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A L S O I N S I D E

10 legislative lingowords you should know

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

Chamber member Jack Laurie Group

and others help you look good or less.

Theres a Member or That, Pages 8-9

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4 EMPHASIS MONTHLY

Te General Assembly can be an intimidatingthing. By learning the lingo, these words and

phrases will help with understanding the process-es the General Assembly undergoes and can assistwith communications with our Delegation.

Author: Te member who introduces a Senateor House bill or resolution and whose name ap-pears frst on the bill

Coauthor: A member who joins with the authorand whose name appears ater the name o the au-thor.

Sponsor: Te member who sponsors a bill orresolution which originated in the other GeneralAssembly Chamber and whose name appears frston the bill.

Cosponsor: A member who joins with the spon-

sor and whose name appears ater the name o thesponsor.

Senate resolution: A resolution that is not tobe presented to the House or adoption. Senateresolutions are abbreviated SR.

House resolution: A resolution that is not tobe presented to the Senate or adoption.

Concurrent resolution: A non-joint resolu-tion that must be presented to both houses o theGeneral Assembly or adoption. SCR is the abbre-viation o a Senate Concurrent Resolution; HCRis a House Concurrent Resolution. Te name o

the resolution is based on the Chamber where theresolution originated.

Joint resolution: A resolution that must meetthe same requirements or adoption as a bill.Recess: A break in proceedings. Te business

being discussed can be resumed upon return romrecess.

Adjourn: Te o cial end o business. Adjourn-ments generally take place when a committee hasconcluded discussion o their calendar o bills, orwhen a Chamber has fnished their business o theday on the Floor.

In addition to these important phrases, it isimportant to know that the Statehouse is opento the public during regular business hours everyweek. Committee hearings and oor proceedings

are open to the public as well. Our Members areencouraged to travel to Indianapolis and watch theGeneral Assembly in action.

Cant fnd the time? With the growth o technol-ogy, it has become even easier to see the businesso the Statehouse. All committee rooms and Sen-ate and House Chambers stream live on the Inter-net when meetings are in session. You can access ithere: www.in.gov/legislative.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing isnot enough; we must do. ~ Johann von Goethe

10 legislative lingo words to know

Katy Staford

Director o Government

Aairs

Te Chamber

[email protected]

C H A M B E R N E W S

Meet yourlegislators

and mayoralcandidates

April 16: Regional

Tird House Forum,

10 a.m.-noon, Wells

County Arts, Com-

merce and Visitors

Centre, Bluton

April 25: GOP

Primary Mayoral

Debate, 7 p.m., IPFW

Details are on Page 14.

Gov. Mitch Daniels was among the many state leaders who spoke with Chamber members during Northeast

Indiana Day at the Statehouse on March 1. Connect with The Chamber on Facebook to view more photos and

coverage rom Chamber happenings. Go to www.acebook.com/twaynechamber and click Like.


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EMPHASIS MONTHLY 5

C H A M B E R N E W S

Zach Klein

Make plans now to attend the frstannual Northeast Indiana echFeston April 16 at Sweetwater Sound.

Tis event, which developed roman idea between the Fort WayneMayors O ce and Atos Origin, pro-vides Northeast Indiana High School

students with the opportunity tocompete in video game tournaments,a problem solving competition, aniPod Battle o the Bands, a speedtexting competition, breakout ses-sions with guest speakers, inorma-tional tables about area careers andcolleges with SEM related majors,

and much more.Young people can register at www.

neitechest.com or $10 to partici-pate in up to two games. I you havea high schooler, get them involved inthis un and interactive day!

Entrepreneur Zach Klein, a native

o Fort Wayne, is a eatured speakerat echFest this year. Kleins experi-ence includes working with College-Humor.com and co-ounding Vimeoand Busted ees. He is currentlychie product o cer or Boxee.

Registration or echest closesApril 5.

TechFest registration closes April 5

At the AHENA Awards luncheon on March 3,Te Chamber or the frst time awarded two nomi-nees with awards.

Te AHENA Award went to Marilyn Moranownsend, chairman and CEO o CVC Communi-cations.

Her diverse contributions and accomplish-ments are just a ew examples o why she is aworthy AHENA recipient, said Mike Landram,president and CEO o the Chamber. Marilyn is anexample o mentorship in all areas personal andproessional. Her gits to the community are price-less and too numerous to list, embodying the es-sence o the AHENA award.

Marilyn has provided executive speech coaching

or community leaders such as Olympic Greco-Ro-man Gold Medallist Rulon Garder, a ormer Dis-ney executive, a mayor, and more.

In 001, Marilyn was named Indiana BusinessLeader o the Year by the Indiana Chamber oCommerce.

Marilyn is the vice chair o the Indiana Chambero Commerce Foundation, chair o the Better Busi-ness Bureau Foundation, secretary to the board odirectors or Parkview Hospital, and a member othe board o directors or the History Center.

Te new award is the AHENA Young Proes-sional Leadership Award, which was given to

onya Vojtkosky, co-ounder o the Fort WayneDerby Girls.

Te community has sincerely benefted romonyas eorts through the Derby Girls in thepast seven years, Landram said. She consistentlygives o her time, talent, and resources to ensureyoung women are encouraged, empowered andeducated in ways that allow them to avoid peerpressure. onya is a true emerging leader in ourcommunity and one were proud to honor.

onya also ounded the Fort Wayne Derby Bratsin January 009, a junior at track roller derbyleague or girls 9-17, teaching young girls the un-damentals o playing in a team sport along withempowerment, courage to avoid peer pressure andacceptance o peers rom all social backgrounds.

Te Fort Wayne Derby Girls, now celebrating its

sixth season, have donated more than $55,000 tolocal women and children organizations.

In 009, she was nominated or the nation-ally recognized Break Tru Woman with CNNsRobin Meade and last year was a nominee or theAHENA Award.

AHENA recipients must meet each o threespecifc criteria. Tey must:

Assist women in reaching their ull leadershippotential.

Demonstrate excellence, creativity, and initia-tive in their business or proession.

Provide valuable service by devoting time and

energy to improve the quality o lie or others inthe community.

Two ATHENA Awards in 2011

Saturday, April 16

Visit neitechest.com

or more inormation

about the event.

Marilyn Moran Townsend

Tonya Vojtkosky

Our sponsorsBusiness People

Farmers Insurance

Frontier Communications

Harrison College

Indiana Michigan Power

Prairie Quest Consulting

Raytheon

3 Rivers Federal CreditUnion

ower Bank

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6 EMPHASIS MONTHLY

Obesity costs American employers $5.8 bil-lion annually in lost productivity and more than

$3,000 in average annual health care costs peremployee. Tese numbers are making a signifcantimpact to an employers bottom line.

Employers can help combat obesity, and there-ore improve their bottom lines, by oering work-place wellness programs and encouraging theiremployees to become more physically active.

According to the American Heart Association(AHA), walking is the single most eective orm oexercise to achieve heart health and it also has thelowest drop-out rate o any type o exercise. Stud-ies show that or every hour o brisk walking, lieexpectancy may increase by two hours, even i youdont start until middle age.

AHA has some great way to help employers getstarted. One is the Start! program, a ree work-place wellness program that employers can imple-ment in their companies. Start! program tools andresources can be ound online at www.startwalk-

ingnow.org. You will fnd customized walkingprograms, online tracking tools, and many other

great resources such as a grocery list builder andheart healthy recipes.PHP sponsors the Start! program locally, and

provides assistance to PHP employer groups tohelp them oer and promote these resources totheir employees. An AHA representative is alsoavailable to any area employer that would likemore inormation, or to begin using the Start! pro-gram in their company.

Another way to get employees involved is to joinAHA on April 6 or National Start Walking Day,which promotes physical activity through walk-ing. Employers can plan their own National StartWalking Day events by downloading the ree tool-

kit at www.startwalkingnow.org.o learn more about the American Heart As-

sociations Start! program or National Start Walk-ing Day, please contact Vanessa Lauritsen at (60)494-6530 or [email protected].

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

Walk to lower health care costs

Te independent, non-proft O ce Depot Foun-dation reects the values o O ce Depot and itsassociates by supporting charitable organizationsand worthy causes on a local and national scale.

Te oundations key strategic priorities: Helping children succeed in school and in lie. Enabling non-proft organizations to become

more e cient and eective. Strengthening local communities through

grants, product donations and volunteerism. Encouraging community development

through entrepreneurship and economic innova-tion.

Key O ce Depot Foundation initiatives in-clude:Te National Backpack Program: Te Foun-

dation donates backpacks each year to hundredso non-proft organizations and schools acrossthe U.S., in Canada and beyond.

Since the inception o the program in 001, theoundation has donated million backpacks.

Te Caring Connection: A user-riendly website that lets anyone fnd and sign up or volun-teer opportunities in the community, this pro-gram helps teens fnd ways to ulfll their schoolscommunity service requirements, gives amiliesopportunities to volunteer together and enablescompanies to look or projects that their em-ployees can work on or team-building and togive back to the community. Visit the web site atcaringconnection.volunteermatch.org.

Te Dream UP Career Exploration Pro-gram: In partnership with USA oday and the Na-tional Board or Proessional eaching Standards,

the Foundation is reaching out to 30,000 middleschool students to encourage them to start think-ing about career options well beore they get tohigh school a very important dropout preven-tion strategy.

Te O ce Depot Foundation is an independentoundation. For more inormation, visit its website at www.o cedepotoundation.org.

How our oundation serves you

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

The Chamberdiscount

I your business has to

50 employees, you qualiy

or a discount o up to

fve percent on your small

business insurance pre-

miums rom PHP. Average

annual savings is $,500.

o receive a ree quote,

call PHP at (800) 98-

657 or visit www.phpni.com and click on

the Chamber Discount

Program link.

The Chamberdiscount

Chamber members can

save 60 percent on core

catalog items and our

percent o retail catalog

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For more ino, contact

Chris Michaels at (60)

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8 EMPHASIS MONTHLY

T H E R E S A M E M B E R F O R T H A T

By Lauren Richwine

As general membership at the Greater Fort WayneChamber o Commerce continues to grow, so does the

variety o organizations and companies that make up

that membership. Each issue o Emphasis will introduce

or reacquaint you with a ew Chamber members who all

under that months specifc theme. Whether your need is

industrial, medical, or retail related, theres a member or

that!

The First Impression o Furniture

Have you ever considered the impression your cor-

porate urniture is creating on potential clients? Itsnot just your advertising that is sending out mes-

sages. Te way we design and fll our workspace sendsmessages as well, says Carol A. Emrick, VP o Sales &

Marketing or Productive Business Interiors.First impressions are important, and your urnish-

ings can defnitely help defne your companys proes-sionalism, Emrick said.

In recent years businesses have had to cut expen-ditures by downsizing and becoming more creative,

specifcally with its work spaces. Te act is that peo-ple are working dierently than they did 20 years ago.

Many companies fnd that workstations stand emptyor long periods o time because employees work

rom home, or collaborate in team spaces osite.Benching is gaining popularity, and is an applica-

tion approach or supporting parallel work suracesalong a spine, with little dedicated storage or privacy.

Te idea is that people can touch down or privatework with a laptop at these stations, then move to

a variety o group work spaces, caes, and loungeareas, Emrick said. Benching strategies, versus in-

dividual workstations, can show an initial cost sav-

ings o 10-15 percent, and a space savings o 22-26percent.

Companies today are looking to create spaces thatattract and retain talent, maximize collaboration,

reinorce the culture o the organization and aligntechnology strategies. Emricks advice on that ront?

Make every square oot o your real estate count.Maximize your ability to create a destination that will

attract and retain good employees.

Clean the Coils

Clients and customers arent going to spend much

time admiring your abulous work space i they aresweating or shivering. HVAC Systems Services Inc.

(Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Control)has seen frsthand how much avoiding regular main-

tenance can cost a company in the long run. Teresalso the wasted energy to account or.

Simple things like cleaning coils can reduce yourutility bills and preserve compressors. Dirty coils

alone can increase energy costs by up to 35 percent,said Rick Jones, CEO o HVAC SS. Maintaining prop-

er pressures in your units prolongs their liespan. Aproblem with low rerigerant will cause the unit to

run longer to cool, wear parts out quicker, and use 45percent more energy.

Located in Fort Wayne, HVAC Systems Service Inc.has grown rom a one-man operation in 1981 to a

eet o service trucks equipped with numerous partsand materials. As a Honeywell energy management

specialist and national award winner or energy inno-vation, HVAC specializes in the analysis, repair and

preventative maintenance o heating, cooling andcontrol systems.

With over three decades o experience, you cancount on us to ft your specifcations, Jones said.

Great ways to spruce upFor moreinormation

Visit the eatured

members online:

HVAC Systems Services

www.hvacss.com

Jack Laurie Group

www.jacklauriegroup.com

Productive Business

Interiors

www.pbitwayne.com


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EMPHASIS MONTHLY 9

How to Look Good or Less

Freshening up a workplace without spending big

bucks is possible but it takes a bit o creativity. Iyoure short on ideas, Cathy Waggoner, Business De-velopment Manager or Jack Laurie Group, is ull o

them.Get rid o the clutter frst. Just a couple o extra

storage or fle cabinets can get everything organizedand put away, Waggoner said. Second, do a deep

cleaning o your interior suraces to make everythinglook like new again. Clean your carpets and uphol-

stery, scrub and wax tile, wash the walls, you will beamazed at the dierence. You can re-paint walls with

current color trends without much expense. Also re-paint fle cabinets that are mismatched or scratched,

or reupholster workstation panels or chairs or 25percent o the cost o new. An update o your accesso-

ries new plants, artwork, and signage will giveyour acility a resh look at a minimal expense. And

we would recommend replacing ooring materials orceiling tiles in your more high-image areas frst.

A common mistake in selecting interior productsis basing the decision only on initial cost. Waggoner

highly recommend looking at lie cycle cost includingthe initial material and labor costs, as well as mainte-

nance costs over the lie o the product.Many times, it is just pennies per day over a 5-to-

10-year period to upgrade to a better product or im-plement a maintenance program that will extend the

lie o your investment, Waggoner said.

your space

Among some o thespruced-up spaces by

Jack Laurie Group are:

Above let: One

Resource Group in

Roanoke

Above right: The Public

Saety Academy o

Northeast Indiana in Fort

Wayne

Right: Shindigz in South

Whitley


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playgolf!Every business owner knows that watching business expenses

is a daily task. As we launch the new Group Purchasing Orga-

nization ocused on saving you money, the BuyWithPQC teamwould like to share some proven strategies.

Banks Fees and Interest

Understanding ees is critical. Inthe past, small businesses worked tobe debt-reea di cult goal to attainin present day. Fees have changed alot recently, and thus small businessowners must pay more attention totheir impact on cash ow. I you needa loan, ask or a line o credit ratherthan a traditional loan. Tis ensuresthat you pay interest only on what

you use and not the ull loan. Checkall options regarding available loans.

Monitor Invoices

Sometimes suppliers make errorson invoices. It is wise to check in-voices against your purchase order toavoid being overcharged. Some sup-pliers ship more quantity than youordered, thereby charging you more.Make sure that you were shipped only

the quantity you ordered. Tis simple check can help keep yourbudget under control.

Accounts Payable

Paying bills on time is an imperative good habit. Tis will saveyou money on late ees, improve your credit rating, and helpyou get a loan and low interest credit card in the uture. Do notignore an oer rom your supplier or service provider to pay lessi you pay your bill beore the due date. Paying bills early cantranslate to signifcant savings.

Supplier Quality

Implement and use a Receiving Inspection process to moni-tor your parts/products or non-conorming material or parts.Make sure you have a frm understanding o your suppliers re-turn/replacement policy. I you fnd issues, deal with them im-mediately. You should not pay or rejected parts, and part short-ages can cause time delays to your product delivery.

Postage

Use e-mails instead o regular mail whenever possible. Checkpostage meters or possible errors. Avoid overnight and expressshipments. Enorce strict mailing and shipping policy through-out your organization.

Strategies or saving

Find out moreLearn more at an

inormational meeting

April 14. More details in

our calendar on Page 14.

Visit buywithpqc.com

or call the o ce at

60-40-7374 or more

inormation.

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


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12 EMPHASIS MONTHLY

M E M B E R B E N E F I T S

New members

February 2011

Absolute Angels HomeHealth

Bose Public Aairs Group,LLC

Boyden & Youngblutt Adver-tising & Marketing, Inc.

Bulldog Consulting Services,LLC

DaVita Fort Wayne HomeDialysis

Extra Space StorageGeneral Motors Fort Wayne

AssemblyHampton Inn Dupont RoadKing & Knight, LLCPersonal raining InstituteR. I. C. CorporationSweeney Law FirmSweetCars, LLC3 Rivers Metal Recyclingiberius Armsriscape, Inc.

WebLink International

Renewing members

February 2011

A Party ApartAbonmarche Consultants,

LLCAldi, Inc.Allen County Indiana Bar

Association, Inc.

Allied Physicians, Inc.Alpha Rae Personnel, Inc.Alpha Rae raining Center

Inc.Andrew Davis MenswearArrotin Plastic Materials o

Indiana, Inc.Arts United o Greater Fort

WayneAVAN GroupBIB GroupBond Records ManagementTe Otis R. Bowen Center

For Human ServicesBrown Equipment Co., Inc.CIM echnology Solutions,

Inc.Central Indiana Hardware

Company, Inc.

Chapel Oaks ApartmentsComort KeepersCountry Kitchen SweetArtCrat Laboratories, Inc.Crossroad-Fort Wayne Chil-

drens HomeDR Lubricants, Inc.

Delagrange Homes, LLCDo it Best Corp.

Downtown ImprovementDistrict

Dulin, Ward & DeWald, Inc.

E & V Construction, Inc.Edward Jones - Jim SolonSharon Eisbart-Corporate

ArtEllison Bakery, Inc.Employers Administrative

Services o Indiana, LLCEnvironmental Management

Specialists, Inc.EOS Experienced O ce Solu-

tionsExcursions railways

Te Family Business Consult-ing Group

Farmers Insurance

Federal Roofng Co., Inc.Fort Wayne Audiology

CenterFort Wayne Nissan/Infniti

Fort Wayne PhilharmonicG & L CorporationGordon Food ServiceGrand Wayne Convention

CenterH & R Block ax & Business

ServicesHeartland Coee CompanyHilton Fort Wayne at the

Grand Wayne Convention

CenterHoliday Inn Express Hotel

& SuitesHyndman Industrial Prod-

ucts, Inc.

Impex International, Inc.Indiana Benefts RecoveryIndiana Gol Advertising &

Marketing ServicesIndiana Michigan PowerIndiana Research ServiceIndiana elephone NetworkIntegrity ax Consulting,

Inc.Intra Health Solutions, Inc.Isaac Knapp District Dental

Society

Ivy ech Community CollegeJAM ImpressionsKONE Elevator & Escalator

Leadership ManagementInstitute

Lowes o Fort Wayne (LimaRoad)

Lutheran Lie VillagesLutheran School PartnershipMacAllister Machinery

CompanyMaintenance Management

Co., Inc.Mickeys Linen & owel Sup-

ply, Inc.Nob Brick & FireplaceNortheast Indiana Regional

PartnershipOberlin Marketing Co., Inc.

Old National BankPhoenix America, Inc.Physicians Health Plan

Picture Perect Catering &Floral Design

Pyromation, Inc.

Rehabilitation Hospital oFort Wayne

Rose Agency, Inc.Saety Kleen Systems, Inc.Sauder Feeds, Inc.SCORESentry Management Ser-

vices, Inc.Smartguys Advertising

Sperry Van Ness/ParkeGroup

Star Homes by Delagrange &

Richhart, Inc.State FarmSteel Dynamics, Inc.Stiel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Summit City Reporting, Inc. D Secton Corporationobacco Free Allen County,

Inc.radesmen InternationalU.S. Automation, LLCVerstynen Behavioral Ser-

vices, L.L.C.Witherspoon & Assoc., Inc.

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

Find more about these

businesses in our

online directory at

www.wchamber.org.

PHP

I your business has to 50 employees, youqualiy or a discount o up to fve percent on yoursmall business insurance premiums rom PHP. Av-erage annual savings is $,500. o receive a quote,call PHP at (800) 98-657 or visit phpni.com andclick on the Chamber Discount Program link.

O ce Depot

Chamber members can save 60 percent on corecatalog items and our percent o retail catalogpurchases. For more ino, contact Chris Michaelsat (60) 49-3977.

Group Purchasing Organization

Prairie Quests GPO provides Chamber mem-bers with the opportunity to purchase productsand services at prices typically only available tolarge companies. Ino at buywithpqc.com.

Sams Club savings

Chamber members receive a $5 git card or a

Plus membership or a $10 or a Business member-ship. Ino at samsclub.com/membership.

Event discounts and admittance

Every employee o each o our members receivesthe member price or Chamber events. Also, allemployees o members can attend member-onlyevents, such as the Tird House Forums.

Meeting rooms

Members get ree usage o meeting rooms largeand small in the Chamber building during busi-ness hours. Call 44-1435 or details.

Promotion and reerrals

Members can create and oer member-to-mem-ber coupons on the web site. Members also getree promotion to a readership o 4,000 throughEmphasis and ree phone and web reerrals.

Notarization and certifcation o origin

Free or members by our ront desk sta.

YourChamber

discountguide

For moreinormationCall (60) 44-1435 or

visit our web site at

www.wchamber.org.


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EMPHASIS MONTHLY 13

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

Last week I had an opportunity to participate inthe Industry to Educator Summit at the GreaterFort Wayne Chamber o Commerce.

Tis event brought together teachers and com-panies who participated in an externship programlast year or high school teachers in Northeast In-diana. It was great to meet teachers who are mak-ing a dierence in the lives o our young people.

As I was listening to the teachers and industryproessionals rom Raytheon, I, Northrop Gru-men, and BAE Systems talk about their experi-ences, I was excited to consider the act that thisexperience not only aected these teachers, it im-pacted the students they teach.

Its wonderul to know that a program exists toconnect teachers to proessionals who are in ca-reers that many o their students want to do. Callit the birds eye view o a career.

I think what really struck me most was one othe teachers explaining that she now had an an-swer or the student who asks, When will I everuse this inormation? Now she knows exactlyhow students will use it because o her experiencelast summer in the externship program.

I think the real value here is that educators getthe chance to see just how important their role isin teaching young people and inspiring them topursue careers that are related to science, technol-ogy, engineering, and mathematics.

Tese careers are Northeast Indianas uture. Iwe dont have young people who are interested inpursuing them, well already be ten steps behindother regions.

Ask a young person why they chose a major orcareer and oten they will tell you that they hada really great teacher in that subject during highschool. Our teachers are critical to helping ouryoung people understand their career options andproviding them with the skills they need to be suc-cessul.

A young person who gets engaged in a careerpath early, and gets experience through intern-ships will be more likely to have then type o skillscompanies are looking or in their employees.

I am so happy to know that the Industry to Edu-

cator Externship program exists to provide teach-ers with frst-hand knowledge o the types o ca-reers and projects that are taking place right herein Northeast Indiana.

I you would like more inormation about thisgreat program, go to www.industry2educators.com or email me at [email protected].

Afecting career goals

rom a diferent angleJennier FisherGraduate Retention

Program Manager

Te Chamber

[email protected]

Upcoming events

Summer Internship search season:February-May 011, www.indianaintern.net

Northeast Indiana echFest 2011: April16, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Sweetwater Sound. Ino atneitechest.com.

Supervisor Bootcamp: April 8, 3-5 p.m.,Te Chamber

Intern Bootcamp: April 9, 3-5 p.m., TeChamber

Sign up at www.wchamber.org or call ormore inormation at (60) 44-1435.

Saturday, April 16

Tis event will eature

video game tournaments,

problem solving

competitions, an iPod

battle o the bands,

guest speakers who willtalk about SEM related

careers in the region, and

much more.

See our story on Page 5

and visit neitechest.

com or more

inormation about the

event and sponsorship

opportunities.

Participants in the panel at the Educator Summit

at The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerce

included, rom let, Bruce Menshy o Raytheon, Ben

Shappell o Leo Junior/Senior High School, Alan Bell o

ITT, Gregg Norris o BAE, and Shoshannah McKinney o

Huntington North-Viking New Tech.

PHOTO:JONSWERENS


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14 EMPHASIS MONTHLY

How o Stop Cyber Criminalsrom Stealing YourInormation

A Chamber Academy

Join Dunn Consultings Mark Hart and

get a detailed look at how hackersand identity thieves trick people and

businesses into giving inormation.

Cost: Members: $19 | Nonmembers: $39

Wednesday, April 6 | 8 a.m.-noon

Te Chamber building, 86 Ewing St.

Register online at wchamber.org

Presidents LunchEvery month, meet a local business leader

Te April guest is PHP President and

CEO Jay Gilbert. Hosted by Chamber

President Mike Landram.

Cost: $5, including meal | Limited to the

frst 10 Chamber members to sign up

uesday, April 1 | noon-1 p.m.

Chops Steaks and Seaood, 641 W.

Jeerson Blvd.


CEO Roundtable KickofLearn about our confdential orums o peers

at this ree event

uesday, April 1 | 7:30-9:30 a.m.



GPO Inormational SessionLearn about our new group purchasing beneft

Free meeting or members includes

continental breakast and coee.

Tursday, April 14 | 7:30-9 a.m.



Regional Tird House ForumMeet your Northeast Indiana legislators

Event is ree, but open to members only

Saturday, April 16 | 10 a.m.-noon

Wells County Arts, Commerce and Visitors

Centre, 11 Water St., Bluton.Register online at wchamber.org

Te Business Case or PrivateCloud Computing

A Chamber Lunch n Learn

Host: Chris Butler o ENS Group


Wednesday, April 0 | noon-1 p.m.



Leads Group Meet & MingleLearn how Leads Groups build relationships

and your business at this ree event

Wednesday, April 0 | 8-10 a.m.



Meet Me @ 5Enjoy an evening o networking with hors

duvres and a cash bar.


Tursday, April 1 | 5-7 p.m.

Lotus Wellness Yoga and Gallery, 1301

Laayette St.Register online at wchamber.org

GOP Primary Mayoral DebateFort Waynes Republican candidates

Event is ree

Monday, April 5 | 7 p.m.

IPFW campus

More ino online at wchamber.org

Chamber Academy EncoreSocial Media Tools and Strategies: Proven

Ways to Maximize ROIAnthony Juliano, Kevin Erb and Julianne

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Northeast Indiana echFestTis event will eature video game tournaments, problem solving

competitions, an iPod battle o the bands, guest speakers who willtalk about SEM related careers in the region, and much more.

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Sweetwater Sound, 5501 U.S. 30 West

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