Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation

05/30/2026

Congratulations to Kim!

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

What an awesome day at the JCYP tour of Guardian Bikes! 🚲

We learned so much and barely scratched the surface — their campus includes SEVEN buildings! 👏 Because there was so much to see, we’ll definitely be planning another tour soon.

Thank you to the Guardian Bikes team for showing us around and sharing more about your incredible operation right here in Jackson County!

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Donna!

Happy Friday and Happy Retirement, Donna!

Today, we celebrate the retirement of Donna Helton, who is concluding nearly eight years of dedicated service with AISIN Drivetrain, Inc. as a valued member of our Manufacturing Department.

Throughout her time at ADI, Donna has demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to excellence, and dedication to her team. Her contributions have helped support our success, and we are grateful for the impact she has made during her career with us.

As Donna completes her final shift and begins this exciting new chapter, we want to thank her for her years of hard work and service. Please join us in congratulating Donna and wishing her happiness, good health, and many wonderful adventures in retirement.

Congratulations, Donna, and thank you for everything! 🎉🎊

05/29/2026

It's Fund Fact Friday! Did you know that 3 scholarship funds awarded their first scholarships this spring?
That is all thanks to our donors with the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation and Jackson County FFA chapters.

05/29/2026

As a young man in central Indiana, Clessie Cummins was well-known for his mechanical abilities. He worked for a short time in four early automotive-related industries before settling at Nordyke and Marmon.

At the inaugural Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1911, 23-year-old Cummins served as a member of the pit crew for the Marmon Wasp, driven by Ray Harroun, which became the first winner of the race. Cummins, a test inspector for Marmon at the time, made some suggestions to help improve speed. That experience led Cummins to enter cars powered by his diesel engines in the famed race years later.

In 1919, with backing from banker William G. Irwin, Cummins founded Cummins Engine Co. in Columbus. They built a company that took advantage of the groundbreaking technology developed by German engineer Rudolf Diesel in the late 1800s. Cummins licensed a diesel patent from Dutch company Hvid expecting to sell diesels as stationary engines for farm use or as marine engines.

The notion to plant a diesel engine in an automobile or a truck didn’t hit him until December 1929 when, faced with liquidation of the company after his main financier decided diesels weren’t worth the trouble, he and chief engineer H.L. Knudsen placed a Model U four-cylinder diesel into a 1925 Packard seven-passenger limousine as a last-ditch attempt to “show ’em what a diesel can do.”

Today, Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 company and a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. Products include diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components, including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen generation and fuel cell products. The company has around 640 wholly owned joint venture and independent distributor locations and nearly 13,000 Cummins certified dealer locations in about 190 countries and territories. That includes a location in Seymour.

Sources: cummins.com, hemmings.com, comeseecolumbus.com

05/29/2026

Congratulations to the Seymour High School softball team!

Sectional Champs! 💜 🦉 🤍 🥎
Congrats to our Lady Owls Softball team on a huge win over Floyd Central to capture the title!

05/29/2026

Congratulations to the Brownstown Central High School softball team!

05/28/2026