Fort Wayne Community Facade Grant applications open for 2017
An initiative to spruce up Fort Wayne business fronts has had some positive results. The city’s Community Development Director, Mary Tyndall, tells WOWO News the...
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Fort Wayne Council discusses Legacy Fund limits
The Fort Wayne City Council discussed just how much money the city’s Legacy Fund should keep on hand last night. Council President Russ Jehl says...
Whitley County company adding 14 jobs
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WOWO): Some good job news for Whitley County. AJ Machine, a machining company, has announced plans to expand its operations in Columbia...
Fort Wayne Legacy Fund committee approves Riverfront funding requests
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Fort Wayne Legacy Joint Funding Committee gave initial approval to a request for a $2.5-million loan for the downtown area’s...
General Motors to lay off 2,000
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (WOWO): Bad news for General Motors employees. Citing falling demand for cars, General Motors is laying off more than 2,000 workers at assembly plants...
Negotiations underway with potential G.E. Campus buyer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The General Electric campus in Fort Wayne could soon have a new owner. A GE spokesman confirmed to the Journal Gazette that...
NewAllen Alliance Strategic Plan to be unveiled next Monday
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): An alliance of community leaders in east Allen County will be unveiling a plan to attract and retain “high quality” jobs...
Another company announces plans to leave Indianapolis for Mexico
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Rexnord Corp. has told workers it’s tentatively planning to close its Indianapolis bearings plant next spring and move its work to a plant...
LaGrange County Economic Development Corp. launches State Road 9 study
LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): Officials in LaGrange County are launching a study on future developments along State Road 9. The LaGrange County Economic Development Corporation...
Fort Wayne company receives DOD contract
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded more than $37-million to a Fort Wayne company. Petroleum Traders Corp., which is located...