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Hot Jobs in Evansville
Consumer Warning Avoid Phone Scams By Recognizing These Area Codes
 In an ongoing effort to protect Hoosiers from phone scams, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller urges people to recognize and avoid certain area codes and phone numbers that are commonly used by scammers.
Zoeller also reminds Indiana residents to sign up for the state Do Not Call list by visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com or by calling 1.888.834.9969 before the next quarterly deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Avoid phone scams by recognizing these recurring fraudulent phone numbers and area codes:
- Non-existent area code, like “000†and “123â€
If the number looks fake, chances are the call is probably a scam. Let a call from these area codes go unanswered. - Area code 202
If you are not expecting a call from our nation’s capital, then be wary when a Caller ID number starts with 202. The caller may be an imposter claiming to be an agent of the U.S. Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding payment for past-due taxes. This is the most common scam reported to the AG’s Office this year. The IRS has asked consumers to report IRS imposter scams here, or by calling the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Complaint Hotline at 1.800.366.4484. - Area code 876
Unless you have family or friends in Jamaica, be alert when you see area code 876 on your Caller ID. In the past year, Hoosiers have filed nearly 1,500 complaints about sweepstakes scam calls from this area code. The Federal Trade Commission has partnered with Jamaican law enforcement to fight telemarketing fraud. For more information about this scam, visit here. - Unfamiliar area code or number
Many people have stopped answering calls from unknown numbers in far-flung places. If you are not expecting a call from Bismark, North Dakota or Tacoma, Washington, it is probably best to ignore it. - Same area code and exchange as your number
If you receive a call from your own number, or a number that is only a couple of digits removed from your number, be very wary. Telemarketers are known to employ a type of spoofing known as “Caller ID mirroring,†which involves transmitting a number close to the number they are calling to get someone to pick up the phone. Once you answer, your number may go on a list of valid phone numbers sold to other telemarketers or scammers. - Generic names, like “Card Services†or “Home Securityâ€
The Caller ID name can also provide a clue to a potential scam or telemarketing violation. A generic sounding name like “Card Services†informs consumers the call may be a robocall or a scam.
For more tips on avoiding phone scams, visit here. The next quarterly deadline to register cellular and landline residential phone numbers on the Do Not Call list is by midnight on Tuesday, Aug.16.
ST. MARY’S TO HOLD OPENING EVENTS FOR WESTSIDE CROSSING
St. Mary’s Health is pleased to announce a Blessing and Ribbon Cutting ceremony for its newest facility, St. Mary’s Westside Crossing, on Tuesday, September 13 at 11:00 a.m. Located at 100 South Rosenberger Avenue, just off the Lloyd Expressway this 25,000 square foot, two-story, 10 million-dollar facility will include:
- Newly relocated and expanded Urgent Care West with two procedure rooms and six exam rooms
- Occupational Medicine Services – DOT and pre-employment physicals, etc.
- Imaging services – CT, X-ray, and Ultrasound
- Lab Services
- Medical Equipment and retail store
- Bistro
- Resource Center/Library
- Room for Eight Primary Care Physicians
Additionally, a community open house and grand opening celebration will be held Saturday, September 17, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The community is invited to take a self-guided tour of our facility, enjoy activities for the entire family and enter to win a home theatre system.
Hoosier-Grown Trailer Manufacturer Expanding in Elkhart County
Indianapolis -Â inTech Trailers, a custom aluminum trailer manufacturer, announced plans today to expand its operations in Indiana, creating up to 60 new high-wage jobs.
“Look at the intersection of manufacturing and motorsports, and you’ll find inTech Trailers,†said Governor Mike Pence. “inTech Trailers is an Indiana homegrown success story, launching here with the support of a manufacturing workforce that employs one in every five Hoosiers and a business climate built for growth. Today this company sells its trailers around the world, demonstrating once again that Indiana is a national manufacturing leader.â€
The homegrown Hoosier company will invest $1.67 million to expand operations across its campus at 1940 W. Market St. in Nappanee. inTech Trailers has purchased 3.5 acres of land adjacent to its current property and plans to build a new 42,000-square-foot facility. With construction expected to begin this month, the company will install a full production line to manufacture motorsports trailers at its new facility, requiring new equipment such as saws, forklifts, welding machines, overhead cranes, scaffolds, hydraulic shears and hydraulic brakes. As part of its growth, the company recently completed a renovation of an 8,000-square-foot insulated and heated production facility, which was formerly used for cold storage.
inTech Trailers, which currently employs 80 full-time associates, plans to begin hiring skilled production and office support associates in January, with new positions expected to pay on average nearly 40 percent more than the state’s average wage. Interested applicants may apply by calling inTech Trailers at 574.773.9536 or by submitting an application at its facility.
“Indiana is the perfect place to attract top talent for our business,†said Adam Maxwell, chief executive officer of inTech Trailers. “Here in Nappanee, we’re proud to have a strong team of skilled engineers, craftsmen and professionals helping us build custom trailers that are sold around the world. And with Indiana’s world-class business climate, we couldn’t have found a better place to grow and thrive.â€
Founded in 2010, inTech Trailers designs and manufactures custom all-aluminum trailers, which are sold across the nation. The company’s engineers utilize 3D CAD software to customize its trailers, which are then produced with a small shop-based production method. inTech Trailers has seen increased demand to produce trailers for racing and motorsports operations, particularly quarter midget and kart racing, which is a major driving force for its current growth. Earlier this year, the company was recognized by the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce as one of its three Excellence in Business award recipients.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered inTech Trailers Inc. up to $450,000 in conditional tax credits based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. The city of Nappanee will consider additional incentives.
“Nappanee is excited to see inTech Trailers’ continued growth in the community,” said Nappanee Mayor Phil Jenkins. “The company’s commitment to quality products and customer service fits well with Nappanee’s tradition of successful local businesses. We are pleased to partner with inTech as they look at adding facilities to increase production and improve efficiency.”
Manufacturing companies like inTech Trailers continue to find the workforce and business climate they need to expand in Indiana. Since July 2009, manufacturing companies have created 89,900 new jobs in the Hoosier state at a rate that ranks second in the nation. Indiana continues to have the highest concentration of manufacturing jobs of all states.
Holly’s House Invites Community to 8th Annual Fun Fair
Holly’s House, a local child and adult victim advocacy center, will be hosting their 8th annual Fun Fair on Sunday, September 11th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Holly’s House, 750 North Park Drive. This event is free and open to the community.
Partnering with Holly’s House in presenting the Fun Fair are Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, The Parenting Time Center and Youth Resources. There will be games, prizes, exhibitions, vendors and entertainment. The Evansville Police, Fire and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Departments will have displays, and local non-profits will be available to showcase their services.
A special recognition of first responders will take place during the 9/11 event.
For more information about Fun Fair sponsorship, or participating as a vendor or non-profit organization, please call Holly’s House at (812) 437-7233, or email martha@hollyshouse.org.
In case of inclement weather, a cancellation announcement will be made on local media outlets on Saturday, September 10th.
- Holly’s House is a non-residential victims’ advocacy center providing services for victims of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault in southwest Indiana. The mission of the organization is to empower victims of intimate crime and abuse by providing support, promoting justice and preventing violence. For more information, please visit www.hollyshouse.org.
Evansville man found guilty of attempted murderÂ
 An Evansville man accused of stabbing a man multiple times last year was found guilty of attempted murder Tuesday evening following a two-day trial.
Prosecutors believe Kevin N. Eastwood, 25, attacked and stabbed a man with a knife during a burglary on July 1, 2015, in the 2000 block of Westbrook Boulevard. A second victim, a woman, also received a wound during the incident.
Eastwood was found guilty of Attempted Murder, a Level 1 felony, and Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon, a Level 5 felony, after the jury deliberated for about three hours.
A sentencing date is expected to be set later today. Eastwood could spend up to 40 years in prison for the crimes.
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Raging Moderate by Will Durst
Raging Moderate
by Will Durst
So the conventions are over and we’ve entered the penultimate stage of this presidential demolition derby. Your muted murmurs ofâ€yippee†and “hooray†have been duly noted. That’s enough, put the horns away, this is not an overly large celebration.
It took a year and a half, but the presidential field has winnowed down to the major political parties’ two anointed nominees: the Donald and the Hillary. Let us pray. More polarizing figures could not be found with the superconducting magnet at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva.
Thus far the process has been everything but pretty or boring. The fights to both party’s nominations were vicious, petty, puerile, perverse, depraved, savage, a slapstick parody and a sham with a little surrealistic burlesque thrown in for good measure.
The next three months promise more of the same on a larger scale with a smaller cast of characters. It’ll be like a daytime soap turned into a feature film, complete with plot twists and special effects and surprise cameos and reverse camera angles and pretty much everything but car chases. Although, with Bill Clinton involved, you can’t rule it out.
Expect multi-directional, laser-focused, cluster bomb attacks on two people whose outsized personalities make them targets the size of your proverbial side of the barn. And they will be hit. From 3 feet away. With pointy rocks.
The hardest part is figuring out which is scarier: that one of these two is going to become the next president of the United States, or the American people get to decide.
Politicians echo that refrain like hyperactive crickets in the summer dusk: “It’s what the American people want.†And “Let’s see what the American people want.†Nooooo. Let’s not see what the American people want. Have we learned nothing at all from segregation and the Civil War and The Real Housewives of Orange County? You want to know what the American people want? We’ll tell you what the American people want.
The American People want drive-thru nickel beer night.
The American People want to lose weight by eating potato chips.
The American People think louder is better and deafening is best.
The American People want to climb K- 2 in a Lazy-Boy recliner.
The American People want the Supreme Being to help their team beat the other team, totally oblivious that fans of the other team expect the same thing.
The American People require a warning label on their brake fluid to keep them from drinking it.
The American People want to win the lottery without having to buy a ticket.
The American People think any piece of clothing they can squeeze into, fits.
The American People want to make society safer with more guns.
The American People want to visit foreign lands and speak English.
The American People want better schools and roads by paying fewer taxes.
The American People would chew off their own foot if Oprah told them there was liquid gold in their ankle veins.
The American People want to look like George Clooney by getting $10 haircuts.
68 percent of the American People still believe professional wrestling is legitimate.
The American People have the attention span of tornado-strewn straw.
The American People think the laws of gravity should be repealed.
The American People love the Home Shopping Network because it’s commercial free.
God bless the American People.