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Lutheran Health Networks Joe

Dorko, Fort Wayne Community

Schools Dr. Wendy Robinson,

Parkview Healths Mike Packnett,

Ottenweiller Co.s Mike Ottenwelle

AlphaRae Personnels Dr. Rae

Pearson, The Chambers Mike

Landram, Tower Bankss Mike Cah

Apteras TK Herman, Allen County

Superior Courts Hon. Wendy Davi

and Frontier Communications

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4 Indiana: A place for change

4 Leads groups build high-valuecommunity

5 Interview to get the right

intern6 Make it a habit to eat together

6 Chamber to host inaugural10x18

7 Two women receive ATHENAAward

7 FWA can get you to yourvacation spot

8 Cloud computing: Is it rightfor you?

10 Grab our smartphone app

10 Doermer Dialogue opens atIPFW

11 New and renewing members

11 Your Chamber discount guide

1213 Ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings

Chamber members and riends,Tis months cover spotlights some o our com-

munitys best leaders. Tese leaders will par-ticipate in the Chambers frst-ever 10x18: TeSecret o My Success Tis event on April 25 willshowcase these great leaders each sharing theirsecrets o success. Each speaker will speak or 18minutes sharing his or her story. We hope youwill join us or this event and take advantage othis opportunity to learn rom some o the besto the best. o learn more about this event, turnto Page 9.

We are also launching Te Chambers frstsmart phone app. Tis app will provide you withTe Chamber at your fngertips. Available orboth the iPhone and Android, this app will allowyou to reerence the business directory, accessthe community calendar rom your phone, trackChamber news and events, and register or Cham-

ber programs rom your phone. Tink o it as TeChamber Business Directory and then some all inyour smart phone. Te app is ree or downloadrom your app store. o fnd out more about this

app, turn to Page 10.Speaking o cutting-edge technology, in March

we wrapped up a second great year or echFest.With hundreds o students getting engaged inthe SEM (science, technology, engineering, andmath) felds through gaming, it was an excitingday. Congratulations to the committee made upo leaders throughout Northeast Indiana or agreat and inspiring event.

We were also excited to honor two greatwomen at the AHENA Awards this year. SharonSimmons, president and ounding member oFrancines Friends, was honored with the covetedAHENA Award. Julia Fiechter, ounder and pow-erhouse behind Lendingahand.net, received theAHENA Young Proessional Leadership Award.Both women exempliy community leadership inNortheast Indiana. urn to Page 7 or more onthe AHENA Awards.

Hope to see you this month!

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Most people know Indiana as a comortable

place to live and work. However, with the end othe 117th Indiana General Assembly, it occurs tous that Indiana has become a place or change.

Over the last ew years, Indiana has changeddrastically. From the adoption o Daylight Savingime to the lease o the Indiana oll Road to edu-cation reorm, Indiana has joined many states inmoving orward.

Te 2012 Indiana General Assembly was no ex-ception. With the adoption o Right to Work, In-diana has taken the frst steps orward in creatinga more business riendly, economically driven cli-mate.

In addition, Indiana became a smoke-ree state

with the passage o House Bill 1149. Tis bill ex-empted bars and taverns, as well as casinos, butprotected local ordinances, such as Fort Waynes,and made restaurants smoke-ree. Tis contrib-utes to the economic and social health o our state.

Te fnal change I would like to highlight romthe last General Assembly Session is the retire-

ment o Representatives Je Espich and Dick

Dodge. Both men have been valued members oour Northeast Indiana Delegation. RepresentativeEspich has served in the House o Representativessince 1972, chairing such inuential committeesas Ways and Means. He has been an ardent sup-porter o Northeast Indiana businesses and hasbeen a remarkable leader over the last orty years.Representative Dick Dodge was elected to servein the House in 2004. He is a strong advocate orenvironmental issues and has worked diligently tokeep his districts many lakes clean or residentsand businesses alike. Tese two leaders will bemissed.

Tough not all change is good, the changes un-

dertaken by the Indiana Senate and House havebeen important or businesses. Implementation isnot always easy, but in the end, we move toward amore robust economy, improving education, and ahealthier state.

I we dont change, we dont grow. I we dont grow,

we arent really living. ~ Gail Sheehy

Indiana: A place for change

Community: Tat is how I see eective leads gen-eration in the Fort Wayne Chamber o CommerceLeads Group Program. It is, without a doubt, oneo the best values any member can access and is sooten overlooked.

In the Leads Groups, you really see a small com-munity within a community!

Tese are groups where you get to know and beknown better or what you do in business, some-what like the comedy, Cheers! You could sensethat Norm belonged with everyone else as soon ashe entered and got the Norm! cheered greeting.

Tat same sense o belonging develops in thesegroups and it is critical to building the trust thatgenerates cooperate lead sharing.

Te most productive relationships are the onesworked at the hardest and on a basis o a nity. Iwant to share leads with someone who seeks a sim-ilar client to me and who provides great service as Ido so that we are both mutually complimentary to

one another and o course to our shared clients!I enjoy the benefts on a regular basis o the ben-

efts o this program just this morning had theprivilege o meeting with the marketing director

o a rapidly growing Fort Wayne business.I can help him with some high-value advertis-ing resources he was not aware o and he can helpmy clients and me with high value services withunique eatures I did not know about.

Tat is win-win in a high value environmentcalled the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Com-merce Leads Group Program! Join today.

Leads groups build high-value community

om Reynolds

Chamber Leads Group

Chairman

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G R A D U A T E R E T E N T I O N

Interviewing can be a daunting task even orseasoned HR proessionals. What makes it even

more challenging: interviewing a candidate withlimited or no experience.What questions should you ask a young high

school or college student with little to no experi-ence? Below are some questions that will help youget the right person or your internship or entry-level position, plus some ideas that will boost yourlevel o preparation.

Knowing what to ask

Its important to start with a solid list o ques-tions to ask each candidate. For the most part,youll use the same questions during each inter-view. Tis allows or consistent inormation rom

the candidates.For less experienced candidates, you should

ocus more on work ethic and academic successrather than job-specifc questions. Your can ad-dress the needed skills or a position rather thanthe specifc experience. Here are some examples:

Focus on uture goals rather than past

experience:

How do you think this internship will helpyou in career goals?

What are your plans immediately ater gradu-ation?

Frame questions around academic experience

rather than proessional experience:

ell me about a time when you had a heavycourse load. How did you manage your time? Isthere anything you would change i that happenedagain?

How do you eel your campus and communityinvolvement (i they have had any) relates to a pro-essional workplace?

What made you choose your major?

Ask questions to determine a candidates

work ethic:

What will motivate you to do well in this in-ternship?

Why do you think you will be successul inyour chosen feld?

What makes you stand out as a candidate?

Ask questions that address problemsolving

and analytical skills:

ell me about a time when you had to com-

plete a project and you thought you would ail.How did you complete the project and what didyou learn about the experience?

Develop questions that seek to discover

leadership and interpersonal skills:

What do you do dierently rom your class-mates?

Describe a time when your work was criticizedby someone. How did you handle the criticism?What would you do dierently i presented with asimilar situation?

ell me about a group project you competed inwhich a teammate was not ulflling their require-

ments. How did you handle the situation?

Preparation is key

Career services proessionals tell students theyshould be prepared when they walk into an inter-view. But the same is true or interviewers. I youare not prepared, you will never be able to conducta good interview. Here are a ew tips:

Be prepared! You need to look through thecandidates resume and application materials. Tisseems basic, but I have sat through interviews inwhich it was obvious the person interviewing mewas not prepared. Its a painul experience and

doesnt leave the candidate with a good impres-sion o the company. Know what youre looking or. Read

through the job description and skills that areneeded. Its di cult to spot the right candidate iyou dont know what youre looking or.

Always be on time. Tis is another basic,but it comes up oten in interview training. Tingswill come up that will be important and may causeyou to stray rom your schedule, but it is impor-tant that you try to stick with the times you haveasked someone to come to your o ce. Keep the interview space ree rom dis-

tractions. Unless the building is alling in aroundyou, give candidates your ull attention. Tey de-serve that rom you.

Regardless o the candidates you are interview-ing, whether or your internship program or aull-time hire, treat them like your guests. Get toknow them as candidates beore you make anyjudgments.

Interview to get the right intern

Jennier Fisher

Graduate Retention

Program Manager

Te Chamber

[email protected]

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UpcomingeventsSupervisor BootCamp, April 18, 3-5p.m. at Te Cham-ber.Go online towchamber.org/

events to register.

Interested in some

training or Inter-viewing or Non-HR Supervisors?Contact JennierFisher at [email protected] ormore inormation.


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In todays society, a majority o homes have twoworking adults and kids are participating in mul-tiple activities. Tis results in amilies spendingless time together as a amily unit. Families sittingdown at the kitchen table together to enjoy a am-ily meal has declined by 33 percent over the past30 years.

Research proves that when amilies eat at leastthree meals a week together, the benefts to chil-dren include: Better grades

Less drug/alcohol use Less bullying Reduced risk o teen pregnancy

Better nutrition Less childhood obesity Better communication skills

In an eort to strengthen our local amilies, theMcMillen Center or Health Education, along witha large number o northeast Indiana agencies, hascreated and are implementing a new initiativecalled the Family able.

Family able provides support and resourcesto help amilies increase the number and qualityo their amily meals. Te Family able promotesamily meals through a visible online presence atwww.FamilyableOnline.org through Facebook,and also an email ip o the Week which pro-vides recipes, healthy tips, and conversation start-ers or amilies.

One primary ocus o the Family able is reach-ing low-income amilies with direct education.rainings are planned through partner agencies,including a joint, Kids in the Kitchen/Family ableDinner with the Junior League o Fort Wayne andthe YMCA. Other upcoming events include a Fam-

ily able Night at the inCaps on April 28 and theVitality Awards, which will honor individuals whocreate a vital community, on May 17 at Pine ValleyCountry Club.

We challenge you and your amily to makeit a habit to eat at least three meals togethereach week. Get involved by visiting the web site:www.FamilyableOnline.org .

Make it a habit to eat together

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C H A M B E R P R O G R A M S

Chamber to host inaugural 10x18Have you ever wondered how someone got to

be so successul? Have you ever wished you couldborrow a ew minutes o that persons time tolearn their secrets? Te team at the Greater FortWayne Chamber o Commerce has a way or youto do just that.

On April 25, Te Chamber will host the inaugu-ral 10x18: Te Secret to My Success.

What is a 10x18? Its an event with 10 keynotespeakers each speaking or 18 minutes on a pre-determined topic. Te Chambers frst 10x18 willocus on the secrets o success. Te Chamber hasinvited 10 noted community leaders to give in-sight to how they became successul. Te Chamberhas brought together a diverse mix o communityleaders with backgrounds in business, education,

and government: Mike Cahill, President, ower Bank

Joe Dorko, President, Lutheran Health Net-work

Hon. Judge Wendy Davis, Allen County Supe-rior Court Judge

K Herman, President, Aptera

Mike Landram, President, Te Chamber Mike Ottenweller, President, Ottenweller Co. Mike Packnett, President, Parkview Health Dr. Rae Pearson, Alpha-Rae Personnel Dr. Wendy Robinson, Superintendent, Fort

Wayne Community Schools Roscoe Spencer, General Manager, Frontier

CommunicationsTe Chamber says the leaders were chosen based

on their reputation in the community, noted lead-ership skills, and experience in their proession.Tere many more great leaders in our communitythat we could have asked, said Michelle Merritt,VP Member Relations and Communications at theChamber, We are already planning or our second10x18 to be announced later this all with another

group o strong leaders.We see one o our roles as helping business

people within our community connect with localleaders, said Landram. By providing our mem-bers opportunity to learn rom these successulindividuals we help them build better businessesand ultimately a better community.

Sign up orthe eventGo to our web site:wchamber.org/10x18


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A T H E N A A W A R D S

wo Fort Wayne women were awarded AHENALeadership Awards by the Fort Wayne Chamber in

March at the 8th Annual AHENA Awards Lun-cheon, hosted by the Greater Fort Wayne Chambero Commerce. Te two were selected rom 15 nom-inees or the awards. Te awards were given basedon community leadership and service o women inNortheast Indiana.

Te AHENA Leadership Award was given toSharon Simmons, Board President o FrancinesFriends. Trough Francines Friends, Sharon hasworked tirelessly to provide mammograms orall women in Northeast Indiana. Sharon, a breastcancer survivor hersel, knows importance oproviding easily accessible screenings to women.Tanks to the mobile mammography unit estab-

lished by Francines Friends, any woman in AllenCounty and the surrounding areas can get screen-ing mammograms in a much more convenient andmuch less intimidating place.

Te AHENA Young Proessional Leadership

Development Award was presented to Julia Fiech-ter, ounder o Lendingahand.net. Julia has mar-ried her passion or community service with herbusiness experience as a realtor to launch a philan-thropic organization that connects local charitiesto much needed unding sources. At a time when

many charities struggle to fght or dwindling do-nations, Julia has created an innovative and easyprogram that combines the generosity o localbusinesses with the buying power o consumers togenerate donation or area charities.

Two women receive ATHENA Award

A I R S E R V I C E D E V E L O P M E N T

FWA can get you to your vacation spotTeres no better way to relax than to take a has-

sle-ree trip to Te Sunshine State, starting at FortWayne International Airport!

Fort Wayne International oers ights to am-pa and Orlando via Allegiant. Allegiants web siteallows passengers to book their ight, hotel, andrental car all in one convenient location, while alsooering discounted tickets to popular attractionsin the area.

ampa is considered the most popular vacationdestination on Floridas west coast. Visitors canhit the beach or the gol course, take in a majorleague baseball game, stop by one o the excitingmuseums, or learn to sail, among hundreds o oth-

er activities. Te weather in ampa cant be beat,with an average annual temperature around 80degrees and a record 361 days a year o sunshine!

Orlando welcomes more visitors than any otherplace in the state, as home to the amous WaltDisney World Resort. Te resort oers our themeparks, two water parks, hotels, campgrounds,a multitude o dining options, and a number o

other attractions. Te city is also host to UniversalOrlando, Gatorland, and SeaWorld Orlando. Teaverage temperature in Orlando is 73 degrees.

Allegiant oten oers special early bird deals,and you can also save money by purchasing yourtickets at the Allegiant ticket counter, which is oo-pen only during certain hours. Contact the Airport Authority at 260-747-4146 or a current ticketcounter schedule. Keep an eye on Allegiants website at www.allegiant.com or call them at 702-505-8888 to take advantage o specials and discounts.

I the beach isnt your thing, FWA can get youanywhere in the world through connecting ights.Skiing in Colorado, wine country in Caliornia, or

a romantic trip to Paris can all begin here in FortWayne. o reserve tickets, call Delta at 1-800-221-1212, United at 1-800-241-6522, or American at1-800-433-7300.

Fort Wayne International Airports hassle-reeparking and shuttle service, shorter lines, andcommitment to personal attention will make yourvacation one to remember.

By Jessica Miller

Marketing &

Administration Assistant

Fort Wayne-Allen County

Airport Authority

Sharon Simmons Julia Fiechter


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Many small businesses use the cloud simplyto host productivity applications, such as e-mail,document creation and sharing, and calendars.But in this article, well ocus on this Sotware asa Service (SaaS) aspect o cloud computing, butmust note that it is only one subset o the entiretyo cloud computing.

For example, some businesses dont just usesotware services they buy computing powerrom vendors, much like buying power rom a util-ity, to augment their existing capacity.

So ar only an estimated two percent o busi-nesses with ewer than 100 employees are usingcloud computing, according to a May 2009 reportby Forrester Research but 37 percent say theyare interested in learning more about it.

Is cloud computing right or you?

Many actually see a surge in the adoption ocloud computing by small businesses, outpacingthe adoption rate o larger enterprises by a ac-tor o two. Tis isnt surprising, considering thathaving access to sophisticated sotware withoutthe expense o buying and maintaining it gives thesmaller, smarter players an opportunity to levelthe playing feld with their bigger competitors.

Te benefts o leveraging this type o comput-ing environment are numerous, beginning withthe cost savings. Te primary savings come romthe lack o capital expenditure to buy a programor equipment. Servers, or instance, run between$2,000 and $6,000, and companies might needto add multiple machines as demands on their Isystem grow. Tis capital can now be unneled toother vital projects.

Additional benefts include: Lower administrative costs. I solutions

can be deployed extremely quickly and managed,maintained and upgraded remotely by your ser-vice provider without the need or an in-houseI sta.

Improved use o resources. Moving moreand more applications, inrastructure, and even

support into the cloud can ree up precious time,eort and budgets to concentrate on the real jobo leveraging technology to improve the missiono the company. It really comes down to makingbetter use o your time.

Pay or what you use. Scalability and ex-ibility are valuable advantages oered by cloudcomputing, allowing customers to react quickly to

changing I needs, adding or subtracting capacityand users as and when required and responding toreal rather than projected requirements. Quick and easy implementation. Without

the need to purchase hardware, sotware licensesor implementation services, a company can getits cloud computing arrangement launched veryquickly.

Quality o service. ypically, vendors o-er 24/7 customer support and an immediate re-sponse to emergency situations. Be sure to askabout guaranteed service levels, ensuring yourapplications and/or services are always online andaccessible.

Access rom anywhere and better collab-oration. With both the application and the data

stored in the cloud, with some applications mul-tiple users can work together on the same project,share calendars and contacts etc.

Disaster recovery/backup. Recent researchhas indicated that nearly 90 percent o businessesdo not have adequate disaster recovery or businesscontinuity plans, leaving them vulnerable to anydisruptions that might occur. Cloud computingenables you to store important fles and inorma-tion in the event your business is hit by a disaster,whether manmade like a terrorist attack or natu-ral like a storm that takes out your electricity.

Getting started

I these benefts have caught your attention, itstime to take this to the next step. But beore youdo, be sure to heed the advice o those who havegone beore you. Probably one o the best pieces oadvice is to start small. Cloud computing is a di-erent way o working and building amiliarity andtrust takes time.

Using Windows Sharepoint, or instance, youcan set up a site to store and share fles where co-workers can access them rom anywhere they haveInternet access (o ce, client site, home, hotel, air-port, soccer game...).

It can even automatically notiy users when

a fle is added or updated no more wonder-ing i that email attachment is the latest versiono the fle. You dont need to worry about havingto maintain expensive in-house servers and yourfles are automatically backed up osite. Ten onceteam members grow more comortable with thenew work environment, you can start adding morecloud services to the mix.

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How do you keep your customers satisfed?Tats one o the questions Brian J. Dunn, CEOo Best Buy Co. Inc., will answer as the keynotespeaker at the 2012 Doermer Dialogue with Busi-ness Leaders, Tursday, April 5, in the RhinehartMusic Centers Rhinehart Recital Hall.

Te Doermer Dialogue, presented by the Rich-ard . Doermer School o Business at IndianaUniversity-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)and Lake City Bank, is an opportunity or businessleaders as well as owners to connect with each oth-er, and fnd ways in which to better connect withtheir customers.

Dunn, who began his career at Best Buy in 1989as a store manager and became CEO in 2009, willspeak on Connecting with Your Customers: Cus-tomer Centricity.

Another eature o the Doermer Dialogue is apanel discussion among businessmen and womenwho represent the various business clusters oundthroughout northeast Indiana. Te panel will be

moderated by Steve Corona, president o HoosierWorkorce Solutions. Panelists are David Findlayo Lake City Bank, John Sampson o the RegionalPartnership, Rebecca Schroeder o WhiteshireHamroc, im Eubank o BAE Systems, Jessica Kel-lenberger o Wieland Furniture, and Scott Glaze oFort Wayne Metals. Te panel discussion will beollowed by a question and answer session.

Te schedule or the day is: 7:30-8 a.m.: Continental Breakast 8-8:15 a.m.: Welcome 8:15-9:15 a.m.: Keynote Speaker 9:15-9:30 a.m.: Break

9:30-10:30 a.m.: Panel Discussion 10:30-11 a.m.: Question and Answer SessionTe IPFW Alumni Association, Te Fort Wayne

Chamber, and the Better Business Bureau suppliedadditional support or the Doermer Dialogue. Formore inormation about the event, contact LymanLewis, Doermer School o Business, at 260-481-6474 or [email protected].

N E W S A N D H A P P E N I N G S

Doermer Dialogue opens at IPFW

Te FWChamber2Go smartphone app, or iPhone, Androidand mobile web or BlackBerry,was recently launched by theGreater Fort Wayne Chamber oCommerce.

We are very excited to be oneo the frst chambers in Indianato oer a ree mobile app, saidMichelle Merritt, Vice Presidento Member Relations and Com-munications. Tis app is notonly geared towards our mem-bers, but it is truly somethingthat can be enjoyed by our entire

community as well as our visi-tors.

Te goal o the FWChamber2Go app is to helpindividuals on the go by putting this valuable toolright in the palm o the users hand.

Te FWChamber2Go app eatures the ollowing: Online business directory o chamber mem-

bers and geo-location and mapping technology

ouch to call option Chamber calendar o events Community calendar o es-tivals and events Special text oers rommember businesses QR code scanner Near Me button whichshows sponsored business list-ings near the user and much moreChamber members also have

the opportunity to upgrade theirlistings to be eatured on thebusiness landing page.

All Chamber member busi-nesses receive a ree listing, and with more smartphones in the marketplace we saw the importanceto promote our members to this audience, Mer-ritt said. I think everyday users will also enjoythe Chamber and community calendar o eventswhich will keep them in the know.

For more ino, go to wchamber.org/app.

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DISCOUNT GUIDE

Get complete details online atwchamber.org/getsaving

PHP member discount

I your business has 2 to 50 employees, you qualiyor a discount o up to fve percent on your smallbusiness insurance premiums rom PHP. Averageannual savings is $3,300. o receive a quote, callPHP at (800) 982-6257 or visit phpni.com and click

on the Chamber Discount Program link.

O ce Depot savings

Chamber members can save 60 percent on corecatalog items and our percent o retail catalogpurchases. Contact Chris Michaels at (260) 249-3977.

Cirrus ABS eBusiness Suite or the Web

Te Cirrus ABS eBusiness Suite provides web siteservices or members seeking more aordable alter-natives to traditional web site designs and set up.Read more at wchamber.org/cirrus.

Comcast Business Class

Tis program provides Chamber members with ex-ceptional Internet services at a substantial discounto up to $29.95 per month. Ino: wchamber.org/comcast.

Sams Club savings

Chamber members receive a $25 git card or a Plusmembership or a $10 or a Business membership.Ino at samsclub.com/membership.

Event discounts and admittance

Every employee o each o our members receives themember price or Chamber events. Also, all employ-ees o members can attend member-only events,such as the Tird House Forums.

Meeting rooms

Members get ree usage o meeting rooms largeand small in the Chamber building during businesshours. Call 424-1435 or details.

Promotion and reerrals

Members can create and oer member-to-membercoupons on the web site. Members also get ree pro-motion to a readership o 24,000 through Emphasisand ree phone and web reerrals.

Notarization and certifcation o origin

Free or members by our ront desk sta.

N E W A N D R E N E W I N G M E M B E R S

Renewing members

February 2012

A Party ApartAbonmarche Consultants,

LLC

AIDS ask Force, Inc.Aldi, Inc.

Alpha Rae Personnel, Inc.American Family Insurance

Anthony-Patrick Insurance

Corp.Arbor Mortgage

Arts United o Greater FortWayne

Barnes & Tornburg LLPBlue Pony Digital

Blue Water Mortgage

Boyden & Youngblutt Adver-tising & Marketing, Inc.

Bulldog Consulting Services,LLC

C & P Machine, Inc.

CME Corporation-GeneralContractor

C2 I AdvisorsCentral Indiana Hardware

Company, Inc.

Chapel Oaks ApartmentsChick-fl-A at Glenbrook

SquareChosenLan echnology

Group, Inc.

Cirrus ABS CorporationComort Keepers

Commercial Warehouse &Cartage, Inc.

Commonwealth Engineers,

Inc.Cookie Cottage, Inc.

Corporate Housing Systems

Country Kitchen SweetArtDaVita Fort Wayne Home

DialysisDoc Dancer Heating & A/C,

Inc.Dulin, Ward & DeWald, Inc.

E & V Construction, Inc.

EPCO Products, Inc.Sharon Eisbart-Corporate

ArtEllison Bakery, Inc.

Employers Administrative

Services o Indiana, LLCF & M ile & errazzo

CompanyFederal Roofng Co., Inc.

Fort Wayne OBFort Wayne PediatricsGrand Wayne Convention

CenterHamil, Lehman & England,

P.C.

Hawk, Haynie, Kammeyer &Chickedantz

Te Heritage o Fort WayneHoliday Inn Express Hotel

& Suites

IWM Consulting GroupIndiana Gol Advertising &

Marketing ServicesIndiana elephone Network

Integrity ax Consulting,

Inc.iRely LLC

Isaac Knapp District DentalSociety

Keeer Printing Company,

Inc.L Spa Modern

L.M.L. Estate ManagementCorp.

LaBov & Beyond, Inc.Lawrence Building Corpora-

tionLawyers itle

Leadership Mgmt. Intl-

Strategic DevelopmentalResources

Lutheran Lie VillagesMaintenance Management

Co., Inc.

D. O. McComb & SonsMedical Protective Company

Mickeys Linen & owel Sup-ply, Inc.

MidWest America Federal

Credit UnionMoake Park Group, Inc.

Te Nichols CompanyNob Brick & Fireplace

Northeast Indiana Regional

Partnership J Nowak Supply Co., Inc.

Oberlin Marketing Co., Inc.

Paul Davis Restoration &Remodeling

Personal raining InstitutePhillips Financial Services

Phoenix America, Inc.Plastic Surgery Innovations

PC

Premier, Inc., RealtorsR. I. C. Corporation

Raynor Door AuthorityRicker Oil Co.

Sanco Industries, Inc.

Sauder Feeds, Inc.Sonitrol Fort Wayne

Southwest Sel StorageSperry Van Ness/Parke

GroupStar Homes by Delagrange &

Richhart, Inc.

Steppin Up Physical TerapyStoners Fun Stores

Strahm Construction, Inc.

Summit City Reporting, Inc.Sweeney Law Firm

SweetCars, LLC D S

iberius Arms

oolcrat, LLCownePlace Suites Fort

Wayne Northrotter L aw O ce

Uncle Bills Pet Center

Value PlaceVision Scapes Lawn &

LandscapeWells Fargo Advisors

Windsor Oaks Apartments

Witherspoon & Assoc., Inc.Young Leaders o Northeast

Indiana

New members

February 2012

Te 11 Eleven Lyceum

Aerotek

Aire Serv o NortheastIndiana

American Red Cross oNortheast Indiana

Creative Financial Sta ng

Dignity Memorial FuneralHomes & Cemeteries

Disaster Adjusting & Ap-praisal Services

Exel

Gateway Woods FamilyServices

Gleave ConstructionGol Etc.

Indiana Fire Sprinkler &

Backow, Inc.J W Public Relations

Liddell, Investments LDPetroleum raders Corp.

Recycle Logic LLCRM, Inc.Sleep Inn & Suites

Swiss Meadows Apartmentsrolley Steaks & Seaood

Water Out

Wireless Zone o Fort WayneYolo Event Center

More onlineFind more about

these businessesand all o ourmembers in ouronline businessdirectory at:

wchamber.org/directory


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Let us host your ribbon cutting or groundbreaking! Details: www.wchamber.org/openings

Greater Fort Wayne

Chamber o Commerce

member Employment

Plus celebrates the grand

opening o its new location

with a ribboncutting

ceremony at 4911 Illinois

Road on Feb. 15. Included

in the ribboncutting

are employees Nancy

Steigmeyer, Northeast

Indiana Regional

Manager; Jim Wood,

Construction Regional

Manager; Andrea Seely,

Sta ng Specialist; and

Brittany Vecker, sta ng

intern. Also pictured are

volunteers Tabitha Hutzler

and Eva Hant. Chambermembers and sta are

also in attendance.

Chamber member Tower Bank

celebrating a new location with

a ribbon cutting at 9898 Illinois

Road on Feb. 23. From let:

Vicki Lee Johnson, director o

marketing and retail; Jerome

Henry, board member; Michelle

Merritt, The Chamber; Rick Sawyer,

CFO; Jim Underwood, executiveV.P.; Julie Bobay, acilities

specialist; Wendell Bontragger,

CLO; Lubna Popp, branch

manager; Mike Cahill, President

and CEO, Tower Bank; Lisa Paske,

BSA/OFAC Security O cer; Lori

Homan, Administration &

Operations Manger; Shelly Meyer,

Private Banker; Fort Wayne Mayor

Tom Henry; Nancy Bean, Trust

Administrator; Chamber volunteer

Linda Skaggs; Gary Shearer,

President & CEO, Tower Trust; and

Mike Landram, The Chamber.

R I B B O N C U T T I N G S


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R I B B O N C U T T I N G S A N D G R O U N D B R E A K I N G S

On Feb. 24, Chamber member Fort Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes and Cemeteries held a ground breaking at the site o what will

be Greenlawn Funeral Home at 6600 Covington Road, adjacent to Greenlawn Memorial Park. From let are Jerry White, JE Consulting;

John Police, Concept One Design; Matt Schenkel, Shawnee Construction & Engineering, Inc.; Michele Merritt o The Chamber;

Steanie Malott, Assistant General Manager, Dignity Memorial; Larry Melton, Location Manager, Dignity Memorial; Thomas Pehlke,

General Manager, Dignity Memorial; Rob Ysidron, Family Service Manager, Dignity Memorial; and Mike Landrum o The Chamber.

On Feb. 28, Chamber

member Mr. Rooter

held a ribbon cuttingcelebrating the new

ranchise in Fort Wayne.

The establishment is

owned by the Spatt amily,

which has 61 years o

plumbing experience in

Fort Wayne. Participating

in the ribbon cutting were

Michelle Merritt o The

Chamber; Joe Spatt; Larry

Spatt; Annette Spatt; Sam

Spatt; Justin Stidams;

Erin Spatt; and TeresaRoyer o The Chamber.


14/16


Presidents LunchEvery month, meet a local business leader

Chamber President and CEO Mike

Landram hosts lunch with Ken

Peterman, President o I Exelis

Communications and Force Protection.Cost: $25, including meal | Limited to the

frst 10 Chamber members to sign up

Friday, April 12 | noon-1 p.m.

BakerStreet, 4820 N. Clinton St.

Leads Group Meet &Mingle

Come and learn what these sales-oriented

groups are about.

Hear rom each group President on the

dynamics o their group, meet group

members, and other business peopleseeking the same inormation as you

about our Leads Groups.

Cost: Free | Includes breakast; event is

exclusive to Chamber members

Wednesday, April 18 | 7:30-10 a.m.

Te Chamber building, 826 Ewing St.

Meet Me @ 5 at IPFW

Alumni AssociationEnjoy an evening o networking with horsdoeuvres and a cash bar

Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10

Tursday, April 19 | 5-7 p.m.

Keith Busse Steel Dynamics Alumni Center

at IPFW, 1528 E. Caliornia Road

10x18: Te Secret o MySuccess

Hear 18-minute talks rom 10 top local

business leaders

Our frst ever 10x18 event will include

Joe Dorko, Mike Cahill, the Hon. WendyDavis, Roscoe Spencer, Dr. Wendy

Robinson, Mike Packnett, Rae Pearson,

K Herman, Michael Ottenweller and

Mike Landram.

Cost: $35 early-bird pricing by April

13; $50 ater April 13. Reserved or

Chamber members only. Breakast is

included. Seating is limited.

Wednesday, April 25 | 8 a.m.-noon


Future Leaders honorsA new awards program rom Te Chambers

Graduate Retention Program and the Young

Leaders o Northeast Indiana

Honors are extended to local college

seniors.

Cost: Free to invitees.

Wednesday, April 25 | 6:15 p.m.

Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.

Lunch n Learn:Perecting Your

PresentationNow ofered quarterly, our luncheon events

pack a wealth o business knowledge into 90

minutes and include lunch!

Learn to deliver a presentation that

involves your audience. aught by Asher

Agencys Anthony Juliano and Te

Chambers Jon Swerens.

Cost: Member: $10 | Nonmember: $20.

Includes a catered lunch

Wednesday, May 2 | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

with Q&A until 1:30 p.m.


C H A M B E R C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

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25Sign up orour events!Go online at

wchamber.org/eventsto get more detailsand register.

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The Grand Lobby o

the Keith Busse Steel

Dynamics AlumniCenter at IPFW.


15/16

Join us for a hiring fair for veteran job seekers active duty military members, Guard andReserve members and eligible spouses. Tis event will be a one-of-a-kind free hiring fair for

employers who are committed to hiring our veterans and job seekers.

Tis hiring event is being conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Te Greater FortWayne Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Labors Veterans Employment andraining Service (DOL VES), the Indiana Committee of the Employer Support of the

Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the 122 Force Support Squadron, the 1-293 Infantry Batallion,NBC News, and other local partners.

Walk-ins are welcome but space is not guaranteed. If you need assistance registering, pleasecontact us at [email protected].

www.uschamber.com/hiringourheroes

May 10 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Memorial ColiseumFree for veterans and employers


16/16

Reserved exclusively for Chamber members!Each foursome in our golf scramble is paired with a northeast

Indiana business leader. Golfers may sign up as individuals or

as a foursome; individual golfers will be grouped into foursomes.

Enjoy a leisurely day on the course while you make valuable

business connections.

If you need to brush up on your golf skills or even start from

square one, The Chamber Golf School is for you. The golf school

will run concurrently with the scramble and feature high-quality,

small-group instruction from a PGA pro. Seasoned golfers also

can improve their game for a fraction of what individual lessons

would cost.

All attendees receive a lunch fresh off the grill and a festive

awards and dinner reception, which both include networking

with the leaders.

The cost for an individual golfer, which includes both meals,

is $175. A foursome costs $700. The cost of The Chamber Golf

School event, which also includes both meals, is $125.

Links 4 Leadersand Chamber Golf School

LeadersLinks4

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 11 A.M.-6 P.M.

AT PINE VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB

Register online at

fwchamber.org/links

Emphasis April 2012

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