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INDIANAPOLIS – Memorial Coliseum and Grand Wayne Center would see an infusion of cash under a bill passed Thursday by the Senate Appropriations ...

Changes to board's makeup suggested Jehl: City Council should have appointee for CIB DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette Fort Wayne City Councilman Russ Jehl believes changing the makeup of the Allen County Fort Wayne Capital Improvement Board will foster better communication between the mayor's office and the City Council on economic development issues. That's why Jehl, R-2nd, sponsored a resolution formally asking the Indiana General Assembly to change the Capital Improvement Board's makeup and allow the City Council to appoint a member. The measure was approved in an 8-0 preliminary City Counc...

Coliseum seeks Statehouse help ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette Memorial Coliseum officials plan to lobby state senators this week, hoping to recoup some of the Fort Wayne venue's COVID-19-related financial losses. The goal: getting state lawmakers to consider two bills that would increase the amount of tax money the facility receives as a Professional Sports Convention and Development Area and change how some of that money is used. During a Monday meeting of the Coliseum's board of trustees, C.J. Steigmeyer, chief operating officer, said Indiana law now allows a portion of state i...

Henry schedules State of City address NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry's annual State of the City address will have a much smaller audience than usual. Henry's 2021 speech, “Fort Wayne – It's Our Time,” is scheduled for noon Feb. 10 at Grand Wayne Center downtown. However, it won't be open to the public. The speech will be aired live on local news channels and livestreamed on the city's Facebook page. The mayor is expected to discuss the ongoing effects of the coronavirus and the city's response, 2020 accomplishments, and a look ahead. Didier recognized The Ci...

State of the City address won't be open to the public DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry's annual State of the City address will have a much smaller audience than usual.  Henry's 2021 speech, titled "Fort Wayne – It's Our Time," will still happen at noon Feb. 10 at the Grand Wayne Center downtown. However, it won't be open to the public. The speech will be aired live on local news channels and streamed on the City of Fort Wayne Facebook page.  The mayor is expected to discuss the ongoing effects of the pandemic and the city's response to it; 2020 accomplishments; a...