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5 Questions with Eric Wedge

Balancing his demanding schedule with the Seattle Mariners and his wife and two children may not always be easy, but he makes it work. In January 2007, he was inducted into the Indiana High School Baseball hall of Fame and in February of the same year was inducted into the Kinston professional Baseball Hall of Fame.

A Community of Winners

Special Olympics of Allen County Address: 10214 Chestnut Plaza Drive, Suite 219 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46814 SOAC Coordinator: Stacey L. Fleming Telephone: (260) 402-5399 Sports Information: (260) 402-1302 Email: www.specialolympicsallencounty.org Mission: Special Olympics is a not-for-profit organization that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in more than 20 Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

A Mission and a Vision to Make a Difference

"People mistakenly believe that we only want donated items that are in good condition and can be sold in our stores," says Bill Warriner, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana Inc. Address: 1516 Magnavox Way Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804 Telephone: (260) 478-7617 President/owner: Bill Warriner, President and CEO Number of employees: 190 Website: www.fwgoodwill.org Email: billw@fwgoodwill.org Years in business: 75 Products and Serv...

Building Up Merit Shop Construction in Indiana

Why is ABC politically active? Because the Obama administration has signed an executive order for union labor on all federal projects over $25 million. Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. President/CEO: J.R. Gaylor Director of Apprenticeship: Kaylene M. Smith Council Manager: Felisha Minnich Address: 4615 Ellenwood Drive Fort Wayne, Indiana 46806 Telephone: (260) 441-9897 or (800) 428-6215 Fax: (260) 441-9846 Website: www.abc-indy.org Years in Business: 39

Business: Baden Retirement Plan Services, an Ascensus Company

Mission Statement: Baden Retirement Plan Services was established in 1991 and provides consulting and compliance services to over 1,300 employer-sponsored retirement plans across 48 states.

Business: Bruce Ewing Landscaping

Celebrating: Bruce Ewing of Bruce Ewing Landscaping posthumously received the prestigious Award of Merit from the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA) at the 2012 Green Excellence Award ceremony.

Happy 100th

First Federal Savings is a full service banking institution, offering mortgage and consumer lending, commercial lending, FDIC-insured deposit products, and wealth management services. First Federal Savings Bank was recognized as the number one SBA Lender in Northeast Indiana in 2011.

It's a Woman's World

Besides the Transitions Program, the Women's Bureau has a rape awareness program called REACT (Respond, Empower, Advocate, Collaborate, Treat). Louise Jackson Number of employees: 24 full-time/6 part-time Website: www.womensbureau.com Email: Ijackson@womensbureau.com Years in business: 36 Products and Services: Residential treatment center for women with addictions; rape awareness and prevention programs; 24/7 Rape Crisis Hotline at (260) 426-7273 and 1 (888) 311-7273; and free counseling to...

Look for the Red Star

Certified Burglar & Fire Alarm Systems Address: P.O. Box 10658 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46853 Telephone: (260) 426-2345 Owners: Steve and Dianne Koch Number of employees: 13 Website: www.certifiedalarm.net Email: certified.alarm1@frontier.com Years in business: 87 Products and Services: Certified Alarm provides security and on-site, central station monitoring services with 24-hour supervision for northeast Indiana and the surrounding counties. Services include security systems, fire/smoke det...

Making Lemonade

Phil Maurizi is an advisor mentor at the University of Saint Francis and campus faculty advisor for Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).

Mastering Measurements

Some interesting deliverables the company can provide with the service are historic preservation and archival data, 4D scanning, as-builts (precise measurements of the project as it is built rather than as it was intended to be built), forensic data and evidence preservation at accident scenes, REVIT (virtual 3D model of a building) and volumetric analysis of, for instance, stone quarries, stockpiles and excavated materials. [...]Bertsch-Frank & Associates focused on construction enginee...

Not Just a Handout... A Helping Hand

Through the program, aspiring local business owners who qualify for assistance can receive a small business loan.

Preserving Quality; Embracing Change

Since the 1950s, Tourkow, Crell, Rosenblatt & Johnston Attorneys at Law (TCR &J) has been representing Fort Wayne families and businesses by rendering comprehensive, yet personalized, legal services. TCR & J fulfills this need through a talented staff and group of experienced general practice attorneys with various concentrations in family law and divorce, personal injury, estate, wills, general litigation, mediation, worker's compensation, adoption, bankruptcy and corporate law.

Technology with a Human Touch

ENS Group Address: 7224 Engle Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804 Telephone Fort Wayne: (260) 432-1364 Indianapolis (317) 288-3925 Elkhart/Goshen: (574) 343-1147 Warsaw: (574) 306-0518 Toll Free (888) 442-8522 Management: Tim Savage - Principal, Matt Gerber - President # of employees: 35 Website: www.ensi.com Years in business: 17 Certifications: Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Cisco Premier Partner, Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Specialization, Cisco Advanced Telepresence Partner, Cisco Advanced ...

Technology's Trailblazers

While Advanced Media Integration can go to a customer's place of business for videotaping, customers sometimes prefer to use the firm's production facilities, which include a 12,000-square-foot drive-in studio with 22-foot high ceilings, a commercial kitchen facility, full conference and training room facilities, broadcast quality HD cameras and script-writing services. Advanced Media Integration Address: 2300 Meyer Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46803 Telephone: (260) 428-2698 Sales Manager: Mart...

Visiting Noble County?

If an evening of relaxation is more your style, spend a night in one of the area's relaxing and historic bed and breakfast inns such as the Kimmell House, Laura's Victorian Inn, Brick Ark Inn, Mirror Lake Bed & Breakfast or the Solomon Mier Manor. The concept of educational tourism has been deliciously brought to northeast Indiana as nine area farms have come together to offer visitors the opportunity to experience firsthand the production (and taste, of course) of maple syrup, visit a l...

Working for Kids

JA's interactive programs challenge pre-kindergarten through high school students to think about and use economic fundamentals in practical ways. Since 1952, Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana has been motivating kids.