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Receiving Award From the National Guard for Work Done on the COB (2009)

Article from Plain Dealer & Sun:

North Vernon's own Contingency Operating Base-Panther (COB) was officially opened and celebrated Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.

A large crowd of military men, city officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives joined the Economic Development Commission in the traditional ribbon cutting marking the successful conclusion of a whirlwind construction schedule that would have tried the patience of the most experienced manager.

In August, the EDC was put in charge of the project, because it is a non-governmental entity and could move on the "fast track." The city, on the other hand, would have been slowed by state laws mandating a public bidding process, for example, which alone can take weeks to accomplish.

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