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Business at a glance

American Electric Power was named one of the top 50 companies for executive women by the National Association for Female Executives.

Personal Training Institute, a gym franchise affiliated with Subway, is opening soon at 439 E. Dupont Road.

Kohl’s Department Stores was named 2010 Energy Star Partner of the Year for Energy Management by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy.

Dirig Sheet Metal won the ductwork contract for the Dairy Farmers of America in New Wilmington, Pa.

Samuel Melo has launched Spanicus

LLC, an agency that provides interpreters for legal and health care services. For information, call 494-7134 or e-mail semelo@verizon. net.

Specialized Printed Products launched a new Web identity for the Christ Child Society of Fort Wayne at www.

christ

child

society

fw.

org.

Low-income consumers in Indiana might qualify for assistance programs that reduce the cost of initial telephone installation and basic monthly service, according to Century Link. For information about eligibility, go to www.

lifeline.

gov or www.

century

link.

com/

lifeline or call 1-800-366-8201.

Copper River Cabinet Co. was awarded the Silver Achievement Award from Master Brands and Homecrest Brand of North America for outstanding sales achievements.

D&W Fine Pack was named one of the Top Ten Thermoformers in North America by Plastics News.

Rustic Hutch launched its Cirrus ABS-developed Web site at Rustic

Hutch.

com.

NStar Community Bank, in Bingham Farms, Mich., selected the core banking application Single Source, through RDSI Banking Systems, a subsidiary of Rurban Financial Corp.

C-H-I Engineering Inc. completed electrical engineering construction drawings for the replacement and renovation of the Angola High School football field bleachers and press box.

Building Information Modeling has evolved inside the offices of MartinRiley architects-engineers.

Garden Vigor, a source for soil enrichment advice and products, has opened in the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center.

U4 has partnered with AVG and now offers AVG Anti-Virus.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC received three Supplier Quality Excellence Process awards from Caterpillar Inc. The awards were for OEM air treatment products, remanufactured air compressors and service parts.

The Lincoln National Corp. board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 1 cent per common share and 75 cents per preferred shares series A payable May 1 to shareholders of record on April 9.