New Director Begins This Week

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Steven Gillette has been hired to fill the City of Fort Wayne’s Director of Purchasing Services position.  Appointed by Mayor Tom Henry, Gillette will be working under the direction of City Controller Pat Roller and will oversee a staff of seven in

Mayor Henry continues commitment to neighborhood revitalization

(Photo attached: Mayor Henry with Charlotte Weybright, Ric Zehr)

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry joined developer Ric Zehr of Belay Corp and representatives of the West Central Neighborhood Association to celebrate the

Mayor, Commissioners Join Chamber for TechFest 2012

Fort Wayne, Ind. - Northeast Indiana’s TechFest continues to grow and that’s an encouraging sign for businesses in the area.  In only its second year, student participation is expected to grow to nearly 300 contestants at this year’s Techfest on

FEBRUARY 15, 2012 - MAYOR TOM HENRY

THANK YOU JEFF FOR THAT KIND INTRODUCTION.

ELECTED OFFICIALS, HONORED GUESTS, CITIZENS OF FORT WAYNE, WELCOME.

WHILE WE MUST WORK TO MAKE TODAY THE BEST IT CAN BE, OUR EYES SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON THE HORIZON. WE MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE.

WE SHOULD BE DETERMINED TO MAKE A

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry will host his first Mayor’s Night In for 2012, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20th at Citizens Square.

Community Invited to Saturday, Feb. 11  - Open House

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The next piece in revitalizing the Renaissance Pointe neighborhood is in place and ready to welcome new residents.  Biggs TC Development, developer of the initiative, will host an Open House on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Encourages teams to develop action plans by late spring

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry this week announced appointments to the three Legacy Fort Wayne Champion Teams. The eight-member groups have been charged with an in-depth analysis of the recommendations made by the Legacy Fort Wayne Task

Fort Wayne, Ind. -- Rain gardens around the City of Fort Wayne will soon be easier to spot thanks to a grant of $18,750 from Wells Fargo.

As part of a commitment to improve river water quality, Fort Wayne is helping to install 20 demonstration rain gardens at public locations around the community.

Event Spotlights Project Milestones, Launch of Residential Marketing Campaign

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Together with the members of the New Harrison, LLC, development team, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today celebrated the official kickoff for The Harrison, the residential and commercial component of Harrison

Challenges more residents to get involved

Graphs from news conference attached at bottom of release.

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Year-end numbers show that the City of Fort Wayne's One Cart recycling program has been a huge success!

With city households participating at an average rate of 70 percent, the City

Mayor Heartened by Completion of New Markets Tax Credits, Ongoing Site Work

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry today confirmed that the New Markets Tax Credit component of the financing package for The Harrison has been secured and deployed. With this news, the last section of Harrison Square hits

Community Forum to be Held at Parkview Field  

Fort Wayne, Ind. - The City of Fort Wayne’s Redevelopment Department will host a community forum to discuss new brownfield grant funding and solicit ideas for potential sites to be developed.  The forum is slated for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Parkview Field’s

 
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s offices -- including the 311 Call Center, City Utilities, Animal Care and Control administration, Police and Fire Department administrations and the Parks and Recreation Department administration and youth centers  -- will be closed Monday, Jan. 16th in

[UPDATE] 1/1/12 - Two lanes on bridge are now open.

One of the three lanes on Clinton will be closed for the next 10 to 12 weeks to allow contractors to complete the bridge's lighting. The bridge project is expected to be complete this spring.

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Local residents urged to apply for vast array of job opportunities

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne is working in partnership with several area non-profit employment development partners and Employment Plus, an Indiana-based minority-owned job placement agency, to host a job fair this

National observance remembers victims of gun violence

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne is joining with the Fort Wayne/Allen County NAACP and Unity Barbershop to participate in a national observance to remember the victims of gun violence.  The event is this Sunday, January 8th at 5 p.m.,

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s offices -- including the 311 Call Center, City Utilities, Animal Care and Control administration, Police and Fire Department administrations and the Parks and Recreation Department administration and youth and community centers  -- will be closed Monday,

“AFTER THE BELL” FEATURES MAYOR HENRY

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry will appear on the Fox Business Network’s “After the Bell” program at 4:50 p.m. today.  The program can be seen on Frontier Fios Channel 617 HD or 117 regular and on Comcast 1117 for HD or 106 regular.

After the Bell is a

Deputy Mayor Advanced City’s Streamlining, Innovation, Effectiveness Goals

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry today announced the resignation of Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy. Malloy has accepted a position with the State of Illinois Department of Revenue.

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s offices -- including the 311 Call Center, City Utilities, Animal Care and Control administration, Police and Fire Department administrations and the Parks and Recreation Department administration and youth and community centers  -- will be closed Friday,