Category: News

Owners of Auburn Massage Centre Expand into Allen County FORT WAYNE, Ind. – One of the most relaxing grand-opening ceremonies in recent memory is scheduled for early February. Fort Wayne Massage Centre will offer free chair massages as part of their grand opening on Friday, Feb. 2 at 4:30 p.m. in their office at 3182… Read more »

Holistic Program Includes Internship, Soft-Skill Training, Community Involvement, More FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A talented group of college students soon will kick off a year-long experience aimed at helping students develop their skills–and retaining top talent in Allen County. These 17 students were selected from a field of more than 100 vying to be part… Read more »

eCom18 Will Feature Former Travelocity CEO Terry Jones FORT WAYNE, Ind. – With the rise of online purchasing, e-commerce is an increasingly fast-growing part of the Northeast Indiana economy. Business leaders and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to hone their online craft at eCom18, a one-day e-commerce and logistics conference scheduled for Feb. 7 at… Read more »

$81 Million in New Annual Payroll Was a Single-Year Record FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Allen County economy boomed in 2017, with a flurry of business expansions and relocations, jobs being added, and an infusion of new payroll entering the market. The county also ramped up its efforts in talent attraction and retention, making major… Read more »

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Today, the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University released phase one of a study that examines the impact of the Regional Cities Initiative. The Metro Chamber Alliance is pleased to have initiated this study, which shows clearly that investments in quality of place are paying dividends. Currently underway… Read more »

Ribbon Cutting at Waynedale Location Scheduled for Nov. 29 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Partners 1st Federal Credit Union, an investor in Greater Fort Wayne Inc., is pleased to announce the expansion of its network into Waynedale. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place Wednesday, November 29, at 11 a.m., at the new branch, located at 6731… Read more »

GFW Inc. Investors Band Together for Small Business Saturday FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Greater Fort Wayne Inc. is championing 20 local businesses for Small Business Saturday on November 25. This is the eighth annual Small Business Saturday in Fort Wayne, a national day to shop and support local businesses. These local, independently owned small businesses… Read more »

Growing CPA and Consulting Firm Moves into Revitalized Metro Building FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Katz, Sapper & Miller celebrated its new downtown location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 14. The tax, accounting, and consulting firm recently moved into its new space at 202 West Berry Street, Suite 600, recently renamed the 202 Metro Building.… Read more »

Company to Add New Workspace and Up to 313 Jobs in Allen County FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Android Industries and its partner, Avancez, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new location at 12808 Stonebridge Road in Roanoke. The automotive module assembler recently announced plans to invest $14.7 million to expand its operations in Allen… Read more »

Discussion Covers Current Conditions, Recommendations for Improvement FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Northeast Indiana has all the ingredients needed to create a vibrant innovation economy. That’s the finding of Chris Heivly, entrepreneur-in-residence at Techstars and a serial entrepreneur who co-founded MapQuest. The Techstars team recently researched and surveyed the community’s startup ecosystem. Today, Heivly shared his… Read more »