Emphasis Magazine - September 2011

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Legislative Intern program announced 4 Air Service Luncheon 4 Chamber events calendar 14

T H E G R E A T E R F O R T W A Y N E C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E

How can you save with a

Chamber membership?

This issue counts the ways

Pages 8-9

Focus on

savings

Page 5

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ON THE COVER:

Ophthalmology Consultants,

the of ce o Dr. Jerey Hudson,

saves $9,000 a year just through

its PHP Chamber discount.

A L S O I N S I D E

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member or join today, and have a business with 2-50

employees that are eligible for coverage. Save money by

staying local with your health insurance, courtesy of PHP.

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SEPTEMBER 2011 EMPHASIS MONTHLY 3

4 Legislative Intern program

4 Coming: Dallas fight,

air service luncheon

5 The challenges o selecting

the right suppliers

6 Your rst step to losing

weight

6 Helping you save smarter

when online

7 Attracting our uture

through un

8-9 Saving money through

Chamber membership

11 New and renewingmembers

12-13 Ribbon cuttings and

ground-breaking

14 Chamber calendar o

events

Chamber members and riends,As we move rom summer into all, many o us

have begun ocusing on 2012. I youre like us,the budgeting process has been under way or alittle while.

We too are always looking or ways to increaseour bottom line while still increasing our serviceto our members. Tats why Im so pleased toshare this issue o Emphasis with you.

As you fip the pages o this months addition,youll nd stories on how Te Chamber has savedmembers lots o money through the various sav-ings programs we oer.

In act, our members have saved more than$1.3 million dollars in the last 12 months usingChamber savings programs. Partners like PHP,O ce Depot, BuywithPQC, and Cirrus ABS makesaving money simple and easy or members.

Dont orget to review the Chamber Events

Calendar on the back page. Incoming ChamberChairman Mike Christman will be hosting his

rst Chairmans Reception. Tis event is open toall members and will be your opportunity to net-work directly with his peers in the community.

Youll also want to join me or this monthsPresidents Lunch with Chamber Chairman PatSullivan. What a great opportunity to learn Patssecrets to his success and tips hes picked upalong the way.

Tis is the type o networking only provided byTe Chamber. Simply put, it s priceless.

You can learn more about all o these programsby attending Chamber 101 September 15 here atthe Chamber. Whether youre a brand new Cham-ber member or a seasoned veteran this ree eventwill tell you all you need to know to get startedsaving money through your Chamber member-ship.

Hope to see you in the month ahead!

Volume 21, Issue 9

Mike LandramPresident/CEO

Michelle MerrittVice President o

Membership andCommunications

Deb BoydController

Jennier FisherGraduate RetentionProgram Manager

Katy StafordDirector o GovernmentAairs

Dave YoungVice President o AirService Development

Jon SwerensDirector oCommunications andEmphasis Editor

Lauren RichwineCommunications Specialistand Photographer

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L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Mike Landram

CEO and President

Te Chamber

[email protected]

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Te mission o the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerce is to create a vibrant economicenvironment by supporting business, advocating on behal o the business community, and osteringcommunity partnerships to advance a common economic vision.

COVERPHOTO

BYLAUREN

RICHWINE

W E B S I T E S P O N S O R S


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4 EMPHASIS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2011

he Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Com-merce is proud to announce the creation o anew program, which partners two o our Cham-ber Departments. he Government Aairs De-partment and the Graduate Retention Programhave created he Chamber Legislative InternProgram.

Every year, all our caucuses o the IndianaGeneral Assembly hire interns to assist with thedaily tasks o lawmaking. In addition, many othe government aairs irms throughout Indi-ana hire interns to participate in advocacy onbehal o their clients. As with all internships,the hands-on experience and the connectionsthat students make are invaluable. With our new

program, we hope to expand the post-graduatepossibilities or students in Northeast Indiana.

In September, we are hosting a panel o electedoicials rom State and Local government, Stateo Indiana sta, ormer interns, and proession-al advocates to speak to students, parents andaculty about the opportunities these and otherlegislative internships can make.

We encourage you to tell a student you knowrom Northeast Indiana and encourage them to

attend to learn, ask questions, and get answers.Because there is a law that aects every indus-try, the internships possibilities are not limitedto political science-type majors.

Students in communications, environmentalstudies, health care administration, criminaljustice and many, many more majors are idealor the internships.

And we wont just stop at that! In October, weare hosting an intern interview air or studentsto come interview with caucuses and govern-ment aairs irms looking or their 2012 Ses-sion Intern.

Northeast Indiana has so much to oer. Weneed to showcase our students abilities in In-

dianapolis by investing in their uture and in-vesting in our community. he Chamber Legis-lative Intern Program is determined to do thatand much more!

For more inormation, contact me [email protected] and visit our website regularlyor updates on this exciting opportunity. www.FWChamber.org/Gov.

Education is the investment our generationmakes in the uture. - Mitt Romney

Legislative intern program

Katy Staford

Director o Government

Aairs

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/gov

G O V E R N M E N T A F F A I R S

A I R S E R V I C E D E V E L O P M E N T

We are excited to announce that,eective November 17, Ameri-can Airlines will be adding a thirdround-trip fight to Dallas/FortWorth. Tis is great news.

Also, we are pleased to announcethat Wednesday, September 28, isthe date or the third annual AirService Luncheon.

Te luncheon will be held at TeChamber, 826 Ewing St., rom11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and will eature apresentation rom Bill Swelbar romMI.

Swelbar will ocus on issues suchas airline labor cost restructuring,regulatory issues governing air

transport, communication strategyand support, and air service devel-opment on behal o airports andcommunities.

In his consulting roles, Swelbarhas represented airlines, airports,investors, manuacturers, and laborgroups.

Swelbar also authors the widely

read www.swelblog.com tacklingmany controversial issues in airtransport.

Cost is $5 or members, $10 ornon-members, and that includeslunch. You can register at wcham-

ber.org/airlunch. We hope to seeyou there!

Coming: Dallas ight, air service luncheon

Dave Young

Vice President o Air

Service Development

Te [email protected]

wchamber.org/airBill Swelbar

Speaker at Air Service

Luncheon on Sept. 28


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C H A M B E R N E W S

The challenges o selecting the

right suppliers or your needsOne o the greatest challenges in selecting theright suppliers or your company is to know what,exactly, you need rom them.

In order to get a sense o what your suppliersshould be providing, you need to have an approachthat is linked to the priorities o your company.Ten this approach needs to be translated intospecic requirements and criteria or choosingsuppliers and communicated throughout your or-ganization.

Formulating the approach should involve earlyinput rom all levels o your company, especially

those who will be most impacted by the supplier.Tis includes everyone rom management to hour-ly sta.

It is important that management demonstratesits commitment to the supplier selection strategyby being an active participant, but it is equally im-portant that other stakeholders view themselvesas an integral part o the process. When they viewthemselves this way, it will ease adoption and

implementation o these procurement-relatedchanges.

Te risk o poor or unsustainable choices in-creases without a strong supplier selection system.

Another benet o soliciting advice rom outsidethe procurement sta is that you may identiythese poor choices beore they are made.

For example, a manuacturer may see some sav-ings by changing who supplies a particular compo-nent o its product, but these savings may be morethan oset by additional processing time. Some-one with knowledge o the manuacturing process

can identiy this beore a contract is in place.Tis type o planning should not be relegated tothe back burner while other issues take priority.Supplier choice has an immediate and substantialimpact on your costs, and, thereore, your bottomline.

Developing common objectives or supplier se-lection among multiple unctions is challenging,but the costs o not doing this can be much worse.

Find out moreVisit buywithpqc.com

or call the o ce at

260-420-7374 or more

inormation.

Congratulations to the winners at our AnnualChamber Classic:

First place: Scot Burris and Matt Kelley oFrontier, Brent Becker o Pro Resources Sta ngServices, ommy Lapsley o Tistle Group, andAdam urney o Pine Valley Country Club.

Second place: Grabill Bank Mortgage consist-ing o Doug Fyock, Brad Martin, Joseph Byers,and odd Martin.

Tird place: Bowen Center o Human Servicesconsisting o im Nussbaum, im Spang, ScottWiley, and Pat Boyle.

Longest Drive: Grant Daily o Lake City Bank

Longest Putt: Brandon Haushalter o BlutonRegional Medical CenterClosest to Pin: Rick Maples o Angel CorpsFavorite Hole Sponsor: Indiana Gol Advertis-

ingTanks again to all o our sponsors:Eagle: Comcast Business Class and BFGoodrich

iresBirdie: Glenbrook SquareRereshment: PHP and Pro Resources Sta ng

ServicesLunch: Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)

Award Reception: Hoosier Park Racing & Ca-sino

Registration: FrontierCart: Lutheran Health Network, Parkview

Health and Wells FargoPar: BOSE Public Aairs Group, Ross Medical

Education Center, and Tree Rivers FCUHole: Bowen Center or Human Services, Cin-

tas, CME Corp., Courtyard by Marriott Down-town, Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority,Green B.E.A.N. Delivery, Indiana Gol Advertising,Kelley Chevrolet, National College, ODaniel Auto-motive, Ottenweller Co., Pro Resources, Raytheonand op Notch

Congratulations, Classic winners


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Most Americans consume too many calories ona daily basis, resulting in over two-thirds o adultsand one-third o children in our country beingoverweight or obese. So how many daily caloriesdoes each person need? While the answer is di-erent or everyone, you must consider a varietyo actors.

Te daily caloric intake to maintain your weightis based on the ollowing: age, current weight andheight, gender and physical activity level. For ex-ample, a 35-year-old woman that is 5 oot, 5 inchestall, weighing 150 pounds with little or no exerciseneeds 1,750 calories a day. Whereas a male withthe same demographics needs 1,900 calories a day.

o determine the number o calories you need,visit www.mayoclinic.com and search calorie

counter. Ten use this inormation to start work-ing to a healthier you. Start with the ollowingplan: Write it down. A ood journal will help you

quickly identiy what and how much you are eat-ing. An easy to use tool can be ound at www.my-tnesspal.com. Review weekly. What do you see? Looking at

your ood journal on a weekly basis will help youidentiy oods that you are consuming too muchor too little o. Make modications. Were not saying you

cant have your avorite ood, but eat less o it andavoid oversized portions. Eat more ruits and veg-etables that are low in calories and packed withimportant nutrients. Drink water instead o highcalorie sugary drinks.

In order to lose one pound you would need toreduce your caloric consumption by 3,500 calo-ries. Losing 1-2 pounds a week is an ideal plan

or weight loss. Tis means cutting out 500-1,000calories a day rom your diet. By keeping track andmaking modications on what you eat, you will beon your way to dropping those unwanted pounds.

H E A L T H M A T T E R S

Your frst step to losing weight

In challenging economic times, its more impor-

tant than ever to ocus on saving time and money.O ce Depot s Business Website (http://business.o cedepot.com) is designed to do both. Beyondadvanced search capabilities, our website oersmany new ways to help you conserve on yourvaluable resources.

rying these great eatures will help you savemoney, but more importantly they will help yourbusiness operate smarter.

Private Brand Smart CartTis will help you save money by suggesting al-

ternative O ce Depot Brand products wheneveryou choose the name brand. O ce Depots privatebrand is a high-quality 100% guaranteed productthat will save you as much as 50 percent. Tis ea-ture is turned on upon set up o your account andworks automatically in the background. Teresnothing more you have to do but save.

Custom Shopping List

As we know, saving time means saving money,

so this eature does more than anything else to

save you considerable amounts o time. When youshop, you can manually drop your high-volumeitems into one o your lists. Once you have com-piled your list, simply access it, choose the itemsyou want and the quantity and place your order. Itdoesnt get any smarter than that. Tis will liter-ally take your ordering time rom a hal an hour,on average, to less than a couple o minutes.

Green Smart CartNow buying green is easier than you ever imag-

ined. Just like the private brand smart cart, thisone oers you a green alternative to your cho-sen item. Keep up with your initiatives with thissmart, handy attribute. Combine it with the pri-vate brand cart and really see some savings by get-ting recommendations o O ce Depots PrivateBrand Green items.

O ce Depots website is a state-o-the-art,award-winning platorm that oers you these andmany more cost-saving ideas. Contact Chris Mi-chael at (260) 249-3977 to get signed up.

Helping you save smarter when online

S M A R T S O L U T I O N S

The Chamberdiscount

I your business has 2 to

50 employees, you qualiy

or a discount o up to

ve percent on your small

business insurance pre-

miums rom PHP. Average

annual savings is $3,500.

o receive a ree quote,

call PHP at (800) 982-

6257 or visit www.phpni.com and click on

the Chamber Discount

Program link.

The Chamberdiscount

Chamber members can

save 60 percent on core

catalog items and our

percent o retail catalog

purchases. You can also

monitor expenses with

monthly reporting, and

order online, via phone

or ax, and through retail

stores.

For more ino, contact

Chris Michaels at (260)

249-3977.


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G R A D U A T E R E T E N T I O N

I you arent already aware (and I hope you aresince Ive written about it beore in my articles),Graduate Retention has a program called theLive, Learn and Intern program which is undedthrough grants (this year it was generously sup-ported through a grant rom the Wal-Mart Foun-dation), and is geared towards college age youngpeople who are interning in Northeast Indianaduring the summer.

Tis amazing program provides ree events orthese young people in an eort to expose them toall the great things they can do i they choose tolive and work in our region ater they graduate!

What we know about young people is that hav-ing a job opportunity is not enough to promptthem to stay somewhere. Tey want to live and

work in a community that is vibrant and alive withactivity.

Tis is what makes the Live, Learn and Internprogram such an important part o what we herethe Chamber are doing through our Graduate Re-tention Program.

Youve heard me say it beore and Ill say it again:We need these young people to stay here and toaccomplish that, they need to know all the greatthings Northeast Indiana has to oer them.

Last month, I asked my abulous intern Sarah towrite an article about her perceptions o our area.As a student rom Indianapolis, I was ver y inter-ested to know what she thought.

Id like to share with you an email we receivedrom another student who is not rom our area.Alice wrote (regarding the Live, Learn and Internevents);

Tank you or organizing these amazing serieso events! I came to Fort Wayne in January blindrom Michigan, and had no idea where to ventureon the weekends i I did not nd something spe-cial through websites like www.visitortwayne.com. I liked the city, but my impression o the citywas not exceptional other than the drivers morecourteous, cash bars were cheaper, most stores ac-cessible within a 15 minute drive, and extremely

estive in the months rom May to July... but theLLI events gave the perect conditions or internsto participate (ree events designed or interns& FREE MEAL) to enjoy the proud side o FortWayne within a budget. Please know that I havebeen leveraging this program as an absolute ben-et to encourage ellow students in Michigan to

reach out o state and work in (or even to visit)this city.

Comments like this remind me o how critical itis or us to not only have job opportunities avail-able to attract young people, but we also need tohave something to oer them that gives them achance to become engaged in our community, toeel like this could be home to them!

I think all o this is so resh in my mind becausewe just had our nal Live, Learn and Intern eventlast week at Sycamore Hills with our guest speaker,Julia Fiechter rom Lendingahand.net, remindingus how important connections are to success. I be-lieve that our young people have to eel connectedto Northeast Indiana in order or us to draw themand keep them here.

Youve heard me say it beore, but I think it isour responsibility as a city, as a region, and as citi-zens, to provide a welcoming community or theseamazing young people (and I can tell you in all sin-cerity that I truly believe they are amazing). I amimpressed daily by our young people and I thinkthat i we really want them to be our uture, thenwe need to keep them here. I we dont, they be-

come someone elses uture and Northeast Indi-ana will suer rom their loss.

So I guess all Im trying to hit home is that wehave a great community here! We just need toshow it o a little more through programs likeLive, Learn and Intern. Our uture is here, we justneed to convince them to stay!!!

Attracting our uture through unComing up

September 14: Young people can learn moreabout internships in local and state govern-ment, legislation, and more at the LegislativePanel discussion at the Fort Wayne Chambero Commerce starting at 4:30 p.m.

October 13: College students can interviewwith legislative rms rom Indianapolis or achance to get an internship during the spring2012 semester.

Dont orget to start your Spring internshipsearch. Te top students are looking now sodont miss out. Contact Graduate Retentionor help! [email protected] or visit www.

indianaintern.net

Jennier Fisher

Graduate Retention

Program Manager

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/grad


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By sta reportsSo youre looking to save a ew extra dollars this

year. Lets ace it; wed all like to save more than aew dollars this year.

How does $1.3 million dollars sound in sav-ings? oo good to be true, right? Not or Chambermembers. Chamber members who take advan-tage o the Chamber discount programs save thatmuch each year.

Whether your talking about health insurance,

re extinguishers, o ce supplies, or web design,Chamber members are saving money every day.

PHPPHPs Health Matters program is the longest

running Chamber savings program. For severalyears now, Chamber members have been savingthousands o dollars on health insurance premi-ums.

Te average Chamber member who partici-pates in the program saves approximately $3,500per year, said Michelle Merritt, Vice President oMembership and Communications at Te GreaterFort Wayne Chamber o Commerce. Some mem-

bers save up to $20,000 per year in premiums.Tat alone is worth the price o membership!

PHPs Health Matters program is designed tobenet Chamber member businesses that havetwo to 50 employees. Members save up to ve per-cent o their small business insurance premiumsrom PHP.

Members really like the PHP program, saidMike Landram, Greater Fort Wayne Chamber oCommerce President and CEO. Tis program hasimmediate impact to the small business ownersbudget and Im proud to say the Chamber is a parto that.

One member in particular heartily agrees.Te main advantage is the discount that PHPoers to Chamber members, said Doug Miller,Practice Administrator o Ophthalmology Con-sultants. I believe we save around $9,000 a year.Its denitely not a paltry sum. Id encourage anyChamber member who isnt taking advantage othe PHP discounts to take a look at the variety o

plans they have to oer.On the web: wchamber.org/php

Of ce DepotO ce Depots discount program allows mem-

bers substantial savings on products they use ev-ery day. Chamber members can save 60 percenton core catalog items and our percent o retailcatalog purchases.

What do this savings add up to?

Merritt recalls a recent Saturday when a mem-ber stopped her to share the value o the O ceDepot program.

I was doing my Saturday morning shopping andstopped at the Olive wist or some olive oil whenthe owner, Lori Berndt, greeted me with her usualriendly smile but seemed even more excited thannormal, Merritt said. She shared with me thatshed just saved the cost o her Chamber member-ship through her O ce Depot savings. Shed onlybeen a member or a ew months at the time.

Tats what were all about, making it easier todo business in Fort Wayne and O ce Depot wasable to do that or Lori.

On the web: wchamber.org/o cedepot

Group Purchasing OrganizationPrairie Quest Consulting has partnered with

the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerce toprovide members with a Group Purchasing Orga-nization (GPO).

A GPO provides members the buying power o alarge corporation while remaining a small to me-dium sized business or nonprot. Members canpurchase products and services at prices typicallyonly available to large companies.

Te program, called BuyWithPQC, markets

Chamber members as vendors in various catego-ries such as landscaping, I services, janitorialservice, o ce products, re extinguishers, anduel cards.

Landram remembers working with PQC to startthe GPO.

Te Prairie Quest team worked hard to identiythe products and services members need most,

Saving money through

Chamber membership

G E T S A V I N G

The main

advantage is

the discount

that PHP oers

to Chamber

members. I

believe we save

around $9,000 a

year.

Doug Miller

Practice Administrator

o Ophthalmology

Consultants


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Landram said. Teyre continually adding newcategories as needs arise and staying in touch withour members to provide even greater value in theuture.

As a local business owner, I eel like being a Buy-WithPQC GPO member and supplier translatesinto having a vested interest in our community,not only to help reduce my own costs using theirvalue services but also by tapping into a widermarket or our industry to grow, said Brad Bat-tell, president o Morning Dew Lawn & Landscap-ing LLC.

Tis ree service to Chamber members isnt lim-ited to just small businesses. Tere is no limit oncompany size so both large and small companiescan participate. Nonprot organizations who areChamber members may also participate in theprogram.

On the web: wchamber.org/pqc

Cirrus ABS eBusiness SuiteCirrus has developed a program or members

that provide signicant discounts on their stan-dard website and search engine optimizationprograms. Tis program, named the Cirrus ABSeBusiness Suite, provides website services or

members seeking more aordable alternatives totraditional website designs and set up.

Te Chamber and Cirrus ABS recognize the chal-lenges local businesses ace when trying to get awebsite o the ground. Members can save up to$1,000 or more annually o standard rates orthese programs.

On the web: wchamber.org/cirrusabs

Hot DealsTe Chamber also oers Hot Deals, a service al-

lowing Chamber members to share discounts onthe home page o the new Chamber website. Sim-ply click the Hot Deals button on the home pageand check out the discounts Chamber membersoer to the community.

Are you a Chamber member looking to oer adiscount or promotion to members? Log in to theChamber site with your member I.D. and pass-word, then click on Hot Deals.

o upload your promotions. Tis ree easy to useservice provides you another opportunity to shareyour promotions with the community.

On the web: wchamber.org/hotdeals

Additional savingsTe Chamber oers several additional cost sav-

ings programs to assist members in reducingcosts. Chamber members receive a $25 git cardor a Plus membership and a $10 git card or abusiness membership at Sams Club.

Every employee o a Chamber also receive dis-counts to Chamber events such as Meet Me @ 5.

Employees are also invited to attend memberonly events such as Tird House Forums and the

Connect or Lunch Program.In addition, members receive ree usage o meet-

ing rooms large and small in the Chamber buildingduring business hours.

Notarization and certicates o origin are alsoree or Chamber members.

On the web: wchamber.org/getsaving

(Lori Berndt

o Olive Twist)

shared with me

that shed just

saved the cost

o her Chamber

membership

through her

O ce Depot

savings.

Michelle Merritt

Vice President

Member Relations and

Communications

PHP has been our

insurance provider

or many, many years.

Being a member the

Fort Wayne Chamber

qualies DWD to receive

the Health Matters

discount which saves us

more than the cost o our

membership.

Amanda Gerber, director

o business development

at Dulin, Ward, DeWard

In photo: From let are

employees o Dulin, Ward

and DeWald employees

Mark Westerhausen,

Carrie Minnich, Je Taner,

Susan Bergho, Nelson

Coats, and Jessica Ogle.

PHOTO

BYLAUREN

RICHWINE


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Thank you to

for its generous sponsorship

of The Chambers web site

www.wchamber.org

See Frontier Communications member page on The Chambersweb site at www.wchamber.org/rontier


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Renewing members

July 2011

360 ServicesAdentAlconex Specialty ProductsAll About HoneymoonsAllstate Insurance/Vogt Agency

Anytime Fitness-CovingtonAqua IndianaAqua SystemsAutomotive Color & Supply Corpo-

rationB Smith O ce ServicesBZW Master Painters, Inc.BakerStreetBertsch, Frank & Associates, LLCBippus State Bank

Black Ink Financial PlanningBojrab, Kauman & CompanyBrand Innovation Group, LLC

Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co.Braun Wealth Management Group

LLC

Busch Chiropractic CenterCB Richard Ellis/Sturges LLCC & W Air Distribution, Inc.Cabinet Concepts

Cancer Services o NortheastIndiana

Carter Hearing Clinics

Certied Burglar & Fire Alarm, Inc.Ceruti Catering, Inc.Circle S Corp.

Commercial Filter Service, Inc.Concordia Lutheran High SchoolData Print Initiatives, LLCDirig Sheet Metal

Evans oyotaFire & Ice Heating/Cooling

Fluid DynamicsFort Financial Credit UnionFort Wayne Chocolate FountainFort Wayne Derby Girls, Inc.Fort Wayne Family Eye CareFort Wayne Habitat or HumanityGeneral Dynamics C4 SystemsGolden Years Homestead, Inc.Grabill Painting & DrywallGranite Ridge BuildersGuide Engineering, Inc.Hanning & Bean Enterprises, Inc.Hills Meat Market, Inc.

Hoover the Mover-All SeasonsStorage

Hupe Insurance Services, Inc.

122 Fighter Wing/Indiana AirNational GuardIndiana Benets Recovery

Indiana Data CenterJK ODonnellsJames Medical Rents & Sales, Inc.Junior Achievement o Northern

IndianaKallenback Sales & MarketingKoorsen Fire & Security

Laboratory Accreditation BureauTe LandPlan Group, LLCLight & Breuning, Inc.Lighted GardensTe Lutheran FoundationMad Anthony Childrens ClassicMallers & Swoverland Physical

Terapy, LLCMarketing Strategies, Inc.McCrory PublishingMcMillen Center or Health Educa-

tionMetabolic Research CenterMid-American Cleaning Contractors

NIPSCONelligan Sports Marketing/IPFW

Athletics

North River Capital, LLCNutcracker Sweet ShoppeO ce Concepts, Inc.One o a Kind EventsParrot PressPediatric Associates, Inc.

Peg Perego USAPerry Law O ce P.C.Pettigrew & Sons, Inc.Phoenix Associates, Inc.Pinnacle Credit UnionPitney Bowes Mailing SystemsPrairie Quest ConsultingEverett J. Prescott, Inc.Prudential FinancialQuality Crated Homes, Inc.

Radiation Oncology Associates, P.C.Raytheon CompanyReal Living Resouce Real EstateResidence Inn SWC. H. Robinson CompanyRowe Electric

Te Salvation Army Adult Rehabili-tation Center

Joel Sauer, LLCSauer Land Surveying, Inc.Sipe Steel Rule & Die, Inc.Southwest Auto SalesSouthwest Surgical SuitesSpringeld Enterprises, Inc.Stewart, Brimner, Peters & Co.Stucky Brothers

exas Road Houseotally Inclusive ravelransWorksredway Pools Plus, Inc.ri-Lakes Container Corporationurnstone Center or Disabled

Children/AdultsTe Verbal Edge LLCVisiting Nurse & Hospice HomeVotaw Electric, Inc.Wal-Mart (Apple Glen)

N E W A N D R E N E W I N G M E M B E R S

New members

July 2011

Brain Balance Achievement Center o Fort WayneBrunswick Fort Wayne OperationsColvin Kitchen & BathCummings Production MachiningEagle ileFort Wayne Civic TeatreLendingahand.netShine & Hardin, LLP

State Farm Insurance-Agency Field O ceTree Rivers ApartmentsTree Rivers Insurance Group

otal Plastics, Inc.

More onlineFind more about these businesses and all o ourmembers in our online business directory atwchamber.org/directory.

Last year more than 500,000 passengers made Fort Wayne

International Airport their frst stop...traveling coast to coast

and around the world. Serving you is our business. Were always

ready to see you o saely and welcome you home. Thank you.

FWA, serving you at a whole new altitude.SM


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DaVita Home Dialysis:

Participating in the

July 21 ribbon-cutting

ceremony at 4916 Illinois

Road were DaVita sta,

management, and

patients. Cutting the

ribbon were DaVita

senior vice president

Dan Viaches and DaVita

acility administrator

Michelle McParlan.

R I B B O N C U T T I N G S A N D G R O U N D B R E A K I N G S

Panda Express:

Participating in the

ribbon-cutting ceremony

on July 15 at 1414

Apple Glen Blvd. were

Panda Express sta,

management, and

mascots as well as

Chamber o Commerce

representatives.

Signs Now: Participating

in the ribbon-cutting

ceremony on July 20 at

1319 Production Road

were Indiana Stamp

and Signs Now sta and

executives as well as City

o Fort Wayne Mayor Tom

Henry.


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R I B B O N C U T T I N G S A N D G R O U N D B R E A K I N G S

PHOTOSBYLAUREN

RICHWINEAND

JON

SWERENS

Tower Bank: Participating in the ground

breaking ceremony on July 21 at 9912

Illinois Road were Greg Schenkel o Schenkel

Construction, Tower Bank VP and Marketing

Manager Vicki Lee Johnson, Amie Lindsay,

Chamber o Commerce VP o Member

Relations and Communications Michelle

Merritt, Tower Bank AVP and Financial Center

Manager Lubna Popp, Tower Bank EVP and

Chie Operating O cer Tina Farrington,

Chamber President and CEO Mike Landram,

Tower Bank President and CEO Mike Cahill,

Tim Schenkel o Schenkel Construction,

Richard Stump, and Tower Private Advisors

President and CEO Gary Shearer.

JH Specialty: Participating in the ribbon

cutting at 6032 Huguenard Road were JH

Specialty sta and management. Cutting

the ribbon was CEO John Henry III. Also inattendance were Chamber President and

CEO Mike Landram, Chamber VP o Member

Relations and Communications Michelle

Merritt, and John Urbahns, Director o

Community Development or the City o Fort

Wayne.

Lutheran Lie Villages: Participating in the

July 27 ground-breaking ceremony at 9910

Coldwater Road were Lutheran Lie Villages

Board o Directors Chair, Troy Panning o

Lincoln Financial Group; Director o Ministry

Programs or The Lutheran Foundation,

Yohannes Mengsteab; Lutheran Lie Villages

Board o Directors Vice-Chair, Victor Martin

(also Partner/Architect o Martin Riley);

Chie Executive O cer o The LutheranFoundation, Marcia Haa; Lutheran Lie

Villages, President, Bruce Blalock; Lutheran

Lie Villages, Project Manager, Bill Wassenaar;

and Contractor, Mark Hagerman o

Haggerman Construction.


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ools and ips orMarketing on Facebook

A Chamber Academy

Sta rom Digital Hill Multimedia will

help you understand your options with

strategies, tools, and potential uses.Cost: Member: $19 | Nonmember: $39.

Wednesday, Sept. 7 | 8-10 a.m.

Te Chamber building, 826 Ewing St.

Everything You Oughto Know About DoingBusiness in India

Our BRIC series (Brazil/Russia/India/China)

Join Nick Shah, an expert in Indian

business, to learn more on how local

companies can do business overseas.

Cost: Free, limited to Chamber membersTursday, Sept. 8 | 5-7 p.m.


Cirrus ABS Ino SessionA new Chamber member beneft

Tinking o launching a web site or the

web site you have needs changes?

Hear the Cirrus ABS team describe the

benets o their eBusiness Suite.

Cost: Free

uesday, Sept. 13 | 7:30-8:30 a.m.


Legislative Internshipino session

Hear speakers rom all aspects o

government talk about how a legislative

internship at the Statehouse can open

the door or you.

Cost: Free

Wednesday, Sept. 14 | 4:30-6 p.m.


Chamber 101An inormative, interactive session or new

and prospective members to become

amiliar with all the Chamber oers.

Cost: Free. Includes breakast

Tursday, Sept. 15 | 8-10 a.m.


Presidents Lunch withPat Sullivan

Every month, meet a local business leader

Chamber President and CEO Mike

Landram hosts this lunch with Pat

Sullivan, Chamber chair and executivevice president o Hylant Group.

Cost: $25, including meal | Limited to the

rst 10 Chamber members to sign up

Tursday, Sept. 15 | noon-1 p.m.

Chops Wine Bar, 6421 W. Jeerson Blvd.

Meet Me @ 5: Pine ValleyCountry Club

Enjoy an evening o networking with hors

doeuvres and a cash bar

Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10

Tursday, Sept. 15 | 5-7 p.m.Pine Valley Country Club, 10900 Pine

Mills Road

Prepare or the ransero Your Business

A Chamber Lunch n Learn

Daniel Arnold o Capital Strategies Group

teaches you what steps to take to prepare

or your business succession.


Wednesday, Sept. 21 | noon-1 p.m.


Chairmans ReceptionEnjoy hors doeuvres and a cash bar

Meet Fort Waynes whos who o

leadership. Hosted by Incoming

Chamber Chairman Mike Christman


Tursday, Sept. 22 | 5-7 p.m.

Fort Wayne Newspapers, 600 W. Main St.

Air Service Luncheon

Enjoy lunch as Bill Swelbar o MI speakson issues that aect air service. Ten,

take a tour o the new SUIE system at

the airport.

Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 | 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.


Moreinormationon events

Get the most updatedevents listing at

wchamber.org/

events

Contact Liz Struckholz

at (260) 424-1435

or lstruckholz@

wchamber.org.

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