleged misappropriations drive the alleged missing funds to more than $318,600.
Last week, Fort Wayne attorney Kristin Bilinski filed four lawsuits against Service on behalf of clients for whom she was appointed as successor trustee after Service’s removal. Bilinski was among a number of lawyers who rushed to remove Service from cases after he faced discipline for missing funds in other trust cases. Bilinski’s civil suits seek relief and redress in cases where Service allegedly:
• Converted $30,000 from an Allen County man’s special needs trust to his own use before Service was removed in December 2017;
• Converted more than $25,700 from a LaPorte County man’s special needs trust to his own use before Service was removed in May 2017;
• Converted $25,000 from a LaPorte County man’s special needs trust to his own use before Service was removed in May 2017, and;
• Converted more than $27,900 from a Wabash County man’s special needs trust to his own use before Service was removed in June 2017.
Service has not been criminally charged in any of these cases and could not be reached for comment. Bilinski did not reply to an email message seeking comment. Bilinski told Indiana Lawyer in September 2017 that she had intervened in five cases where Service had been removed and described her reaction to the missing funds as “honestly, just dismay. Because these people, first of all, had obviously had a terrible accident to have received a settlement, and they’re living with some kind of disability. … For this to come along and delay or completely hinder access to money that’s rightfully theirs, it’s just horrible. I don’t know what else to say.â€
Meanwhile, the chances for recovery for clients would appear to be slight. Service is facing three jury trial dates this year for felony theft charges in Delaware, Franklin and Lawrence counties. Â Â Public defenders have been appointed in at least some of those cases, court records show.
Service is currently ordered to appear for a pretrial conference Feb. 20 in Delaware Circuit Court in Muncie, followed by jury trial dates set for April 16 in Lawrence Superior Court in Bedford and May 22 in Franklin Circuit Court, Brookville
FJ Reitz 100th Anniversary Event
On Saturday, March 16, in FJ Reitz Big Blue Boosters will host a 100th anniversary Re-dedication Brunch in the school cafeteria. Doors open at 10 am. Brunch is served at 10:30, priced at $12. History tours of the school will be offered and an exhibit of memorabilia. Retired teachers are especially sought and encouraged to attend. The event is ADA accessible. Tickets can be obtained by calling Ann Ennis at 812 483-5671.