Legacy Fund spending under debate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Spending like “drunken sailors.” That’s what Fort Wayne City Councilman Paul Ensley says the city’s doing with its Legacy Fund. He...
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Riverfront project delays lead to $277,000+ in increased costs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The City of Fort Wayne will be spending a couple hundred thousand dollars more than planned on phase one of the...
County income up, poverty rate down
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Allen County residents seem to be doing better, financially speaking. The US Census Bureau has released household income and poverty rate...
Henry announces new job initiatives
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry has announced two new initiatives designed to help people find jobs and help small businesses increase...
County Council approves $2-million in tax breaks for Sweetwater project
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Sweetwater Sound’s big expansion project is getting some help from Allen County. The County Council approved more than $2-million in property tax...
Commercial Facade Grant Program now accepting applications for 2019
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A program the City of Fort Wayne uses to help business owners fix up their storefronts is now accepting applications for...
Legacy Fund currently at half its 2015 amount
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne’s Legacy Fund is almost half what it was just three years ago. Then, there were about $48-million in the fund,...
Funding compromise reached on Landing streetscape project
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A streetscaping project that uses Legacy Funding for The Landing will still be funded by taxpayers; it’ll just come from a different...
Aunt Millie’s to close Michigan bakery location
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne-based baker is closing another bakery location. Aunt Millie’s has announced it will close its Coldwater, Michigan bakery by...
Paper straw maker opening new plant
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP): A paper straw manufacturer in Fort Wayne says it’s opening a new plant in northeastern Indiana and expects to add more than...