Honda accepting applications

GREENSBURG, Ind., Aug. 23 -- Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) will begin accepting applications for production positions Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD). Advertisements calling for applications will appear in newspapers beginning Sunday.

Applications will be accepted for a two-week period through Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 with the first phase of hiring beginning later this year. HMIN will employ approximately 2,000 associates when the automobile plant in Greensburg reaches full production.

Applications will be accepted only on-line at the Web site: http://www.Indiana.Honda.com. Interested individuals who do not have access to a computer may contact their local Indiana Department of Workforce Development WorkOne Office to obtain assistance in completing the on-line application process.

Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a high school degree or GED to be considered for production employment opportunities. Applicants also must reside in the following counties: Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Marion, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union and Wayne. Honda is an equal opportunity employer and HMIN is committed to hiring candidates from diverse backgrounds to become part of its team in Indiana.

Construction of the new $550 million HMIN production facility began in March on a 1,700-acre tract in Decatur County, Indiana, near the town of Greensburg, 50 miles southeast of Indianapolis. Mass production of Honda Civic sedans is expected to begin in fall 2008.

At full production, HMIN will have the capacity to produce 200,000 vehicles per year. Major production processes performed at the Indiana plant will include stamping, welding, painting, plastic injection molding, sub-assembly and final assembly operations.

HMIN has begun hiring a limited number of non-production associates in the fields of automotive engineering, purchasing, information technology, administration and equipment maintenance. Advertising in February and June 2007, for these non-production positions resulted in more than 7,500 applicants.

HMIN will be Honda's seventh auto plant in North America and one of 17 major Honda manufacturing facilities in North America. It will help to boost Honda's total North American automobile production capacity from 1.4 million units to more than 1.6 million units in 2008, employment in North America to more than 37,000 associates and capital investment in North America to more than $9 billion.

Honda began U.S. sales operations in 1959, the company's first overseas subsidiary. Honda began U.S. production operations in 1979. Honda began building cars in the U.S. in 1982, making 2007 the 25th anniversary of Honda auto production in America.

American Queen to visit Rising Sun

NEWS FLASH
Dateline August 22, 2007


Guess who’s coming to Rising Sun? It’s the world’s largest steamboat, the American Queen is due to arrive here on Sunday, September 2nd. Any ideas on how you can welcome passengers to your business? Consider opening on Sunday (if you don’t already) from
1 PM to 5 PM? Call Jerry Caruso, Historic Downtown Director for more information at

Historic Downtown Program
Business Development Center
Phone: (812)438-2750
email: downtownrisingsun@orvcomm.com

Baseball dinner features Cincinnati Reds historian

It is the Dog Days of Summer and the Bengals are in training camp. However, there is still two months of baseball left. Come join us at the Ohio County Historical Museum for dinner and a program about the first professional baseball team on Friday, August 24, 2007 beginning at 5:30.

Our presenter, Greg Rhodes has served as Reds Team Historian and Executive Director of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum since its founding in 2004. He is native of Richmond, Indiana, and is a lifelong Reds fan. Greg graduated from Indiana University with a doctorate in Education, and has taught middle school, high school and college courses.

Since moving to Cincinnati in 1985, he has co-authored six books on the history of the Reds, worked for the Cincinnati Historical Society where he was involved in the opening of the Museum Center, is a past chairman of the local chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and is the founding president of the Cincinnati Red Stockings vintage base ball team.

Mr. Rhodes' program is about the Cincinnati Base Ball Club who launched the professional sports revolution in 1869 when it signed 10 players to contracts for the season. The experiment proved phenomenally successful on the field ( the club's record was 57-0), but a financial disaster off the field. After a second season in 1870, the club went out of business, but the revolution it sparked continues to this day. The program will present an overview of the players and highlights of the two seasons that started professional baseball.

The cost of the dinner/program is $12.00 for members and $15.00 for nonmembers. Program only (starts at 7:15) $3.00 for members and $4.00 for nonmembers. Payment must be received by August 22.

The Ohio County Historical Museum (212 S. Walnut Street, Rising Sun, Indiana, 47040) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located along the Ohio River Scenic By-way. Museum hours are 11-4 Monday-Saturday, 1:30-4:30 Sunday, and closed Wednesdays. Admission to the museum only is $2.50 for adults, $2.00 for senior citizens, $1.00 for high school students, and free for members and children 12 and under. For more information about the event or museum please call Bill Dichtl at (812) 438-4915.