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Board renews Greater Fort Wayne Inc. services contract, leaders tout 1,600 job commitments in 2025
Summary
Commissioners approved a one-year renewal with Greater Fort Wayne Inc.; GFW leaders said the organization recorded 1,600 new job commitments in 2025 and highlighted recent company expansions and new business commitments in the county.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners voted 3–0 on Feb. 13, 2026, to renew a one-year contract for services with Greater Fort Wayne Inc., which supports business attraction and retention efforts across the county.
Elissa McGauley, Director of Redevelopment, presented the renewal and said the county and GFW partner to market local assets, including the Stonebridge industrial park. John Urbahns, identified in the record as president and chief executive of Greater Fort Wayne Inc., said ‘‘success is measured in change over time, with 1,600 new job commitments received in 2025, as well as 13 company expansions and four new businesses committed to Allen County.’’ Commissioners approved the renewal without recorded conditions or a roll-call dissent.
The contract renewal is intended to continue county-funded economic development assistance for recruitment and support of existing employers; the transcript does not list the contract dollar amount or additional performance metrics beyond the figures cited by GFW leadership.
