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Role model for success Dick Freeland dies at age 76

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ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH? Stutzman isn’t so quick to write off another shutdown as means of changing Obamacare BY JOEL ELLIOTT jelliott@kpcmedia.com

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Rep. Marlin Stutzman, shown in this file photo, would like to see Democrats be willing to reform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act when temporary government funding ends in January.

The country isn’t likely to see another shuttering of the federal government this year, but one member of Congress said in an interview he Coats would not rule it out as an option in the future. Since the shutdown, Republican leaders have backed away from the tactic of attempting to cripple the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by refusing to pass a federal budget that funds it. While Standard & Poor’s estimated that the 16-day shutdown cost the U.S. economy $24 billion, public opinion of the Republican Party’s handling of the shutdown fell dramatically, hitting a 77-percent disapproval rate, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Plan for project came together quickly Cindy’s Diner wants to remain close to downtown hotels BY JOEL ELLIOTT jelliott@kpcmedia.com

While construction has yet to begin, the principals behind the $71-million Ash Brokerage Corp. development in Fort Wayne’s downtown area said the planning process

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went unusually smoothly, given the size of the project. Asked to point to some complication that arose, developer Bill Bean came up dry. “I don’t know if I can even do that. It sort of just came n

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But Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, disagreed with the poll results, and he would not rule out the possibility of trying to shut down the federal government once again if President Barack Obama is unwilling to Hamilton change the Affordable Care Act. “No disrespect to you, but you can’t get your facts from the media. You can’t get it from The New York Times or The Washington Post,” he said. Stutzman added that he feels the emails, letters and phone calls he receives from his constituents are a better barometer of public opinion than any national poll. As for whether he would once again vote for a measure that would result in a government shutdown, he said it “is up to n

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Construction on the parking-garage portion of the Ash Brokerage Corp. project could begin in April. CONTRIBUTED ILLUSTRATION

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Freeland put customers, employees first He started with an idea and built a company that ran more than 50 restaurants BY DOUG LEDUC dleduc@kpcmedia.com

People who knew Dick Freeland through professional and political relationships saw him as a well-grounded, inspiring advocate of free enter- Freeland prise who cared about and related to his customers and employees as well as he connected with movers and shakers. The 76-year-old chairman of Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne Inc. died at home on Oct. 20. D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Homes, which is handling his funeral arrangements, made basic biographical information available through an obituary. Born on March 16, 1937, in Nevada, Mo., to the Rev. Fred and Helen Freeland, he moved with his family to Des Moines and eventually married Deanna Walters in 1957, who survives him. They had three children — Kim (Alan) Cook, Terri Derheimer (deceased) and Todd (Angie) Freeland. He moved to Fort Wayne in 1972 to open his first Pizza Hut on East State Boulevard near Coliseum Boulevard after working as a

Farmers hit the city The Indiana Farm Bureau plans to bring its annual convention to Fort Wayne this December. The group is the largest farm organization in Indiana with about 75,000 farmer members and 190,000 associate members. The theme of the event will be “Navigating the Future.” An announcement on the convention said about 1,200 Indiana Farm Bureau members are expected to attend Dec. 13-14 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. IFB President Don Villwock will present his annual address at noon Dec. 13 and Mike Abrashoff, an author and former Navy commander, will present the keynote address at noon the next day. For more information on the event go to www.infarmbureau.org/convention.

restaurant and area manager and part owner of a franchise in Iowa. He had been working construction as an iron worker when he came to the company through a part-time position, which paid $1.25 an hour. He applied what he had learned to the operation of additional stores, expanding Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne over the years to eventually comprise 48 Pizza Huts in Indiana and Ohio and four KFC restaurants. It still is among the nation’s most successful Pizza Hut organizations. Dave Bobilya, its president and chief executive officer, said Freeland “was a leader with incredibly high standards, and that contributed to his extreme success.”

Bobilya joined the organization when it had fewer than a dozen stores. Having worked closely with Freeland for 32 years, he said he remembers him as “a great guy and a tremendous teacher, coach and mentor to me.” “He was driven to excellence in everything that he did, and as he got into the Pizza Hut business he carried that passion into his daily operating of his business. And he was very open to new ideas and suggestions on how to accomplish that.” Many of the organization’s employees have referred to it as a “Pizza Hut family,” and Freeland said in a training video that the work environment should be one in which

employees have fun and like what they are doing. He also wanted customers to enjoy themselves at his stores. “He was constantly striving to improve the customer’s experience. He would coach his employees with that theme. He always felt his success was a result of his people’s success,” Bobilya said. “He was extremely successful, but if you spoke with him he was a very humble man. He always treated people as equals. He always communicated with people on an equal level. He would never speak down to anybody. He was very patient. n

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BND COMMERCIAL Brian Fleming represented the landlord, Bultemeier Investments LLC, in the lease

of 1,577 square feet of space at 311 State Road 930 E., New Haven, to Edward D. Jones & Co. LP. David Dumas represented the landlord, Northbrook Village Shopping Center LLC, in the lease of 2,921 square feet of space at 1559 W. Dupont Road to Dance Tonight. Dumas represented the landlord, 430 W. Coliseum LLC, in the lease of 7,800 square

feet of space at 430 W. Coliseum Blvd. to Jack Laurie Floors LLC. Dave Stemen represented the buyer, 4411 Engle Ridge Drive LLC, in the purchase of an industrial building at 4411 GREATER FORT WAYNE

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Engle Ridge Drive from LRC Realty LLC. Stemen represented both the seller, John E. McCalla, and the buyer, Nermin Besirovic, in the sale of a 1,666-square-foot office building at 2612 Scotswolde Drive.

DIRIG SHEET METAL Dirig Sheet Metal was awarded the contract to install heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ductwork for Cafe Valley Bakery in Marion.

STREBIG CONSTRUCTION Strebig Construction Inc. was awarded a contract for the Jimmy Clark Tennis Center at Homestead High School. The 1,400-square-foot masonry building will overlook the new Homestead tennis courts. Work is scheduled to be completed next spring.

SPERRY VAN NESS/ PARKE GROUP Neal Bowman represented both the lessor, Journal Gazette Building, and the lessee, Waiter on the Way, in the lease of 7,335 square feet of space at 701 S. Clinton St., Suites 110 and 709A. Bowman represented the lessor, Antibus Scales and Systems Inc., and the lessee, Brightstar of Fort Wayne, in the lease of office space at 4807 Illinois Road. James Lohman represented both the lessor, Professional Park West Properties, and the lessee, Cain-Forlaw Co., in the renewal of a lease of office space at 4660 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 130. Lohman represented the same lessor and the lessee, CSC Counselors, in the renewal of a lease of office space in Suite 200. Diana Parent represented both the lessor, Montecito Medical-Jefferson Street, and the lessee, Summit Plastic Surgery, in the renewal of a lease of medical office space at 7920 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 200. Parent represented the lessor, Chestnut Hills Office Park, and Bill Beard represented the lessee, the Assurance Group Inc., in the lease of office space at 997 n

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Wireless Technology Center receives funding The Wire- n less Technology Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort has Wayne

received $276,000 and will be getting an additional $100,000 for equipment that will help keep the city at the forefront of wireless technology development. The larger grant was awarded by the Allen

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Fort Wayne finalize matching funding of $100,000. Additional contributions and support for the four-year project have come from Accurate CNC, Exelis, Indiana Integrated Circuits, the Lilly Endowment Inc.-supported Talent Initiative and the University of Notre Dame. The project includes the development and testing of a gallium nitride microwave power amplifier prototype. An announcement on the funding said part of it would be used “to add a quick prototype fabrication lab that will substantially reduce development time and allow for design confidentiality.” The use of gallium nitride in components of the system will enable it to operate at high enough voltages to replace microwave power amplifiers based on vacuum-tube technology, which require rare earth elements that are increasingly scarce and expensive. The center hopes to build the device for Navy radar systems, but the technology that would go into it would be useful for other types of military equipment. “Virtually every piece of commercial electronic communication equipment and every piece of electronic warfare equipment is necessarily dependent on the quality of its (microwave) power amplifiers, especially their efficiency,” Claude Setzer, the center’s associate director, said in a prepared statement. “Worldwide, these systems use up some $50 billion per year in electricity alone. Much of this power, some 50 percent or more, could be saved by better design techniques.”

STAR BANK RECOMMENDS CYBERSECURITY PRECAUTIONS A Norton Cybercrime Report said more

Invaluable experience Fund gives students the opporturnity to be immersed in different cultures

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Science Central in Fort Wayne opened its new $1.5-million Science on a Sphere exhibit.

than half a billion Internet users were cybercrime victims last year, which makes it important to take precautions when going online. Fort Wayne-based Star Financial Bank is observing national cybersecurity awareness month, which is October, by sharing some precautions worth considering. “As cybercrime becomes more prevalent, it is important for users to take steps to protect themselves online,” Michael Krouse, the bank’s information security officer, said in a statement. “Safeguarding your personal information and money is a partnership between you and your bank. We work diligently to protect your information and so should you.” The bank recommends Internet users secure their home networks, keep their operating systems and applications current, set strong passwords, expect to encounter fake websites and social-media “spies,” and check the security and privacy policies of the websites they use.

MARKETING PRESENTATION FOCUSED ON SOCIAL-MEDIA USE Ivy Tech Corporate College has scheduled a presentation on how to include social media in a marketing strategy through use of LinkedIn. Anthony Juliano, vice president of marketing and social-media strategy at Asher Agency in Fort Wayne, will speak on “The 3 R’s of LinkedIn: A Formula for Making the Most of Your Time” at 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. An announcement on the free event said Juliano will explain why he believes “the social media site is often misused (but) if used correctly, it can be a powerful tool for

business growth and to enhance the professional network.” For more information on the event and to register for it, contact Ann Travis at (260) 480-4118 or atravis@ivytech.edu.

SCIENCE CENTRAL OPENS SCIENCE ON A SPHERE The Science on a Sphere exhibit has started showing visitors what Earth looks like from space at Science Central, a nonprofit, science and technology showcase and hands-on learning center in Fort Wayne. The permanent exhibit features a 6-foot animated globe developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a means of exploring environmental

data through new visualization techniques. The system uses a sphere suspended from above, video projectors set up in the corners of the room as well as preprogrammed computers to show atmosphere, oceans and land. A capital campaign raised $1.5 million for the exhibit. The Science Central website said there are about 80 exhibits like it around the world and the one it opened early this month in 2,000 square feet of renovated space at the center at 1950 N. Clinton St. is the first for Indiana. The exhibit is expected to increase Science Central visits and memberships as well as educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. If you have items for the technology column, please contact Doug LeDuc by e-mail at dleduc@kpcmedia.com, by phone at (260) 426-2640, ext. 309, or by mail at Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.

In the days before the Internet made the world a much smaller place, students had to travel to other countries to experience their Warner language and culture. And even with the advent of instant international communication, there is still no substitute for being there. That’s the guiding philosophy of the Dave Hefner International Spake Exchange Fund, which has helped some 1,000 students live and study abroad since it was founded almost 40 years ago. The fund was created by prominent Fort Wayne businessman William Hefner in 1974 in honor of his son, Dave, a North Side High School student who was killed in a car crash at the age of 17. At the time of Dave’s death, his family was hosting an international exchange student. Hefner, now 93, decided an appropriate way to honor his son would be to give local students a chance to have the same experience. He hoped that not only would the students learn and grow through international travel, but that they would bring that knowledge and experience back to benefit the community. “They come back different. There’s no doubt about that,” said former North Side High School guidance counselor Dolores Klocke, who helped launch the program for Hefner and ran it for most its existence. “He decided to start this and he said, ‘OK, Dee, you help me.’” Initially, the program was open to North Side students only, and the funds n

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Olde York Potato Chips still had a year left on its tax abatement with the city of Fort Wayne.

Olde York chip plant goes up for auction BY DOUG LEDUC dleduc@kpcmedia.com

Olde York Potato Chips is in receivership and a court-ordered sale of its Fort Wayne plant and equipment is scheduled for Oct. 31. Indianapolis-based Key Auctioneers plans to auction off the 36,671-square-foot Olde York plant and its 8.99-acre lot at 918 W. Cook Road as well as the company’s manufacturing equipment, which includes snack production lines, tools, trailers and a wastewater reclaiming system. “We’ve shown the property quite a few times already to prospective businesses looking to add another location or relocate their place of operations,” said Mitch Doner, a real-estate project manager for the auction company. A Key Auctioneers website said the plant and building had an appraised value of $680,000, and a $10,000 down payment would be required at the day of sale. “We’ve had a terrific response to our signage on site and quite a bit of Web traffic,” Doner said. “We’ve been trying to accommodate as many people as we can for individual showing.” A Key Auctioneers statement announcing the sale said it “comes after Olde York ran into financial difficulties and a court-appointed receiver was assigned for their assets.” Some Esco Communications employees across the street from the Olde York site said vehicles stopped arriving regularly at the potato-chip plant in late spring or early

summer. Olde York had one year left on a 10-year tax abatement it had received for some of its investment in equipment at the plant. Elissa McGauley, an economic-development specialist for the city of Fort Wayne, said paperwork filed by the company in May showing its compliance with terms of the tax abatement stated it had 126 employees with a $2.9-million payroll at that time. A 2003 company announcement on the location of Olde York potato-chip production at the plant said it would be run by Peter Margie, who was its chief executive officer at the time. Margie also was president and CEO of Saratoga Potato Chips, according to a 2010 company announcement on the location of potato-chip production at a plant at 6923 Lincoln Parkway. He could not be reached for comment and officials with Saratoga Potato Chips would not return calls inquiring about its business or the business of Olde York. More than 40 vehicles were in the Saratoga plant’s parking lot earlier in October. Nikki Liter, an economic-development specialist with the Allen County Department of Planning Services, said tax-abatement paperwork filed by Saratoga this May showed the plant had 100 employees. In a 2010 interview with Business Weekly, Margie referred to Olde York and Saratoga as sister companies that competed with each other at times, and he had said there were not plans to merge the businesses.

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the kids helped raise were combined with Hefner’s contribution to get the ball rolling. The program was later expanded to other schools in Fort Wayne and then in the outlying areas. “It’s been a wonderful experience to help these kids, to bring them so much happiness and so much growth,” Klocke said. “They come back and they have done amazing, wonderful things,” said Dick Conklin, who has seen what the fund can do for students through his work with Rotary International’s student exchange program. “Hefner is really a life-changing level of support. It really says, essentially … show us how we can help you. Show us what you need, and that’s really cool,” he said. Sara Quigley, a kindergarten teacher at Fort Wayne Community Schools and a member of the Hefner fund’s board, succeeded Klocke as executive director a couple years ago. Quigley has firsthand knowledge of the benefits students get from international travel. In 1976, she was the first student to get financial assistance from the Hefner fund, which she used to spend as an exchange student for a year in Sweden. Although the experience didn’t change her career plans — she had always wanted to teach — it did broaden her outlook. “You learn from immersion and you learn the culture from being in a family,” she said. “You can understand difference. You embrace differences.” Olivia Warner, now president of Indiana Stamp, got financial help to spend a year in Switzerland through the Rotary International student exchange program after she graduated from Leo High School in 1997. “I think it just really opened my mind and gave me a different view of the world,” Warner said. “It was about growing up and gaining confidence and just managing for yourself.” Warner graduated from Butler University with a bachelor’s in finance and a minor in German. She worked for a bank for a brief time before joining the family business 10 years ago. Indiana Stamp sells products internationally and has a partnership with a German company, and on occasion Warner’s own knowledge of the German language has helped with business communications. Jessica Kellenberger, now an international sales representative for Wieland Furniture, spent a year in Germany with the help of the Hefner fund. She went on to get an associate degree in Arabic languages from the Defense Language Institute, served in the U.S. Army in Iraq and Germany, and then earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. “I kind of realized early on that traveling

was what I wanted to do,” Kellenberger said. “This didn’t change my trajectory, it was part of it. I feel like it’s set me apart, even today. It helped me understand that people are different but still the same. I really feel like the experiences I had just opened up my whole world view.” The Hefner fund is not an exchange program itself; rather, it helps pay expenses for students participating in school-certified or other accredited exchange programs like Rotary International, American Field Service and Youth for Understanding. Some students go for a summer, others for a full year. Very rarely does the fund pay 100 percent of a student’s costs, however. In the past, students have organized everything from car washes and bake sales to golf outings to help raise additional funds for their trips. “The kids have some work to do, too,” said commercial real-estate broker Karen Spake, president of the Hefner board of directors. Students have to win acceptance to an accredited exchange program before they can apply to Hefner for funds to help finance their trip. “The awards are based on interest and financial need, but not so much on grades. It is not a scholarship thing,” Spake said. Part of the application is a letter, or essay, in which students have to explain why they want to go and what they hope to get from the experience. “Some of these letters are just stirring,” Spake said. Quigley agreed. “You feel good when you read these applications because there are good kids out there,” she said. This year, the Hefner fund is giving away nearly $53,000 to fund exchange student trips. The board tries to spend only the revenue generated by the fund’s investment, not the principal. But that has become very difficult after years of low interest rates on savings. “We used to give away twice as much as we do now,” Spake noted. Hefner has continued to support the fund financially, and the board has done some other fundraising. It would like to do more, in particular by reaching out to former fund recipients, Spake said, but many of the records were lost in a fire a few years ago and tracking the alumni down is proving to be a challenge. The fund recently established its own website, www.hefnerinternational.org, and is working on other fundraising ideas and strategies to keep the program going. “We hope that (the students) will come back and better our community,” Quigley said. “That’s what Mr. Hefner wanted and we’re doing that through kids.”

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Chestnut Hills Parkway. Brandon Downey represented both the lessor, Barry Knoll LLC, and the lessee, Grandview Healthcare Inc., in the lease of 2,400 square feet of flex space at 6032 Highview Drive, Suite B.

POTTERS PLAN SALE Thirteen local potters will host their “Just a Bunch of Potters” annual show and sale Nov. 1-3 at the North Pointe Woods Club House, 8202 Riveroak Drive. The 14th-annual sale will include a reception from 6-9 p.m. on the first evening and shopping from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following two days. Pieces range from mugs, bowls, plates and vases to wall pieces, tiles and even some mixed-media pieces. Additional information, plus a map to the clubhouse, can be found at facebook. com/bunchofpotters.

TRICK OR TREAT The Outlet Shoppes at Fremont will host an evening of trick-or-treating Oct. 31. Youngsters under 12 and accompanied by a parent can stop in at participating stores from 5-7 p.m. The outlet center is located at the intersection of interstates 69 and 80/90 and State Road 120 in Fremont. Fort Wayne’s Jefferson Pointe will host its annual trick-or-treat event on the same day and time. Candy will be passed out by all stores that have a pumpkin graphic on the front door.

CBRE/STURGES Alexander Genova represented the landlord of Wells Commerce Center and Brady Hayes and Zach Bonahoom represented the tenant, Fort Wayne Curling Club, in the new lease of 12,189 square feet of space at 3674 and 3692 N. Wells St. Genova represented the landlord, Spencer Avenue LLC, and the tenant, Homefront Learning Center Inc., in the new lease of 5,274 square feet of office space at 1320 Spencer Ave., Marion. Alexander Genova represented the owner, First Merchants Bank, and the buyer, Jennifer Haney, in the sale of a 4,709-square-foot restaurant on 1.2 acres at at 2996 W. Park Drive, Huntington. If you have items for the real-estate and retail column, please contact Linda Lipp by e-mail at llipp@kpcmedia.com, by phone at (260) 426-2640, ext. 307, or by mail at Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.

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Freeland’s political, philanthropic impact was ‘substantial’ BY DOUG LEDUC dleduc@kpcmedia.com

Through the generosity of Dick and Deanna Freeland, the large home they have occupied in southwest Fort Wayne has served as something of an event center for the political and philanthropic causes they have supported. “It’s provided the ambiance of warmth and class,” said Steve Shine of Shine & Hardin LLP, who is chairman of the Allen County Republican Party. “It’s very impressive and very warm feeling. “Ever since they became residents in their new home they have made it very available for causes they supported, whether they be conservative causes or philanthropic causes within the community, and it was on a regular basis,” he said. Shine said the Oct. 20 death of Dick Freeland marks a sad day for everyone who knew the ardent supporter of capitalism and free enterprise, especially those who traveled in his political and philanthropic circles. “His involvement and his impact within the conservative movement including the Allen County Republican Party were significant and substantial. He had a conservative philosophy, which included a hard work ethic, which is evidenced by

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his success in the business world and his support of conservative causes,” Shine said. Freeland supported individual candidates through the Northeast Indiana PAC for Better Government, which he oversaw. He was a regional finance chairman of the Bush/Quayle presidential campaign in 1992. “He was an avid supporter and friend of Dan Quayle and was behind Dan in his rise to national prominence as vice president of the United States. And I would venture to say that Dan Quayle may not have been vice president of the United States without the support and backing of … both Dick and Deanna’s deep involvement,” Shine said. Republican officials issuing statements on Freeland’s passing included Gov. Mike Pence, Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, and Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind. Freeland received the Sagamore of the Wabash shortly after Pence became governor this year. Pence said: “Today, Indiana lost an extraordinary Hoosier in the passing of Dick Freeland of Fort Wayne. Dick Freeland lived the American dream. A loving family man, successful entrepreneur and businessman, Dick Freeland used his success to lift up his community, his state

and his nation through generous philanthropy to countless worthy causes. “His leadership and example will be deeply missed. His contributions to the city of Fort Wayne and to the state of Indiana will be remembered always, and Karen and I send our deepest condolences and prayers for comfort to his beloved wife Deanna, his family and all those who mourn the passing of this good and great man.” Stutzman said: “Dick Freeland showed that lasting achievement is built on character and integrity. Our community has lost a generous philanthropist, a successful businessman and an outstanding Hoosier. “By living out Hoosier values, Dick Freeland made Fort Wayne and Indiana a better place. Christy and I are deeply saddened and our prayers are with his wife Deanna and his family.” Coats said: “Dick Freeland was a longtime friend. His journey from the steel mills to running the most successful Pizza Hut franchise in the country is a remarkable story. Dick’s success as an entrepreneur was exceeded only by his generosity and philanthropy. “The number of people Dick anonymously helped is little known but made an incredible impact on many lives. He will be missed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to Deanna and the Freeland family.”

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“He had such high standards and yet he was very patient, and he had just a remarkable blend of those two characteristics.” Mike Landram of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. had a chance to observe those traits while working as director of training and human resources for Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne from 1991 to 2004. “Working in that organization was a great experience because it was a first-class organization and was regarded as one of the best-run Pizza Hut (businesses) in the United States, if not the entire world,” he said. “Some of the highest-volume restaurants in the entire country were in Dick’s organization. “Dick always would say, ‘If we do what’s right for customers and do what’s right for the employees, the financial health of the company will be there,’” Landram said. “For the 41-year history of the company, he never varied that, and I think it’s a secret of the success of the company to this day.” Doing what was right for the employees sometimes went beyond what might reasonably be expected from an employer when a worker encountered a personal crisis.

“If they had a family member who passed away or had personal challenges going on, Dick would be very eager to get them resources to help them with those challenges,” Landram said. “He loved people. He loved everybody. Dick was a very engaging, compassionate individual … He wasn’t an overly conversational person, but when you engaged him in a conversation he would get to know you pretty quick and particularly if you had a need.” His compassion and interest in the wellbeing of others also was manifest through philanthropy and his involvement in community and political organizations. He served on the board of the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, which is now part of Greater Fort Wayne, and became involved with its capital campaigns and economic-development efforts. He also served on the boards of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Lutheran Hospital, Leadership Fort Wayne and the Allen County Republican Party. He also was a member of the Fort Wayne Business Forum, Young Presidents’ Organization, the Council for National Policy, the Republican Senatorial Committee, the Fort Wayne

Country Club and Sycamore Hills Golf Club. “The kind of causes that Dick and Deanna always regarded as very high on their list were things centered around children, kids. I think they were very diverse in their philanthropic endeavors, but there seemed to be a common thread there around children,” Landram said. Freeland was a popular figure in the business community and his expertise was valued as a board member at Steel Dynamics Inc., Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis and the International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association, where he was a Hall of Fame member. “The community lost a great self-made entrepreneurial person who started with initially nothing more than an idea and a lot of desire and did all the right things to build a very successful pizza empire right here in Fort Wayne,” Landram said. “That became kind of a model for other individuals and self-made entrepreneurs who wanted to be as successful as Dick, and it’s a shame you kind of lost somebody who has done that as well as the philanthropic things he supported. A lot of different entities lost a good friend when they lost Dick Freeland.”

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A job — kinda, sorta — done Now that the shutdown is over, the federal government has gotten back to work. The only problem is the federal government is getting back to work. The words “government” and “work” are sometimes antithetical to one another. This is not some anti-government screed that would ridiculously try to argue the shutdown was a good thing and we’re better off with Washington, D.C., completely off our backs and out of our business. It’s simply a lament that many times when the federal government is earnestly trying to accomplish something important, it fails. Miserably. As in palm-to-forehead-I-can’t-believe-they-actually-allowed-that-tohappen bad. For three years, we’ve known that insurance exchanges mandated under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were coming. For three years, we’ve known that some states would create their own exchanges and others, like Indiana, wouldn’t. For three years, we’ve known that in order to purchase health insurance through the exchanges, people would need to submit basic personal and income information, most likely through an online portal. For three years, we’ve known that the exchanges then would need to hand off those individuals signing up for health insurance to the insurance companies whose products are being offered. Three years.

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So of course on Oct. 1, the date individuals could first sign up for health insurance through HealthCare. gov, the website by and large didn’t work. Nearly a month later, it still isn’t working as it was envisioned. Published reports paint a disappointing picture of federal workers scrambling to get the site up and running by Oct. 1 and a clear lack of understanding among officials of the amount of visitor traffic it would have to withstand. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has been a mess. Much of that is because rules and procedures for large swaths of the law are still being written. But some of the confusion comes from the outside, like with the no-win political battles over health-care reform that most recently resulted in the shutdown. And yet to risk being redundant, we’ve known for three years that the online exchange was coming. How welcome would it have been on Oct. 1 — as the politicians brayed and strutted, and preened and demeaned in Washington, D.C. — if the HealthCare. gov site functioned as it was intended to, and in the process helped reduce some of the confusion about the ACA? How refreshing would it have been if the online exchange were created competently and efficiently? Instead, getting back to work means fixing the work that was done before.

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It’s coming. Not tomorrow, but soon. You and I will be asked by our federal and state representatives how the nation and Indiana should pay for the roads we drive on. In the 1800s, local property taxes covered the road fund. People with more time than money might meet their local obligations working on the roads when not working on their farms. In the 1900s, it became clear that well-maintained road systems were vital to national, state and local interests. As the property tax diminished in importance, state and federal funding increased their roles in financing our roads. Now, the existing system is under pressure n and alternatives are being considered. In Indiana, we pay 18 cents per gallon of gas we buy at the pump. Yet as our cars and trucks become more efficient, get more miles per gallon, revenue does not keep pace with miles driven. One way out is to raise the gas tax. This would encourage more hybrid and electric car sales, a policy consistent with reducing air pollution. But it discriminates against older cars, trucks and their owners. Another way does not discriminate between vehicles according to their power source: increase parking taxes. Tax land that is used for parking, even if there is no existing fee for parking (as at most malls). However, drivers (voters) hate parking fees, often feeling that parking is (or Morton J. should be) provided by property owners or the Marcus city for free. Perhaps less disliked is the idea of charging a mileage fee that would support the roads and bridges we use daily. It’s a simple idea with immense complexities. In its purest form, the owner of a vehicle reports the mileage when the annual license on that vehicle is renewed. The next year, the renewal form shows that mileage and the owner records the current mileage. Then the owner multiplies the number of miles driven in the interval (a year in most cases) by the tax rate. Yes, this has its problems. It assumes that drivers can read the odometers on their cars and are capable of subtracting the old mileage figure from the new one. Then drivers must be capable of multiplying two numbers. These elementary-school tasks are already performed by those who file the state income tax form. “But won’t people cheat?” you may rightfully ask. Of course they will, just as they cheat on their state and federal income tax. But odometer readings could be checked and recorded when drivers are stopped for some other offense. Annual self-reporting is preferable to a system whereby a device is placed in your car to record and report where you are driving at what hour. These monitors are a threat to privacy already in use as the E-ZPass or I-Pass on toll roads. We are going to have to find a new way to fund our roads; it shouldn’t mean a radical change in our lives.

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for a new Y in Bluffton to replace the existing storefront facility, the foundation’s board decided the best use of its money would be to help fund a new YMCA, Bucher explained. Other significant financial assistance came from the Bluffton Regional Medical Center, which pledged $250,000 to the project to support a wellness center that will bear its name. “The Y is a nonprofit organization that shares our commitment to improving the health of area residents,” said Aaron Garofola, CEO of Bluffton Regional Medical Center, part of the Lutheran Health network. “We see our gift as a meaningful investment in the health of our community and in our local economy. Bluffton Regional has long advised our patients on the many health benefits of exercise and community involvement. The new Y will make it even easier for members of the community to utilize that information,” he said. The AWS Foundation granted $500,000 toward the new Y, with half to be awarded immediately and half to be used to match other new gifts for the project. The new

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development is funding a training program that could help area job seekers find high-paying employment while addressing a shortage of truck drivers in Wells County and the surrounding counties. The first of at least five groups to take the six-weeks course will start on Nov. 4 at the Sirva moving company complex at 5001 U.S. 30 W. in Fort Wayne. The department will cover the program’s cost for qualified participants through $4,000 grants awarded by WorkOne. The grants will cover books, training, a Department of Transportation physical exam and the first attempt at a commercial driver’s license skills test. Ivy Tech Corporate College began teaching the course at the Sirva location this summer and recently finished training two individuals there. One of the graduates is working for an area moving company and the other is working for a family farm. “We have a classroom out there and we have a driving range — it’s like a parking lot with places where they can do backing and all sorts of things. It was North American’s when they did training and they no longer do any training,” said Kaylene Smith, professional development program manager for the Corporate College. The classes take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, with 88 hours spent in the classroom and 68 hours behind the wheel, in the lab or practicing pre-trip truck inspection. The training has been well received by area trucking companies. “The industry is real positive about it,” Smith said. “Getting qualified students and students who are interested in it as a career has been more challenging; driving trucks is not for everyone.” Making the training available without charge is expected to increase its enroll-

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Major gifts — including, most prominently, a pledge of $3 million from the Caylor-Nickel Foundation — are funding the construction of a new, $6.8-million YMCA that will offer Wells County residents a range of services the current facility just could not. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Caylor-Nickel Foundation Family YMCA was held Oct. 1, and the new facility is expected to open in the fall of 2014. The new YMCA will offer: full-day child care for infants through school age; a chapel; a family-friendly aquatic center with walk-in entry, a slide and sauna; a gymnasium with two basketball courts; a large wellness center; aerobic and cycling rooms; a “Child Watch” service while parents work out; game room; and complete locker-room facilities including family changing rooms. The Wells County Y is part of the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne. “With the addition of this YMCA, we will be able to serve more children with all day child care, provide a gathering place for people from all walks of

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life to come together, offer seniors a place to stay physically and socially active, and provide a healthy environment for families to spend time together. The entire community will become stronger,” said Marty Pastura, president and CEO of the Fort Wayne-based organization. The new Wells County facility has been several years in the making, and got a big boost early on from the Caylor-Nickel Foundation, which was looking for a way to spend down most of its assets. The foundation was created years ago to support the nonprofit Caylor-Nickel hospital in Bluffton. When that facility was sold to a for-profit, Caylor-Nickel switched its emphasis to offering wellness programs in Wells and Adams counties, said controller Nile Bucher. About three years ago, seeing the need

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Y’s gym will be named after the Dream Team, a Wells County YMCA program for young people with physical and intellectual disabilities. “This grant recognizes the Y’s capacity and desire to be inclusive and accessible,” said AWS Foundation board chair, Patti Hays. “We know that a facility of this caliber will enhance recreation and socialization opportunities for individuals with disabilities and their families, as well as increase community awareness and involvement in the Dream Team program.” Another important donation came from the James S. Jackson family, which provided 30 acres of land, at 550 W. Dustman Road, enough to build the new 39,400 square-foot facility and provide space for future growth. Along with other gifts from businesses, organizations and individuals in the community, the YMCA is now just $100,000 from its financial goal. “They did a good job of fundraising. They got a lot of support in the community,” Bucher said.

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ment. Candidates applying for the grants must have received their GEDs recently or be unemployed or underemployed. “Offering to pay for it is something that started because of need,” said Tim Ehlerding, executive director for Wells County Economic Development. For most people who are unemployed, “$4,000 is a lot of money,” he said. Ehlerding approached WorkOne about grant funding for the CDL training program after learning about truck-driver shortages in Wells County at employers including First Fleet and Ormsby Trucking. “The two firms are basically working with us and have both told us they will guarantee interviews for any graduate from this program,” he said. “I know of 25 truckdriving jobs in Wells County alone and Ormsby and First Fleet are a large part of that. They and truck driving firms throughout this nation need drivers.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics has said it expects the trucking industry would need to fill 330,000 positions nationwide between 2010 and 2020. Ehlerding said he has seen studies projecting a shortage of 500 to 1,400 truck drivers for northeast Indiana, and help-

“The two firms are basically working with us and have both told us they will guarantee interviews for any graduate from this program.”

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wanted sections of most area newspapers always advertise openings for truck drivers. The truck-driving jobs that are available in Wells County pay above-average wages. Most drivers can expect to earn $55,000 per year at First Fleet, a short-haul company that delivers goods for Kroger Co., which has a distribution facility in Bluffton. Some of the drivers there make more than $70,000 annually. And because First Fleet is a short-haul company, its drivers are guaranteed to be home every 24 hours. Ehlerding said the area economy will benefit from the increased payrolls at trucking companies, and providing a good logistics infrastructure will keep northeast Indiana attractive to companies looking for manufacturing locations. “It’s imperative to our economic success that we have a training facility for truckers in northeast Indiana.”

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Reunion an opportunity to remember life’s important lessons I graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School in 1963. No computers, no cellphones, no Internet, no email, no texting, no credit cards, no cassette tapes (let alone CDs) and no cable TV. How the hell did I survive? By playing ball every day after school. By riding my bike. By being active. Oh, that. Back then, Haddonfield was a middle/ upper-middle-class town of 12,000 with a high school of about 1,000 kids. All smart. Dress code: If you wore blue jeans to

school, they sent you home. It was a different time. Kennedy was president. Our history teacher made everyone subscribe to The New York Times, and every day he assigned us reading. The thing I remember most were the weekly Kennedy press conferences. The entire text was published. Kennedy had an amazing sense of humor. I devoured every word. Part of my recent 50th-anniversary reunion weekend included a Saturday tour

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of the high school. It was amazing to think about how big it looked back then and how small it looked today. And on Sunday there was a memorial service in honor of our fallen classmates. Friends. Good friends. Happy and sad all at once. And the reality that age is setting in. After the service almost no one left. We started talking about high school and some of the teachers and classes. Funny stories, escapades, sports teams, assorted social events and recounting memories of our departed friends. Within a few minutes, the talk took a surprising turn. Each person talked about a teacher who impacted them. So many of the stories were similar: We were grateful for the teacher or teachers that emphasized writing and grammar. English. (The language currently undergoing a complete overhaul through the mediums of email and texting.) Personally, I had a teacher my freshman year who gave a grammar test every day. They’re, there and their. You’re and your. They were lessons banged into our heads — until, through repetition, every kid got it. Me included. Little did I know that 30 years later it would be the foundation for my writing career. How’s your grammar? How’s your use of your and you’re? How’s your use of to and too? Are you aware of how important grammar is when you put your emails, texts, blog posts, Facebook posts and tweets out into the SMS and cyber world? My classmates and I sang a chorus of appreciation for the grammar lessons — although at the time those everyday tests and lessons were being given, every student complained. For a moment, I imagined what would

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be happening in the n same situation today. Parents complaining about too many tests. Teachers unions balking about too many papers to grade. Kids texting and protesting about abusive educational practices. And pressure forcing a “testing policy” to be fair to everyone. While talking with a friend of mine about the grammar lessons from high school, he said, “Whenever I see a grammar error in the subject line of an email, I delete it without opening it.” Note well: Your grammar is a reflection of your image. Good or bad, you have made an impression. And like all impressions, you are in total control. Note well: It’s the little things. It’s the details. Your look, your image, your quiet confidence, your presentation skills, your knowledge of the customer and your writing skills that include your grammar. And salespeople think it’s the big things, like the price of what you’re selling and your sales techniques. Your next reunion: Go! Not just to see the people, but also to remember and be grateful for the lessons that shaped your future. My reunion was an affirmation that I got a great fundamental and foundational education — and then had enough sense to implement the information. I hope you did, and you do, too.

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THOR CLOSES SALE, AUTHORIZES DIVIDEND Elkhart-based Thor Industries Inc. completed the previously announced sale of its bus business to Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. The company’s board said Oct. 21 it had received $100 million in cash as proceeds from the transaction, and had approved a special dividend of $1 per share. The dividend will be payable Nov. 19 to shareholders of record Nov. 5. “With the completion of the sale of the bus business, Thor is embarking on a new period in its history with a focus purely on

the growth of the RV business,” said Peter Orthwein, Thor’s executive chairman. “While we will continue to use our cash to grow our core RV business and maintain and grow our regular dividend, the board decided that the payment of a special dividend was in the best interest of our shareholders at this time. This marks the second year in a row that we have paid a special dividend and is another example of our priority in returning cash to our shareholders.” The acquisition will give ASV seven of the bus industry’s most prominent brands: Champion Bus, General Coach America, Goshen Coach, El Dorado National California, El Dorado National Kansas, Krystal Coach and Federal Coach.

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“I am so excited to see how this neighborhood impacts the entire community” How did you become interested in working for an organization like Habitat for Humanity?

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After college, I worked in the pharmaceutical industry for four years. During that Name: Justin Berger time, I served Age: 31 in many roles: Organization: Fort sales representaWayne Habitat for tive, marketing, Humanity sales training Title: CEO and territory m a n a g e m e n t . Location: 2020 E. Washington Blvd., My college Suite 500 background was chemistry Employs: 16 pre-med, and I Website: www.fort waynehabitat.org enjoyed working in the medical Education: bachelor’s field but I really degree from Indiana felt I was called University-Purdue to work in University Fort Wayne; certificate ministry. in nonprofit execuA good friend tive leadership from of mine served Indiana Universityon the board Purdue University at Habitat and Indianapolis mentioned at lunch one day that he thought I may be what they were looking for in new leadership for the organization. I had explored a couple of other opportunities in ministry, but Habitat for Humanity’s mission seemed to most resonate with me, and I felt like I was led to serve here. Habitat has a sustainable business model that continues to grow year after year as it serves more families with new homes. Another draw for me was the fact Habitat is an organization with a mission deeply rooted in Christian principles. What are some of the aspects of the organization and its mission of building affordable homes for individuals and families who otherwise might not have a chance at homeownership that resonate with you?

The first word that comes to mind when I think of Habitat’s mission of providing the

opportunity for affordable homeownership in Fort Wayne is “stability.” For a majority of those who live in our community, our homes are something we take for granted. Shelter is a basic human right, and prior to coming to Habitat even I was naive to the need right here in our own backyard. Habitat’s mission is to end substandard housing worldwide by putting God’s love into action and bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. And that is a mission that can resonate with

the entire community — whether you are volunteering, investing or benefiting from it. Habitat usually builds homes one or two at a time, but your organization is about to kick off Fuller’s Landing, a residential community in northwest Fort Wayne. It sounds like an ambitious project. How did that project come about, how big of a project is it and what have been some of n

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For the last several years we had been looking for ways to have a greater impact on the community and serve more families in need than ever before. As I looked into best practices for serving families, I spent some time traveling and talking to other affiliates across the nations that were really the “best in class” Habitat affiliates. As I continued to gather information, one common theme with all of them was they were not just a homebuilder, building one

house here and another there in what we call “in-fill” construction, but they were building communities. Some of the affiliates were building city blocks and some were developing entire subdivisions. That is really where this entire idea kicked off. We had seen some success locally in 30-plus lots we built homes on off of Wayne Trace where families were thriving, living close to others with whom they had shared experiences. The neighbors were reaching out and helping one another. They knew each other well and genuinely cared for

their streets. This area was never planned as a Habitat neighborhood, but we had evidence here at home that this could be a tremendous success if we took this community model and built upon its strengths. After a couple trips to visit our friends at the Nashville, Tenn., Habitat, taking a lot of notes and discussing their success with area leaders, the organization finally saw the fruits of our labor in Fuller’s Landing, Fort Wayne Habitat’s first neighborhood that approximately 120 families will call home in the next five to seven years. What sort of impact do you hope the Fuller’s Landing project will have on the surrounding community?

Fuller’s Landing will have an impact across the entire community. We hope that the ripple effect is seen in a couple different ways. First, there will be a tremendous economic impact across the community. During the five to seven years of construction, the National Association of Home Builders projects that Fuller’s Landing will produce an economic impact of $4.2 million, supporting 75 local jobs. The economic impact doesn’t stop there. Once Fuller’s Landing is complete, these homeowners will continue to have an economic impact of $1.5 million annually (of which approximately $140,000 is property-tax revenue) and will support 32 jobs locally on an annual basis. The economic impact will be sustainable and provide long-term support for our community. The other impact we hope the housing in Fuller’s Landing will have is something that they realized in Nashville as they are now working on their fourth neighborhood development. In Nashville, the local government has been able to use Habitat’s homes as a minimum standard for rental units in the area. They have been able to press landlords to bring up the conditions of their properties to match that of Habitat if they are going to charge more than a Habitat mortgage. If we can find a way to collaborate with the local government, we have the potential to help raise housing standards in our community, which will not only have a tremendous impact on all low to moderate income families who choose to rent but on the overall health and vitality of the community as a whole. Aside from the Fuller’s Landing project, what are some of the goals that Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity wants to accomplish in the future?

Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity is looking to launch another program called the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) over the next few of years. The program is currently in a pilot stage and will be completing several small projects as we

identify target neighborhoods with which to partner. NRI will be a program that works in targeted areas with good existing housing stock but need some assistance in rehab or repair work for families unable to afford it otherwise. Habitat will also be looking to demolish some properties or purchase vacant lots in these focused areas to build new homes that fit the neighborhood makeup. We are really excited about the impact this program could have on our community, and have been collaborating with several potential partners in the hopes of making this a community-wide effort to beautify and build hope across Allen County. Are there specific moments during your career at Habitat that stand out?

There are three things that stand out currently. The first is our first-ever Home Builder’s Blitz that occurred last summer, where we built three homes in collaboration with area homebuilders in one week. It was a lot of fun and impacted three families in a big way. The second was my trip to El Salvador last February to build homes for a week for families in need there. I have been blessed with the opportunity to serve on the Summit Committee for El Salvador through Habitat for Humanity International and can’t wait to go back and serve again to see the impact of our tithe funds we send to help build homes there. Currently, we have helped 102 families with housing solutions in El Salvador. The third is definitely the launch of Fuller’s Landing. I am so excited to see how this neighborhood impacts the entire community. If someone was interested in volunteering with the organization or potentially seeking a career with Habitat, what advice would you give that person?

Come on out! We need volunteers every day. Volunteers are what make this ministry thrive. Our ReStore is open TuesdaySaturday and we need volunteers daily to help with customer service, stock shelves and assist with donations. Our construction site is also always a busy place. We need to engage 25,000 volunteers over the next five to seven years to make Fuller’s Landing a reality. I know Allen County can make that happen. We also have a large Christmas event, Holiday Houses for Habitat, that will be running from Black Friday through Christmas Eve at Glenbrook Square Mall. We need volunteers to help out at the event and greet visitors who walk through during that busy month of holiday shopping. By Barry Rochford. To suggest an idea for “Career Path,” email news@fwbusiness.com.

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EVERGREEN Dymon Farrer was named general manager of Middlebury-based EverGreen LLC’s Lifestyle Luxury RV division. He will oversee manufacturing, sales and distribution of all Lifestyle Luxury RV brands, including the new Alfa Gold fifth wheel. He has more than 20 years of RV industry management and sales experience.

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Local talent. A world of resources. BMO Private Bank welcomes Gary Reiter. Bailey

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EILBACHER FLETCHER David Bailey, a partner at Eilbacher Fletcher LLP in Fort Wayne, recently

completed a 40-hour civil-mediation training program in Indianapolis. He is now a registered civil mediator under the state’s Rules for Alternate Dispute Resolution.

SHEET METAL WORKERS Darryl Esterline was named business representative at Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 in Fort Wayne. Darrell Hickman was named an executive board member for the Fort Wayne area.

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL Andrew Stores, a financial professional with Prudential Financial Inc. in Fort

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Wayne, earned the chartered life underwriter designation from The American College.

BMO Private Bank is pleased to announce that Gary Reiter has joined our Indiana office as Vice President, Senior Trust Administrator. Gary brings over 30 years of professionalism, reliability and dedication to serving clients’ wealth management needs.

Gary J. Reiter Vice President, Senior Trust Administrator 135 N. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 1000 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-269-1315 or gary.reiter@bmo.com

MID-CITY OFFICE SYSTEMS John Mays was named network architect at Mid-City Office Systems Inc. in Auburn. He has more than seven years of enterprise computer network and server experience, specializing in Cisco, Microsoft and Linux operating systems.

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BRINER BUILDING Bryan Harshbarger was promoted to vice president-sales/ marketing at Briner Building Inc. in Bluffton. He began working at the company in 2007, primarily serving as a project manager/estimator.

MALLERS & SWOVERLAND ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Wayne clinic. Lisa Saxe has moved to the southwest clinic to partner in the practice.

IDEAL SUBURBAN HOMES Kim Davis was named director of sales at Ideal Suburban Homes Inc. in Fort

Wayne. She has worked at the company since 2005 and will oversee all sales-related activities.

YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE Suzanne Batdorff was hired as program director of the Wells County YMCA, which

Building a legacy. “When it’s your name on a business, you have an obligation to your clients to do it right. The Salin family works to build better communities by helping businesses and individuals grow and protect their financial future. Bill Salin II President & CEO

is part of the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne.

PROFED FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Katie Hirsch was promoted to assistant vice president/Visa at ProFed Federal Credit Union in Fort Wayne. She will oversee the daily functions of the Visa operations area. Emily Witte was promoted to assistant vice president/main branch manager.

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Keyflow digital team announced KPC Media Group Inc., which publishes Business Weekly, announced the members of its new creative team charged with significantly elevating the importance and quality of digital content for small and medium-sized businesses in northeast Indiana. Keyflow Creative, a division of KPC Media Ann Cardenas Gough Group, provides website development, graphic design, social-media management, search engine optimization, high-end photography, film and video production, marketing, e-commerce solutions and more. The seasoned, tech-savvy team consists of the following: Tiffany Ann, business development; Lucretia Cardenas, general manager; Valerie Lynch Neddeff Shaw Gough, content strategist/copywriter; Kelly Lynch, digital media director; KPC Media Group has Shib Neddeff, business development been locally owned since manager; Garrett Shaw, graphic designer/ its founding in 1911. digital artist; and Gerald Vandeveer, SEO/ With editorial and busicontent marketing. ness offices in Kendall“I am so excited about this creative ville, Auburn, Angola and team of professionals,” said Terry Ward, Fort Wayne, KPC Media COO of KPC Media Group. “They under- Group publishes Busistand the challenges of owning, maintaining ness Weekly, three daily Vandeveer and growing a business, and they also newspapers, three weekly understand how digital marketing can truly newspapers, the Times make a positive impact on the bottom Community Publications in Allen County, line. “Together with their energy, business Family magazine and the Smart Shopper, acumen and technical skills, this marketing along with phone books and real-estate team can design the digital architecture that guides in northeast Indiana. The company will advance small to medium sized busi- also has commercial-printing and directnesses in northeast Indiana.” mail divisions.

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LEGACY PROJECTS GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL A contract for a riverfront development study was introduced at the Fort Wayne City Council’s Oct. 22 meeting. The $499,500 study that would be led by SWA Group of Sausalito, Calif., would be paid for using Legacy Fort Wayne funding. City Council members could discuss the SWA Group contract at their next meeting Nov. 5, and they could approve the contract at their Nov. 12 meeting. The study likely will take a year to 18 months to complete, according to an announcement from Mayor Tom Henry’s office. Other firms assisting with the study are: MKM Architecture + Design in Fort Wayne; Baltimore-based Biohabitats Inc.; Long Beach, Calif.-based Moffatt & Nichol; and AMEC, which is headquartered in London and has an office in Indianapolis. At the Oct. 22 meeting, the City Council

also got its first look at a resolution that calls for using $5 million in Legacy Fort Wayne funding to create college scholarships and provide financial support to local nonprofits’ programs that improve job readiness and skills development for residents. The $3-million Higher Education Scholarship Fund would be administered by the Questa Foundation, with scholarships awarded to students living in Fort Wayne who are about to enter a college or university within the city. The $2-million Educational Services Fund would be administered by the city’s Community Development Department, with awards made annually to nonprofits through a request-for-proposals process. Only the investment earnings accumulated from the combined $5 million in Legacy Fort Wayne funding would be used each year for scholarships and nonprofit grants, the mayor’s office said.The City Council is expected to discuss the resolution at its Nov. 5 meeting and could vote on the measure at its Nov. 12 meeting.

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Kruse wants committee to consider changes for IPFW BY DAVE KURTZ dkurtz@kpcmedia.com

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne deserves a better status and funding level, said state Sen. Dennis Kruse, Kruse R-Auburn. Kruse chairs a legislative committee studying the state’s regional university campuses. It met for the final time Oct. 23, and Kruse hoped it would endorse changes for IPFW. (Editor’s note: The meeting took place after Business Weekly’s deadline.) “IPFW at this time in history is worthy of having a unique designation, whatever the name might be,” Kruse said Oct. 21. One possibility is declaring it a metropolitan campus, he said. As a result of a new designation, IPFW might be able to offer doctoral degrees and increase its funding, Kruse said. “IPFW has never had a doctoral program,” Kruse said. As the state’s fifthlargest university campus, “I think it’s worthy,” he added. Kruse listed five possible doctoral programs for IPFW: education; health services (possibly doctor of nursing); insurance; orthopedics; and engineering. “If we have a unique status as a campus, maybe the funding formula could be a little bit different to enhance the funding of IPFW,” Kruse added. “It seems we should have a higher position in the funding status. IPFW’s down at the bottom almost all the time. It seems to me we shouldn’t be.” Of the state’s 14 university campuses, IPFW traditionally ranks between 12th and 14th in funding, Kruse said. With 13,459 students this fall, IPFW is larger than Indiana State University and the University of Southern Indiana. The only larger sites are the Indiana University and Purdue University main campuses,

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Ball State University. Kruse suggested the possibility of having Indiana University govern all of the state’s regional campuses instead of splitting the task with Purdue, which oversees IPFW. The Fort Wayne campus tends to have an equal distribution of IU and Purdue students, he said. “If you started over in Indiana, you probably would have only one regional campus system instead of having two,” Kruse said. He also thinks Indiana University might be a stronger advocate for the Fort Wayne campus. “IPFW has 33 buildings. Purdue University has never requested one of those buildings to be built in Fort Wayne,” Kruse said. All new buildings at IPFW have come at the request of state legislators, he said. “Someday, I think it should become an independent university,” Kruse said about IPFW. “We are not pushing for independence now, but someday that may be a topic to discuss.” Kruse said he understands that many IPFW students like the idea that their degrees are awarded by Indiana University or Purdue University. Still, he said, “I think there’s a day coming when Fort Wayne deserves its own university.” He pointed to the model of the University of Southern Indiana, which in 1985 became independent from Indiana State University. Kruse graduated from IPFW in 1970 and was in the second freshman class to enroll at the campus, when it had only one building. Since then, it has grown from approximately 500 students to more than 13,000. “It’s been a great asset for northeast Indiana,” he said about IPFW. This story originally appeared in The Star, which is published by Business Weekly owner KPC Media Group Inc.

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS FORT WAYNE ABOITE TOWNSHIP Place Commercial LLC 4180 Sage Bluff Crossing $6,000,000

WAYNE TOWNSHIP Briner Building Inc. 4604 Arden Drive $590,000

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS FORT WAYNE ABOITE TOWNSHIP Granite Ridge Builders Inc. 2733 Alstone Manor Drive $370,172 Heller & Sons Inc. 11618 Tweedsmuir Run $200,000

ALLEN COUNTY CEDAR CREEK TOWNSHIP Granite Ridge Builders Inc. 10506 Quail Run $277,806

READER’S GUIDE BizLeads is a collection of information gathered from northeast Indiana courthouses, state government offices and informational Web sites. These listings are intended to help companies find new customers as well as stay on top of happenings with current customers, vendors and competitors. New Businesses lists firms that were recently incorporated in the state of Indiana. Information is gathered from the Indiana Secretary of State. Addresses listed may not be the actual address of the business. Building Permits are issued by the Allen County Building Department during the specified period of time. Real Estate is a list of agricultural, commercial, industrial, and residential real estate sales recorded by the state of Indiana. Bankruptcies are from the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana. For complete data involving a particular filing please access the The PACER Service Center, the Federal Judiciary’s centralized registration, billing, and technical support center for electronic access to U.S. District, Bankruptcy, and Appellate court records. Its Web site URL is http://pacer. psc.uscourts.gov. Patents include the following: Patent number, local inventor and assignee, brief description, filed date and approved date. Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Hawthorn Valley Enterprises Inc. 2166 Henry V Crossing $94,000 Sterling Homes Inc. 2206 Othello Cove $100,000

MARION TOWNSHIP Quality Crafted Homes Inc. 5717 Monroeville Road $239,0075

Lynn Delagrange Inc. 2115 Forest Glade $900,000 Windsor Inc. 5426 Argiano Crossing $168,945 KAM Construction Inc. 12809 Charenton Court $170,000 Granite Ridge Builders Inc. 11272 Parkers Bay Drive $259,900

8617 Castle Creek Drive From Pamela E. Kerr to Linda M. Zurbach and Amy Perkins $193,000

10801 N. Westlakes Drive From Scott P. David to Brian R. and Amy J. Biedenbach $200,000

2530 Covington Pointe Trail From Thomas Kindler Trust to Keith B. and Anita F. Clark $146,000

4316 Aboite Lake Drive From Brian R. and Amy J. Biedenbach to Sarah A. Garvin $112,900

2502 Getz Road From US Bank NA to Time Corners Self Storage LLC $2,388,750

10116 Winding Creek Lane From the estate of John J. Cuccia to Holli M. Murphy $138,000 4002 E. Saddle Drive From Harlan A. Schultz to JJM Properties LLC $76,000 1928 Tranquil Court From Buescher Construction Co. to Pamela A. Fox $336,260 7506 Oak Lane From Helga Wickliffe to Alice Harrison LLC $129,500 8933 Stockbridge Place From William S. and Jessica C. Lebrato to Aaron C. Butcher $145,000

3530 Waterton Cove From David L. Bussell to David V. Engllish Jr. $194,000

4818 Live Oak Court From Michael H. and Heather M. Billings to Eric T. and Kassandre L. Bucher $174,900

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Fall Creek Homes by Barry Light 1717 Meadowsweet Parkway $160,000 Fall Creek Homes by Barry Light 1707 Meadowsweet Parkway $149,000

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4221 Octagon Square From Paul A. and Sandra A. Clausen to Thomas G. and Camilla A. Sauder $144,000

Listings may vary due to information availability and space constraints.

LAKE TOWNSHIP Hawthorn Valley Enterprises Inc. 2128 Henry V Crossing $98,000

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6667 Quail Ridge Lane From Roger L. and Cheryl D. Koenemann to Kevin D. and Lori A. Williams $118,000 6021 Cheswick Cove From David Z. Huseman to Brian E. And Erin L. Mutton $109,000 9817 Illinois Road From Rick A. and Sharon J. Meyers to Magnifi LLC $400,000

9831 Illinois Road From Rick A. Meyers to Magnifi LLC $605,000 10515 Bent Tree Lane From Cheryl L. Friar to Andrew A. Arnett $137,000 10320 Woodland Ridge W. From Frank L. And Lois A. Kaibel to Allan M. Smith $152,700 7307 Covington Hollow Lane From John K. and Anca Thompson to Steven M. and Lindsey E. Broyles $266,000 2824 Covington Pines Court From Don E. and Carol A. Terman to Israel Martinez $118,500 1929 Lake Front Drive From 3030 LLC to Carriage Place Homes Inc. $54,055

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5402 Curry Ford Lane From Travis L. and Patricia A. Allee to James S. Vernot $113,000 825 Ivy Creek Cove From James M. and Victoria A. Padilla to Cole W. and Jessica A. Watkins $180,000 9912 White Hill Court From Paul M. and Kari T. Heitmann to Jason P. Mickley $210,000 1835 Silver Linden Court From the estate of Louise W. McCracken to Ward H. and Rebecca L. Lamon $202,500

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1110 N. Anthony Blvd. From HUD to Mary J. Ruckman $39,100

2502 Florida Drive From Gregory J. Bermes to Nathaniel A. Morken $96,500

4431 Kenilworth St. From HUD to Casual Coastal Investments LLC $22,500

646 Tennessee Ave. From CitiMortgage Inc. to HUD $63,400

2715 White Oak Ave. From Travis Rood to Joshua P. Ort $77,000

3907 Clermont Ave. From 3 Rivers Federal Credit Union to IHL Investments LLC $22,500

1704 Florida Drive From William T. Grantham to Timothy J. and Patricia M. Ley $100,000

449 Penn Ave. From Kevin L. and Tricia L. Spangler to Mike Minich $81,400

1727 N. Coliseum Blvd. From Shirley A. Vonderau to Alex A. Palermo $18,500

4730 Bowser Ave. From Oak Properties LLC to Sister Oak Properties LLC $26,000

1727 N. Coliseum Blvd. From Shirley A. Vonderau to Alex A. Palermo $18,500

4825 Monroe St. From Lydia Slaughter to JMJ Holdings I LLC $17,000

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905 Pemberton Drive From Frederick H. Fritcha to Renee J. Barker $35,000

4531 Bowser Ave. From Allen County sheriff to Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity Inc. $49,640

3429 Rolston St. From Jeffrey Harper to the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. $105,060 2137 Edgehill Ave. From Adam Hartman to Gerald W. Brown $33,000 632 Tennessee Ave. From Allen County sheriff to Fannie Mae $31,050

2035 Lake Front Drive From 3030 LLC to Bryan W. and Kaye A. Carlson $54,055

1307 Charlotte Ave. From Allen County sheriff to the Bank of New York Mellon $30,898

46805 916 Vance Ave. From Shannon K. and Michael S. Murphy to Daniel P. Murphy $24,000 1224 Somerset Lane From John L. and Brenda S. Walter to Kerry C. and Stephanie A. Buhk $119,000 923 Vance Ave. From Michael W. Trainer to Trac A. Hiemsira $39,000 2301 Kenwood Ave. From Allen County sheriff to 1st Source Bank $96,141 2923 Santa Rosa Drive From Michael A. Long Jr. to Jason M. Stein $107,500

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3506 Mono Gene Drive From Orestis Naselaris to Leah A. Incremona $14,500

3211 Oliver St. From Samuel Villeda to Gloria A. Ramirez $30,000

9419 Whispering Woods Drive From Amy R. Stewart to Nickolaus R. Cripe $145,500

1510 N. Glendale Drive From Ashlee M. Burnworth to Keena R. Knaggs $67,700

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1522 Vance Ave. From George H. and Catherine Sweigert to Robert A. Sweigert $82,000

2401 S. Harrison St. From Rolf W. and Aimee Daniel to Brian A. Schaper $37,000 4039 S. Wayne Ave. From Indiana Renewal & Development LLC to 4039 S. Wayne Ave. Land Trust $6,000

3322 Lillie St. From Paul E. and Mary E. Kelsaw to JMJ Holdings I LLC $10,500

718 W. Packard Ave. From Allen County sheriff to Jeff A. Piazza $28,001

4414 Kenilworth St. From Allen County sheriff to Bank of America NA $25,500

237 W. Burns Blvd. From Chenea B. Williams to Kendra Smiley $74,000

3118 Reed St. From Eisaman Real Estate Inc. to Oak Properties LLC $24,900

4301 Old Mill Road From Mark E. and Susyn J. Giaquinta to Francisco J. Reyes $274,900

4331 Austin Drive From Fannie Mae to Camila Rafael L. Amado and Alma R. Marquez $20,000 5520 Decatur Road From Trudy Warney to Cole Bryant Investments LLC $22,000

5700 Old Mill Road From Sherrill W. and Sarah A. Colvin to Thomas P. Aylward $295,000 459 Englewood Court From Duane J. Snow to Kondauar Captial Corp. $70,000

2927 Westbrook Drive From the Jennifer E. Grabill trust to Jacqueline J. Bollenbacher $22,000

3136 Smith St. From Gourlie Property Management Inc. to Ashley Custer $20,000

308 W. Concord Lane From Raul and Autumn Moreno to Yamin Hlaing $70,000

2510 Greenway Road From Allen County Community Development Corp. to Click4Homes LLC $8,800

3102 Smith St. From Jose Mendes to Oak Properties LLC $22,500

2829 S. Harrison St. From James N. and Annette A. Keller to Ittoo Paw $12,000

3424 Ivy League Drive From Karen S. Knepper to Htay Aung $84,000

4111 Abbott St. From William G. and Jacquelyn Williams to Yellow Door Enter LLC $32,550

612 Pasadena Drive From Allen County sheriff to Branch Banking and Trust Co. $65,451

1719 Columbia Ave. From Amy L. Merritt to JMJ Holding I LLC $39,035

2716 Adams St. From Patrick and Leisa M. Elser to Hughes Dyle $55,000

3202 Broadway From Cynthia G. Melville to Jaime Bahena $20,000

626 Wagner St. From T&D Properties Inc. to city of Fort Wayne $10,500

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4021 Buell Drive From Gene F. and Isabel R. Fiedler to Scott B. and Shelly A. Voelker $28,500 5045 Tacoma Ave. From James P. and Kathleen M. Bransfield to Richard L. and Schory A. Kay $128,500 719 Kinsmoor Ave. From Everhome Mortgage Co. to HUD $64,525 3213 Lajolla Court From Kingwood Property Group LLC to Antonio J. Barron $29,900 2414 S. Wayne Ave. From Summit City Investments Inc. to Bad Robot LLC $36,150 710 W. Oakdale Drive From Mark J. Hassen to Kara Harris $94,000 2703 Broadway From Broadway Family LP to Jeffrey Shambaugh LLC $96,000 5704 S. Harrison St. From the secretary of veterans affairs to John M. Hamilton $14,125 442 W. Wildwood Ave. From Midfirst Bank to the secretary of vererans affairs $17,626 914 Nuttman Ave. From Allen County sheriff to IAB Financial Bank for the Bradford Pepple Roth IRA $10,098 4926 Webster St. From Oak Properties LLC to Sister Oak Properties $30,000 1209 Illsley Drive From Richard J. and Carol R. Schwartz to Eugene H. Donnelly III and Jennifer L. Ammerman $179,900

46808 2517 Cambridge Blvd. From Bank of New York Mellon to Alex Palermo $33,242 2325 Cass St. From Fannie Mae to Eleazar Alacantara-Morales $17,260 1322 Putnam St. From Larry L. and Renee J. Sneary to Tyler Bearman $74,500 2519 St. Marys Ave. From Ralph W. Dunn to Amy P. Gutierrez $15,000

4835 Pocono Crossing From Allen County sheriff to Wells Fargo Bank NA $92,300

1521 Franklin Ave. From Allen County sheriff to Fannie Mae $34,768

4803 Redwall Rim Passageway From Equity Land Corp. to Westport Homes of Fort Wayne Inc. $26,200

2318 Montclair Ave. From Cole E. Crismore to Donald D. and Linda J. Reeb $49,000

2418 Grand Canyon From Equity Land Corp. to Westport Homes of Fort Wayne Inc. $26,200 4908 Redwall Rim Passageway From Equity Land Corp. to Westport Homes of Fort Wayne Inc. $26,200 4819 Redwall Rim Passageway From Equity Land Corp. to Westport Homes of Fort Wayne Inc. $26,200 1757 Meadowsweet Parkway From Fall Creek Homes to Brittainy B. Chaffee $124,150 3230 Edlu Drive From Stella M. Wilson to JRM Realty LLC $52,000 2808 Sawgrass Trail From the Donnasue Osborn revocable trust to Rose M. Johnson $143,000 5216 Powell Plateau Crossing From Mei Yu Lu to Michael L. Jarmus $116,000 1413 Spring St. From Brian Waikel to Stephen L. Follis $62,000 1427 Spring St. From Maurice B. and Mary J. Michaels to Scott Erlandson $33,000 1813 Emerson Ave. From Linda M. Zurbuch to Benjamin D. Porter $77,900 5200 Bass Road From Timothy M. and Kristine N. Momper to Michael E. and Amy J. Barnes $8,995 2606 N. Highlands Blvd. From Chad E. Biddle to Richard A. Williams $59,500 2417 Washington Court From State Farm Bank to Dan R. Delong $51,750

603 Florence Ave. From George W. Spice and Thomas Guy and Michael Gene to David E. and Julia D. Estabrook $37,500

fwbusiness.com 46814 14528 E. Walnut Run From Fifth Third Bank to David and Camille A. Miccoli $149,900 12124 Blairmore Court From Robert J. Ball II and Stephanie L. Steckbeck-Ball to Dennis C. Uhrhammen $388,000 14810 Buckeye Court From Douglas M. Conner to Tyler A. Martin $118,000

1601 Third St. From The Church of Anchor Community to Sorg Property Management LLC $28,000

14816 Remington Place From Heron Developers LLC II to Kam Construction LLC $85,000

1711 Lathrop Drive From Fannie Mae to Brad Lombard $39,500

15017 Waterbrook Road From Michael J. and Debra J. Diamente to Elizabeth C. and Sean McArdle $283,000

1025 Archer Ave. From Mark A. Moeller Sr. and Patty S. Moeller to Christopher B. Heidenreich $66,900

130 Royal Crest Drive From Richard J. and Jill L. Brady to John C. and Deborah A. Rock $469,000

46809 2810 Waynewood Drive From Fannie Mae to Kellen LLC $18,000

15030 Bristlecone Court From Allen County sheriff to Fannie Mae $117,300

6429 Fernwood Ave. From Marilyn K. Gordy to city of Fort Wayne $80,250

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10922 Azbury Blvd. From Larae L. Haggard to Wade R. and Kathy R. Brown $219,900

ADAMS COUNTY David E. Thatcher 804 Nuttman Ave. Decatur, IN 46733 Assets: $1,870 Liabilities: $46,458

ALLEN COUNTY 4019 Wenonah Lane From Fannie Mae to Marcial Ramirez and Dioselina E. Vizcarra $37,000

Tyrell J. Lindsey 538 Stadium Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Assets: $4,302 Liabilities: $24,144

5826 Kimberley Road From HUD to Carl Roysek $26,020

Joel W. and Amanda M. Essex 9017 Seiler Road New Haven, IN 46774 Assets: $184,244 Liabilities: $210,932

11127 Azbury Blvd. From Granite Ridge Builders Inc. to Keith D. and Marilyn J. Bultemeier $47,900 2236 Opechee Way From Timothy A. Thurston to Kasie S. Lehman $84,000 11102 Azbury Blvd. From Equity Land Corp. to Star Homes $44,115 6103 Blue Spruce Court From Christopher K. Blauvelt to Andrew Carter $80,000

David L. and Cheryl L. Mertz 2621 Sweet Cider Road Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Assets: $223,298 Liabilities: $373,636 Promise S. Smith 430 Pinegrove Lane, Apt. E Fort Wayne, IN 46807 Assets: $7,950 Liabilities: $21,971 Jeffrey A. Harper 5223 Sunnybrook Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $136,680 Liabilities: $178,153

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Tennille M. Bright 1611 E. Fairfax Ave. Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Assets: $23,725 Liabilities: $116,190

Erin M. Carden 927 Manck Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Assets: $8,200 Liabilities: $18,024

Matthew A. Faber 1303 Ashwood Drive Auburn, IN 46706 Assets: $180,983 Liabilities: $193,391

Devin N. Fugate 807 Village Green Drive Angola, IN 46703 Assets: $5,640 Liabilities: $14,716

Elizabeth K. Turkette 6973 Lake Forest Village Circle Fort Wayne, IN 46815 Assets: $1,694 Liabilities: $17,266

Paul S. and Sara M. Woods 1518 Shannon Drive New Haven, IN 46774 Assets: $100,430 Liabilities: $115,145

Danielle M. Plummer 301 Forrest Park Drive Garrett, IN 46738 Assets: $86,200 Liabilities: $92,253

Eric J. and Linda S. Piersimoni 985 N. 250 West Angola, IN 46703 Assets: $154,760 Liabilities: $230,541

Yolanda Chavez 1810 St. Joeseph Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Assets: $6,280 Liabilities: $21,632

Jody E. and Holly J. Humbert 7402 Riverton Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Assets: $27,700 Liabilities: $153,159

Kimberly J. Brenn 3219 Walden Run Fort Wayne, IN 46815 Assets: $167,300 Liabilities: $195,420 Larry E. Scheiber 3303 Firethorne Court Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Assets: $177,350 Liabilities: $231,995 Melody C. Kimmel 1407 Bedford Drive New Haven, IN 46704 Assets: $92,785 Liabilities: $118,328 Robert B. and Nikki J. Frank-Hamilton 11411 Ballycastle Place Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Assets: $137,968 Liabilities: $124,781 Azia L. Soulier 3415 Reed St. Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Assets: $20,400 Liabilities: $26,084 Irene Lopez 6500 St. Joe Road, Apt. 505 Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $2,096 Liabilities: $9,654 Tammi S. Jackson-Griggs 4724 Reed St. Fort Wayne, IN 46803 Assets: $6,580 Liabilities: $20,015 Benjamin J. Hastreiter 8635 St. Joe Center Road Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $126,210 Liabilities: $171,609 Alena V. Martynyuk 2142 Bellevue Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Assets: $2,270 Liabilities: $12,553 Janice M. Pequignot 2937 Westbrook Drive, #120A Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Assets: $24,877 Liabilities: $59,037 Mark P. Clawson Jr. 7908 Fountainhead Place Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $133,230 Liabilities: $133,115

Phillip T. Birchfield Sr. 301 Millside Court Fort Wayne, IN 46807 Assets: $68,775 Liabilities: $79,047 Robert D. Garrett 2207 Point West Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46808 Assets: $8,050 Liabilities: $31,050

Darryl D. Albright II 121 E. Quincy St., Apt. 5 Garrett, IN 46738 Assets: $3,454 Liabilities: $90,932 Charles M. Ables 0885 C.R. 28 Corunna, IN 46730 Assets: $190,970 Liabilities: $217,575 Timothy R. and Shelly R. Sanders 905 Deer Ridge Crossing Auburn, IN 46706 Assets: $114,830 Liabilities: $106,042

HUNTINGTON COUNTY Maria R. Sabanski 5723 Kelso Lane Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Assets: $25,906 Liabilities: $68,021

Brian A. Clark P.O. Box 255 Warren, IN 46792 Assets: $20,720 Liabilities: $40,705

Mark D. and Iris Y. Botts 2520 Mill Pond Court Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Assets: $348,400 Liabilities: $208,408

Christopher L. and Janessia S. Shively 48 W. 800 North Huntington, IN 46750 Assets: $9,675 Liabilities: $134,360

David N. James Jr. and Maria D. James 2612 Stinson Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46816 Assets: $16,416 Liabilities: $33,470 William D. and Lisa L. Inman P.O. Box 483 Huntertown, IN 46748 Assets: $28,625 Liabilities: $65,363 Heidi J. Yost 7227 Moeller Road, Lot 48 Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Assets: $4,312 Liabilities: $37,455 Joseph F. Halmich II and Amanda M. Halmich 1520 Kentucky Ave. Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Assets: $68,800 Liabilities: $111,350 Caren S. Costello 7317 Tangerine Lane Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Assets: $96,670 Liabilities: $79,090

DEKALB COUNTY Mark A. and Lori A. Shanyfelt 702 Old Brick Road Auburn, IN 46706 Assets: $3,275 Liabilities: $199,938

Daniel A. Eckert 275 Beard St. Huntington, IN 46750 Assets: $13,922 Liabilities: $17,599

Michael W. Kennedy Sr. P.O. Box 316 Hudson, IN 46747 Assets: $5,145 Liabilities: $102,317 Bradley A. and Crystal A. Church-Stavitzke 31 E. Gilmore St. Angola, IN 46703 Assets: $64,261 Liabilities: $148,863 Derek J. and Karen S. Cade P.O. Box 741 Fremont, IN 46737 Assets: $98,886 Liabilities: $76,376

WELLS COUNTY Allen L. Cogswell 1766 E. 1200 North Yoder, IN 46798 Assets: $3,750 Liabilities: $35,295

WHITLEY COUNTY Jeremy S. Tincher 3135 E. South Shore Drive Columbia City, IN 46725 Assets: $165,450 Liabilities: $100,014

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Peggy A. Rex 300 Collins St., #17 Columbia City, IN 46725 Assets: $9,465 Liabilities: $14,105

Mackie L. Manns Sr. and Pamela J. Manns 9775 E. 400 South Wolcottville, IN 46795 Assets: $44,820 Liabilities: $55,094

Jon C. Macy 5805 W. 900 S. South Whitley, IN 46787 Assets: $5,700 Liabilities: $96,698

NOBLE COUNTY Jason J. and Linda R. Buchs 619 W. Williams St. Kendallville, IN 46755 Assets: $90,508 Liabilities: $128,154 Matthew K. Renkenberger 8404 N. Angling Road Kendallville, IN 46755 Assets: $3,652 Liabilities: $36,565

STEUBEN COUNTY Jerry C. Bushey 1815 W. 765 South Ashley, IN 46705 Assets: $55,682 Liabilities: $72,790 Jennifer L. Owens 10411 W. 350 South Hudson, IN 46747 Assets: $36,725 Liabilities: $153,290

Dawn A. Soetaert 600 N. Walnut St., Apt. 18 Columbia City, IN 46725 Assets: $860 Liabilities: $19,590

PATENTS D691,680 Baseball swing training device Steven M. Steele, Fort Wayne Thomas M. Steele, Fort Wayne Howard S. Steele, Fort Wayne Theodore D. Steele, Fort Wayne Filed: Nov. 30, 2012 Approved: Oct. 15, 2013

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A good ‘war’ that northeast Indiana must wage There are cozy n book clubs formed among friends and acquaintances and then there is the regional phenomenon surrounding “The Coming Jobs War.’’ It is not so much a book club as it is a movement. And Vince Buchanan, executive director of the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana, is one of the drivers. Rick Farrant Buchanan and other region executives have been handing out the book by the dozens to all who have a stake in the region’s economic future. In Buchanan’s case, he learned about the book from John Sampson, president and CEO of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership. “I read the book and read it again,” Buchanan said. “Then I started handing it out to family and friends. Most (business)

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meetings I participated in, I took a copy of the book to share.” To date, Buchanan figured, he’s handed out about 50 copies of the book, and he’s not done yet. The book is written by Gallup Inc. Chairman Jim Clifton, who will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Rhinehart Music Center as part of IPFW’s Omnibus Lecture Series. “The Coming Jobs War” (Gallup Press) warns that the future of nations will hinge on the ability to offer everyone not just jobs, but good, full-time, sustainable jobs. “It truly is a war,” said Buchanan, “and local leaders at every level in the region must work together.” Buchanan’s big takeaway from the book: “It really is about good jobs. They raise the tide and with that all the boats.”

‘ICONS AND IDIOTS’ Dave Kaverman, a partner with Fort Wayne’s Acuity Mergers & Acquisitions, was drawn to Bob Lutz’s new book on leadership by an enduring interest in the automotive industry. Lutz, author of “Icons and Idiots:

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‘WHO OWNS THE ICE HOUSE?’ Alan Tio, president of the Whitley County Economic Development Corp., is participating in an online course that is an outgrowth of a book that has yielded helpful perspectives on entrepreneurial strategies and philosophies.

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MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO RETIRE Manchester University President Jo Young Switzer will retire June 30 and be succeeded by Dave McFadden, who helped the institution open its College of Pharmacy in Fort Wayne in 2012. The North Manchester school’s board of trustees accepted Switzer’s retirement and appointed McFadden president, effective July 1. “President Switzer has led Manchester at a pace and with a strategic focus unprecedented in the history of Manchester,” Marsha Link, chair of the board of trustees, said in a statement. Switzer became president in 2004. Before then, she served as the university’s vice president and dean for academic affairs, and she formerly was chair of the Department of

Communication Studies. “During her presidency, Jo has been bold, courageous and always steadfast to the mission of Manchester University,” Link said. “Her outstanding ability to communicate effectively to a diverse group of stakeholders has created not only greater visibility for the university, but has expanded the impact of the institution in the northeast Indiana community and across higher education.” McFadden presently serves as executive vice president and dean of the College of Pharmacy. He graduated from Manchester in 1982 and earned a doctorate in political science at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif. He serves on the board of Bethany Theological Seminary, and is the former chair of the boards of the: Community Foundation of Wabash County; Manchester Main Street Inc.; HOPE, a community-supported agriculture organization; and the Manchester Church of the Brethren.

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the president.” “My hope is that the president, come January, will have realized that Obamacare needs to be reformed and will come and talk,” Stutzman said. “We went above and beyond, and they didn’t even negotiate and come to the table and say, ‘Let’s do tax reform, or let’s do the farm bill,’ or any of our proposals.” Regardless of ideological opinions about the Affordable Care Act, the shutdown damaged the United States both economically and politically, said Lee Hamilton, the director of the Center on Congress, a nonpartisan educational institution at Indiana University. “We reached a point where it brought ridicule to the nation, and raised questions in the minds of our friends as to whether our government could work and whether it could function,” Hamilton said. “I do not think we should repeat it.” Hamilton, a Democrat, served in Congress for 34 years, representing the 9th District of Indiana. It is difficult to quantify exactly how the government shutdown affected the economy in northeast Indiana. About 1,200 federal employees were furloughed, and an unknown number of federal contractors were unable to do jobs throughout the region. Stutzman voted against a measure sent over from the Senate to fund government operations through mid-January and raise the country’s debt ceiling through Feb. 7, although it ultimately passed in both bodies. Sen. Dan Coats, said he voted to end the shutdown because the “strategy didn’t work, and it was evident that no Democrat was going to join us,” he said. He added that “without bipartisan support there’s no way” to eliminate funding for the Affordable Care Act. “I think the president had dug in on this to the point where he was unwilling to change anything that would dismantle or

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change his signature program,” Coats said. He said the strategy of instigating a government shutdown had some shortcomings. “I had some reservations about this tactic but it was used anyway. The shutdown tactic was engineered by one of the lobby groups, and Sen. (Ted) Cruz took off with it,” he said, referring to the Texas senator. Coats said he does not see another government shutdown as a viable option. “It didn’t work the first time,” he said. “And I don’t think it would work another time.” The Republican strategy will be to wait for the Affordable Care Act to fail. “What’s left to be done is to let the American people see how dysfunctional this is and not be blamed for a shutdown, and to get Democrats to support us,” Coats said. For now, Coats may be getting his wish. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has run into significant roadblocks, including individuals not being able to buy health insurance via the HealthCare.gov website. Hamilton warned that if the House of Representatives attempts another government shutdown it will have unintended consequences. For one, if this tactic were to become the norm, Republicans might well find themselves facing a Democratic standoff sometime in the future. Also, when the House shows itself to be so dysfunctional, it cedes some of its power to other branches or institutions, such as the executive branch or the Federal Reserve. Ultimately, Hamilton hopes Congress can find some stability and begin to legislate in a more conventional, traditional manner. “Let’s have confidence in this system that has served us well, and not use a tactic that has brought us to the brink of disaster,” he said. “A great democracy does not lurch from doomsday to doomsday. We confront and meet our challenges. We pay our bills, and we serve our people.”

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COUNTY STARTS REVOLVING LOAN FUND LaGrange County officials created a $1.5-million revolving loan fund that will be used to help spur business development within the county. In an announcement, the LaGrange County Economic Development Corp. said the fund is intended to: promote employment opportunities for residents; encourage the creation and retention of permanent

jobs; leverage private investment in the county; and help keep existing businesses and attract new businesses to the county. Loans available through the fund will be capped at 33 percent of a project’s cost, with the remaining money coming from private sources. Priority will be given to loans that meet the greatest number of the program’s objectives. A seven-member loan review committee has been created. LaGrange County commissioners and the county council will have final approval over the loans.

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together all at one time,” said Bean, vice president of Hanning & Bean. “The first conversation was maybe three months ago, that’s how quickly it all came together. The nice part about it was how everything came together, and it just seemed all the pieces fell into place.” Bean’s $32-million investment in the project will go into a 13-story residential building built on top of a four-story parking garage. The development will have six townhouses, 80 apartments, 10 to 14 condominiums and 21,600 square feet of retail space. Ash Brokerage’s portion of the project will have 95,000 feet of office space. Tim Ash, president and CEO said the only difficulty, at first, was in securing a location for the project. Ash Brokerage is investing $19.6 million in the project, and the city of Fort Wayne is investing $19.5 million — with most of that going toward the parking garage. “We had a couple of sites that we were looking at before … that we thought were going to be the location for us, but they didn’t come to fruition,” Ash said. “But that’s just part of the process when you have a project this size.” While Bean is providing the largest portion of the investment, Ash’s decision to relocate its headquarters from southwest Fort Wayne “drove us to where we are today,” said Greg Leatherman, executive director of the city’s Redevelopment Department. The downtown site, which presently contains a rather dreary-looking parking lot, at different points in time had been considered for a number of large-scale projects, including a casino and a hotel, but those proposals fell through for various reasons.

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SMITH FIELD LANDS AVIATION COMPANY Haverfield Aviation Inc., which provides aerial power-line inspection and construction support services, will lease two buildings at Smith Field Airport in Fort Wayne that will become the base of operations for the company’s north-central region. Haverfield, headquartered in Gettysburg, Pa., is expected to move in this month. The leases are for five years. An announcement from Greater Fort Wayne Inc. said the company is seeking to employ experienced MD 500 helicopter pilots and mechanics, and electric transmis-

sion line workers. As local operations grow, Haverfield will add support staff. The company provides aerial inspection and construction support services in the United States and abroad. “As the midwest sales manager for Haverfield at the time, I moved my family from Gettysburg to Fort Wayne in 2001,” Sean Connolly of Haverfield said in the announcement. “It is exciting to be a part of the continued growth of our company as we build a regional office in this great community.” Connolly will serve as general manager of the company’s north-central region. One of the buildings the company will occupy is the former Smith Field Airport terminal building.

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