Patrick Industries Inc. is investing up to $3 million and creating up to 65 new jobs as it expands operations in Kosciusko County.

The manufacturers AIA Countertops division will broaden its product line to include new granite and quartz countertops.

Patrick Industries is buying, renovating and equipping a 142,000-square-foot factory at 203 S. Huntington Ave., Syracuse, for additional production.

Elkhart-based Patrick Industries makes and distributes building and component products for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing and industrial markets.

AIA Countertops now employs about 175 full time in Syracuse.

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. on Thursday announced it has offered Patrick Industries up to $325,000 in tax credits, based on the companys job-creation plans. The employer wont get the full amount if it doesnt fulfill its hiring projection.

The town of Syracuse approved additional property tax abatement.

For more on this story, see Saturdays print edition of The Journal Gazette or return to http://www.journalgazette.net after 3 a.m. Saturday.

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GLASS RECYCLED sets the interior design community abuzz with their one-time only Thats SUM-FALL promotional event. By offering then entire sample gallery of GlassSLAB recycled glass countertops with special incentives that will not be repeated.

Interior designers and homeowners alike have been flocking to the GLASS RECYCLED website (glassrecycled.com) to take advantage of this promotion. The Thats SUM-FALL event features GlassSLAB countertops in over 250 styles for $48 per sq. ft. when picked up at the GLASS RECYCLED warehouse or $58 per sq. ft. delivered to the continental USA. Orders may be placed over the phone toll-free by calling (888) 523-7894 or online via the GLASS RECYCLED website. A 50% deposit is required at the time of order with the balance due prior to delivery or pick up. The Thats SUM-FALL event ends December 20, 2012.

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POSEY COUNTY, IN (WFIE) -

A new home for wounded Army veteran Sgt. Kenneth Harker could be ready by October.

The outside walls are up and construction is underway inside for the Homes For Our Troopsdream home.

Builder Mike Conti says it's an honor to be part of this project, soSgt. Harker and his family can move in, he thinks, in October.

Nearly three weeks ago, more than100 volunteers began with a concrete foundation and began building from there.

Thursday, plumbers were inside working on a bathroom.

For those of you who haven't heard his story, Sgt. Harker was on his second deployment in June 2008 when he lost both of his legs in Iraq, and after surgeries and treatment, he returned to Indiana last year.

Thursday night, Conti says he's expecting insulation to go in soon and drywall should go up next week.

He says, building this type of home, has been a new challenge.

"It's been a challenge because it's a new style home for me. It's allADA handicapped accessible. I'm not used to doing that so it's page by page, as we go."

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By Debra McCown/Bristol Herald Courier - Ginny Barker (in pink) tells tour participants about the fine features in the kitchen of John and Mary Beth Poma during the Twilight Kitchen Tour on Thursday evening.

One kitchen boasts granite countertops and decorative white cabinets; in another, wormy chestnut and sculpted metal form an entirely different look.

It is a world of pop-up mixers and sliding spice cabinets, microwave drawers and hidden ice makers: Kitchen tours have become a popular and successful means to help fund the Virginia Highlands Festival.

Abingdon is sort of given to tours of homes because there are so many historic places in Abingdon, explained Sue Clark, a member of the festivals board of directors and its home and garden committee, which oversees the kitchen tours. Any time we get to go into some of these old places, we jump at it.

The tours feature a variety of houses, from the historic to the opulent to the typical.

I think they enjoy seeing how other people decorate their homes, said Ginny Barker, a festival volunteer who was showing tour participants around one of the kitchens Thursday.

Two tours are held each year, organizers said: one in the evening and one during the day. This year, the daytime tour sold all 80 tickets at a price of $15 each. The twilight tour sold nearly all of its 70 tickets at a price of $35 each.

Clark said the proceeds pay for such things as tents and setup for the annual 16-day summer festival, which helps drive Abingdon tourism.

Betty Cline and Louise King said they havent missed a single kitchen tour since they began in the early 1960s.

I just love kitchens, Cline said, and I love the new renovations that they come out with every year.

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461 Second St., Unit 126, San Francisco

Beds: 1 Baths: 1 Square footage: 1,250 Price: $4,500/mo.

This furnished brick and timber loft in the historic ClockTower has an open floor plan, exposed brick and timber beams and dark hardwood throughout its lower level. The bedroom features plantation shutter enclosures, a desk and chaise longue. Its full bath has custom fixtures and a shower-over-tub with granite surround. The kitchen has a breakfast bar, granite countertops, glass-tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances. The dining room converts into a guest bedroom with a queen-size Murphy bed. The unit has a washer and dryer, and a one-car garage parking space is included.

Leasing agent: Leah Johnson, McGuire Real Estate, (415) 901-2781, ljohnson@mcguire.com.

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Beds: 2 Baths: 2.5 Square footage: 2,000 Price: $4,500/mo.

This three-level townhome is furnished in a gated and guarded community. Offering views of Lake Merced, it includes a home office along with a formal dining room, a sunken living room with a wood-burning fireplace, a deck and parking for two cars. The eat-in kitchen has a breakfast bar, new appliances, new tile countertops and cabinets. There is also a full laundry room. The condominium community holds a large central clubhouse, a heated swimming pool, a spa, two saunas and three tennis courts. There's also a golf course nearby.

Leasing agent: Peter Chovanes, Vanguard Property Management, (415) 517-7667, pchovanes@gmail.com.

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I've grown accustomed to living a makeshift existence in our new home, so I still haven't gotten used to using the countertops and working sink we now have in our kitchen.

For four months, we've been using cardboard boxes, end tables and whatever other flat surfaces we could find to prepare meals and set things on. It was such a novel thing when I set a bowl on the counter the other night that I actually had to point out to my fiancee, Holly, that I was finally using the countertops we anxiously waited for.

Installing them was not an easy process, and I had a very small role in it. We had three great people lend a hand: my soon-to-be father-in-law, one of his longtime family friends and our contractor friend who has lent his expertise throughout our renovation process.

Because our home was built in 1930 and the walls are not square, we opted for a loose backsplash so we could use it to cover up any gaps caused by changes in the wall face. We chose this option over furring out uneven sections of the wall, which I thought sounded like too much extra work. We also decided against paying hundreds of dollars more for a template, which admittedly would have been the ideal solution if we had the cash to burn.

The loose backsplash actually worked great, but just barely. When we placed the order, I specifically noted we wanted the backsplash to be as wide as possible to help cover up gaps one inch, minimum. I was told one inch was standard, but the backsplash delivered to us was only three-quarters of an inch. That quarter inch makes a big difference, and almost didn't work for us. I was prepared to put up a fight with the local "big box" home store we ordered them from, but luckily, there was no need.

Coincidentally, this was the second ordering error made by this big box store. They also ordered us a left-end piece for our cabinets when we needed a right-end piece. I'm slowly losing faith in these cookie-cutter stores.

Our countertops span a corner and needed to be connected at the miter. Due to the walls being out of square, I cut into the drywall so one of the decks could slide into place, easily preventing a gap between the mitered ends. We placed the two pieces on the floor and connected them before carrying them over as one piece, dropping it into place and screwing it to the cabinets.

I actually had to leave for my real job at this point, so I avoided the horror of watching my friends cut a sink hole into our new, pristine countertops. All I know is we now have a wonderfully working sink with antique-style faucets. Our kitchen is really coming together and I can't wait to actually start cooking again. All we need to do now is finally unpack all our cookware that's been gathering dust for the past four months.

Joey Cresta is a staff writer for the Portsmouth Herald. He's always looking for tips on home renovations and can be reached at jcresta@seacoastonline.com or on Twitter at PHerald_JoeyC.

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Q: My wife and I can't decide on what type of kitchen sink to get for our new stone countertops. We're down to choosing an under-mount or a drop-in. The big advantage so far is that our contractor told us that a drop-in will cost less to install. But the under-mount looks cool. Other than price, are there advantages if we install a drop-in style sink instead of an under-mount? -- Bill, Illinois A: Let's start with some basic information about under-mounts. They are usually installed on solid-surface or stone countertops because the counter edges of the sink opening are exposed. On top of looking "cool," under-mount sinks have no raised sink edges, so crumbs can be wiped directly into the sink bowl. But a drop-in sink does have some advantages as well. As you mentioned, installation can cost less because it's a less complicated process. Usually, all you need is the correct size of hole cut into the countertop, and then you drop in the new sink. Also, because drop-ins are considered the standard type of sink, you may have more colors and styles to choose from. Finally, and this is a big one if you ever want to change your sink, a drop-in sink can usually be easily removed and a new one installed in its place without disturbing the countertop.

The choice will be yours, but here's one more "under and over" bit of advice: Come in "under budget" and be "overjoyed" with your new kitchen sink! Master plumber Ed Del Grande is the author of "Ed Del Grande's House Call," the host of TV and Internet shows, and a LEED green associate. Visit eddelgrande.com or write eadelg@cs.com. Always consult local contractors and codes.

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A monarch butterfly samples a flowering plant in Joey Cresta's yard.Joey Cresta photo

The countertops are finally here; we'll be installing them today. But I'll write about that adventure after we get it done.

This week, I wanted to step outside our home and highlight our wonderful yard. Our house sits on 0.6 acres of land, which feels like plenty to me, especially when I have to mow the grass.

Our yard is one of the things that makes me feel most fortunate about where we live. The previous owner conceded to us he was never much of a handyman around the house, but he clearly had some of the greenest thumbs known to man. After moving in during the cold, bleak days of late March and early April, we slowly watched our property blossom into a display of nature's delicate beauty.

It is the "delicate" part that has me a bit worried, to be honest. On more than one occasion, I've thought to myself, "Am I going to ruin this?" I don't know much about caring for flora, and I'd be devastated if next spring the plant life didn't come back because of something we neglected to do.

But for now, I continue to marvel at and be surprised by what grows up during the year. We always knew we had the massive rhododendron bushes surrounding our house; you couldn't miss those. Their pink flowers bloomed earlier this year and have since passed us by. We really want to trim the bushes back now, because at around 13 feet high, they have sort of taken over the front of the house.

As time passed, more flowers continued to sprout up in the multiple gardens scattered around the property: orange day lilies, exquisite pink peonies, hydrangeas, lilacs and all sorts of other flowers I couldn't possibly identify without doing some research. The life they bring to our yard is palpable.

Even better than the flowers are some of the other surprises we've come across in our four short months here. First, we found the rhubarb patch out back. My fiancee has already tried her hand at making some delicious strawberry rhubarb jam. Then came the strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. As time passes, we find new treats all the time.

I feel really fortunate to have these plants growing in my backyard. What a serendipitous thing that, through no effort of my own, my gardens produce a delicious bounty for us to enjoy and share with family and friends.

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"The children spend a lot of time in this space," says Alicia Eddy, the unit's program manager. "They eat three meals a day here and also have three small snacks, so they are in this kitchen at least six times every day."

CBAT is a short-term residential program for children and adolescents experiencing behavioral and emotional problems. The idea behind the new kitchen is to prepare them for their return home, where, the hope is, they will continue to choose healthy foods, cook safely, and enjoy mealtime with their families. It is part of the overall treatment at CBAT, which simulates everyday activities so that patients can easily integrate back into homes and schools.

With a limited budget, the project was propelled forward by generous donations of time, services, and materials from the local design and building community. After a year and a half, the new kitchen opened last month.

Safety was a key factor in the design. For example, the oven is purposely set at the end of a long and relatively narrow space so only one person, a staff member, can get close to it. Cabinetry is no-slam and labels in drawers make it easy for the many children using the space to organize and find things. Dining tables seat four children with a staff member, and are equipped with rolling bases. "When family comes in, the tables can be moved to accommodate everyone in a homey, banquet-style configuration," says Venegas.

The range is located for optimal saftey, while the large Caesarstone countertop opposite the refrigerator forms a penninsula so children can gather and work on three sides.

Jill Adler of DiscoverTile, also at the Boston Design Center, brainstormed with Venegas and came up with a hand-cut glass mosaic of larger-than-life fruits a permanent "CBAT poster" about healthy eating. "I wanted the children to walk into the kitchen and have something to smile about," says Adler who worked with Paul Grubb of Paul Grubb Tile Co. on the custom design and installation. The orange, green, and white striped glass artwork between the kitchen's two windows was created and donated by Karole Moe of Karole Moe Art, who also is Mohr & McPherson's Boston Showroom Manager.

Proud of their new space, the children wear aprons they decorated for the kitchen's opening. Karole Moe's artwork and the bright mosaic colors inspired the aprons as well as the nameplates they created for personal food cubbies.

Other donors from Massachusetts include Gian Luca and Chelsea Arnold of Marble and Granite Inc. of Westwood who helped obtain Caesarstone countertop, Popular Painting of Boston gave the room freshly painted walls, Ron Bresse of TBR Marble & Granite Inc. of Foxboro did fabrication work, Patrick and Robert Malone installed the cabinets, Christian Jason of Boston Appliance donated the faucet, and Yale Appliance of Boston offered the appliances at a discounted rate. A hospital crew did the demolition, framing, electrical, and plumbing work.

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