emphasis magazine - january 2012

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January

2012

Right to Work: This sessions No. 1 issue 7

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

LegislativeAgenda

wchamber.org/emphasis

From let: Vice President o Government Afairs

Katy Staford-Cunningham and Government

Afairs Coordinator Melissa Beber pose by

Citizens Square, the new home or Fort Wayne

City government.

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JANUARY 2012 EMPHAS IS MONTHLY 3

4 Business o the Year awards

4 FWA builds on successes

5 Closing the sot skills gap

6 INDOT Update event 6 Staford-Cunningham

named vice president

7 Right to Work: The

ght or choice

8-9 Our 2012 Legislative

Agenda

10 The Taste o success

11 New and renewing members 12 Ribbon cuttings

13 Save time and money at thepharmacy

13 Your Chamber discount guide

14 Chamber Calendar o Events

Chamber members and riends,Happy New Year!In the last year, weve experienced so many

great things with our members. Weve workedwith businesses that have grown or simply stabi-lized while others continue to hold steady duringwhat has been very challenging times. Weveworked with area businesses to attract great tal-ent and encourage entrepreneurship and innova-tion. Weve advocated or our members at ederal,state and local levels to make business better thisyear. We look back at 2011 very proud to workalongside such great Chamber members.

But today, we look orward. We look to the yearahead with great anticipation or the work we willdo side-by-side with our members. 2012 holdsthe promise o greatness or our business commu-nity. ogether, we will build upon what we alreadyknow, strong common-sense principles that make

this region the kind o community people want tolive and work in.

Te team here at Te Chamber is ready or thechallenges ahead. We are continuing the great

work o 2011 in all areas o Te Chamber. YourGraduate Retention team will be expanding o-erings such as the Live, Learn and Intern seriesto reach even more young people this year. YourMembership and Communications team is im-proving their oferings to include strong educa-tional oferings and even better events. Your AirService team will continue to provide even greaterservice to travelers using the Fort Wayne Interna-tional Airport.

As youll see in the pages ahead, your Govern-ment Afairs team has begun its work on the2012 Legislative Agenda. We have a lot o workahead o this year. Well be lobbying on your be-hal at the Statehouse to make doing business inthe Greater Fort Wayne area better. Well contin-ue to work or you on the local level too, assuringthat were actively involved in all matters thatimpact the business community.

Wishing you a happy and productive 2012!

Volume 22, Issue 1

Mike LandramPresident/CEO

Michelle MerrittVice President o

Membership andCommunications

Deb BoydController

Jennier FisherGraduate Retention ProgramManager

Katy Staford-CunninghamVice President oGovernment Afairs

Dave YoungVice President o AirService Development

Jon SwerensDirector o Communicationsand Emphasis Editor

Lauren Richwine

Communications Specialistand Photographer

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

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4 EMPHAS IS MONTHLY JANUARY 2012

FWA builds on small successesBuilding on the base that was 2011, the outlook

or Fort Wayne International Airport in 2012 is apositive one. Tis year is sure to be ull o opportu-nities and challenges, but heres a quick look backon 2011.

Enplanements at FWA were up 2 percent in2011, a small increase, but and increase and onethat was on top o a 4.5 percent increase in 2010.wo years o positive passenger numbers.

Delta added Minneapolis/St. Paul year roundwith a second ight added during the peak sum-mer period. Additionally, Delta added a third At-lanta round trip ight. In November, American

Airlines added a third non-stop ight to Dallas/Ft. Worth which will urther ulll demand. Onceagain, Allegiant operated its seasonal and highlysuccessul ights to Myrtle Beach.

More than 80 percent o all seats available atFWA were lled during 2011, with some individ-ual airlines such as Allegiant, experiencing resultsthat exceeded 90 percent.

FWA was awarded a grant under the Small Com-munity Air Service Development Grant (SCASD)that allowed FWA to install a Shared Use Inra-structure echnology Environment (SUIE) pro-viding or the common use o all gates by all air-lines. FWA is one o the ew airports in the UnitedStates that has this system, and the only one thathas been awarded a ederal grant to implementthis technology.

Te third annual Air Service Luncheon was heldwith Bill Swelbar as our speaker. Te issue o con-tinued regionalism and consolidation is one thatcould and will have a potentially proound impact

on Fort Wayne International. Potentially manypassengers at a number o airports could nd theirtrip begins on the highway, not the runway, andit will be those communities that realize the truevalue o having a local, commercial airport thatwill stand the best chance o retaining air service.

It is setting up to be an interesting year, as al-ways, in aviation.

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

Dave Young

Vice President o Air

Service Development

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/air

Great contributions and innovations by localbusiness leaders were honored by Te GreaterFort Wayne Chamber o Commerce with its 2011awards. Here are the winners: Small Business o the Year: Design Collab-

orative. Large Business o the Year: Frontier Com-

munications. CEO o the Year: Joe Dorko o Lutheran

Health Network.Te winners o the awards were announced at

Te Chambers Annual Meeting, which took placeuesday, Nov. 15, at Te Womens Club Ballroomat Te Chamber building on Ewing Street. Teawards were presented to the winners by Gov.Mitch Daniels, the keynote speaker at the event.

Business o the

Year awards

A N N U A L M E E T I N G

From let are Gov. Mitch Daniels and Chamber

President and CEO Michael Landram.


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

According to the Manpower Group, more than52 percent o employers have reported that theywere unable to nd candidates with the right skillsto t the job openings they have.

So let me get this straight: Our national unem-ployment is hovering just above 9 percent (re-member last month I told you that young peopleages 18-24 had the highest unemployment rates,around 17 percent) and we cant nd the right can-didates with the right skill set to t the jobs wehave? Somethings not right here!

Even worse, employers said the two skills many

job candidates lacked was communication andsimply showing up to work on time. Really? Show-ing up to work on time is a skill candidates arelacking?

What are employers looking or?

Te types o skills that many employers seek be-yond the general occupational or technical skills oa job are called sot skills.

Te top 5 sot skills many employers are look-ing or according to a survey conducted by NACE(National Association o Colleges and Employers)in November 2011, include ability to work in ateam, verbal communication, the ability to makedecisions and solve problems, the ability to obtainand process inormation, and the ability to plan,organize, and prioritize work.

Is there a solution?

Im sure Im not the only one who has a theoryabout why we are seeing candidates lacking in ba-sic skills. I honestly think there are a variety o rea-sons why we are seeing this issue now.

But no matter the reason, we need a solution.Te act is, or our workorce to be top-notch andglobally competitive, we have to be willing to teachthese basic skills to high school and college stu-

dents i they dont already have them. We have tohold people accountable rather than passing overproblems. We need to mentor rather than com-plain.

I

know what youre going to say: Why should wehave to teach the skills that should be taught inschool, or at home, or at the last job?

But clearly there is a problem here and what wehave been doing isnt working.

School and experiential learning should go

hand in hand

Ive said this beore: Were all in this together. As a region, Northeast Indiana employers andschools must be willing to work together to cre-ate a rm partnership that allows students to getthe kind o real world job experience necessaryto gain the basic skills we know they will need tobe successul.

Tey need strong proessionals to model ater.Great experiences that can impress upon them theneed to learn and become the kind o employeeour companies need.

Your success depends on them, whether now orin the uture.

So what can you do to increase your chanceso getting a candidate with the type o sot skillsyoure looking or?

Hire interns that you can teach and train. Get

involved now in programs directed towards men-toring and teaching students the skills they needto be successul. Your reward? A skilled workorcehelping you succeed!

Closing the sot skills gap in

21st century employmentJennier Fisher

Graduate Retention

Program Manager

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/grad

Follow us on witter:

@gradretention

TechFest seeks sponsorsComing March 10! Contact Jennier Fisherat [email protected] or more details onhow you can get involved in this great eventaimed at retaining high school students inNortheast Indiana by connecting them tolocal employers and universities through acreative, one-day video gaming competitionand career exploration air.

More details: www.neitechest.com


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

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TwitterFind us on witterat @FWGovConnect

Katy Staford

Vice President o

Government Afairs

Te Chamber

[email protected]

wchamber.org/gov

Te Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerceheld its rst annual Indiana Department o rans-

portation Update Event on November 17.Te goal o the event was to inorm our mem-

bers and elected o cials about the transporta-tion needs our community aces. It is importantthat we regularly communicate with Region 3 oINDO in Fort Wayne.

Te day began with a bus tour or elected o -cials and economic development leaders. Citilink,our event sponsor, provided one o its new hybridbusses to transport attendees through on-goingtransportation improvement projects throughoutthe city.

Stops included the Maplecrest Road Extension,Dupont Road, the planned Union Chapel inter-change, the newly nished Lima Road project, theClinton Street closure and the site o the new Citi-link ransit Center at the intersection o Bakerand Calhoun streets.

Following the tour, guests attended a lunch pre-sentation on the diferent aspects o transporta-tion.

Andi Udris, president o the Fort Wayne-AllenCounty Economic Development Alliance, spoke tothe importance o inrastructure as an economicdevelopment tool. For example, he discussed howthe improved corridor rom U.S. 24 in Roanoke toI-69 benetted such members as the General Mo-

tor Assembly Plant and Vera Bradley.Dan Avery, executive director o the Northeast

Indiana Regional Coordinating Council, talkedabout the process o project selection, the actors

that contribute to this process, including saetyand congestion, and the evaluation process eacho those actors undergoes.

He also presented a very comprehensive list oprojects under development, under construction,and recently constructed. Included in this inor-mation was a synopsis o what the project entailed,when the projects were scheduled to begin i theywere under development, and what the total costo the project was, or was projected to be.

Finally, Bob Zier, chie o staf or the IndianaDepartment o ransportation, highlighted proj-ects done in Allen County, updated the group onthe status o Major Moves, and gave an overviewo the Indiana oll Road Lease.

Overall, the event was very helpul in under-standing the important role transportation playsin our community and the impact it has on busi-ness.

Our hope is to make this an annual event so thegreater Fort Wayne area becomes a contributor tothe selection process o state projects.

Tank you to Citilink, INDO, NIRCC and theFort Wayne-Allen County Economic DevelopmentAlliance or making this event possible.

Knowledge is o two kinds. We know a subject

ourselves, or we know where we can fnd inormationon it. Samuel Johnson

Te Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerceis pleased to announce Kathryn Katy Staford-Cunningham has been promoted to Vice Presidento Government Afairs.

Staford-Cunningham has been with the Cham-ber or one year. She began her work at the Cham-ber as Director o Government Afairs in Decem-

ber 2010.Katy has earned this promotion through her

hard work and dedication to our members, saidMike Landram, President and CEO o Te GreaterFort Wayne Chamber o Commerce. Her ability towork with a variety o individuals and communi-cate the needs o our members makes her a great

asset to our organization. Her extensive businessknowledge, passion or excellence and superiorreputation as a lobbyist have elevated our ofer-ings to the next level.

As Vice President o Government Afairs, Sta-ord-Cunningham is charged with all acets o thegovernment advocacy on behal o our members.

Prior to joining Te Chamber, Staford-Cun-ningham was an associate at the Corydon Groupwhere she was responsible or lobbying beore theIndiana General Assembly, grassroots coordina-tion and support, management o a proessionaleducation association, and various other opera-tions roles.

INDOT Update event a success

Staford-Cunningham named VP


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his months Emphasis Magazine is dedicatedto the upcoming 2012 Indiana General Assem-bly session. hroughout its pages, you will learnabout our legislative priorities and the issuesour Legislative Council has taken positions on.

Our top priority or the 2012 session is Rightto Work. Id like to give you some backgroundand some acts on this issue to help our mem-bers understand why we are making this ourNumber One issue.

What is Right to Work?

Right to Work legislation prohibits the prac-tice o requiring union membership, paymento union dues or ees as a condition o employ-ment. It also prohibits an employee rom beingired or non-payment o union dues or ees.

he common myth is Right to Work legisla-tion is union busting. his legislation does noteliminate the right o unions to organize em-ployees, nor does it prohibit a union rom bar-gaining collectively on behal o its members.It gives the employee the reedom to choosewhether or not to join a labor union.

Right to Work has been argued in the courts

and it was determined that the legislation ispermitted under provisions o the ederal at-Hartley Act passed in 1947. his law allowsstates to prohibit closed shops which orce anemployee to be a member o the union as a con-dition o employment.

I Indiana becomes a Right to Work state, itbecomes the twenty-third state to adopt thislegislation. he last state to pass a Right toWork law was Oklahoma in 2001.

Why we support RTW

he Chamber supports Right to Work as a vi-tal economic development tool or Indiana.

Experts and site selectors have state 25 per-cent to 50 percent o businesses automaticallyexclude Indiana rom the list o possible sitesor relocation because we are not a Right toWork state. With an 8.6 percent unemploymentrate, we cannot deter businesses rom expand-ing into or relocating in Indiana.

Data shows between 1999 and 2009, the ag-gregate all-industry GDP o the 22 Right toWork states grew by 24.2 percent, which is 40percent more than the gain by the 28 non-Rightto Work states.

How you can help

We are committed to ighting or the passageo this legislation and we encourage you to getinvolved. Go to wchamber.org/rtw to readmore about this issue and join our grassrootscoalition.

We have provided a petition or signature,orm letters to the editor and letters o support,as well as contact inormation or our NortheastIndiana Delegation so that you may reach outto them personally and express your support orthis imperative law.

We cannot ight this ight alone. he moremembers that join us, the stronger we will beand the more support we can oer to our leg-islators in Indianapolis who support this issue.We can make this concept a reality or Indiana.Get involved and make a dierence!

here may be a worker here and there who orcertain reasons unexplainable to us does not joina union o labor. his is his right no matter how

morally wrong he may be. It is his legal right andno one can dare question his exercise o that legal

right.Samuel Gompers, Founder and First President,

American Federation o Labor

2012s No. 1 governmental priority

RTW: The ght or choice


Online resources:wchamber.org/rtwFind plenty o resources online about Rightto Work and why your Chamber is supportingthis legislation in 2012:

Learn the benets or the economy, thecommunity and the workorce

Sign our online petition ake our online poll


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Local issues

Economic Development

Support: The continued eforts to streamline

the local permitting process.

Support: A vibrant downtown or FortWayne that provides business, housing,

cultural, and entertainment opportunities.The revitalization o downtown and the

development o rivers will help market the cityto attract and retain businesses.

Support: Use o the light lease unds or long-term economic development initiatives.

Local government reorm

Support: Requirement that Township

Advisory Board budgets be approved by AllenCounty Council, in the event that Township

Advisory Boards are not eliminated.

Transportation

Support: Securing o unding or INDOTAeronautics Division.

Support: Minimizing the impacts to the

Airport Authority rom property tax relie bills.

State issues

Local Government

Support: A county-by-county reerendum

initiated by a majority vote o the County

Commissioners to move to a single countyexecutive.

Support: Elimination o Township Advisory

Boards.

Support: Prohibition o conict o interest

within local government.

Support: Creation o legislation to expandvoluntary e ciencies, to reduce expenditures

o operation or local government units.

Economic Development

Support: Flexibility in the use o taxabatements.

Support: The continued unding oCommunity Redevelopment Economic

Districts and ensuring that unds are used oreconomic development.

Support: Short-term, creative use o tax

abatements or small businesses that meetspecic criteria.

Support: A target industry credit to enhancedevelopment in Northeast Indiana; or

example, the Deense Industry.

Support: An incremental decrease

in the use o CEDIT dollars ornon-economic development use.

Support: Maintaining existing workorce

training credits.

Our 2012 Legislative AgendaFor 136 years, Te Greater Fort Wayne Chamber o Commerce has served as anadvocate or the local business community. Trough engagement at all levels ogovernment, Te Chamber has established its reputation as the primary advocacyresource or our members, the community, and key decision makers.

Troughout the 2012 legislative session, Te Chamber will encourage pro-businessinitiatives and work against legislation that could be harmul to our members, ourcommunity and our economy.

Te agenda may evolve as other bills and issues arise.



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Employment Issues

Support: Making Indiana a Right to Workstate in an efort to oster more growth and

encourage more investment in NortheastIndiana.

Oppose: Mandates on a local minimum wage

that exceeds the ederal minimum wage level.

Oppose: Local and state government o cials

rom exerting inuence on any entity to enterinto a Project Labor Agreement.

Transportation and Logistics

Support: Use o tax credits to incentivize

companies to invest in upgrades in rail,highway, and air acilities.

Support: Consideration o creative solutions

to public mass transportation in NortheastIndiana.

Charity Gaming

Support: Expanded use o income rom

charitable und raising eforts in order to und

operations o organizations.

Taxes

Oppose: Sales tax on services.

Higher Education Support: Equitable per student unding

or public higher education institutionsthroughout Indiana.

Energy Policy

Support: Use o environmentally sound

business practices or sustainable economicand community development.

Support: Eforts to relax the strict energy coderegulation requirements or new and existing

building projects.

Federal issues

Immigration

Support: Reormation o immigration laws.

Labor

Oppose: Legislation which would eliminatesecret ballot elections in union organizing and

replace it with a card check procedure.

Oppose: Binding ederal arbitration or unioncontract negotiations and nancial penalties

on employers but not on unions.

Fiscal

Support: Continued analysis o e cientgovernment spending.

Education

Support: Federal unding or an

interoperability study at IPFW, which woulddevelop a method or testing and evaluating

communication devices.

Aviation

Support: Federal Aviation Administrationreauthorization.

Support: Multi-year unding or the AirportImprovement Program (AIP) in the amount o

$4 billion.

Support: Maintaining 95 percent FederalShare Participation.

Support: Authorization o the SmallCommunity Air Service Development

Committee Program.

Support: Overhaul the Essential Air ServiceProgram:

Reduce unding.

Reduce the number o airports receiving

the unds.

Allow communities more involvement in

the EAS process.

Downloadthe 2012LegislativeAgendaFind the PDF atwchamber.org/

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Te sites, sounds, and scents o the holidaylled the air at 2011 aste o the Chamber thisyear. I you were one o the 700 guests that at-tended this years aste, you know exactly the es-tive atmosphere we are reerring to.

Te recent holiday event was one o the largestand most successul in Chamber history. Tirty-ve restaurants and caterers showcased theirdelectable treats to be sampled be hundreds opartygoers. From the sweetest to the most savoryand everything in between, this years aste o theChamber ofered a little something or everyone.

An event o this magnitude isntpossible without the participationo so many great people. Chambermember restaurants and caterersprovided exceptional service toguests. Chamber volunteers as-sisted decorated mini trees or thesilent auction, greeted guests, and

worked throughout the evening toassure the event with smoothly.Staf members worked diligentlyto insure the increased atten-dance and beauty o the evening.

Many noticed a new look toTe Chambers holiday decor. Tebeautiul decorations were pro-

vided by Chamber member Rustic Hutch. Teirdesign team turned Te Chamber into a estiveholiday party. You can visit the Rustic Hutch atJeferson Pointe.

Te holiday sounds o the Summit City Cho-rus was a welcome addition this year. Find outhow to have them entertain your group online atwww.summitcitychorus.org.

Te team rom Blue Jacket Inc. made a big im-pact on the event this year. Blue Jacket providesTe Chamber with a team o people to assist withthe very large task o setting up or this event.

Te Chamber wishes to extend its gratitude tothe team at Blue Jacket and its executive director,ony Hudson, or the hard work and dedicationthey provide each year.

For more inormation on working with the BlueJacket team, go to www.bluejacketinc.org.

Keeping the Blue Jacket team well dressed thisyear was the task o Christopher James Mens-

wear. Christopher James Menswear, ormerlyAndrew Davis Menswear, also keeps many Cham-ber members looking sharp this holiday seasonand throughout the year. Te Chamber wishes tothank the Christopher James team or all o itshard work.

You can visit Christopher James Menswear inCovington Plaza on West Jeferson.

700 guests know Taste o success

C H A M B E R E V E N T S

Michelle Merritt

Vice President oMember Relations and

Communications

Te Chamber

[email protected]

About 700 guests enjoyed this years Taste o The Chamber the largest crowd the event has drawn in years.

Winners o the TasteAwardsBest decorated booth: J.K.ODonnells

Best dessert: DeBrand FineChocolates; Raspberry Chocolates

Best beverage: Ivy ech; Spritzers

Best entre: Qdoba Mexican Grill

Best overall: Pine Valley CountryClub


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Renewing members

November 2011

A & L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc.AAA Chicago Motor ClubAALCO Distributing CompanyABM Co., Inc.ADP-Automatic Data Processing

A & AM & CompanyAWSAce Radiator, Inc.Allen Collections, Inc.Allen County War Memorial Coli-

seumAnthony Wayne Business ExchangeAntibus Scales & SystemsApartment Association o Fort

WayneArtek, Inc.BAE Systems Platorm Solutions

BKD, LLPBatteries PlusBelmont Beverage Stores

Bercot-Gibson Const. Co., Inc.Bonar Group-A GAI CompanyBoudoir Noir, ABC Inc.Bower North Productions

Brindle Products, Inc.Building Contractors Association o

Northeast Indiana

CMS Roong, Inc.City Glass Specialty CompanyClub Soda

Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyComcast Business ServicesCourtyard by MarriottCrowe Horwath LLP

Culligan Water ConditioningCunningham Optical One

Current MechanicalDR Management LLCDahm Brothers, Inc.Te DeHayes GroupJohn Dehner, Inc.Deister Machine Company, Inc.im Didier MeatsGayle J. Doornbos/Century 21 Brad-

ley RealtyDreibelbiss itle CompanyEaster Seals Arc o Northeast IndianaEquity Investment Group, LLCErnst & Young LLP

FWRadiology Association, LLCFederated MediaFort Wayne Area Youth or Christ

Fort Wayne Childrens ZooFort Wayne Medical LaboratoryFort Wayne Medical Society

Fort Wayne Metals Research Prod-ucts Corp.

Fort Wayne Museum o Art

Fort Wayne NewspapersFort Wayne PhilharmonicFort Wayne Plastics, Inc.Don R. Fruchey, Inc.Glenbrook Dodge, Inc.Grabill Cabinet CompanyHVAC Systems Service, Inc.

Hafner Paint CompanyHagerman Construction CorporationHobart Sales & ServiceHoliday Inn Fort Wayne

Holsum o Fort Wayne, Inc.Hoosier Communications, Inc.Hooters

Hylant o Indiana, LLCHyndman Industrial Products, Inc.Imaging O ce Systems, Inc.

Indiana-Purdue University FortWayne

Indiana Stamp Co., Inc.Indianas NewsCenterJH Specialty, Inc.Jamestown Homes

Jeferson Pointe Shopping CenterKaough Distributing CompanyKelly Box & Packaging Corp.Kelly Services, Inc.Kimco LeasingKinderCareKitch Acceptance CorporationKoehlinger Security echnology, Inc.Koomler & Sons, Inc.Krouse, Kern & Company, Inc.

L & S Alignment-uneup, Inc.LS CPA Group LLCLancia HomesTe Landmark Conerence & Recep-

tion CentreTe Lantern Reception & Event

FacilityLassus Bros. Oil, Inc.Lawnscape Lawn Maintenance, Inc.Lincoln Printing CorporationLutheran Social ServicesMSKD Architects Engineers &

InteriorsMannia & Company, LLCManpowerMatthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic

F. McConnell & Sons, Inc.McIntosh Energy CompanyMcMahon Paper & Packaging, Inc.MedPartnersMedech College, LLCMomper Insulation, Inc.

Morrison Kattman Menze, Inc.Mutton Rental CenterNAI Harding DahmNoble Machinery Company, Inc.Northeast Ophthalmology, P.C.Northeastern REMC

Northwest Allen County SchoolsOld Fort Specialty CorporationOld Fort Supply Co., Inc.Old National InsuranceOld Prairie Products, Inc.Te Olive wist, Inc.Olympia Pools, Inc.

OSullivansOverhead Door Company o Fort

Wayne, Inc.PBI O ce Furniture

Park Center, Inc.Jerry Paulausky AssociatesPointe Inverness Apartments

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.Precision Glass LLCPrecision Wire echnologies, LLC

Preerred, Inc.-Fort WayneProessional Federal Credit UnionProorma VikingReal Living Ness Bros. Real Estate &

Auction Co.Right Relations, Inc.

Ring-R Engineering, Inc.Rol/Gr i n Service ExpertsRuble ruck Sales, Inc.SGO Designer GlassSWS-rimac Indiana, Inc.Schenkel & Sons, Inc.Schust Engineering, Inc.Science CentralShilling SalesJames A. Shupe, DDS, Dentistry or

Children, Inc.Snow & Sauerteig LLPSplendid Fare by FigarosSprint ExpressStanley Steemer Carpet CleanerStiel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Strebig Construction, Inc.Summit Brands/Pro ProductsSupermediaara Cooperative, Inc.Z. K. azian AssociatesTe owne House Retirement Com-

munityTree Rivers Ambulance AuthorityTree Rivers FestivalFred oenges Shoes & Pedorthics

rinity Home CenterUeber & Friedrich DentistryUpstate Alliance o RealtorsVP Warehousing, LLCWayne Asphalt & Construction Co.,

Inc.

Wells Fargo Insurance ServicesWestside Animal HospitalTe Zacher Company/CORFAC

InternationalZumbrun Construction Company

New members

November 2011

B Mitchel Fine JewelryCommercial Signs, Inc.Haggard & Stocking Associates, Inc.Ignite, LLCMassage Envy-SW

Mental Health America in AllenCounty

Richs Auto Center, Inc.Romines Heating & Air Condition-

ing, Inc.Te Spinach Ball Company-E Incorporatedwo-EEs WineryUpstate Metal Recycling

More onlineFind more aboutthese businesses and

all o our members inour online businessdirectory at:

wchamber.org/directory

Why join?Te Chamberrepresents morethan 1,600 localbusinesses andorganizations.

Find out the benetsor you at:

wchamber.org/whyjoin

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


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On Nov. 17, Greater Fort Wayne Chamber

o Commerce member Qdoba Mexican Grill

celebrated its new location at 700 E. Coliseum Blvd.

with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Participating

in the ribbon cutting, rom let, are Michelle

Merritt, vice president o member relations and

communications; Scott Trzaskus, Qdoba area

director; Charlie Kreie, Qdoba general manager;

Brent Higgins, Qdoba director o marketing; and

Ed Bowman, Chamber volunteer.

Let us host your ribboncutting or groundbreaking!

Details: www.wchamber.org/openings

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

On Nov. 11, KPC Media Group Inc.,

which publishes the Greater Fort

Wayne Business Weekly and the Times

Community Publications in Fort Wayne

and prints Emphasis Monthly or The

Chamber, held an open house or its

new acilities at 3306 Independence

Drive in Fort Wayne Thursday.

Company President Terry Housholder,

with scissors, is surrounded by some

o KPCs Fort Wayne employees.

On ar right is The Chambers Vice

President o Member Relations and

Communication Michelle Merritt.

On Nov. 16, Chamber member ESI Ventures /Touch Controls celebrated its recent business

expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Participating in the ribbon cutting, rom let,

were the staf o Touch Controls: Anish Mathew,

sotware engineer; Nate Fitch, lead developer; Kyle

Haber, design engineer; Mike Picco, president;

Matt Prater, production manager; Ron Laux, vice

president; Ryan Miller, engineering technician; and

John Falkenstern, director o sales and marketing.


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C H A M B E R P A R T N E R S

DISCOUNT GUIDE

Get complete details online atwchamber.org/getsaving

PHP member discount

I your business has 2 to 50 employees, you qualiy ora discount o up to ve percent on your small busi-ness insurance premiums rom PHP. Average annualsavings is $2,500. o receive a quote, call PHP at (800)982-6257 or visit phpni.com and click on the Chamber

Discount Program link.

O ce Depot savings

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

PCQ Group Purchasing Organization

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

Cirrus ABS eBusiness Suite or the Web

Te Cirrus ABS eBusiness Suite provides web site ser-

vices or members seeking more afordable alternativesto traditional web site designs and set up. Read more atwchamber.org/cirrus.

Comcast Business Class

Tis program provides Chamber members with excep-tional Internet services at a substantial discount o upto $29.95 per month. Ino: wchamber.org/comcast.

Sams Club savings

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

Event discounts and admittance

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

Meeting rooms

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

Promotion and reerrals

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

Notarization and certication o origin

Free or members by our ront desk staf.

Next time you make a trip to the pharmacysave some money and ask i there is a genericoption available or your prescription, or see iit qualies or any o the discounted medica-tion programs available at many local retail-ers.

Generics

Generic medications have the same activeingredients and efects as brand name drugs,but according to the Food and Drug Admin-istration, they can cost 30 to 80 percent less.

Over the last 10 years, the U.S. healthcare

system and consumers have saved more than$931 billion dollars, simply by switching rombrand name prescription drugs to generics.

When the generic drug industry began backin 1984, it was estimated that our countrywould save over $1 billion a year.

In 2010 alone, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association reported thatnearly $158 billion was saved. Te use o generics has proven to be suc-cessul in helping consumers control their healthcare costs during thetough economic times and ofers an even greater savings potential asmore generics are made available to consumers each year.

Discounted Medications

Another way to save money at the pharmacy is to look or pharmacies

that ofer low-cost or discounted medications to consumers.Local retailers such as Meijer, Kroger and Scotts have ree programs;

Meijer has a list o ree antibiotics, while Kroger and Scotts ofer reediabetic medications.

In addition to their diabetic program, Kroger and Scottsalong withWal-Mart and argethave $4 prescriptions or about 400 drugs. Ad-ditional retailers such as Walgreens, CVS and K-mart also have savingsprograms, but they require an annual membership ee.

90-day Supplies

In addition to saving money at the pharmacy, consumers may also beable to save time by having their maintenance medications prescribed ina 90 day supply.

Depending on the individuals health insurance benet plan, medica-tions that are used or maintenance purposes may be eligible or a pre-scription written or a longer period o time, saving a monthly trip to thepharmacy.

ake an active role in your healthcare and become more educated aboutyour options or saving time and money at the pharmacy, and start put-ting more dollars back in your pocket.

Sources: www.da.gov/drugs, www.gphaonline.org

Save time, moneyat the pharmacy

The Chamberdiscount

I your business has 2 to

50 employees, you qualiy

or a discount o up to

ve percent on your small

business insurance pre-

miums rom PHP. Average

annual savings is $3,500.

o receive a ree quote,

call PHP at (800) 982-

6257 or visit www.phpni.com and click on

the Chamber Discount

Program link.


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Presidents Lunch withSister Elise Kriss

Every month, meet a local business leader

Chamber President and CEO Mike

Landram hosts this lunch with Sister

Elise Kriss, president o University oSaint Francis.

Cost: $25, including meal | Limited to the

rst 10 Chamber members to sign up

Tursday, Jan. 19 | noon-1 p.m.

Chops Wine Bar, 6421 W. Jeferson Blvd.

Meet Me @ 5: CalhounStreet Soups, Salads andSpirits

Enjoy an evening o networking with hors

doeuvres and a cash bar

Cost: Member: $5 | Nonmember: $10Tursday, Jan. 19 | 5-7 p.m.

Calhoun Street Soups, Salads and Spirits,

1915 S. Calhoun St.

Lunch n Learn:Networking 101

Now oered quarterly, our luncheon events

pack a wealth o business knowledge into 90

minutes and include lunch!

Nancy Steigmeyer and Michelle Merritthelp you meet your resolution o

building your network.

Cost: Member: $10 | Nonmember: $20.

Includes a catered lunch

Wednesday, Jan. 25 | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,

with Q&A rom 1-1:30 p.m.

Te Chamber building, 826 Ewing St.

SAVE HESE DAES:

Media and P.R. SummitOur summits are new quarterly events

that oer in-depth education on relevant

business topics

Local media proessionals, including Ryan

Elijah, Jef Bowman, Charly Butcher,

Jeanette Dillon, Elbert Starks III, and

Larry Wardlaw, teach you how to get

your business noticed by the media.

Early-bird cost (last day: Feb. 10): Member:

$49 | Nonmember: $99.

Cost rom Feb. 11-21: Member: $99 |

Nonmember: $129.

Includes breakast and lunchWednesday, Feb. 22 | 8 a.m.-1 p.m.;

registration opens at 7:30 a.m.

Te Chamber building, 826 Ewing St.

Te Athena AwardsCelebrates exceptional individuals who

have assisted women in the attainment o

proessional goals.

Cost: $35

Wednesday, March 21 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30

p.m.

Te Diamond Room at Cerutis Summit

Park, 6601 Innovation Blvd.

C H A M B E R C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

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Sign up orour events!Go online at

wchamber.org/eventsto get more detailsand register.

With PHP,the dollars we spend here

stay here.

Don Hunter

General ManagerSycamore Hills Golf Club

PHP Covered Group Since 1995

www.phpni.com

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Thank you to

for its generous sponsorshipof The Chambers web site

www.wchamber.org

See King+Knights member page on The Chambers web site atwww.wchamber.org/kingandknight


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