LAFAYETTE, Ind.–– Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) and PODS Enterprises today announced that Wabash National’s DuraPlate Products Group has signed a multi-year agreement to build and service all of PODS’ portable storage container requirements.

PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) is one of the largest and most recognized brands in the storage and moving industry. The agreement will allow PODS to concentrate on growing their business, while the production and service of the PODS portable storage units will be provided by Wabash National. PODS has over 137,000 portable storage containers in use today.

“As industry leaders, both PODS and Wabash National are excited about our new DuraPlate containers that are not only American-made, but will result in greater efficiencies for PODS,” said Tom Ryan, president and chief executive officer of PODS.

Early this year, Wabash National introduced their NextSteps strategic plan, which included the launch of the DuraPlate Products Group. “One of the key initiatives of our strategic plan is to diversify and grow our business by leveraging our DuraPlate panel technology into other industry segments,” said Dick Giromini, president and chief executive officer of Wabash National. “Our newly developed partnership with PODS jumpstarts that effort.”

“This agreement is an outstanding fit for both companies,” said Jamie Scarcelli, vice president and general manager of DuraPlate Products Group. “PODS is a company that has a strong business plan for growth, and Wabash National will be right there with them as they grow, providing the best container in the business.”

ORLANDO, Fla. — AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), advises passengers that due to severe winter weather in the northeast and midwestern parts of the country, some flight operations may be affected through Saturday, December 20, 2008.

Passengers holding reservations for travel scheduled December 18 through 11:30 pm EST December 19, 2008, on AirTran Airways to, from or through Bloomington/Normal, Moline/Quad Cities and Chicago, Ill., Detroit and Flint, Mich., Indianapolis, Ind., and Milwaukee, Wis., may make a change without penalty as long as changes are made one day prior to or up to five days following the date of the original scheduled departure date, based on space availability without change fees or fare adjustments.

In addition, passengers holding reservations for travel scheduled December 19 through 10:00 am EST December 20, 2008, on AirTran Airways to, from or through Philadelphia, Pa., Newark, N.J., and New York (LaGuardia) and White Plains (Westchester), N.Y. may also make a change without penalty as long as changes are made one day prior to or up to five days following the original scheduled departure date, based on space availability without change fees or fare adjustments.

Passengers holding reservations for travel to/from these destinations should check http://www.airtran.com under “Flight Status” for updates or call 1-800-AIRTRAN (247-8726).

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The St. Elizabeth Regional Health Auxiliary recently elected officers for 2009 at their annual meeting.

This year’s officers include the following:

• Nancy Christmas as president. Christmas has been involved with the Auxiliary for more than 30 years and has held many offices on both the local and state levels. She currently volunteers in the Home Hospital gift shop and has been an active volunteer since 1986.
• Karen Almon as recording secretary. Almon is retired from Purdue University and volunteers in the St. Elizabeth gift shop.
• Nancy Roberts as corresponding secretary. Roberts is retired from the West Lafayette Police Department Records Division. Roberts has been an active volunteer since 1993 in the St. Elizabeth gift shop.
• Sandy Kuipers as treasurer. Kuipers has been an Auxiliary member for more than 20 years and volunteers with the craft group and works on the flower carts.
• Eldon Hood as the Red Coats’ chairman. Hood has volunteered in the Home Hospital Pharmacy since 1991.
• Jim Moore as Red Coats’ vice chairman/treasurer. Moore has volunteered in the Home Hospital Pharmacy.

For more information on the St. Elizabeth Regional Health Auxiliary, please contact Cheryl Suter, division director of Auxiliary and Volunteer services, at (765) 449-5060.

CHICAGO, Ill. — As a result of forecasted snowstorms in the Midwest, United is encouraging customers in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin to take advantage of its travel waiver and to consider their travel plans, as certain change fees have been waived for them. United advises customers to log on to united.com to make changes to their itineraries or to call United reservations at 1-800-UNITED-1 or their travel agencies. All changes must be made by midnight of the customer’s original travel date. Rescheduled travel may be subject to higher fares if it does not meet original rule and booking-code restrictions or is a new itinerary.

The revised ticketing policies apply to all tickets purchased Dec. 17, 2008, or earlier, for travel between December 18-19, to, from and through Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin on any United(R), United Express(R) or United code-share flight. Origin and destination cities must remain the same, and rescheduled travel must be completed within seven days of original travel date.

Customers with canceled flights are eligible to apply for a full refund.

Flights may be delayed or canceled in the Midwest as a result of the forecasted snow. Customers can minimize possible inconvenience by checking the status of their flights before going to the airport, at united.com or calling 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-800-864-8331) for automated, up-to-the-minute flight arrival and departure information before leaving for the airport. To receive United’s automatic updates via mobile phone or e-mail, customers may register for United EasyUpdate complimentary service at united.com.

United will continue to monitor the situation and adjust ticketing policies on united.com.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Indiana State Police and the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate in the Tippecanoe County Jail. David J. Tom, a thirty-four year old resident of Lafayette, Indiana was found unresponsive in his one man cell during a routine check by jail staff at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15th, 2008.

Tom had been in custody since his arrest by Lafayette Police on the morning of Thursday, December 11th. He was later booked into the Tippecanoe County Jail at around 6:52 a.m. and charged in Tippecanoe County Superior Court 5 with one count each of Domestic Battery, Criminal Confinement, and Battery by Strangulation. He was being held on a $5,000.00 Surety Bond.

According to Sheriff Tracy Brown, the investigation into Tom’s death continues and the results of an autopsy are pending.