Mayors, Commissioners recognize business expansions
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald and Allen County Commissioners Linda Bloom, Bill Brown and Nelson Peters recognized 89 companies for their planned expansions Tuesday morning at the 15th annual Business Expansion Awards Breakfast, hosted by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance.
“Business news these days so often focuses on the negative: jobs eliminated, plants closing and investment drying up, but there are good things happening too,” Mayor Henry said. “We cannot forget that we have companies expanding and creating new jobs and opportunities right here, right now. These employers are both large and small, but any expansion of any business, regardless of size, is more critical than ever. I offer my thanks to these businesses and their owners for their investment in our community.”
The award-winning companies announced over $190 million in investment, the creation of more than 1,500 jobs and the retention of over 4,000 employees.
“We are very pleased to honor and celebrate the businesses of Fort Wayne and Allen County who have expanded this year. These companies play a pivotal role in the growth of our business community and are integral to providing employment opportunities for area residents,” said Alliance Interim President Scott Naltner.
“Continuing economic growth requires both recruitment of new companies and expansion of existing businesses,” said Bill Brown, president of the Allen County Board of Commissioners. “Therefore, it's essential to acknowledge those businesses already in Allen County which choose to continue investing in our community.”
The breakfast also allows Fort Wayne, New Haven and Allen County to recognize the regional aspect of economic development.
“We applaud our local companies for their continued investment in our community, and appreciate the impact their investment has on our region,” said New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald.
Fort Wayne, New Haven, Allen County and the Alliance recognized the following companies:
Allen County Projects:
'¢ BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing
'¢ Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology
'¢ Indiana Tech
'¢ One Resource Group
New Haven Projects:
'¢ Hupp Aerospace/Defense, Inc.
'¢ Quickcut
'¢ Summit Foundry Systems
'¢ Vera Bradley Designs
Fort Wayne Projects:
'¢ Accugear
'¢ Aminah Rosa Salon
'¢ Aptera Software, Inc.
'¢ Barry Real Estate
'¢ Bhaura, Inc.
'¢ Blue Diamond Transport, LLC
'¢ Calico Precision Molding, LLC
'¢ The Chiropractic Rehabilitation & Wellness Center, Inc.
'¢ Classic Cafe, Inc.
'¢ CNC Industries, Inc.
'¢ Collins Painting and Design, LLC
'¢ Cosmos Restaurant
'¢ CPI Card Group - Indiana, Inc.
'¢ Custom Poly Packaging
'¢ DeBrand, Inc.
'¢ DKJ Holdings, LLC
'¢ Engine House Development Group, LLC
'¢ Fort Wayne Associates / Centennial Wireless
'¢ Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation
'¢ FW Convention, LLC
'¢ G.I. Joe's Army Supplies
'¢ George's International Grocery
'¢ Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana ' Michiana
'¢ Darryl Gorman
'¢ Gouloff-Jordan Surveying
'¢ Grace Island Specialty Foods, Inc.
'¢ Great Panes Glass Company, Inc.
'¢ Heat Power Engineering
'¢ Anthony M. Henry
'¢ Hoosier Pride Plastics
'¢ Hyde Brother-Booksellers, Inc.
'¢ IntraScape, Inc.
'¢ Laboratory Accreditation Bureau
'¢ LM&A Enterprises, LLC
'¢ Logikos
'¢ LSI Outsourcing
'¢ Lutheran Homes, Inc.
'¢ Mark of Distinction, Inc.
'¢ MD Imaging (2 projects)
'¢ Metro Real Estate, Inc. (2 projects)
'¢ Michael Kinder & Sons, Inc.
'¢ Northeast Indiana Complete Construction
'¢ Nu-Tec Coatings
'¢ NYX Fort Wayne
'¢ Old Crown, Inc.
'¢ Old Mill Properties, LLC
'¢ Paramount Properties, LLC
'¢ Pine Valley Veterinary Clinic, Inc.
'¢ Pinnacle Airlines
'¢ Plastic Composites Company
'¢ PolyMod Technologies, Inc.
'¢ Prairie Quest Consulting
'¢ Precision Laser Services, Inc.
'¢ Preventive Maintenance Services
'¢ Quadrant EPP, Meditech Division
'¢ Quimby Village Southwest Improvements Association
'¢ Radiology Oncology Associates, LLP
'¢ Razor Products, Inc.
'¢ RCI Development, LLC
'¢ The Reclamation Project, Inc.
'¢ Royal Stamping, Inc.
'¢ Sanco Industries, Inc.
'¢ Shambaugh Family Limited Partnership
'¢ Sipe, Inc.
'¢ SIRVA - North American Van Lines
'¢ Solstice Medical
'¢ Spyro's, LLC
'¢ Sri Sai, PC
'¢ Stream Tek, LLC
'¢ Summit Engineering & Design
'¢ Super 8 Motel Goshen
'¢ Three Rivers Dermatology
'¢ Truck Engineering Ltd., LLC
'¢ Trucks Unlimited, Inc.
'¢ Trustbearer Labs
'¢ U.S. Silicones, LLC
'¢ University of Saint Francis
'¢ Wayne Pipe & Supply, Inc.
'¢ White's Flooring
'¢ Zesto Ice Cream