Business View Civil & Municipal Apr-2023

158 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 Milestone Contractors would like to give a big thank you to Greene County for the opportunity to appear is this edition. Since 2010, Plant 60 has called Greene County home. At that plant, we are continually producing and improving our asphalt to make our roads perform better than before. We take great pride in not only improving your roads but improving your community. Milestone enjoys being sponsors of sporting teams, golfing outings, and local school campaigns in Greene County. Aside from our wonderful experiences supporting local events, we also source many of our raw materials from local businesses within in the county. We have built long-term relationships with members in the community, and we continue to thank you for being our supportive partners. “Thank you, Greene County, for allowing Milestone to be apart of this exciting time. The exceptional partnerships we have created ensure that the customers and taxpayers of Greene Co. get a safe and quality job they deserve. It is an honor to be considered a preferred contractor in the county. The future is bright for us both and we look forward to continuing to serve Greene Co. The Milestone Way...”- Rob Rood, Senior Operations Manager For more information, visit: www.milestonelp.com GREENE COUNT Y, INDIANA new MRI suite that includes the most high- tech imaging equipment available within the healthcare industry, says Commission Vice Chair and Greene County General Hospital Board Chair Mike Crane. “All imaging is state-of-the-art and is a real credit to the hospital and leadership,” Crane says. An additional $2 million project is underway to relocate the hospital’s existing ICU to a new location, which will allow it to expand further, meeting the growing needs of area residents. That is important because its growth in services and patient reach is significant. The hospital had well over 500 inpatient visits in 2020 alone, a number that likely increased in 2021 and 2022. Greene County General also had more than 7,400 emergency department visits and performed nearly 50 successful births in 2020. Crane says the hospital is worth more than $28 million for the local economy each year, a substantial portion of that being income for its employees. It spent more than $3 million on capital projects in 2021 and has developed partnerships with Indiana University (IU) Health and St. Vincent One of the great things for us is that we have a sense of the value of regionalism,” says Jerrels. She and her staff work with neighboring counties to work together in attracting new developments and securing infrastructure improvements.