FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Mayor Tom Henry along with several other community leaders, elected officials and neighborhood advocates will hold a ground breaking ceremony for the Ash Brokerage Corporation and Hanning & Bean Enterprises development in downtown Fort Wayne.  The ceremony will commemorate the beginning stages of construction.

The event will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday afternoon and will take place in the area of Wayne, Harrison, and Berry streets.

The public-private partnership includes a new national headquarters for Ash Brokerage, a residential component led by Hanning & Bean Enterprises, retail space, and a publicly owned parking garage.