Podcasts about electric works

In this episode of Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, global innovation arrives in a bigger way in Indiana. Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play is expanding to the new IU Launch Accelerator at 16 Tech, aiming to recruit and grow life sciences startups in Indianapolis and connect them with Warsaw's growing medtech hub. CEO Saeed Amidi says Indiana's combination of university talent and global companies like Eli Lilly makes it a powerful new frontier for innovation. Plus: How the new IU Health incubator at 16 Tech could transform Indianapolis into a national player in biosciences. Roche Diagnostics and Eli Lilly announce major U.S. manufacturing expansions, with the potential for Indiana to land more investment. Community Health Network opens the first phase of its Westfield campus, featuring AI-assisted patient care. A new Ronald McDonald Care Mobile rolls out in Evansville to combat Indiana's high infant and maternal mortality rates. Also in this episode: Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon launches a new railroad to drive economic development. Terre Haute's Hulman Field Air Base plans a new $13 million small arms training range. Fort Wayne breaks ground on an 8,400-seat soccer stadium ahead of joining USL League One. A Noble County fire department auctions off a pumper truck to fund new equipment. Gaylor Electric becomes the first company to twice win National Contractor of the Year honors. IU Indianapolis expands STEM research space with a new lab building at 16 Tech. Ball State completes a $60 million renovation of Cooper Science Building. Indiana Tech launches a new advanced manufacturing innovation center at Electric Works in Fort Wayne. And: Hud Mellencamp and Hard Truth Distilling launch a new whiskey celebrating Indiana farmers and the Mellencamp legacy. The Pacers surge ahead in the NBA Playoffs as Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever prepare for a historic season. Inside INdiana Business previews next week's kickoff of Business at the Brickyard coverage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Discover the transformative journey of Fort Wayne, the Midwest's fastest-growing metro, with our distinguished guests, board chair Mike Packnett and vice chair Brenda Gerber Vincent. Together, we uncover the stories behind the anticipated $3 billion in building permits by 2024 and celebrate the city's accolade as the most affordable place to live. Through heartfelt conversations, we explore what sets Fort Wayne apart as a top destination for Gen Z homeownership and a beacon of community innovation and collaboration.Join us as we highlight the extraordinary unity in Fort Wayne's community development, where marketplace leaders and pastors from diverse backgrounds come together to drive positive change. This episode shines a light on impactful leaders like Pastor Anthony Payton and the significant contributions of African American pastors who uplift the entire community. We draw comparisons to other cities and reflect on successful collaborations in Allen County, showcasing how unique strategies pave the way for substantial milestones and achievements.The episode also delves into the profound impact of faith-driven leadership and mentorship in Fort Wayne. We explore how initiatives like the Global Leadership Summit and the Ignite Emerging Leader program connect seasoned and emerging leaders through faith-based principles. From the inspiring "death club" story at a local school to the vibrant prayer community at Electric Works, we celebrate the transformative power of mentorship, unity, and prayer. Tune in to be part of the Citywide Movement of Love Fort Wayne, where love, support, and prayer uplift our community.

Episode 451 / Jason Jägel Jason Jägel born in 1971, Boston, MA is a 2023-24 Pollock-Krasner recipient. A monograph of his work entitled, Seventy-Three Funshine was published in 2008 by Electric Works, San Francisco. His work is featured in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the UCLA Hammer Museum, among others. His 2018 public commission, The Author & Her Story, is a 13x34-foot ceramic tile mosaic at San Francisco International Airport. Landscape, his 2024 solo exhibition, was presented by Michael Benevento Gallery, Los Angeles. S&V is sponsored by the New York Studio School. Register for their programs here: https://nyss.org

This week's episode: Live from the Indy 500 Fan Fest at Electric Works in Fort Wayne. Team Penske and its drivers were penalized for illegal use of push to pass during the St. Pete race that was caught during the warmup session for Long Beach, Scott Dixon fuel saves to win the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles joins to discuss the fan fests, the buildup to the Indy 500, ticket sales, new track records and Kyle Larson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush that took place LIVE at Electric Works in Downtown Fort Wayne as a part of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Indy 500 Fan Festival, the fun continues! Brett and Tommy continue sharing past sports stories, and also continue to look ahead to the NFL Draft tonight and who'd they would like to see the Indianapolis Colts take in the first round. Also in the second hour of the show, we are pleased to be joined by the President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Doug Boles! Doug and Brett have a discussion about the upcoming Indy 500 that is now a month away, how things have changed at the Indy 500 since Doug started his role, and about the Fan Fest event taking place today at Electric Works! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a special edition of The Sports Rush this Thursday, Brett was out LIVE on location at Electric Works in Downtown Fort Wayne in order to broadcast the show live from the Indy 500 Fan Fest that was being held there this afternoon/evening, it was a fantastic event and we had a lot of fun! You can hear the first hour of the show right here, Brett was joined by Tommy Schoegler of Parkview Sports Medicine in the first hour of the show today not only to reminisce on Tommy's past time in sports media, but to also talk about the upcoming NFL Draft tonight and the Indianapolis Colts picking at 15 at the time of the show today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Doug Boles joined Fort Wayne's Morning News to talk with Kayla Blakeslee about the upcoming IMS Indy 500 Fan Fest event that's being held at Electric Works in Fort Wayne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feel the heartbeat of Fort Wayne as we sit down with Mike Packnett and Brenda Gerber-Vincent, visionaries leading our board, to reminisce about a year where our beloved city has blossomed like never before. Together, we've turned dreams into solid ground – from the establishment of a 24-7 prayer room radiating peace from Electric Works to tangible support initiatives transforming lives at Adams Elementary. As we reflect on these accomplishments, we don't just share successes; we offer an invitation into the very essence of a community united in purpose and action.Our city's narrative is one of unstoppable growth and collective ambition, with Fort Wayne emerging as a shining example in the Great Lakes region. This episode is a testament to the synergistic power harnessed when business acumen meets compassionate resolve, with strategic economic developments and the Love for Wayne initiative setting the stage. The spirit of unity has coursed through our veins, flowing into every conversation about building a thriving environment where connection is the cornerstone. It's a story of hope, collaboration, and a shared vision that beckons others to take note.Join us as we cast our gaze forward, energized by the poignant moments at the Global Leadership Summit and the monthly community prayer gatherings that have become the city's lifeline. Our dialogue with Chris Norman is a profound reminder of what lies at the heart of Fort Wayne – a resolve to invest in our pastors, our children, and our collective future. It's a future where Love Fort Wayne isn't just a phrase, but a call to action that propels us to nurture and support the fabric of our community. Stay tuned for our next conversation with local leaders whose dedication speaks volumes of their love for this city.

Exploring the rebirth of Fort Wayne, Indiana's GE Electric Works.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Life's Not Begining, Hummingbirds, Morphbot, Dolphins, Electric Works, Elephant Testicles, Cannibalism?, Bunk Studies, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the […] The post 28 June 2023 – Episode 932 – Eat Two Pies for Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

Today's guests have bumped off nearly 300 people through their business.But they're not career criminals. Adrian Hobart and Rebecca Collins run Hobeck Books, a leading family-run independent publisher of award-winning crime, thriller, mystery and suspense books.What better business to get on air in National Crime Reading Month?Rebecca and Adrian launched Hobeck Books in the middle of the pandemic. Rebecca brought expertise from over two decades working in the publishing industry, with clients such as Bloomsbury, Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. She is also a published non-fiction author and poet. Adrian has been a broadcaster and journalist with the BBC for twenty-five years, and is an audiobook narrator, filmmaker and a writer.This episode is a super business case study in itself, giving an insight into how Rebecca and Adrian launched the business, choose which books to publish, what works best to promote their authors, and the ever evolving world of the publishing industry.We talk plot, character, what makes for a riveting read – and I couldn't resist asking Adrian and Rebecca for their favourite ways in which their authors have knocked off characters. It's chock-full of tips anyone can use in their businesses too, with practical advice about branding, building an email list, giving radio interviews, and writing your own business book. And Rebecca and Adrian discuss their own work as editor and audiobook narrator too.Today's show also includes upcoming events for entrepreneurs and some new funding opportunities after the interview.What next?Visit Hobeck Books: https://www.hobeck.netAdrian and Rebecca's Hobcast Book Show has been nominated as one of twenty of the best UK Mystery Podcasts. Listen here: https://www.hobeck.net/hobcastRebecca worked with me and co-author Jonathan Bland on our new book, Vitalising Purpose – The Power of the Social Enterprise Difference in Public Services,  published this week by E3M. It's available in paperback and ebook formats here: https://e3m.org.uk/vitalising-purpose-book/ and from Amazon here ( https://amzn.eu/d/6f25KJB )Events mentioned on the show: Bagging Your First Investment, Wednesday, June 28, Electric Works, Sheffield: Details. And Fundraising for impact startups - Unrest, Friday, June 30, webinar. Details.Plus the Welcoming Cultures Celebration in Sheffield and Alternate Realities: Sheffield DocFest at Site.Funding; go to https://www.powertochange.org.uk/our-work/our-programmes/ and https://get-it-made.co.uk/grants/women-in-engineering for details of funding mentioned in the show.

The Zacher Company, Fort Wayne's leader in commercial real estate, just released their office market report for 2022! We chat with the owner Steve Zacher about key points in the report, an update on Electric Works leasing, and where he sees the market heading during this economic uncertainty!

In this episode of the Selling Fort Wayne podcast, hosts Tyler Morningstar and Kerri Morningstar speak with John Urbahns, President and CEO, and Lindsay Hannah, Director of Corporate Investment, from Greater Fort Wayne Inc. John and Hannah talk about the services and programs Greater Fort Wayne provides to help businesses grow in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area.   "People sometimes get caught up on our name of Greater Fort Wayne and think it's all about new business. It's all about downtown, and it's not. Our coverage area is the entire county, so we are working with New Haven, Leo-Cedarville, Huntertown, Monroeville, all the communities to really grow the entire county, not just downtown Fort Wayne or not just Fort Wayne." - John Urbahns [13:20]   "When you win, we win. When we win, you win." - Lindsay Hannah [14:28]   What You Will Learn: [00:01] Intro [01:48] What is Greater Fort Wayne [03:19] Meet John and Lindsay [05:07] How they help a business grow in Fort Wayne [09:57] The resources they provided during the pandemic [14:38] What is an Inter-City Visit [18:21] What is Onboard Fort Wayne program [24:49] The three ways Fort Wayne is growing [27:36] Their involvement with Electric Works [32:57] Current community investments and development [37:51] Greater Fort Wayne's short term and long term goals [42:57] Where they think the organization can do better   Contact: Contact Tyler at tylermorningstar@gmail.com and (260) 433-5385. Contact Kerri at kerrimorningstar@gmail.com and (260) 410-8294. sellingfwpodcast@gmail.com Tyler Morningstar on Instagram: instagram.com/ty_morningstar Tyler Morningstar on TikTok: tiktok.com/@tyler.morningstar Tyler Morningstar on Facebook: facebook.com/MorningstarRealEstateFW Visit Century 21 Real Estate: homesforsale.century21.com/century-21-bradley-realty,-inc.-5263c Visit Greater Fort Wayne: www.greaterfortwayneinc.com

Fishers is becoming a life sciences leader with another huge investment; Governor Holcomb tells us what's fueling Indiana's manufacturing momentum; we update Fort Wayne's massive Electric Works district; Trendiana celebrates National Sandwich Month; Indiana State launches what it says could be a game-changing institutional effort; how are parents' mobile phone habits impacting their mental health; big changes are coming at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College; and we get perspective on what collegiate conference chaos could ultimately mean for college sports.

Electric Works is one of the most exciting and bold projects the city has ever been a part of. Fort Wayne Community School's role will be no different. They are looking at starting forward thinking, outside the box, and truly visionary education programs to prepare Fort Wayne's youth for the future of tomorrow. Riley Johnson has been tabbed with this enormous task and he gets to start from scratch! On episode 18 we discuss his background that prepared him for this moment as well as the opportunity he sees in front of him. If you have interest in Electric Works, alternatives to traditional schooling, or people trying something new and bold then this episode is for you!

Gerry Dick from Inside Indiana Business joined "Fort Wayne's Morning News" to discuss more developments in regards to the Electric Works Project adjacent to Downtown Fort Wayne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can't talk Fort Wayne commercial real estate without hearing the name Zacher Company. We were fortunate enough to chat with the president and managing broker Steve Zacher as they are releasing their 2021 Northeast Indiana Industrial Market Report! We discuss the following : -How'd the industrial market do as a whole? -Vacancy and absorption -Who shut down/vacated -Who's expanding or building -Notable transactions -Predictions for 2021 -Electric Works! Steve is a wealth of knowledge and this is a great introduction to our audience. You can find Zacher Company's annual reports at www.zacherco.com. Enjoy!

Gerry Dick from Inside Indiana Business joined "Fort Wayne's Morning News" to discuss how the Electric Works project is a big economic shot in the arm for Northeast Indiana's future.

Fort Wayne City Councilman, Geoff Paddock joined "Fort Wayne's Morning News" to discuss the latest news in regards to the final closing of the Electric Works project at the old General Electric campus near Downtown.

WOWOs Brian Davis interviews Mayor Tom Henry to recap 2020. Electric Works, racial justice and the COVID Pandemic defined 2020, but the city also completed a number of projects and now looks ahead to 2021

Jason Arp from Fort Wayne's 4th district joins us to talk about his stance on Electric Works, as well as government funded developments. If you care about EW or the future vision for Fort Wayne this pod is a must listen. Enjoy!

Kevin Leininger joins to discuss Ruoff's announcement on Friday to move to Electric Works and an update on their proposed headquarters in downtown Fort Wayne. 10-19-2020 Pat Miller Program

Plans are moving forward in the Downtown Fort Wayne area as the Electric Works project is moving forward with further steps being approved through the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission on Monday Night. To discuss the events in moving forward, Fort Wayne City Councilman Tom Didier joined "Fort Wayne's Morning News" and weighed in on the positives this news brings.

Kevin Leininger joins to discuss the latest developments on the Electric Works project. 10-2-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger joins to discuss the latest on the future of Electric Works after Fort Wayne City Council voted last night to delay the investigation into the Redevelopment Commission's no vote. 9-23-2020 Pat Miller Program

Councilman Glynn Hines, Fort Wayne City Council At Large joined "Fort Wayne's Morning News" to discuss what City Council's end goals are when it comes to investigating the sudden termination of the Electric Works project.

Concerts are coming back to the Coliseum for the first time since February, but this time outside. What secrets do we learn about Andy during Katie's Planking Confessional? Mayor Henry calls to talk Halloween with COVID-19, Electric Works, & July 4th Fireworks on Nov. 10th @ 6:30pm

Fort Wayne City Council met on Wednesday Night about the latest funding dispute over the proposed Electric Works project and Darrin Wright discussed the latest from the meeting with Kayla on "Fort Wayne's Morning News" with all the highlights.

Third District Fort Wayne City Councilman Tom Didier joins to discuss approval at last night's council meeting on the Electric Works investigation. 9-9-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger joins to discuss Fort Wayne City Council members calling for an investigation into the city over the cancellation of the economic development agreement for Electric Works. 9-2-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger joins to discuss the Jacob Blake shooting and the riots happening in Kenosha plus the latest on Electric Works. 8-27-2020 Pat Miller Program

Ball State University Urban Planning Professor Bruce Frankel joined Steve Shine to discuss the impact of the city's decision to cancel the economic agreement with Electric Works developer RTM Ventures.

Kevin Leininger, joins to discuss Electric Works and "peaceful protests" 8-10-2020 Pat Miller Program

8/4/2020 - Electric Works: What Happens Next? by ABC21

Josh Parker of Electric Works Developer RTM Ventures joins to discuss the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission cancelling their development agreement. 8-4-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger is back to discuss yesterday's announcement that the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission cancelled the economic agreement with Electric Works developer RTM Ventures. 8-4-2020 Pat Miller Program

8/3/2020 - Big Trouble for Electric Works by ABC21

Kevin Leininger joins to discuss the latest on the Electric Works project in Fort Wayne. 8-3-2020 Pat Miller Program

On this episode: -FWCS board members admit they're not diverse enough -Electric Works projects gets long awaited good news -We're nearly in a drought. Will we see enough rain soon?

We chat with Casey Steinbacher about what we can expect for Electric Works and why it matters. Casey helped take American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC (the model for EW) to the next level. She details what it took to get there and what the benefits have been for the community.

Kevin Leininger of the News-Sentinel joins to discuss his column on a fired boss questioning Fort Wayne's influence on the county water and sewer board plus Electric Works is requesting a new building and another extension. 4-22-2020 Pat Miller Program

Crystal Vann Wallstrom, Managing Director of Innovation of Electric Works, joins host Stephanie Gottesman for a conversation about innovation districts, the history of the General Electrics campus, and her ambitious vision for Electric Works. Most of us living here in Fort Wayne have heard of the ambitious Electric Works project, which seeks to revitalize the abandoned campus. The project’s website describes their vision as, “a well-conceptualized, mixed-use district of innovation, culture and community that is seamlessly integrated with other downtown development projects currently underway.” Some people see Electric Works as a real estate deal, some see it as a beacon of innovation and forward thinking, some see it as a looming spectre of gentrification. One thing’s for sure, though – it has the potential to dramatically transform our city in numerous ways. Crystal Vann Wallstrom is a fellow Fort Wayne transplant and the Managing Director of Innovation for Electric Works. In this episode, Vann Wallstrom shares with us some of the wisdom and inspiration she took away from her previous life in San Francisco, why she passionately believes that bringing an innovation center to Fort Wayne will drive economic development and build culture in new ways, and some of the ways that being part of this project have affected her personally. She shares quite a bit about the history of the General Electrics campus, what role it played in Fort Wayne’s history, and how revitalizing it will provide jobs, affordable housing, and a hub for innovation. In the course of the conversation, Vann Wallstrom and Gottesman discuss a talk by world-leading economic geographer Michael Storper, recorded by the London School of Economics and Political Science. It goes deep into the reasons that an open innovation district like Electric Works creates more innovative culture than closed models of innovation centers, and how that led to the rise of San Francisco over Los Angeles in the last half century. She then describes the vision for the Electric Works, and describes both what will be part of the West Campus Phase 1, and also how she sees it building culture. For a look at the Electric Works vision and the inside of the existing buildings, check out this page on their website. For more information on Electric Works, visit www.fortwayneelectricworks.com. They are also on Facebook , Twitter, and Instagram. After the interview, we were happy to share an announcement for Jodi Leamon, the Sustainability Coordinator for the Allen County Department of Environmental Management. She was the guest from our tenth episode last season. She and Lesley Sears have started a podcast called  “A Material Girl Goes Green.” Lesley is the founder of the first truly sustainable candle company, Farm Finds Candles, based here in Fort Wayne. The podcast follows Lesley’s journey as she steps into an eco friendly and low waste lifestyle. Jodi is co-hosting the show as Lesley’s sustainability expert, answering all the eco-related questions that come up along the way. The show discusses daily eco challenges, reviews environmentally friendly products, and looks at all the ways you can begin your own eco friendly journey. It launched earlier this month, and we’ve been loving it! You can find A Material Girl Goes Green on most podcasting apps. Check it out! This week, we’re featuring a song by APQ, Alicia Pyle’s quartet, which has a weekly jazz series at the Clyde Club Room on Wednesdays from 8-10. The quartet, and Alicia’s small business PyleStyle Events, has a dedication to keeping it local and fostering local talent. Each week, they feature a different “local” musician, and encourage people to book from our growing pool of local talent. The song is called “Serendipity.” You can aslo find them on all social media platforms.  Women Are: Fort Wayne is a production of Monstrous Regiment Media and distributed by WBOI in Fort Wayne. Our show is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne and Silverbirch Entertainment. This episode was written and produced by Stephanie Gottesman and Traci Henning-Kolberg. Our episodes are recorded at Silverbirch Studio, with an extra thank you to sound engineer Steve Tyler and assistant engineer, Harrison Tyler.  We appreciate you subscribing, rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also visit us at womenare.us, or follow us on Facebook and Instagram. New episodes are released every two weeks. You can check out other content from WBOI on Facebook. Until next time...thanks for listening!

Kevin Leininger of the News-Sentinel joins to talk about today's announcement of Do it Best moving their headquarters to Electric Works. 2-13-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger of the News-Sentinel joins to discuss his report that Do it Best will be the anchor tenant for Electric Works. 2-11-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger of the News-Sentinel joins to recap last night's State of the Union, the latest on the Electric Works project, other downtown Fort Wayne development projects and council's support of MLK. 2-5-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger of the News-Sentinel joins to discuss Electric Works landing an anchor tenant and how the state is working to undermine voters' authority. 1-22-2020 Pat Miller Program

Kevin Leininger of the News-Sentinel joins to discuss the smoking age going up to 21 and a positive update on Electric Works. 1-8-2020 Pat Miller Program

Our June news coverage included analysis of a recent Supreme Court decision, the state of education, and the newest mural on the Fort Wayne arts scene. You can catch up with the latest from Electric Works, a new tech startup, and the end of the Hoosier State Line, with the June News Roundup on WBOI Presents. Our music is by Mark Waldick and Noah Campodonico.

An update on the $440 million Electric Works development; Marshall County is a Stellar Communities finalist and is riding momentum; we introduce you to Café Baby – aimed at saving parents time; The INnovators spotlights a talkative toy; Ivy Tech and Independent Colleges of Indiana partner up; Special Olympics Indiana marks a milestone; and our INsiders take on the top stories of the week.

Part 4 of a 5-part series where we interview the five neighborhoods that NeighborLink has invited to part of a 2019 comprehensive research project. Our desire is to learn what makes a healthy neighborhood healthy. These five Fort Wayne neighborhoods have been chosen for their unique socio-economics, demographics, geographic influences and levels of neighbor engagement at the association level. Arline and Jim join NeighborLink for an insightful conversation about the Hoagland Masterson Neighborhood. We started by asking them how they ended up in Hoagland Masterson (HM) and into leadership roles. Then they describe the neighborhood dynamics, the burdens and battles they've been facing for years, and what they think makes HM healthy at this moment. Hoagland Masterson has always been a working class neighborhood with higher levels of poverty, but has a long history of committed homeowners that go several generations deep. Arline describes her neighbors as “resilient,” because of the challenges they face and seem to weather. (Link to Neighborhood Map) I'm pulled to Hoagland Masterson like no other neighborhood other than the one I live in, which is just a block away to the south of HM's border. I believe that HM is the next up and coming neighborhood in Fort Wayne that no one can quite remember where it's located, except people like Arline, Jim, and the dozens of long-time residents waiting for the attention they deserve from the City of Fort Wayne, developers, and potential neighbors. It is uniquely positioned between an established, stable, and growing neighborhood, the most ethnically diverse commercial corridor, the potential of Electric Works, and downtown's current crown jewel, Parkview Field, home of the Tincaps. I've been trying to buy a building for NeighborLink here for four years and I tell everyone that will listen that HM is where to invest because it's the neighborhood that is full of long-time residents that deserve to see things progress. There is a community of committed neighbors like Jim and Arline that work tirelessly, know more about their neighborhood than any other neighborhood leaders I've met, and are the resilient fighters that Arline talks about in the podcast. These are neighbors I want to live by, resource, connect others to, and see what happens for the entire south central Fort Wayne region. The struggle is real for them though as they are marginalized, struggle to get the attention they need to get projects done, and there just isn't quite enough people energy that other neighborhoods have. This neighborhood is part of why I felt compelled we do this study. They have so much of the same assets that we do in Williams Woodland, just not the same amount of them, and I think that matters. It's not knowledge, vision, intent that's holding them back, because they are doing great work. It's mostly capacity. If they had more capacity, what could happen? I appreciate Arline and Jim's candor about what's been a struggle and seems to fight against justice seeking neighbors. I also appreciate how they acknowledge some recent wins in getting the attention of the City for some infrastructure projects as well as putting pressure on the local electric utility that just built a major substation in their neighborhood without much consideration for the neighborhood. Arline and Jim see promise, see speculation happening as home values increase in their own area, and continue to invest their own resources into stabilizing the neighborhood one house at a time with their own resources. I think you'll really enjoy this podcast because it begins to shed some light on the other side of the “healthy” neighborhood reality. It at least for us helps us begin to see how much things are the same among neighborhoods at the core, yet different on the surface. If you're looking to start investing in neighborhood development, come join NL on a project in HM this summer.  We're looking forward to our next phase of the 2019 research project, which includes a two-hour workshop with neighbors from each of the five neighborhoods.

Ben and Tyler join NeighborLink for an insightful conversation about the West Central Neighborhood. We started by asking them how they ended up in West Central and into leadership roles. Then they describe the neighborhood dynamics, the projects they've been able to successfully accomplish, and what they think adds to the health of West Central. West Central is celebrated for its diverse population, has benefited from its downtown collar neighborhood status where grand homes were built in one of the first Fort Wayne neighborhoods, and a significant boost in economic development that has been building past 5-10 years. (Link to Map)   West Central has been the place to be if you want to live downtown in a neighborhood setting since it was formed in the late 1800s. It's the quintessential and grand downtown collar neighborhood that was built by industrial and professional icons of Fort Wayne, which have a history of weathering the seasons of economic swings better than other neighborhoods in a city. Like any neighborhood of that era, some streets and sections of the neighborhood were more grand than the others as the wealthy built their mansions near their empires while those that built the empire lived in close proximity to the places they dedicated their lives to build. West Central is full of grand homes, traditional sized homes of the early 1900s, worker's cottages, and several historic apartment complexes. While many of the homes may have survived to some extent, many of them were divided into multi-plex homes that made rent cheap and accessible to a wide variety of individuals, particularly artists and young professionals.   West Central has long been touted for its many forms diversity from economics to professions to generational to many other areas. While this is still true to their story, things are starting to change in West Central as the national trend to return to the central core over the past decade is in full swing in West Central. It's been happening for years in West Central as there have been many concerned residents who have been on personal conversation and development initiative to buy vacant or dilapidated properties with goals of preservation and economic development. Rather than allow a property to play roulette of staying the way it is with the next buyer, they'll buy it, renovate it a higher standard and sell it in an effort to attract a more affluent or stable homeowner. Those efforts have been combined with some City of Fort Wayne initiatives to leverage federal dollars to renovate key properties on throughways to spur additional development. Ben shares about this development as well as some other situations where longtime owners of multiplex homes are converting them back to single family homes with the desire to sell them rather than continuing to be landlords because the time is now to do those kind of things.   Ben and Tyler talk about a major development in their area, Electric Works, which is a comprehensive redevelopment initiative of a former General Electric manufacturing facility that was responsible for the development of the area in the early 1900s. Ground hasn't even been broken and just the potential is driving development in their area, which is great for their neighborhood but also brings issues to the surface as well as new issues as they think about the impact of such an effort. They're huge supporters, but asking really great questions about the human and economic impact of the place they love.   We also talk about in the podcast the role geography plays in neighborhood development and perception. West Central has two many roads in and out of downtown that divides the neighborhood, it technically includes all of downtown, and has a major train track that acts like a wall dividing a section of the neighborhood. Each section has its own character, challenges, and opportunities along with feelings of included or excluded. I've been thinking a lot about how things “feel” in a neighborhood within just a block or two of each other and how that plays a part in neighborhood health and connectivity.   West Central is in a really exciting time with some extremely smart leaders at the helm. Their home and garden tour generates significant revenue and exposes them to a lot of potential neighbors. They have intelligent and experienced neighbors leveraging their skills to lead larger scale developments that benefit all neighbors, like preserving old brick alleys. And, they are aware that not all development may be good development. We're excited to learn from them because we think they have a lot to teach other neighborhoods that are trying to grow and develop.   We're looking forward to our next phase of the 2019 research project, which includes a two-hour workshop with neighbors from each of the five neighborhoods.

Episode 1: Electric Works and 2018 Infrastructure Projects by Mayor Tom Henry Podcast

An update from the garage. My apologies for the sibling/marriage joke. I would have edited it out, but I just didn't feel like editing it out. There's lunch to eat over here, and these drawings aren't gonna make themselves. I wish I could see these geese Mary Oliver is talking about, but they're not flying around my apartment. You do not have to be good, Robyn Listen to Mary Oliver read "Wild Geese" from her living room in Florida here: http://www.onbeing.org/blog/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese/5966 Check out Electric Works here: https://www.sfelectricworks.com Buy Dream Work by Mary Oliver here: http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/dream-work_mary-oliver/265887/?gclid=CjwKEAiA2IO0BRDXmLndksSB0WgSJADNKqqoc6AawXlIeZAYC9v8wO8UGMv1DH8XlXgHZT5zJ2Q2bBoCXTLw_wcB#isbn=0871130696&pcrid=70112866032&pkw=&pmt=&plc=

In January 2010 GALLERY CRAWL interviewed photographer Katherine Westerhout and her collaborator, Electric Works' digital printmaker Kris Shapiro-Lang to learn more about the process behind Westerhout's latest work in her new exhibition RUST BELT at Electric Works Gallery. Known for exploring inaccessible territory, Westerhout's latest subjects are forgotten buildings in Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Detroit.

For the last-minute shopper: a few suggestions on where to get unique gifts, of the mostly hand-crafted variety, for that oddball on your list who always poses a bit of a shopping challenge. In December 2007, GALLERY CRAWL visits Electric Works and Fabric8 in San Francisco, two art spots that serve double duty as stores and galleries.