MarkleBank is pleased to announce that Steve Habig has joined its staff as a Vice President and Relationship Banker at the West Jefferson office in Fort Wayne.
Habig has been in banking for 26 years and has extensive commercial lending experience. He . . .
With new postage rates taking effect on May 14, Fort Wayne Post Office customers have several options available to buy stamps besides the retail window.
The Forever Stamp, on sale now, sells at the new 41-cent First-Class Mail one-ounce letter rate. . . .
With a diploma in hand, many young graduates are ready to take the workforce by storm. Yet, with a regular income comes more responsibility, says Mike Sullivan, director of education for Take Charge America, a national non-profit credit counseling . . .
The new bridge being built at Lower Huntington Road and Ardmore Avenue continues on schedule according to Rick Evan, the project manager. The pilings have all been driven and work continues on the deck. Completion is scheduled for early July.
Local . . .
Doug Hackbarth, owner of Broadview Florist and Greenhouses carefully orders, labels and prepares 100,000 plants that will find new homes in Waynedale lawns, gardens and gravesites within a two-week period. Memorial Day and Mother’s Day, two holidays . . .
Scott Glaze, Chairman and CEO of Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation, has joined the Tower Bank & Trust Company board of directors. He has been involved in national and international standards organizations for medical materials. Fort . . .
If you get laid off or “downsized,” it’s unquestionably a tough break, and it can be stressful in many ways. However, if you make the right investment-related moves, the loss of a job doesn’t necessarily mean you have lost the . . .
Liberty Tax Service, located at 4382 Bluffton Road in Waynedale held a benefit on Saturday, April 14, 2007 for Cell Phones for Soldiers.
Cell Phones for Soldiers is a nationwide program that uses old cell phones to purchase calling cards for our soldiers . . .
You’ve made it through another tax season. If you got a refund, you might be pretty satisfied with how things turned out. But if you’d like to see a somewhat different outcome in 2008, you may want to review all areas of your tax return, . . .
If you breathed a sigh of relief when you put away that algebra or geometry textbook for the last time, you might not be eager to take up the subject of math again. However, by doing some number crunching, you can put a “price tag” on your . . .
Nicole Meyer recently graduated from a trainee position to that of branch office administrator at the Fort Wayne office of the financial-services firm Edward Jones. Meyer has lived in Fort Wayne for 25 years. Shawn Wall, the firm’s local financial . . .
Two years ago this summer, Amy Shriner, LPN and her husband David of Huntington began to live an American dream: opening their own business. A nurse herself, Amy had always desired to open a uniform store that would offer a big selection at lower prices. . . .
Tuesday, March 27th at 2:55p.m. a man brought two corn holders to the checkout clerk at the Ace Hardware on Lower Huntington Road. The man placed two dollars on the counter and when the cashier opened the register to give him his change, he grabbed . . .
Help with all those confusing tax forms is available for many late tax filers. The Wayne Township Trustee’s Office, in conjunction with the City of Fort Wayne and other agencies, is hosting a tax preparation program for persons whose incomes . . .
All of us would like to think we will enjoy a comfortable retirement. If you’re a woman, however, you might be significantly more nervous than your male peers about life as a retiree. This fear may not be entirely justified, but, in any case, . . .
The Public Service Credit Union in Waynedale is celebrating its 75th anniversary this spring. The credit union opened on April 4, 1932 and originally served as a credit union only for NIPSCO employees and their families. They soon began to expand their . . .
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, March 9 celebrated the opening of Master Distributors Cash & Carry, located at 3636 Illinois Road. Participating in the ceremony were two former Waynedale residents, Store Manager Steve Szink and his wife . . .
Advance Auto Parts held their ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, February 16, 2007. They are a leading aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories and maintenance items and this is their sixth store in Fort Wayne.
Bunny (Laisure) Vulgamott, . . .
If you’re like most people, you have a variety of financial goals: college for your children, a comfortable retirement, a vacation home and so on. You might be able to achieve all these goals on your own – but you will likely find it a . . .
Vera Bradley has become a household name, manufacturing everything from stylish handbags to luggage and even photo holders. The Vera Bradley company was not always as we know it today. Hard enough to believe, Vera Bradley had its start in a Fort Wayne . . .
Waynedale Curves will be participating in the Curves food drive to benefit local food banks, from March 1 – March 10, 2007.
Last year, the Curves food drive collected 11 million pounds of food for local communities all over the world.
To celebrate . . .
GAMES TO BE AIRED ON 1250 THE RIVER
The Fort Wayne Fusion announced it has entered into a marketing partnership with the Summit City Radio Group; the agreement includes game broadcasts on WGL 1250 The River. “WGL has a long, rich heritage in . . .
An IRA is certainly a great way to save money for retirement. But which IRA is right for you – “traditional” or Roth? As is often the case in the investment world, there’s no one “right answer” for everyone – . . .
JW Signs has been in business since January 1, 1987. JW (Jon Walker) retired from Fort Wayne Fire Department after 25 years of service and decided to take up sign manufacturing as a part-time job. The first signs he completed were for Century 21 Real . . .
Mr. Alex Azar and his son George have donated the Azar corporate office building and commissary to Community Harvest Food Bank. The facility is located at 1010 N. Coliseum Blvd., in Fort Wayne.
This facility offers Community Harvest Food Bank an additional . . .
Peter L. Confer, President & CEO, recently announced the appointments for the following:
Lori Gehring is now Senior Vice President. She directs the loan officers and manages loan administration. She has nearly 14 years experience with Ossian . . .
After a loved one dies, you’ll have to cope with grief. And yet, if you have even partial responsibility for settling an estate, you have no choice but to focus on some financial matters. By handling these issues as efficiently as possible, you . . .
29 Lessons Learned from the Super Bowl
Few sporting events attract the attention of the Super Bowl. This was particularly true for football fans in Indiana and Illinois in 2007. Both Colts and Bears fans admit that this year’s game . . .
Many people have been investing for a long time and their goals, such as retirement, are years away. Therefore, they consider themselves to be long-term investors. But are they?
Real long-term investors aren’t necessarily those people who have . . .
In the midst of spreading the holiday spirit, Fair Trade organizations are giving third-world artisans the chance to survive the holidays. In this community, one can be certain to enjoy the family, gifts, and decorations the approaching holiday season . . .