Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Building a nationally recognized economy in Fort Wayne-Allen County, Indiana Greater Fort Wayne (GFW) Inc.

is the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for Fort Wayne & Allen County, Indiana. At GFW Inc., we focus on supporting local business, attracting new business, and improving our community’s quality of place to grow jobs, wages, and the economy. Social Media Statement
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The Greater Fort Wayne Inc. 2026 Annual Meeting was a great night of celebration! In case you missed the press release a...
06/05/2026

The Greater Fort Wayne Inc. 2026 Annual Meeting was a great night of celebration!

In case you missed the press release announcing the winners, you can read it here https://www.greaterfortwayneinc.com/news/2026-annual-meeting/

Congratulations again to the winners, milestones, and business expansion projects, and many thanks to Lake City Bank and all our sponsors!

If you liked the music last night, here is a link to our playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Htwro7RVOwFD3E7323d1n?si=54410d62ac8e47d4.

What a wonderful night of celebration.Congratulations to all of our winners, along with the business expansion projects,...
06/04/2026

What a wonderful night of celebration.

Congratulations to all of our winners, along with the business expansion projects, milestone businesses, and ribbon cuttings recognized throughout the evening.

Business Excellence Award winners included:

Excellence in Small Business Award: Calienté
Excellence in Nonprofit Award: Turnstone
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Business Excellence Award: Parkview Health

Individual award winners included:

Maclyn Parker Swagger Award for Community Vision and Leadership: Don Steininger, President of Steininger Development

Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Barb Smith Service Award: Clifford Clarke, Founder and Principal Consultant of C2 IT

Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Public Official of the Year Award: Senator Justin Busch, Indiana Senate District 16

Thank you again to our sponsors for the evening's event!
* Lake City Bank
* Michelin NA
* Sweetwater Sound
* Barrett McNagny LLP
* MKM architecture + design
* Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
* Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority
* Inspiration Ministries Inc.
* And many, many more!
We could not do it without you.

We also want to thank everyone who attended and everyone who continues to support our organization. You are an important part of our success.

Read more at https://www.greaterfortwayneinc.com/news/2026-annual-meeting/

We'll have more pictures tomorrow celebrating the evening!

We’re looking forward to our next Intern Experience event on Tuesday, June 9, at Promenade Park.If your organization has...
06/04/2026

We’re looking forward to our next Intern Experience event on Tuesday, June 9, at Promenade Park.

If your organization has interns, please encourage them to join us for an evening of networking, connection, and fun. This is a great opportunity for interns to meet peers, explore the community, and build relationships during their time in Allen County.

Learn more and register here:
https://business.greaterfortwayneinc.com/events/Details/2026-intern-experience-promenade-park-1669013?sourceTypeId=Website

05/29/2026

We had a great kick-off to this summer's Fort Wayne Intern Experience by Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

It was great to see so many young people networking and having a great time!

Special thanks to Michelin (who, by the way, had the best giveaways) for their sponsorship, as well as the other sponsors who help make this program possible.

We can't wait to see everyone at the next event on June 9th.

Learn more at intern.gfwinc.com

What an incredible Allen County Leaders Luncheon we had on Wednesday.Yesterday’s conversation offered valuable insight i...
05/28/2026

What an incredible Allen County Leaders Luncheon we had on Wednesday.

Yesterday’s conversation offered valuable insight into what it takes to work well across generations in the workplace, build a stronger understanding, and create more effective teams.

Thank you to Whitney Bandemer for an excellent keynote, our panelists for helping us better understand each generation, and everyone who joined us for this important conversation.

A special thank you to Brotherhood Mutual for hosting us, Together We Move Coalition, and all of our sponsors who make events like this possible.

Yesterday, we had the honor of partnering with Conexus Indiana for the Conexus Indiana Industry Exchange. It was a packe...
05/22/2026

Yesterday, we had the honor of partnering with Conexus Indiana for the Conexus Indiana Industry Exchange. It was a packed room as local manufacturing companies learned more about AI in manufacturing.

Special thanks to everyone who attended and to Fort Wayne Metals for hosting the location.

We’re just a few weeks away from our biggest celebration of the year.UPDATE: Tickets are officially sold out. We will be...
05/21/2026

We’re just a few weeks away from our biggest celebration of the year.

UPDATE: Tickets are officially sold out. We will be starting a waitlist in case tickets become available. Thank you to all who are attending. We're excited for the event!

Join us as we celebrate extraordinary leaders, organizations committed to excellence, and the many successes that shaped Fort Wayne and Allen County over the past year.

Register at https://greaterfwinc.com/annual-meeting

Will your company be hiring interns this summer?The Intern Experience by Greater Fort Wayne Inc. is designed to help you...
05/20/2026

Will your company be hiring interns this summer?

The Intern Experience by Greater Fort Wayne Inc. is designed to help your interns connect with our community and see Allen County as a place where they can build their future after graduation.

Whether they grew up here or are experiencing Allen County for the first time, this program introduces interns to the people, places, and amenities that make our community a great place to live, work, and thrive.

Our kickoff event is Wednesday, May 27, at Electric Works, and interns can attend for free.

Learn more at intern.gfwinc.com.

05/18/2026

Address

200 E Main Street, Suite 800
Fort Wayne, IN
46802

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+12604206945

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