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Biofuels producer to build $160M plant in Shelbyville

South Dakota-based Poet made the announcement Friday in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Indianapolis on Saturday to give a speech during the annual FFA convention. In his appearance, Trump is expected to talk about the administration’s effort to help farmers by being more ethanol-friendly.

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Q&A: Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun

Since taking office in 2012, one of DeBaun’s top priorities has been to increase awareness of the Shelby County city, whose population is just shy of 20,000.

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Shelbyville sees spark of revival downtown

A homegrown revival in Shelbyville could gain serious momentum with redevelopment of the vacant First Methodist Building, one of the most prominent buildings on the circle. A California investor bought the five-story building in May and plans a $3.5 million renovation.

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Centaur strategy cheers horse industry

Centaur Holdings LLC plans to concentrate all thoroughbred racing at Indiana Downs in Shelbyville and all standardbred harness racing at Hoosier Park in Anderson once it clears regulatory hurdles to take control of the Shelbyville track.

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Violations persist after fatality at Shelbyville glass factory

A Shelbyville glass factory has had almost two years to address safety violations resulting from a worker’s death, but the state says the plant still has a lot of the same problems. Pilkington North America faces $150,000 in fines after an Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection in March and April.

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