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SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER OPPORTUNTIES

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Subcontractor & Other Opportunities

Current State of Indiana Opportunities

Below is a list of current business opportunities across the State of Indiana. Please note that the bids listed here do not reflect all opportunities currently available. In order to see more, navigate to the Division of Supplier Diversity’s Business Opportunities website. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at mwbe@idoa.in.gov 

Evansville, IN
USI Instant Replay Cameras and Pitch Clock Addition
Project Information

Bids Due: 12/21/23

Contact:
University of Southern Indiana
See Project Information

West Lafayette, IN
Purdue University – Hillenbrand South Residence Hall
Project Information

Bids Due: 01/03/24

Contact:
F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company
See Project Information

Losantville, IN
Utility Improvements Division B – New Lift Station and Forcemain Project
Project Information

Bids Due: 01/04/24

Contact:
Indiana State University
See Project Information

Porter County, IN
Box Beam Bridge Replacement #56
Project Information

Bids Due: 01/09/24

Contact:
Dunnet Bay Construction
See Project Information

Poseyville, IN
2022095, Rehabilitation and Repainting of the Water Storage Tank
Project Information

Bids Due: 01/09/24

Contact:
G & L Tank Sandblasting and Coating LLC
See Project Information

More Subcontractor & Other Opportunities
For more subcontractor and other business opportunities visit our subcontractor and other opportunities web page.

WEF and TNI – The REAL “Threat To Democracy”

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WEF and TNI – The REAL “Threat To Democracy”

Freedom, Indiana – Andrew Horning is seeking the Libertarian Party of Indiana’s nomination for Indiana’s US Senate seat in 2024.

How much more obvious can it be, that a global cartel of elitist Malthusian eugenicists bent on depopulation and global domination, are well on their way to destroying our nation?  Well, it’s not obvious at all to people who know only what they’re told.  For that we can thank the “Trusted News Initiative” (TNI).

“The information of the people at large can alone make them safe, as they are the sole depositary of our political and religious freedom.” – Thomas Jefferson to William Duane, 1810.

“…wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.” – Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, 1789.

Today, most of us understand that our government is corrupt.  Even our leftist media agree that evil things have been done under and behind the USA flag in the past (they just won’t concede that it’s happening today).  Most people at least sense that we’re in big trouble – cultural, as well as monetary, military, legal and fiscal.  We’re already suffering the effects of disastrous politics, authoritarian mismanagement and debt from the current and past administrations. But it’s been a slowly ratcheting problem that we don’t seem to notice as we should.  And, as it says in our Declaration of Independence, “…mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.”  So most of us still vote for the unconstitutional crony system of bundlers, lobbyists, kingmakers, partisan staffers, bureaucrats and industrialists we call “The Two Party System.”

Since the WEF’s founding in 1971, accelerating since the late 1980’s, and becoming a juggernaut since 2012 (particularly with the creation of COVID 19 “opportunity” – their words, not mine), the few rich and influential WEF elite have been effective in leveraging their nightmarish vision of techno-totalitarianism through most of the world’s governments.  While the WEF websites no longer use the UN’s Agenda 2030 logo or clearly state specific agenda points, these literal fascists (by Mussolini’s definition – the bundling/morphing of corporatism and socialism) do clearly aim to take all we have (rights, property, opportunity), and give it to their corporate cronies.  That much is not “conspiracy theory.”  It is the WEF’s publicly stated objective of “public-private partnerships” and “stakeholder capitalism.”

Pouring accelerant on this cultural conflagration, the Trusted News Initiative (TNI) – a cartel of ideologically authoritarian tech/ information/ entertainment corporations, not only control most of what we can search, read, see and hear, but also crush alternative viewpoints and people through character assassination, lies and misinformation.  This also is not “conspiracy theory.”  It is the TNI’s publicly stated objective to monopolize and control information and sources.  And their coordinated, even lockstep actions, have already led to catastrophic economic, legal, monetary system and human life damage.

Our government has concealed huge murderous conspiracies for sometimes decades…the radiation, drug and disease experiments on citizens, soldiers, inmates and children, for example.  The still-dubious JFK assassination investigations.  Or the second day of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and “weapons of mass destruction” that were our rationalizations for wars.  Now they’ve redefined and selectively applied words like “insurrection” to warp the effect of laws and courts to their partisan whims.  And of course there’s what we’re only gradually finding out about the dubious safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines, treatments, lockdowns and masks, as well as the origin of the virus itself –from only alternative media sources. 

Eisenhower warned of not only the “military-industrial complex,” but also “the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite” sixty-three years ago.  Just three months later, JFK warned of “secret societies” and the danger of government secrecy.  Our FBI, CIA and NSA have a horrible history of crime, violence and lies.  Many of our most respected media, like the New York Times, have a long history of destructive deceit.  How much more can be concealed from us should the TNI succeed in squashing all alternative thoughts and media?

Of course I wish success to RFK Jr. and his anti-trust suit against the near-monopoly on communication and freedom to speak.

But ultimately, We The People are in charge of everything.  We outnumber the ruling class millions to one; and everything that happens is by our obedience and paying/working participation, if not consent.  However, our incorporated rulers have turned us against ourselves, and our culture is rapidly crumbling.  Things will change; either by our deliberate actions, or in slackjaw surprise when it all comes down around our ears.

We can fix this, and it wouldn’t take “the masses” too many invoke as rationalization for “lesser evil” voting.  We don’t have to buy what they’re selling us.  We can at the very least do to this unelected corporatized ruling class, what we did to Bud Light.

More significantly; if we’re ready to see the unconstitutional Two Party System we were warned against for what it is – an inherently divisive, and wholly-owned puppet of corrupt shadow powers – we can turn this nation, and maybe the world, back onto the path toward peace, prosperity, security, liberty and justice for all, with only a little more than a third of us.  And 34% of us would certainly be 33.99999999etc% more democratic, legal, fair, and much more sustainable representation than we’ve got now.

Liberty or Bust!

ANDY HORNING

Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available to Hoosier Farmers

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INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 3, 2024) —The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy and the United State Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for the fourth year in a row.

This program will reward farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance. The discount program was designed to promote planting additional acres of cover crops that are not covered by other state or federal incentives. This program is eligible for 26 out of the 92 counties in Indiana.

“Cover crops are unmatched in the benefits they provide to soil structure, providing nutrients and needed ground cover to ensure vitality,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “Implementing cover crops, however, can be expensive. So, I am excited this program will once again give farmers an opportunity to increase their cover cropped acreage, which will improve water quality and enhance the fertile soil in our state.”

Over the last year, this program has had great success with 117 farmers participating, translating to more than 35,000 acres of cover crops on Indiana farmland in the watershed.

This program will provide farmers with a unique opportunity to receive financial incentives for implementing cover crops on their operation. Farmers who plant cover crops on owned or rented acres will receive a $5 per acre crop insurance premium discount. Farmers who planted cover crops in the fall of 2023 are eligible to apply.

Qualifying counties in the project area include Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Floyd, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Randolph, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland and Washington

Cover cropping has many benefits including increased organic matter, improved soil biology as well as better water infiltration and water-holding capacity. This practice also prevents nutrients and sediment from running off the farm, keeping them out of nearby waterbodies and streams. Hoosier farmers planted 1.6 million acres of living covers in 2022 and, apart from corn and soybeans, are planted on more acres than any other commodity crop in Indiana.

Larry Clemens, the Indiana State Director of The Nature Conservancy shared, “The continuation of this program for a fourth year is a direct result of the Indiana Legislature’s increased investment in the Clean Water Indiana program, which supports conservation efforts across the state.” Clemens continued, “in partnership with ISDA, USDA, members of the Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance, and Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District, The Nature Conservancy received a Clean Water Indiana grant to expand the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program and is excited to again provide this offering to Hoosier farmers to assist in keeping Indiana at the forefront of soil health adoption.”

ISDA Director Don Lamb is a second-generation farmer in Boone County.

“Being a farmer who plants cover crops myself, I know how challenging it is. Both in terms of upfront cost and the extra time related to implementing them,” said Lamb. “This is a tremendous program for Hoosier farmers looking for another incentive to plant cover crops, and I am so grateful this program is open to more counties, and more farmers, than ever before.”

Seeding of cover crops must follow best agronomic practices in terms of appropriate seeding rates, seed mixes and seeding dates to ensure objectives of the cover crop are being met. To ensure the practice provides the best results termination must be completed in the spring.

Funding for this program is provided by a Clean Water Indiana grant and the Cummins Foundation, . The Cummins foundation is supporting The Nature Conservancy to improve water quality across Indiana and the Mississippi River Basin.

MVC play resumes on Wednesday at Indiana State

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Aces and Sycamores meet up in Terre Haute

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Missouri Valley Conference action resumes on Wednesday when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team visits Indiana State at the Hulman Center.  Tip is set for 6 p.m. CT with ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network having the coverage.

Last Time Out

– Missing two of its top performers and facing a 1-loss Cincinnati team, the Aces put forth a strong effort, but a second-half rally by the Bearcats was too much to overcome in a 76-58 loss on Dec. 29

– UE shot 58.1% in the first half and led by eight at halftime before a 26-4 stretch in the second half turned the tides

– Yacine Toumi had one of the top efforts of his career, posting 17 points and 9 rebounds while playing over 37 minutes

– Kenny Strawbridge Jr. (14 pts) and Tanner Cuff (13 pts) also finished in double digits

Upping His Game

– In one of the top all-around efforts of his career, Yacine Toumi recorded 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists at Cincinnati as UE was down two players

– The contest marked the 5th-consecutive double-digit scoring game for Toumi, who is averaging 13.8 points over that span

– With 10 points and 10 caroms in the triumph over Tennessee Tech, he earned his first double-double of the season and the fourth of his career

– Toumi was Evansville’s top performer in the road game against top 15 squad BYU and followed that up with a 14-point game at Bellarmine

Doing It All

– Junior Tanner Cuff is enjoying his top scoring stretch of the season, averaging 12 PPG over the last three contests

– Cuff put together is top performance of the season against UT Martin, recording a career-high 14 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 8 assists

– Following a 9-point game vs. TTU, Cuff scored 13 at Cincinnati on 6-of-12 shooting

– With 43 assists against 13 turnovers, he paces the MVC with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.07; that tally is 36th in the NCAA

– Cuff has multiple assists in 8 of the last 10 games with his top total of eight coming at MSU and vs. UTM

First Star

– Freshman Joshua Hughes made the first start of his career at Cincinnati and finished with 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals

– He has scored at least 7 points in 5 of the last 6 games and is shooting 57.5% (19/33) over that span

– He is tied for 5th in the MVC with 1.38 blocks per game

– Converting 8 of his 12 attempts in the Nov. 25 win over SEMO, he reset his UE scoring mark with 21 points

– Hughes scored 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting day in the UNI win

Scouting the Opponent

– Indiana State is tied atop the MVC standings with an overall mark of 11-2 and a league record of 2-0

– The Sycamores opened Valley play with wins over Southern Illinois and at Bradley

– Throughout non-conference action, the lone losses for Indiana State have been on the road at Alabama and Michigan State

– Five ISU players average double figures with Isaiah Swope leading the way with 19.6 points per game; he is the #2 scorer in the MVC

– Ryan Conwell and Robbie Avila both check in with averages of 15.5 PPG

Preston to serve as USI Interim Director of Public Safety

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Mr. Samuel F. Preston Assistant Director of Public Safety Office of Public Safety

Sam Preston has been named Interim Director of Public Safety at the University of Southern Indiana, effective January 6. Preston will serve as Interim Director following the retirement of Steve Bequette, who has served 15 years with USI Public Safety, with six of those years as Director. He previously served 34 years with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.

In this role, Preston will be responsible for the security and safety of a diverse community of students, employees and visitors at USI. He will be the primary point of contact and liaison between USI, external law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal) and emergency response organizations.

Prior to this appointment, Preston served as Assistant Director of Public Safety since May 2018. He is a 26-year veteran (retired) of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office. Preston is a 2016 graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, a certified Master Instructor by the State of Indiana, a peer support and suicide prevention instructor and has experience in crisis negotiation.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University and a master’s degree from Indiana State University.

A search for the new Director of Public Safety is expected to be completed in Spring 2024.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

 

FOOTNOTE:  EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

UE women’s basketball takes first conference road trip to Iowa

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EVANSVILLE, IND. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team will get its longest Missouri Valley Conference road trip out of the way early in the year. 
 

Evansville at Northern Iowa | Thursday, Jan. 4  | 6 PM CT
Site | Locations McLeod Center | Cedar Falls, Iowa
Game Coverage Live Stats | ESPN+ | Game Notes
Follow the Aces Women’s Basketball Home Page | Twitter

 

Evansville at Drake | Saturday, Jan. 6  | 2 PM CT
Site | Locations Knapp Center | Des Moines, Iowa
Game Coverage Live Stats | ESPN+ | Game Notes
Follow the Aces Women’s Basketball Home Page | Twitter


Evansville hopes to start 2024 off with a bang by ending an almost decade-long losing streak to the Northern Iowa Panthers. UE’s first Missouri Valley Conference game on the road comes against
the preseason favorites on Thursday evening.

The Panthers come into this week’s game with a lone win against Green Bay after a heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss to Missouri State on Saturday. Despite a 1-9 record, UNI has faced stiff competition in non-conference action. The Panthers have played seven teams within the NET Top 100 and four with a Top 50 NET ranking. On offense, UNI is led by junior point guard Maya McDermott with 13.9 points a game while junior forward Grace Boffeli leads the team on defense with 6.5 rebounds per game. Boffeli has not played in the Panthers’ past four games. 

On Saturday, the Aces will face off against last year’s Hoops in the Heartland Champions, the Drake Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are one of two teams leading the Valley in overall record at 8-4 along with Belmont. Drake won its first conference game of the season against Southern Illinois on the road. The Bulldogs are one of the most effective offenses in the country averaging 82.6 points a game for 20th in the nation and a 49.5% field goal percentage for 11th. Drake is led by point guard Katie Dinnebier’s 19.8 points per game, while junior Anna Miller leads the way on defense with 8.6 rebounds a game.

UE struggled to find its offense in its first MVC game of the year on Saturday night. The Aces cold start led to only 22% shooting from the floor in their conference opener at home in the 66-49 loss. In Saturday’s loss, Evansville didn’t have a field goal in the first quarter. UE’s only points in the first 10 minutes came at the line, as the Aces went 6-of-6 to open the game. Evansville’s first field goal came from point guard Kynidi Mason Striverson in the first 31 seconds of the second quarter.
 
Mason Striverson continues to be the offensive leader for UE after the first Valley game of the season. The sophomore has been averaging just under 16 points through 12 games and is good for fifth in the conference in scoring. The Aces have another player in the Top 5 in the Valley on the defensive side of the ball. Freshman forward Maggie Hartwig is 5th in the MVC in rebounding, averaging 7.9 boards a game.