Emphasis Magazine - October 2011

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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

Changingo the guard

wchamber.org/emphasis

Efective Oct. 1, the chairmanship o The Chamber

changes hands. From let are Pat Sullivan, ExecutiveVice President o the Hylant Group and Past Board

Chairman; Mike Christman, President and CEO

o Fort Wayne Newspapers and new Chamber

Chairman; and Mike Landram, CEO/President o The

Chamber. See story on Page 8.


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OCTOBER 2011 EMPHASIS MONTHLY 3

4 Daniels keynote speaker at

Chamber annual meeting

5 Simple steps to protect

your business rom a data

breach

5 New Comcast discount

program launches in

October

7 Bad intern experience?

Make the next one better

8 Meet the new Chamber

leadership team

9 Your Chamber discount

guide11 Intern joins Chamber staf

14 Chamber calendar o

events

Chamber members and riends,Its not oten that I write this letter knowing

that Im on the cover o the magazine. radition-ally, we do not include staf on the cover, but ourMembership VP, Michelle Merritt, talked me intosomething new this month. Te two men I standbeside in that photo are the men who help guideand direct us as a Chamber through their com-mitment to the Chamber board.

As we begin our scal year, Michael Christmano Fort Wayne Newspapers will become our BoardChairman. Pat Sullivan o the Hylant Group willbecome our Past Board Chairman, while BenEisbart o Steel Dynamics will become ChairmanElect. I look orward to the two years ahead withthese great community leaders here to supportChamber members and Chamber staf.

Each has a strong understanding o the FortWayne business community and values you, our

member, with the same level o commitment youreceive rom each member o the Chamber staf.

As you turn this months pages, check outMichelles eature article on these gentlemen andtheir vision or the Chamber.

Tis addition is also lled with articles that willhelp you as a member. Were pleased to announcea partnership with Comcast Business Servicesthat will save you money each month on yourbusiness phone and Internet. Also, take a look atthe article on the CEO Forum at Saint Francis.

Dont orget to review the Chamber EventsCalendar on the back page. Former ChamberChairman Don Schenkel will be hosting his rstChairmans Reception, and youll also want tojoin me at this months Presidents Lunch withbusiness leader Keith Busse. Tese are the typeso networking events you will nd only at theChamber.

Hope to see you in the month ahead!

Volume 21, Issue 10

Mike LandramPresident/CEO

Michelle MerrittVice President o

Membership andCommunications

Deb BoydController

Jennier FisherGraduate RetentionProgram Manager

Katy StafordDirector o GovernmentAfairs

Dave YoungVice President o AirService Development

Jon SwerensDirector oCommunications andEmphasis Editor

Lauren RichwineCommunications Specialistand Photographer

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Mike Landram

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Te Chamber

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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.

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BYLAUREN

RICHWINE

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


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4 EMPHASIS MONTHLY OCTOBER 2011

he Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Com-merce is very pleased to announce the KeynoteSpeaker at our Annual Meeting.

Gov. Mitch Daniels will speak to our membersabout business throughout Indiana and willtake questions rom attendees. Daniels will alsobe presenting our Business o the Year awards tothis years winners.

We encourage you to attend, but remember tickets are limited.

his is a great opportunity or us to displaythe large impact our community has on thestate. As the second largest city in Indiana, Fort

Wayne is home to a diverse community obusinesses rom inancial institutions to

health care to education to deense andmany more.

We are proud to have the governor ex-perience irsthand the business leader-ship our community represents. It is ourresponsibility to constantly engage ourelected oicials and keep them inormed

o issues that impact our members.he governors attendance will be another oc-

casion to highlight the strong business practic-es, entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, and senseo community our members display every day.We encourage you to use this event to show oyour strong businesses!

Daniels keynote at meeting

Katy Staford

Director o Government

Afairs

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/gov

C H A M B E R N E W S

Te University o Saint Francis will showcase thesuccess o a national business owner and the ex-

pertise o regional business leaders at its 18th an-nual CEO Forum at the North Campus on Turs-day, Oct. 20.

Te orum will take the theme Success Leavesracks: Mapping the Footprints o BusinessGrowth and Success. Keynote speaker Craig Cul-ver, co-ounder and CEO o Culvers, a nationalrestaurant group, will bring his expertise in ound-ing and growing a amily business to the subjecto business competition in the unpredictable 21stcentury.

A panel o regional business leaders will con-tribute their wisdom to listeners interested in the

mandate to keep getting better to succeed. Busi-ness people will enjoy the opportunity to borrowperceptions rom those who have already success-ully dealt with the challenges o operating a pro-itable, sustainable enterprise.

Michael ONeil, retired Keith Busse School oBusiness and Entrepreneurial Leadership proes-sor at USF and provider o consulting, seminar

and speaking services, will moderate.Sitting on the panel o experts will be Mike Ca-

hill, president and CEO o ower Financial Corp.;Joe Dorko, president and CEO or LutheranHealth Network; Luconda Dager, president o Vel-vet Ice Cream Co.; Pat Miller, co-ounder and na-tional spokesperson or Vera Bradley; Shep Moyle,owner, chairman o the board, president and CEOo Stumps/Shindigz; and Chuck Surack, CEO andounder o Sweetwater Sound, president and own-er o SweetCars and chairman o the board or AllPro Sound.

About 500 business people gather annually orthe USF CEO Forum, considered by many to be asignature event o its type in the northeast Indi-

ana region. Limited reservations can be made atthe door on the day o the event rom 7-7:55 a.m.,as seating space allows. Te event will take placerom 8 a.m.-noon. ower Bank sponsors the CEOForum and Te Chamber is a co-sponsor. icketsare $45 each. Email to [email protected] or tickets orinormation and visit s.edu/s/business/center/ceo-orum to learn more about the event.

Saint Francis hosts 18th CEO Forum

Annual MeetingTe Womens Club Ball-room at Te Chamber

Nov. 15, noon-1:30 p.m.

Ino: wchamber.org/annualmeeting


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T I P S A N D T R I C K S

Starting Oct. 1, Comcast Business Services willpartner with Te Chamber to ofer member busi-nesses substantial discounts on business Internetservices. Tis new program will provide Chambermembers with exceptional Internet services at asubstantial discount o up to $29.95 per month.

We value our involvement with the GreaterFort Wayne Chamber and are proud to ofer mem-bers these savings, said Michael Hays, RegionalSales Manager Heartland Region/Northeast In-diana o Comcast Business Class. Te benetswe receive rom being Chamber members areplentiul and were pleased to provide benets toour ellow members in return.

Comcast Business Class has worked closelywith Te Chamber to create a program that willbenet members by providing savings on theirmost commonly used services.

Te Comcast Business Class savings programis a great addition to the suite o savings oppor-

tunities available to Chamber members, said Mi-chelle Merritt, Chamber Vice President o Mem-bership and Communications. We know that ourmembers are working hard to save money in waysthat make sense and this program will help themdo that. We value Comcast as a member and arevery pleased with the program it created or ourmembers.

New Comcast discount program in Oct.

For moreinormationVisit our web site:

wchamber.org/comcast

One o your key employees just had a corporatelaptop stolen out o his car. What now?

Protecting your business rom a data breachcan be somewhat simple to implement, yet manyoverlook the critical elements o an internal plan.Whether youre dealing with private or proprietaryinormation, the ollowing steps will help you geton the right track to protect your business againstthe reputational and nancial damage caused by adata breach.

rain your employees: Security training oryour employees helps cover your biggest vulnera-

bility. Whether it s through accidental loss o data,or intentional, properly trained employees will re-duce your overall risk more than any other piece oyour overall inormation security program. Lost or stolen laptops are the number one

cause o a data breach in the United States. Morethan 70 percent o employees never notiy theirbosses i they lose a USB ash drive with corpo-rate data on it. Encryption is key. Make sure youreusing encryption on laptops, and consider using acheck-in, check-out process or USB ash drives,and other removable media.

Conduct an annual review o your written and

implemented security policies and procedures.Make sure theyre up to date, that your employeesare ollowing them, and that new technologies andrisks have been identied.

Make sure your anti-virus is installed, up-to-date, and reviewed on a regular basis.

In the case o a data breach, have a ormal,written plan in place or how to react. None o uswants to tell our customers weve lost their data,but we should be prepared in such a case.

Passwords are a good way to keep corporatethieves out o your system i youre using themcorrectly. Make sure you implement policies tochange deault passwords on servers and vendor-supplied equipment. Also, make sure your usersusing complex passwords that are changed on a

regular cycle. Apply sotware patches, available ree rom

your vendors. Tese patches help cover exposedholes in your programs and operating environ-ments.

Establish an Internet security plan, whichencompasses wireless internet security, rewalls,intrusion detection, and proper network authori-zation documentation.

Following the steps above is a great rst step inachieving a comprehensive and successul inor-mation security plan or your business. Keep inmind, most o the inormation you need, whether

its checklists or sample policies, is available orree on the Internet. ake your inormation se-curity risks seriously, and begin your journey to-wards a more secure environment.

Simple steps to protect your

business rom a data breachDavid Leever

CEO

Te Mako Group LLC

david.leever@

makopro.com

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Tis year, more than 230,000 women will bediagnosed with breast cancer. According to the

American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the mostcommon cancer among women and the secondleading cause o cancer death.

Trough advancements in research, develop-ment o better diagnostic tools and treatmentplans, breast cancer has a 93 percent survival ratewhen detected early. But early detection is key.

Know your risk actors

Tere are controllable and uncontrollable riskactors. Uncontrollable risk actors cannot bemodied or changed. Examples o uncontrollablerisk actors are gender, age, genetic risk actors,amily and/or personal history and race.

Controllable risk actors are those that we canmodiy or change. Make liestyle changes in anefort to reduce your risk o breast cancer: eat ahealthy diet, exercise regularly, limit alcohol anddont use tobacco.

Other controllable risk actors that can poten-tially increase your risk o breast cancer includeuse o hormone therapy or birth control pills, nothaving children or having them later in lie and

not breast-eeding.

Be aware o signs and symptomsAny changes to the breast such as swelling, dim-

pling, skin discoloration, irritation or any pain,tenderness or discharge should be reported toyour physician immediately.

Schedule a mammogram

I you are 40 or over, make an annual appoint-ment to have a mammogram. Tis is currently thebest tool to detect breast cancer.

Te American Cancer Society recommends: Women 40 and over get an annual mammo-

gram. Women in their 20s and 30s have a clinical

breast exam at least every 3 years. High risk women should discuss with their

doctor about an annual MRI and mammogram.Make early detection against breast cancer a pri-

ority. I you are 40 or over, make an appointmentor a mammogram today!

o learn more about the early detection o breastcancer, log onto www.cancer.org.

T I P S A N D T R I C K S

Tips or breast cancer detection

One o the most important things you can dowhen it comes to your businesss marketing is toestablish a strong consistent message. Once againO ce Depot is here to help with another strongsolution or your business. Copy and Print Depotprovides your business with a one stop shop o allo your printed materials.

Online Copy Center: Tis program providesyou with step by step instructions or how toupload your documents and have O ce Depotprint them or you, box them and ship them backto you. You can do simple copies or you can havethem hole-punched, stapled, bound, or olded.You can print large ormat copies, banners, nameplates, rubber stamps, custom labels and stickers,multi-part orms or any other o your standardcopy and print documents, rom one easy onlinelocation.

Custom Stationery Online: Wouldnt it begreat to be able to go to one place or printing all

o your business cards, stationery, letterhead andenvelopes? Wouldnt also be great to pre-approvethe artwork just once and then be able to orderjust as many as you need? Custom Stationery On-line provides you with an easy to use system thatyou can order, by the box, any o these items. Andyour message stays consistent with your logo andphrasing on every item, just the way you want it.

Custom Promotional Merchandise: o getyour message our there, youll need items that youcan hand out to current and potential customersthat will leave your mark on the community. Frompens, shirt and mugs to ash drives, water bottlesand gol balls, O ce Depot has a ull line o cus-tomizable promotional merchandise that will helpmake your business look sharp and proessional.

Custom printing is just another way that O-ce Depot provides your organization with SmartSolutions to help you move e ciently and cost-efectively through the world o business.

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

Really, I get it. Not everyone has a stellar experi-ence with an intern. Sometimes, you just dont getthe right person in the right position.

My hope is that the majority o your experienceswith interns will be positive but or those timeswhen it is not, there are some things you can do tohelp manage or avoid a bad experience again.

The Bad Intern (well, not really thatbad)

Now Im pretty sure your worst experience withan intern isnt to the level o a horror movie.

Instead, the normal story I hear about interns

starts with, our intern is just _________. Insertwhatever you want there with a sigh on the end.

Problems arise when youre dealing with a newperson who may or may not have the type o pro-essional skills you are used to interacting with.

Id like to share a story with you o one supervi-sor who had a bad experience with his intern.

Jef (names have been changed to protectthose involved) was a younger supervisor who wasnew to the organization but very eager to have anintern. He went through the interview process andhired what he believed would be a rock-star intern.At rst, everything seemed to go well and the in-tern exceeded his expectations.

Very soon, however, problems began to arise.Te student started showing up late, seemed tohave a more relaxed dress code, and Jef elt likeshe didnt respect him. As Jef and I talked aboutthe problems he was having, I realized this was aamiliar scenario.

It doesnt have to be a blood bath

Inevitably, an employer gets an intern whodoesnt work up to their expectations. Sometimesits just that the student wasnt ready or the in-ternship or lacks the maturity to be in a proes-sional environment.

Sometimes, the intern isnt a bad person, justnot a very good t or the job or the organization.And sometimes, it isnt really the intern thats bad;theyve just picked up bad habits rom other em-ployees.

Ater talking with Jef, I learned that he had ini-tially created a very relaxed environment in how

he treated his intern. While attempting to be agood supervisor, he blurred the lines or the internwho thought they had become riends.

It wasnt that she disrespected him, but rather,she was mirroring his behavior at work. I dont re-ally think anyone is at ault here, but there weredenitely some opportunities or both to stepback into a proessional mode. Ater a ew conver-sations with them, that is exactly what happened.

Ive had other situations where supervisors havebeen concerned with a students lack o proes-sionalism. It usually doesnt take long to under-

stand that the intern is just taking cues rom otheremployees. While employers may want interns toact a certain way, ultimately they will become whatis around them.

I you are having problems with an intern, youhave to start with a conversation with him thatincludes what your expectations are, what the is-sue is, how he can x it, and how youll monitorhis progress. I a young person doesnt ever receiveeedback, he cant make things better and you willhave missed an opportunity to make him betteror you and or him.

Last resort: Fire the intern

I none o this works, then you can re your in-tern. Please dont eel like you are stuck with a badapple. Sometimes young people arent ready oran internship. You may actually help them maturea little by allowing them to see the consequencesor poor perormance or behavior. Teres noth-ing wrong with that at all and you should not eelguilty i you get to that point.

Still, I would denitely love to see you try theother ideas beore you get to the ring stage. Youdbe surprised how ar a little direction and mentor-ing can go to help an intern succeed.

In the end, having a bad intern shouldnt deter

you rom getting another one. Interns are like em-ployees. Youll get good ones and youll get not-so-good ones, but there will be some that will comealong and knock your socks of.

For those interns that dont knock your socks of train them to be good employees and you willstill win in the end!

Have a bad intern experience?

Make the next one betterJennier Fisher

Graduate Retention

Program Manager

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/grad

Coming up

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By Michelle Merritt

One thing the business community knows bet-ter than anything else is that change is one othe ew guarantees they have. Change has beena theme or many businesses during these chal-lenging economic times as many o us examineold ways o doing business and turn to new andinventive ideas.

While some changes are out o a necessity orsurvival, others are by design. Change that is ar-chitected into an organizations business plan ismeant to keep things resh, guarantee the ow oideas, and ensure the energy o the organizationremains high.

Tis is the kind o change designed by the Great-er Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerce Board oDirectors.

Every two years, the board o directors elects anew board chairperson and chairperson elect. E-ective October 1, Michael Christman, Presidentand CEO o Fort Wayne Newspapers, will beginhis two-year term as Chamber board chairman.Te Chambers board o directors has also selectedBen Eisbart as chairman elect.

As board chairman, Christman will guide and

direct the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Com-merce Board o Directors and be a source o sup-port and direction or Chamber President MikeLandram.

Im looking orward to it, Christman said as heanticipated the new role.

Christmans proessional leadership experiencestems rom his career in the newspaper industry.

Christman has been President and CEO o FortWayne Newspapers since 2006. He and his wieJanet moved to Fort Wayne with their two chil-dren rom Parkersburg, W.Va., where he publishedtwo newspapers.

In addition to serving as Chamber Board Chair-man, Christman also serves on the Fort WaynePhil Board o Directors, the Junior Achievemento Fort Wayne Board o Directors, and the Region-

al Chamber Board o Directors.When not working, Christman and his wie are

actively involved with their young children, suchas Christman coaching their basketball team. Teyalso enjoy getting away on their Harley when notworking or volunteering within the community.

Stepping into Christmans previous Chamberboard o directors role as board chairman elect is

C H A M B E R L E A D E R S H I P

New year, new leadersChamber leadership

visit the press room at

Fort Wayne Newspapers.

In ront is Chamber

President and CEO

Mike Landram. Behind

him, rom let, are Mike

Christman, President

and CEO o Fort Wayne

Newspapers and

incoming Chamber

Chairman, and Pat

Sullivan, executive

vice president o the

Hylant Group and Past

Board Chairman.


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Ben Eisbart, vice president o human resourcesand corporate compliance o cer or Steel Dy-namics Inc.

Eisbart and his wie Sharon moved to FortWayne in 1972 with their two sons.

In addition to serving as Chamber boardchairman elect, Eisbart serves as the Chamber

o Commerce Legislative Council chairman, Al-len Countys representative to the Capital Im-provement Board, president o the Fort WayneMuseum o Art, chairman o the AnthonyWayne Services Foundation and a member othe Board o Visitors o Indiana UniversitysJewish Studies Program.

When not working, Eisbart and his wie enjoyvolunteering or not-or-prots, spending timewith their children and grandchild, reading anddebating the issues o lie with their riends.

Moving into the role o past board chairmanwill be Pat Sullivan, executive vice president othe Hylant Group. Sullivan has served or twoyears as Chamber Board Chairman and sayshes enjoyed his time in the role.

Pat has been a great leader or the Chamberand will continue to be a Chamber Champion inthe community, Landram said. I am grateulto Pat or the support hes given me personallyduring my rst two years as Chamber Presidentand CEO. Pat has a passion or Fort Wayne andweve been ortunate to have him as part o theChamber amily.

While Christman o cially assumes the roleo Chamber Board Chairman on October 1, thetorch will be ceremoniously passed on uesday,

November 15, at the Chambers Annual Meet-ing.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will be the Cham-bers keynote speaker or the meeting.

Im very pleased to hear the governor will bespeaking to the business community, Christ-man said. Im honored that he will be there asI accept this new role.

PHOTOSBYLAUREN

RICHWINE

DISCOUNT GUIDE

Get complete details online atwchamber.org/getsaving

Ben Eisbart, Vice

President o Human

Resources and Corporate

Compliance O cer or

Steel Dynamics Inc., is

The Chambers new

Board Chairman Elect. He

will serve in that capacity

until 2013, when he

takes over as chairman.

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Chamber members can save 60 percent on core cata-log items and our percent of retail catalog purchases.Contact Chris Michaels at (260) 249-3977.

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Prairie Quests GPO provides Chamber members withthe opportunity to purchase products and services atprices typically only available to large companies. Inoat buywithpqc.com.

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Sams Club savings

Chamber members receive a $25 git card or a Plusmembership or a $10 or a Business membership. Inoat samsclub.com/membership.

Event discounts and admittance

Every employee o each o our members receives themember price or Chamber events. Also, all employeeso members can attend member-only events, such asthe Tird House Forums.

Meeting rooms

Members get ree usage o meeting rooms large andsmall in the Chamber building during business hours.Call 424-1435 or details.

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Members can create and ofer member-to-member cou-pons on the web site. Members also get ree promotionto a readership o 24,000 through Emphasis and reephone and web reerrals.

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C H A M B E R C H A T

Intern joins

Chamber stafI you had to describe your experience withthe Chamber thus ar using one word, what

would it be?

Empowering. Trough the people I have met andthe experiences I have been presented with, I haverealized potential and opportunities I never knewI had.

What does your job entail and how have your

internships and education prepared you or

the work you will be doing with Graduate

Retention?

I always surprise people who ask what I studyin school when I respond, English and French.My education doesnt seem to correlate with whatI do now, yet what I have studied has equipped mewith excellent organizational and communicationskills.

I do a lot o bookkeeping, but I also help planevents like Externships or teachers and nextyears echFest or students. Meeting new peopleand doing so much behind the scenes planningand organizing are two o my avorite aspects omy job.

In your ree time, what are you most likely tobe ound doing?

I read more than almost anyone I know. I alsolove baking, eating, and anything that involvesood.

When you were a young girl, what did you

want to be when you grew up (and why)?

Tis is so nerdy, but I still have drawings I did inkindergarten o mysel as a librarian. My rst lovewas and always will be books. A job that allowedme to be surrounded by them all day sounded likea dream.

What has it been like to experience an

internship that turned into a job?

It is more than encouraging. I love knowing thatmy hard work and devotion to what I do- even iits just an internship- pays of and is appreciated.

What should the community know about the

Chamber or Graduate Retention that they

may not realize?

Both the Chamber and the Graduate RetentionProgram do much more in the community thaneven I originally realized. Ive been able to experi-ence luncheons, benets, and gol outings- not tomention all the Live, Learn, and Intern events atplaces like the zoo, a in Caps game, and Sweet-water Sound. Tey really put efort into givingmembers o the community opportunities to getinvolved and to see what the area has to ofer.

How do you maintain balance in your lie?

I make lots and lots o lists. Its almost obsessive

actually.

In assisting with the Live, Learn, & Intern

events, what were some o the challenges you

aced?

I think something that both the LLI coordina-tor and I noticed was the di culty in enticing in-terns our age to branch out. It can be intimidatingor anyone to show up at an event with dozens opeople they dont know.

What advice would you give to other students

your age who are currently engaged in

internships?

Although it may be intimidating to try some-thing new, one thing that I have learned this sum-mer is that experiences such as these are invalu-able. You never know how one experience canimpact the rest o your lie, change the way youthink, or open up doors you never even knew werethere.

About SarahPlewSarah is the new graduate

retention program

administrative assistant

at Te Chamber.

Contact her at splew@

wchamber.org or by

calling (260) 424-1435.

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BYLAUREN

RICHWINE


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Turnstone: Participating in the August

31 ground-breaking at 3320 N. Clinton St.

were Carol Rolland and son Braeden, Ian

& Mimi Rolland Foundation; Rosemary

Noecker, Carson & Rosemary Noecker

Family Foundation; Marlene Buesching

and Robert Wagner, Madge Rothschild

Foundation; Beth Malloy, Fort Wayne Deputy

Mayor; Sharon Peters, Turnstone Board

Chair; Tracy Shellabarger, Turnstone Board

Member; Mike Eikenberry, Representative

o the English Bonter Mitchell Foundation;

Tim Terman, Design Collaborative; and

Doug Kinder, Michael Kinder & Sons.

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

Renewing members

August 2011

Advantage Direct 365/Direct PointAegis Sales & Engineering, Inc.Agri Stats, Inc.All Rite Distributing Co., Inc.Allen County Family & Sports Chi-

ropracticAmerican Cancer SocietyAptera Sotware, Inc.Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile

MuseumAuntie Annes Pretzels

Automated Group AdministrationAVAN GroupAzars, Inc.

Barneys Auto Electric ServiceBest Blinds

W. C. Borchelt & Sons, Inc.Briljent, LLCBrown Mackie College-Fort WayneBurt Blee Dixon Sutton & Bloom,

LLPCANI (Community Action o North-

east Indiana)

Candlewood Suites Fort Wayne NWCaring About People, Inc.Chick-l-A at Jeferson PointeChosenLan echnology Group, Inc.City Carpet OutletCity Securities CorporationConcentra EHS

Crat Laboratories, Inc.Crosby Excavating, Inc.Deluxe Glass o Fort Wayne, Inc.DuCharme, McMillen & Associatesecash, inc.Eilbacher Fletcher, LLPExecutive Lawn & LandscapeTe Family Business Consulting

GroupFerguson Advertising, Inc.First Federal Bank o the MidwestFirst Federal Savings Bank1st Source Bank (Downtown)Fort Wayne Custom RxFort Wayne Medical Oncology &

Hematology

Fort Wayne Sister Cities Interna-tional, Inc.

Frame Art & DesignG3 echnology PartnersGIS, Inc.GW Micro, Inc.David J. Galbraith & Sons, Inc.Gallagher UniormGarcia Concrete Construction, Inc.

Gei-Corp ruckingGerni, John P.

Get Rollin, Inc.Gouty Servicenter, Inc.Graber & Graber ContractorsGuardian Relocation, Inc.Hambrock Electric, Inc.Hilton Garden InnHuf & Campbell Insurance Agency,

Inc.Hunt Suedhof Kalamaros LLPIndianapolis Colts, Inc.Interlogic Outsourcing, Inc. (IOI)International PaperJohnson Controls, Inc.Jophiel

Kaiser ool Company, Inc.Kaleidoscope Floors LLCKanak Exports India, LLCom Kelley Buick GMC, LLCKnipscheer Collision CenterKool SmilesL.H. IndustriesLamplight Inn o Fort WayneLandArt LandscapingLawrence Construction CompanyLie Care Center o Fort WayneLincoln Financial GroupLowes o Fort WayneDavid N. Matthews, DDSMillers Merry ManorMonarch Capital Management, Inc.

NAPA Ridge Co.National Serv-All, Inc.

Needham & AssociatesNortheast Indiana Assoc. o Health

UnderwritersNortheast Indiana Innovation

Center, Inc.O ce DepotOne Resource Group

Orkin Pest ControlOttenweller Company, Inc.

Patriot EngineeringPepsiPhils One StopsPreerred Anesthesia Consultants,

P.C.Project MercyTe Regional Chamber o Northeast

IndianaRockeld Realty GroupRomary Associates, Inc.Ross Medical Education CenterSCAN, Inc.SCO Engineering, LLCSPS Corporation

Schroeder Associates, Inc.C. L. Schust Co., Inc.Robert Sheets PlumbingSource One SolutionsSouthwest Hair & Day Spa, Inc.Star Financial BankSteinhoer & AssociatesSuperior Auto, Inc.echnologies or Pure Livingippmann Properties, Inc.itan itle ServiceC. William routner, Inc.UPS Supply Chain SolutionsUnited Media GroupUniversity o Saint FrancisVFP Fire Systems

Vorderman Motor Werks, Inc.WFCV/Bott Radio Network

Wallen Baptist ChurchWeb Graphics, Inc.WorkOne NortheastWorld o Windows o Fort Wayne,

Inc.Wright & LerchXcel HR America

New members

August 2011

Camp Watcha Wanna-Do

Chamberlain Insurance IncChestnut Hills Gol Club

Crossroads Courier, Inc.Felger Hart, Inc.GVC Mortgage

Guardian ManagementHomewood Suites by HiltonQuesta Foundation or EducationZoom Inormation Systems

More onlineFind more aboutthese businesses andall o our membersin our onlinebusiness directoryat wchamber.org/directory.

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R I B B O N C U T T I N G S

PHOTOSBYLAUREN

RICHWINE

Brain Balance: Participating in the August

30 ribbon-cutting at 7517 W. Jeferson

Blvd. were Chamber o Commerce V.P. o

Member Relations and Communication

Michelle Merritt, Brain Balance Achievement

Center Director Rachel King, Fort

Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, Brain Balance

Owner and Program Director Catherine

Sallaz, and Sensory/Cognitive Coaches

Megan Yoder and Mallory Sallaz.

Park Place Senior Living: Participating in

the August 5 ribbon-cutting at 4411 ParkPlace Drive were Park Place Senior Living

staf, executives, investors and owners as

well as Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and

Chamber o Commerce President and

CEO Mike Landram. Cutting the ribbon

are owner Thomas Smith, Chamber

President Mike Landram, and Mayor Tom

Henry. Also present was Robert Cardy,

an investor in Park Place Senior Living

and member o the board o directors.

Tri-State Christian TV: Participating in

the August 26 ribbon-cutting at 3632

Butler Road were ounder o TCT Dr. Garth

Coonce (cutting the ribbon), WINM general

manager Judge Brown, Grandson o Dr.

Coonce Tom Nolan, Chamber o Commerce

member relations specialist Teresa Royer,

and TCT volunteers, supporters, and staf.

Let us host your ribbon cutting or groundbreaking! Details: www.wchamber.org/openings


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Get Organized!A Chamber Academy

Learn how to stay productive in todays

ast-paced, hyperconnected world by

organizing your incoming paperwork,

your email and more.Cost: Member: $19 | Nonmember: $39.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 8-11 a.m.

Te Chamber building, 826 Ewing St.

Presidents Lunch withKeith Busse

Every month, meet a local business leader

Chamber President and CEO Mike

Landram hosts this lunch with Keith

Busse, Chairman & CEO o Steel

Dynamics Inc.

Cost: $25, including meal | Limited to therst 10 Chamber members to sign up

Monday, Oct. 10 | noon-1 p.m.

Club Soda, 235 E. Superior St.

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, Oct. 11 | 7:30-8:30 a.m.Te Chamber building, 826 Ewing St.

Leads Group Meet &Mingle

Learn what these sales-oriented groups are

about. You will hear about the dynamics

o each group and meet group members.

Cost: Free

uesday, Oct. 11 | 7:30-10 a.m.


Graduate RetentionRelaunch BreakastBash

Meet the Graduate Retention staf and get

a preview o the years activities.

Cost: Free. Includes breakast

Wednesday, Oct. 19 | 7:30-9 a.m.


Technology Planning: ABlueprint or Success

A Chamber Lunch n Learn

Let ENS Group teach you how to purchase

or implement technology solutions with

a long-term vision in mind.

Cost: Member: $10 | Nonmember: $15

Wednesday, Oct. 19 | noon-1 p.m.


CEO Forum at Universityo Saint Francis

Keynote speaker Craig Culver, co-

ounder and CEO o Culvers, will

bring his expertise in ounding and

growing a amily business to the

subject o business competition in the

unpredictable 21st century.

Cost: $45

Tursday, Oct. 20 | 8 a.m.-noon

University o Saint Francis, North Campus

Meet Me @ 5: Lake CityBank

Enjoy an evening o networking with hors

doeuvres and a cash bar

Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10

Tursday, Oct. 20 | 5-7 p.m.

Lake City Bank, 6851 W. Jeferson Blvd.

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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Receive discount from Health Matters

Save up to 60 percent on offi ce supplies

Group purchasing and group savings

Affordable web solutions for members

Savings on high-speed business Internet

Get savingwith The Chamber

Our members savedmore than $1.3 millionthrough The Chambersprograms last year.

Isnt it your turn?

fwchamber.org/getsaving

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