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Protechs Restoration shows up at some of the most challenging times in a homeowner’s life.

Sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio gear in the U.S., today announced plans to expand, creating approximately 285 new jobs by 2018. The expansions and renovations contemplated will be in addition to three expansion projects completed since June of 2014. Sweetwater expects total full-time employees to grow to more than… Read more »

Over the course of the past few decades, a shift has taken place when it comes to what’s important to young talent entering the workforce.

Bethesda Lutheran Communities is a nonprofit organization providing support services to adults with developmental disabilities. But Megan Gumbel, regional director for Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and New Jersey, doesn’t think of the people the organization supports in terms of their disabilities.

As president of Indiana Stamp, Olivia Warner knows the importance of surrounding yourself with good people.

GFW Inc.’s expertise in economic development was vital, as the organization helped Group Delphi interact with the county council and navigate the processes of applying for tax abatements and permits.

  Empowered Sports Club was a long time coming — about fifteen years, according to owner Will Robbins. “It’s progressed from a volleyball court at my house to a small gym called UFIT in Leo [Indiana], to an Anytime Fitness I [owned]…each step kind of progresses to the next step, grows into the next step.”… Read more »

  Tim Minnich has been the president of Transworks, a transportation management software company located in Fort Wayne, for 14 years. And in that time, he’s become familiar with success. “The last 14 years we’ve grown every year,” he said. “We’re now up to nearly 70 employees.” TransWorks is a team of truck, intermodal, rail… Read more »

“It’s a very exciting time in Fort Wayne.” Eric Doden, CEO of Greater Fort Wayne Inc., is well-versed in Indiana economic development. As a former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and a key player in the development of the Regional Cities Initiative, Doden has a keen awareness of what it takes to be… Read more »

Good people are the lifeblood of a company, and Ethan Roebuck, HR Generalist at Franklin Electric, knows quality employees are essential to the corporation’s continued success. But how do you maintain consistent quality? He’s found an answer in Greater Fort Wayne Inc.’s Fellows Program.