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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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HALF-CENTURY and CENTURY AWARDS
In partnership with the Indiana Department of Commerce, this award recognizes the long-term achievements of Indiana companies. Business that have remained viable companies for 50 years or longer with a solid record of community service are eligible for a Half-Century award. Businesses that have been in our community for over 100 years receive a Century Award. These awards are a tribute to Indiana's well established companies and their outstanding contributions to the economic growth and prosperity of the state.
If your company has reached its 50 or 100 year milestone and is not listed below, please contact the Community Development Division at the number at the bottom of this page, and provide your information.
HALF CENTURY AWARDS
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Company
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Year established |
Year Awarded
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| Ace Radiator, Inc |
1947 |
2002 |
| Allen County Co-op |
1917 |
1996 |
| Allen Dental Laboratory |
1924 |
1995 |
| Anthony Wayne Corporation & Subsidiaries |
1947 |
2003 |
| Antibus Scales & Systems, Inc. |
1938 |
1998 |
| Apex Specialty Products |
1943 |
1995 |
| Berning Trailor Sales |
1952 |
2003 |
| Bob Davis Automotive, Inc |
1928 |
1997 |
| Bonsib Inc. |
1923 |
1999 |
| Breuggermann Lumber Do It Center |
1950 |
2000 |
| Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company |
1917 |
1993 |
| City Glass Specialty |
1944 |
1995 |
| CL Schust & Company |
1922 |
1996 |
| Cottage Flowers |
1946 |
1998 |
| Dana Corporation/Spicer Axle Division |
1945 |
1996 |
| Deister Concentrator Company, Inc. |
1906 |
1992 |
| Deister Machine Company |
1912 |
1998 |
| Do It Best Corp.(Hardware Wholesalers, Inc.) |
1945 |
2003 |
| Duhadway Corporation |
1946 |
2000 |
| Dulin, Ward & DeWald, Inc. |
1939 |
1996 |
| Elzey & Haggard Funeral Home |
1895 |
1993 |
| E.M.P. CO-OP Inc |
1922 |
2000 |
| Essex Group, Inc. |
1930 |
1992 |
| Fantasia Management Inc. (dba) Roller Dome North |
1950 |
2000 |
| Flashfold Carton |
1943 |
1993 |
| Fort Wayne National Bank |
1933 |
1995 |
| Fort Wayne Printing Company, Inc. |
1911 |
1993 |
| Fort Wayne Radiology Association, LLC |
1950 |
2003 |
| Franke Plating Works, Inc. |
1935 |
1996 |
| Freeman Jewelers |
1948 |
1996 |
| Gildea Tool & Engineering Co., Inc. |
1946 |
1996 |
| Goeglein's Catering |
1951 |
2008 |
| Grabill Bank |
1946 |
2008 |
| Grabill Hardware Inc. |
1946 |
2000 |
| Greenlawn Memorial Park, Inc. |
1943 |
1993 |
| GTE North Region |
1930 |
1995 |
| Hagerman Construction Corporation |
1908 |
1998 |
| Harold McComb & Son, Inc. |
1951 |
2001 |
| Hassan Barrel Co., Inc. |
1921 |
1997 |
| Hillman's China Company |
1943 |
1993 |
| Hockemeyer Funeral Home |
1928 |
2000 |
| Huth Machine and Tool |
1921 |
1992 |
| ICON, Inc. |
1946 |
1997 |
| Ideal Printing |
1933 |
1996 |
| Indiana Stamp Company |
1948 |
1998 |
| Indiana Textile Company |
1908 |
1992 |
| Jack Laurie Commercial Floors |
1950 |
2000 |
| Kaough Distributing Co., Inc. |
1909 |
1996 |
| Keltsch Pharmacy, Inc. |
1924 |
1996 |
| Klingler Jewelers Inc. |
1916 |
2000 |
| Knight Leather Company |
1946 |
1996 |
| Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc. |
1951 |
2001 |
| The LaMar Company, Inc. |
1921 |
1993 |
| Lassus Brothers Oil, Inc. |
1925 |
1993 |
| MacAllister Machine Co., Inc. |
1945 |
1996 |
| Magnavox Electronic Systems Company |
1911 |
1992 |
| Marketing Impact, Inc. |
1923 |
1992 |
| Materials Handling Equipment Corp. |
1948 |
2002 |
| Maxwell Tree Expert Company, Inc. |
1957 |
2007 |
| McComb & Son Funeral Home, Inc. |
1951 |
2001 |
| McCoy Bolt Works, Inc. |
1945 |
1996 |
| Meyer Auto Sales |
1931 |
2000 |
| Mike's Car Wash |
1948 |
1998 |
| Mike's Citgo |
n/a |
2000 |
| Murphy Insurance |
1934 |
2003 |
| Needhams Business Machines, Inc. |
1908 |
1993 |
| Noble Machinery Company, Inc (The) |
1895 |
1993 |
| Norm's Family Center |
1912 |
1996 |
| North American Van Lines |
1947 |
1999 |
| North Side Plumbing & Heating Company, Inc. |
1929 |
1993 |
| O'Brien & Sanderson Insurance |
1946 |
1996 |
| Old Fort Supply Co., Inc. |
1914 |
1996 |
| Omnisource Corporation |
1943 |
1993 |
| Ottenweller Company, Inc. |
1915 |
1993 |
| Pape Paints & Wallpaper Co., Inc. |
1898 |
1997 |
| Pepsi Cola General Bottlers, Inc. |
1936 |
1996 |
| Perfection Bakeries |
1901 |
1995 |
| Power Plant Services |
1911 |
1992 |
| Prentice Products Corporation |
1938 |
1992 |
| Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. |
1933 |
1992 |
| Rotobur-Doell Manufacturing |
1944 |
1995 |
| Sand Point Greenhouses, Inc. |
1919 |
1999 |
| Sauder Feeds Inc. |
1920 |
1999 |
| Scherer & Maxfield Inc. |
1950 |
2000 |
| Seyfert Foods, Inc. |
1934 |
1992 |
| SGI, Inc. (Strahm Group) |
1931 |
1996 |
| Shambaugh & Son, Inc. |
1926 |
1996 |
| Slater Steels Corporation |
1895 |
1992 |
| States Engineering Corporation |
1946 |
1996 |
| Stein Advertising |
1939 |
1996 |
| Suedhoff-Ferber Advertising, Inc. |
1919 |
2001 |
| Sunny Schick Camera Shop, Inc. |
1934 |
1996 |
| Three Rivers Federal Credit Union |
1935 |
2000 |
| Tokheim Corporation |
1901 |
1995 |
| Wagner Electric |
1938 |
1999 |
| Waynedale News (The) |
1932 |
2005 |
| Wayne Feeds/Continental Grain |
1916 |
1992 |
| Wayne Home Equipment |
1928 |
1992 |
| Wayne Press, Inc. (The) |
1924 |
1995 |
| Wayne-Vaughn Equipment Co., Inc. |
1945 |
1996 |
CENTURY AWARDS
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COMPANY
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YEAR ESTABLISHED
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YEAR AWARDED
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| A. Hattersley & Sons, Inc. |
1856 |
1993 |
| Barrett & McNagny LLP |
1876 |
2001 |
| Betty Brite Cleaners |
1878 |
1999 |
| Birkmeier & sons Monument Company, Inc. |
1880 |
1993 |
| Fishers Brothers Paper Company |
1882 |
1992 |
| Brooks Construction Company |
1899 |
2009 |
| FW Toenges & sons, Inc. |
1902 |
1993 |
| GE Motors |
1892 |
1992 |
| Harper & Sons Funeral Homes |
1888 |
1993 |
| Home Loan Bank |
1893 |
1996 |
| International Business College |
1889 |
1998 |
| International Truck & Engine Corporation |
1902 |
2003 |
| Irmscher, Inc. |
1892 |
1995 |
| The Journal Gazette |
1893 |
1993 |
| Klaehn, Fahl & Menton Funeral Homes |
1876 |
1993 |
| Lupke, Rice, Clancy & Assoc. |
1887 |
1996 |
| Noble Machinery Co. |
1895 |
1995 |
| Pape Paints & Wallpaper Co., Inc. |
1898 |
1999 |
| Perfection Bakeries, Inc. |
1901 |
2001 |
| Riegel's Pipe & Tobacco |
1874 |
1993 |
| Schenkel & Sons, Inc. |
1890 |
1993 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation |
1898 |
1999 |
| Stellhorn Hardware, Inc. |
1883 |
1997 |
| The Hagerman Group |
1908 |
2008 |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company |
1905 |
2005 |
| Valspar Corporation |
1806 |
1995 |
| Weigand Construction Company, Inc. |
1906 |
2007 |
| Wolf Corporation |
1873 |
1992 |
| Young's Greenhouse and Flower Shop |
1873 |
1995 |
For more information contact:
City of Fort Wayne, Indiana Community Development Division 840 City-County Building Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 260/427-1127
last updated: 01/21/2005
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