Business View Magazine | October 2020

277 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 WWW . J JACKSONCO. COM 304 WEST MARKET STREET, BLUFFTON, IN 46714 (260) 824-0918 GENERAL CONTRACTING DESIGN/BUILD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT JAMES S. JACKSON COMPANY Industrial. Institutional. Commercial. Municipal. WELLS COUNTY , INDI ANA years ago. When we brought him on board, we gave him a plan and he was put to work making those changes and additional alterations from road conversions, to bridge schedules, etc. We also had what is called the Trax Project, an initiative from the governor, where we were awarded around six million dollars to assist the County in closing three rail crossings that extend to Adams St. (our west border with the City of Bluffton) to make connectivity to the south and west more advantageous to industry. That should be happening in the next 12 to 18 months. In addition, we paved all the roads leading into the city with hot mix and we have plans for so many things, five to six years out that will be in the hopper, ready to go.” Bluffton was one of the first communities in Indiana to be called a Gigabit City, meaning there is accessibility throughout the city. Bluffton had a partnership with AdamsWells Internet Telecom TV for the Gigabit designation, and Wells County incentivized Heartland REMC