Money management workshops coming up
GREENFIELD – “Where Does Your Money Go?” will be the topic of a four-part workshop coming up in March.
Purdue Extension Hancock County will host the workshops March 6, 8, 13 and 15 from 6-7 p.m. each evening. The office is located at 972 E. Park Ave., Greenfield.
The program is free, but registration is required. Register online at bit.ly/2023HHSRegistration. For more, call 317-462-1113 or email [email protected].
Leo’s employees give to local charities
GREENFIELD – Leo’s Market and Eatery employees donated portions of their paychecks to three local charities during the holiday season, totaling nearly $3,500 to non-profit organizations of each store’s choosing in Greenfield, McCordsville and Noblesville.
Leo’s Greenfield donated a check to Talitha Koum Women’s Recovery House totaling $1,763. Leo’s McCordsville presented a check to Geist Montessori Academy for $1,148. Leo’s in Noblesville raised $513 for the Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville.
Employees donate a dollar amount of their choosing and Leo’s parent company, Pride Investment Partners, matches the donation. According to a press release from the company, since opening its first location in 2019 Leo’s has given more than $35,000 in gifts to the communities of Greenfield, McCordsville and Noblesville.
Farmer sentiment rebounds at year end
WEST LAFAYETTE — U.S. farmers are more optimistic about both their current situation and expectations for the future. Following a two-month decline and a year of weak sentiment, the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer closed out the year on a more positive note, rallying 24 points in December to a reading of 126.
The Current Conditions Index jumped 37 points to a reading of 135, while the Future Expectations Index increased 18 points to a reading of 122. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers’ responses to a telephone survey. This month’s survey was conducted Dec. 5-9.
“The improvement in current sentiment was motivated by producers’ stronger perception of current financial conditions on their farms and could be attributed to producers taking time to estimate their farms’ 2022 income following the completion of the fall harvest,” said James Mintert, the barometer’s principal investigator and director of Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, in a press release.
