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Business at a glance

Hoch Associates PC-Architects, Engineers and Interior Designers of Fort Wayne and Indianapolis completed the architectural design and engineering for the addition and renovation at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer.

NoMoreClipboard.com partnered with Spring Medical Systems to provide integrated solutions that will satisfy federal health IT meaningful use requirements.

All Rite Distributing Co. Inc. received the vendor excellence award for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency.

Century 21 Bradley Realty Inc. is introducing House Hunt 24/7, an audio search technology that allows homebuyers access to local homes for sale inventory from the phone. Call 493-3519 and enter the house number for property details.

Cohen Orthodontics was selected for the 2010 Best of Fort Wayne Award in the orthodontists category by the U.S. Commerce Association. The program identifies companies that have achieved exceptional marketing success in their community and business category.

Window World received the New Corporate Partner of the Year Award by St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital for excellence and dedication to fund- raising.

Cirrus ABS launched a website for Raw Shhugar, a Fort Wayne-based fine-apparel manufacturer that donates a portion of its proceeds to charitable causes, at rawshhugar.com. Cirrus also launched its new small-business suite, a website program designed to help small businesses establish a successful Web presence without the expense of a complex custom site.

MartinRiley architects-engineers was certified as a Green City Business by the city of Fort Wayne for acknowledging and incorporating environmentally responsible practices in its business operations.

Mr. Janitor is celebrating its 10th year of providing cleaning services to Fort Wayne-area businesses.

Boyden & Youngblutt and Parkview Hospital created a billboard which announces new births at the hospital and flashes the names of Parkview newborns every six seconds.

The Kroger Co.’s board of directors announced a quarterly dividend of 9 1/2 cents per share to be paid on Sept. 1 to shareholders of record on Aug. 16.

WANE-TV’s news announced several viewership results, based on the Fort Wayne Nielsen Station Index for May compared with May 2009. NewsChannel 15’s “First News” at 5 a.m. increased total audience by 50 percent. NewsChannel 15’s “First News” at 6 a.m. increased its total audience by 25 percent, and NewsChannel 15’s “Noon News” remained at No. 1.

Indiana Truck Sales LLC added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to its full-service garage at 2901 U.S. 6.