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Several years ago, custom homebuilder Shrock Construction mapped out plans for its most ambitious project: a new fully developed community of duplexes featuring more than 30 homes.
The family-owned business hit roadblocks once planning began … until an electric co-op reached out to eagerly welcome the neighborhood to the neighborhood.
Fulton County resident TJ Garner vividly remembers the unexpected present he received one childhood Christmas: water.
A few decades later, Garner presented the owners of the now-fifth-generation-run family business with his own support: a business energy efficiency incentive from the local REMC and Wabash Valley Power Alliance.
WVPA received significant interest in manufacturing projects in the fourth quarter of 2025, with significant interest in Indiana communities.
The closure of one rural Indiana town’s lone licensed daycare forced local families to creatively solve the problem. Their success spawned a unique affordable childcare model inspiring other Hoosier towns and beyond.

