START-UP SILICONE SUPPLIER TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN FORT WAYNE 
 / US Silicones to invest $1.1 million; create 22 new jobs...(5.2.08) US Silicones, a start-up supplier of compounded silicone rubber materials for the medical, industrial, automotive and home appliance markets, announced today it will locate its manufacturing operations here, creating more than 20 new jobs by 2011.  The company...will invest more than $1.1 million to upgrade an existing 15,0000 sf facility at 3103 Cannongate in Centennial Industrial Park on the city's northwest side. Click SILICON for more information.

APTERA EXPANDING TO NEW HEADQUARTERS IN DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE  / Software developer purchasing building at Main and Harrison streets, adding 15 jobs...(3/31/08) Aptera Software, a Fort Wayne-based provider of software development, web design and web-based applications, has announced the purchase of an office building and is expanding its operations to downtown Fort Wayne.  The company will relocate from Airport North Office Park to the building at 201 West Main Street at the southwest corner of West Main and South Harrison streets.  Aptera plans to add 15 employees...invest approximately $900,000 in the building, improvements and new equipment.  Click APTERA for more information.