Deputy Mayor Mark Becker, New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald and Allen County Commissioners Linda Bloom, Marla Irving and Nelson Peters will recognize area businesses for their 2005 contributions to Allen County's economic vitality at the 12^th annual Business Expansion Awards Breakfast. The event,

Mayor Graham Richard today was joined by the “Mayor'€™s Money in Your Pocket” partners to announce the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program brought $1.1 million back to working families in the community. For the second year in a row, more than $500,000 of the $1.1 million was directly from the

Mayor Graham Richard will attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors Energy and Environment Summit May 10-11 in Chicago, Ill. The topics will include climate changes, green buildings, municipal fleets, alternative fuels, hybrid technology, and energy and environment best practices.

Last year, the City

Mayor Graham Richard today met with the Green Ribbon Commission as the group held its first meeting to begin to develop a comprehensive energy and clean air plan for the community. Mayor Richard challenged the Commission to create an action plan that includes goals and performance measures to

Mayor Graham Richard has declared May as National Historic Preservation Month in Fort Wayne.Several organizations are hosting events which celebrate historic preservation and Fort Wayne'€™s historic heritage throughout the month of May. Brochures highlighting the events are available at several

New 2005 aerial photography has been added to the City'€™s GIS interactive map website, http://maps.cityoffortwayne.org. Residents can access the information free of charge. The maps were made available through a homeland security grant. More information can be found at the Indiana GIS

Crews from the City'€™s Water Filtration Plant will install flashboards at the St. Joe Dam on Monday, May 8. Flashboards are used to increase the amount of water that is available from the river during the summer months.

Crews will lower the river level north of the St. Joe Dam at midnight on

The City of Fort Wayne is using new computer software to reduce idle times on several vehicles in the City'€™s fleet. The new program, part of the City'€™s continuing Green City Initiative, is designed to reduce fuel costs and lower emissions to improve air quality.

The City of Fort Wayne and Matthew 25 tonight led an open house to demonstrate a new virtual medicine camera technology.

Health professionals and the Virtual Medicine Eye iTeam are working to provide real-time diagnosis for diabetic patients with possible retinal problems by using a retinal

The Public Technology Institute has selected Fort Wayne Mayor Graham Richard as the recipient of the 2005/2006 PTI Technology Leadership Award. Mayor Richard will receive the award at the PTI 2006 Congress for Technology Leadership April 30-May 2 in Chicago, Ill.

The City of Fort Wayne will create a fair housing services program designed to educate residents and housing program partners. The program is expected to make the home buying and renting process more practical and customer friendly. A request for proposals has been issued by the City. The program is

Mayor Graham Richard has appointed two new members to the Fort Wayne Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. The new members are Andrew Downs and Jomare Bowers-Mizzell.

Downs is the Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics. Downs previously worked as Chief of Staff, Director of the

A project designed to improve pedestrian travel downtown will begin April 25. The easternmost lane on Clinton Street from Superior Street to the Freimann Square parking lot will be converted into a sidewalk. The width of the sidewalk will be tripled and will include decorative pavement and trees. ...

The City of Fort Wayne has saved $3,265 by using a Purchasing Card Program. The program is a partnership between the City and Fifth Third Bank.

A rebate check for $3,265 was recently issued to the City. The rebate is based upon net expenditures. The rebate rate is 0.30 percent. The City uses the

The City of Fort Wayne'€™s Net Literacy iTeam, Urban League volunteers and Fort Wayne Community Schools students tonight led a training session to teach adults basic Internet skills.

The program is intended to empower young people to increase computer availability and Internet literacy for

Fort Wayne Mayor Graham Richard will speak at the annual Verizon Excellence Awards celebration for the Verizon Information Technology organization on Thursday, April 6 in Washington, D.C.

Mayor Richard will describe how Fort Wayne is a wired and inspired city with fiber-to-the-premises technology

Mayor Graham Richard today called for government leaders to come together to make local government work better for residents.

The Indiana General Assembly recently passed House Bill 1362, which provides local government with an opportunity to develop plans for consolidation and coordination of local

Mayor Graham Richard today met with visitors from Brazil who are visiting Fort Wayne as part of the Rotary Group Study Exchange program.

“We extend a warm welcome to our visitors from Brazil,” said Mayor Richard. “We look forward to sharing the Fort Wayne story and learning more about their

The City'€™s Yard Waste Recycling Facility, 6202 Lake Ave., will begin summer hours on Saturday, April 1. Hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Visitors can pick up biosolids and mulch for gardening and landscaping projects.Customers purchasing a ton or more of biosolids

Mayor Graham Richard will participate in a panel discussion on the importance of water quality and how it affects cities.

The panel discussion is from 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, March 29 and is part of the Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership Leadership Meeting at the Metea County Park Nature Center,