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Get ready for a Mother’s Day weekend full of fun in Fort Wayne! Start your Friday off right with a Mother's Day plant sale to find the perfect gift for mom. Then, head over to indulge in delicious tacos, tequila, and margaritas at the festival on Saturday. 🌮🍹 Then finish out the weekend on Sunday at the Mother's Day craft and chalk walk to celebrate all the amazing moms out there. Don't miss out on these exciting events happening in our city! Mothers Day Plant Sale: 3901 Abbott St Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Tacos, Tequila, Margarita Fest: 333 S Clinton St Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Mothers Day Craft and Chalk Walk: 4140 Coldwater Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Tap Picture for Normal Size:

Starting a business is an exciting endeavor, but sometimes it can be difficult getting new clients if you are just beginning and have a limited budget.  Fortunately, there are effective marketing and branding strategies that can be done for little to no cost to help your business stand out in a competitive market. Here are some ways to market your business and create your own unique brand that draws attention: 1. Define Your Target Audience: Identify your ideal customer base and understand their wants and needs. What are they looking for? What is their gender and age? Do your research. Tailor your marketing and branding messages towards your audience. Build relationships with your audience. 2. Create a Unique Brand Story: Develop a compelling brand story that sets you apart from competitors. Create a positive image of your company. What is your message? Tell your story to connect with your audience on an emotional level. 3. Utilize Social Media: Use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to engage with your target audience, build relationships, and create a community around your brand. Create high-quality content that is relevant, valuable, and shareable. 4. Content Marketing: Create informative content such as blog posts, reels, videos, infographics, and articles to attract customers. Use hashtags to expand your reach. Share your content on your website and social media channels to drive traffic and increase brand awareness. Encourage others to share your content as well. 5. Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Optimize your website for search engines to improve organic visibility and drive traffic from search results. Many websites such as WIX have built in SEO tools. Implement on-page SEO techniques to boost your website's ranking on Google. 6. Email Marketing: Build an email list and use email marketing to stay connected with your audience, promote new products or services, and drive sales. Offer incentives, such as exclusive content or discounts, to encourage sign-ups. 7. Public Relations (PR): Pitch your story to journalists, bloggers, and other influential people in your field to potentially gain media coverage. Look for opportunities to participate in industry events, conferences, or workshops. 8. Advertise: Consider running an advertisement in your local newspaper, on social media, or on the radio. Create business cards, flyers, and other consumable, low-cost, marketing products. 9. Get Involved with the Community: Attend local events in your area. Have a booth at events, farmer’s markets, and other relevant community functions. 10. Customer Service is Key: Put your customer first. Be available to answer questions and offer support. Ask for reviews and post them on social media. Implement a referral program to incentivize your existing customers to refer new customers to your business. Offer rewards, discounts, or benefits to your customers. Don’t forget the importance of word-of-mouth marketing! Remember, effective marketing and branding for startups with limited budgets is not about spending a lot of money. It is about being strategic, creative, and resourceful. By focusing on your target audience, creating a compelling brand story, using social media, and overall providing excellent customer service, you can build a strong brand and achieve growth even with limited resources. Learn More and Visit Read With Mrs. A, https://www.readwithmrsa.com Sources: Council post: 20 Ways Startups with limited marketing budgets can thrive. (2024, January 11). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2024/01/08/20-ways-startups-with-limited-marketing-budgets-can-thrive/?sh=17f9b3842aa4 Marketing for startups | 5 effective marketing strategies for startups. (n.d.) The Harford. https://www.thehartford.com/business-insurance/strategy/startup/marketing

Meet Addie Farris, the visionary creator behind Eco Fest, an annual event in Fort Wayne that celebrates and promotes eco-friendly businesses dedicated to positively impacting our planet. Addie's passion for sustainability and environmental conservation drives her mission to provide a platform for eco-friendly companies to showcase their initiatives and connect with the community. Through Eco Fest, Addie empowers these businesses to share their stories, products, and the significant impact they make in protecting our planet. By supporting eco-friendly companies, we contribute to a greener economy, reduce environmental degradation, and pave the way for a more sustainable future for generations to come. Join us as we delve into the world of Addie Farris and Eco Fest, where eco-friendly businesses thrive and inspire change for a better tomorrow. Addie Farris is a proud native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and when looking back on her childhood, she expressed that she has many great memories growing up on the west central side of the city and graduating from South Side High School in 2007. A few years after graduation, she got married, and in 2016, she and her husband moved to Toledo, Ohio. Her husband's ambition to expand his local tattoo shop into a second location influenced their decision to move. In 2017, they welcomed a baby boy to their family, and during that transition into parenthood, Addie started looking at the world through a new lens. While navigating the journey of parenthood, she thought about her son's future and recognized the need for positive change in the world. This realization sparked something within her, and she started digging deeper into how to make a meaningful impact. As Addie talked about this time in her life, she said, "I felt like I was doing a lot on an individual level as far as recycling in my own home. I felt like I was on this sustainability journey, but I had never been a part of a nonprofit or any organization, so I started to get motivated to find a place where I could donate my time and make a difference. The thing I was running into was when you're trying to pick a nonprofit, you're usually committing to just one cause, and I didn't want to spend all my time on just one thing. That's when I started spinning the wheels in my mind about the best way to spend my time. I ended up joining an organization called the Toledo Lucas County Sustainability Commission. It is a government-funded organization in Toledo, and I pitched the idea of Eco Fest to them. They didn't have an event like that in Toledo, and I felt it was a great way to connect with the community. I felt like if you bring all these organizations and businesses to one location on the same day, it could be a fun way to connect and share passion about sustainability and the environment, and that's really where Eco Fest started for me." In 2019, Addie and the Toledo Lucas County Sustainability Commission hosted the first Eco Fest, and over one thousand people attended the event. We asked Addie if she had encountered any challenges throughout the planning process or during the event, and she told us it had gone surprisingly well. She informed us that she had never planned an event before, but with the help of her husband, who has much experience in event planning, she had a great sounding board to bounce ideas off of. She continued by saying that, outside of planning the event, the community was also very receptive to Eco Fest, and it was a testament that if you create the space, people from all walks of life really do have an investment in our world. Two weeks after Eco Fest, the Farris family relocated to Fort Wayne to be closer to their families. Despite Addie's return home, her commitment to organizing Eco Fest remained strong, but this time in Fort Wayne. She began preparations for the event in Fall 2019, with the scheduled date set for Spring 2020. When we inquired about the planning process compared to Toledo, Addie shared her pleasant surprise at the enthusiastic response from vendors. She started her search by reaching out to businesses and organizations she knew of that focused on sustainability and gradually connected with other like-minded companies. Although all was set for the spring event in 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic brought everything to a standstill. Addie had to reschedule the event to August 2020. Through meticulous planning, safety measures, and adherence to guidelines, Eco Fest successfully took place on August 9, 2020, with over 40 vendors and welcoming 700 attendees. Since launching Eco Fest in 2020, we asked Addie how the event has grown over the years. She said, "We started on the west side of Headwaters Park, which is the smaller side, and this will be our third year on the east side at the big pavilion, so that was a big jump from the small pavilion to the big one. Our first year, we had 700 attendees; the second year was about 1200; the third was about 2000; and last year, we had 3000 and hit over 100 vendors. So between growth in attendance and vendor involvement, we continue to get bigger every year." Although attendance is hard to predict for a free event, Addie is hopeful they will have more attendees this year than last, and they already have over 100 vendors lined up for the event on May 19th. Several companies have been a part of Eco Fest since the beginning, including Sassy Vegan and Dirt Wain Composting. Still, some new businesses and organizations are expected to join the event this year, including Vessel Refillery and Bottle Green Refillery, which are zero-waste stores carrying bulk items like laundry detergent and hygiene products where customers bring their own containers to refill rather than purchasing single-use containers. Sustaining Fort Wayne Initiative will also be at Eco Fest this spring, a government organization started by former Mayor Henry, whose mission is to protect and improve the lives of all citizens in the face of climate change. Addie is excited to finally have an organization connected to local government at the event because she believes that is a huge step in the right direction for sustainability and our environment. When we talked with Addie about what she was most excited about for this year's event, she said, "To see people come and enjoy it. We have expanded our kid's activities because we get a lot of families that come through, and that's always a big request. Maumee Watershed Alliance is doing pontoon boat tours again this year, which was very popular last year, and I'm excited to have them back. We will have a lot of great food and drink vendors, and we will have the Dumpster Drummers this year, too, which is a music group that plays on trash cans. We will also have our waste station again this year. We started doing a waste station at the event two years ago, so this will be our third year. We started that because we've noticed a lot of contamination at traditional events where you have the trash cans out, and people are in charge of getting things into the right bin. We used to have a composting bin, a recycling bin, and a trash bin, and there would be a lot of wrong items in the recycling and composting bins, so we decided to take that responsibility away from the attendees. People are there to have a good time, not to try to dive deep into their brains about what goes in which bin. With the waste station, we have removed all the trash cans from the venue, we have the recycling, trash, and composting bins at the waste stations, and then we sort everything through our volunteers into the right receptacle to make sure we are hitting 100% compost, recycling, and trash. Since we've done that each year at our event, we have only produced one 32-gallon bag of trash, so we have really eliminated most of our waste at our festival." She continued by sharing that she hopes to one day be able to help other festivals and event centers adopt the waste station method to help them reduce their waste footprint as well. As we discussed the preparations for Eco Fest each year, we asked Addie about her event management. She shared with us that in the initial two to three years, she handled most of the tasks independently, but as the event expanded, she recognized the importance of delegating responsibilities. Over the last couple of years, she has brought like-minded individuals to her team, such as Jodi Leamon, Megan Zwick, and Neil Miller, to help with the event. Although Eco Fest is only one day a year, Addie and her team plan workshops to continue providing resources for the community to learn more about ways they can live a more sustainable lifestyle throughout the year. In fact, the week before the event this year, six workshops are available for people to attend. These workshops include a native plant walk through Promenade Park, a mending workshop focusing on helping individuals fix up their worn or torn denim clothing, along with several others that can be found on the home page of their website: https://ecofestfw.com. As our conversation was coming to an end, we asked Addie what her overall goal was with Eco Fest, and she said, "The first part of the mission is to create a sense of community and create a platform for businesses and organizations, shining a light on them. Beyond creating that platform is bringing people to the platform to see what the businesses are doing. Getting more and more people to attend the event and participate is a big marker for me. Every year, people say they didn't know Eco Fest was a thing, so we try really hard to do more advertising to bring awareness. I think there's a large group of people in Fort Wayne that would be interested in Eco Fest, but they just don't know about it yet." Addie Farris has not only established a platform for businesses dedicated to sustainability and environmental consciousness but has also fostered a vibrant community space for individuals to engage with and support these eco-friendly enterprises. Through her initiative, Addie has empowered the community to explore and embrace sustainable practices, encouraging them to positively impact our planet. By showcasing and promoting businesses focused on sustainability, Eco Fest serves as a catalyst for individuals to discover how they can contribute to a greener and healthier future for our planet. Addie's dedication to environmental oversight and community engagement exemplifies the power of collective action to create a more sustainable world. Addie's advice to entrepreneurs wanting to start their own eco-friendly companies is "Start small and make good connections. I think many people dream of having a brick-and-mortar location, but that's not always the right path to success. There are many ways to have a successful business that's not necessarily a storefront. You can make connections online, through the community, or the farmers market. I think that would be my number one thing: make good connections, but don't worry about growing too big too fast." We want to thank Addie Farris for sharing her story with us and for bringing Eco Fest to our community.  We also want to thank Nike with Creative Roots Media for capturing the photos you see throughout the article. If you like reading the stories about the entrepreneurs helping shape Fort Wayne, one business at a time, subscribe to our free newsletter so you're always in the loop about what's happening here at the Fort Wayne Business Journal.

Excitement is building in Southwest Fort Wayne as a "Coming Soon" sign has been displayed at 6325 W Jefferson Blvd, The Village at Times Corners, announcing the arrival of the new Fun City Adventure Park. This sign marks a significant milestone in bringing a much-anticipated entertainment venue to an area that has historically lacked such facilities. The local community is buzzing with anticipation, eagerly awaiting the transformation of the site into a vibrant hub for recreation and fun. Historically, residents of Southwest Fort Wayne have had to travel to the North to enjoy large entertainment venues like Crazy Pinz, SkyZone, and Lazer X. The introduction of Fun City Adventure Park is set to change that, offering local families and entertainment-seekers convenient access to a variety of attractions without the lengthy commute. There is no news of what activities to expect at the Fun City Adventure Park Fort Wayne location but based on locations in other cities, we may be able to anticipate arcade machines, trampoline courts, ropes course, dodgeball, basketball, battle beam, ninja course, foam pit, playground, and zip lines. -We reached out to Fun City Adventure Park for more information but could not be reached for comment.

This weekend in Fort Wayne, there are exciting events lined up for everyone to enjoy, including the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale, offering a spectacular selection of tote bags, handbags, purses, luggage, and more, all at discounts of up to 70% off. With 100,000 square feet of stylish products to explore, fashion enthusiasts are in for a treat. Additionally, kids can participate in a free event to delve into the world of archaeology and paleontology, learning about ancient civilizations and fossils. To wrap up the weekend, a plant vendor event will take place at Crescendo Coffee & More, providing a perfect opportunity to add some greenery to your home or get a gift for mom before Mother’s Day. It's a weekend full of shopping, learning, and nature appreciation in Fort Wayne! Vera Bradley Annual Outlet Sale: 4000 Parnell Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Do You Dig History?: 202 Superior St Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Plants on the Patio: 1806 Bluffton Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46809

Exciting Weekend Events in Fort Wayne! Join in for a fun-filled weekend in Fort Wayne! Don't miss the Touch-a-Truck event where kids can explore and learn about different vehicles up close! Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of "The Stand" who has been serving up tasty treats for two decades! Let's toast to many more years of delicious memories! 🎉 Calling all little royalty to the Princess Tea Party at the Bell! Dress up in your finest attire and enjoy a magical tea party fit for a princess! Don't miss out on these amazing events happening this weekend in Fort Wayne! Touch A Truck: 3800 N Anthony Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46805 The Stand 20th Anniversary Party: 5200 Bluffton Rd, Fort Wayne, 46809 Princess Tea Party: 420 W Wayne St, Fort Wayne, 46804

Converting a business to new ownership is a complex and intricate process that involves transferring ownership rights, responsibilities, and control from the existing owner(s) to new individuals. This transition requires careful planning, legal documentation, and clear communication to ensure a smooth and successful handover. Despite the complexities of converting a business to new ownership, the new leaders bring fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and a renewed energy to the business. Their unique insights and approaches can inject new life into the company, driving growth and innovation. For Onnolee Dunno and Hezekiah Russell, the new owners of Sweets on Main, their transition into business ownership exemplifies how the infusion of new leadership can bring about positive change and growth. With their combined expertise and vision, Onnolee and Hezekiah have already begun implementing innovative strategies and fostering a culture of creativity within Sweets on Main. As Sweets on Main embarks on this new chapter under the guidance of its new owners, the business is poised for continued success. Today, we will take you through Onnolee and Hezekiah's journey, how the opportunity to take over Sweets on Main was presented to them, and their hopes for the future. Onnolee Dunno was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. When describing her childhood, she said she was very active and grew up within the Lutheran Church. She attended St. Paul's from kindergarten through eighth grade, followed by Concordia Lutheran High School. During her senior year of high school, Onnolee got her first job at Crazy Pinz, where she stayed until her sophomore year of college at Indiana Tech. While working at Crazy Pinz, she worked her way up to a management position at the company. When talking about this time, she said, "It was my first experience shadowing different management types, and I did all that during COVID. It was definitely different from the average managing training since there were so many new guidelines and expectations, so that was an interesting time." While managing Crazy Pinz, Onnolee got a part-time job working a few nights a week at Sweets on Main. She had known the owners since she was a kid because she was good friends with their cousin, so she was excited to work for their company. After leaving her job at Crazy Pinz, she began quickly moving up the ranks at Sweets on Main. At the end of 2021, she was promoted to general manager. In January 2023, 4 months before Onnolee graduated from Indiana Tech with her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management, the owners of Sweets on Main sat down with her to see what her plans were after graduation. She told them she planned to stay in Fort Wayne and continue working at the ice cream shop. Not long after that initial conversation, they asked to sit with her again to let her know they were planning to sell the company. To Onnolee's surprise, during that conversation, they asked if she would be interested in taking over. They expressed that they believed she would be the perfect fit to take ownership of the company based on everything she had already done since she started working there. We asked Onnolee how she felt after they asked her if she wanted to take over the business. She said, "When they first told me, I was shocked. I wasn't sure if they were joking with me like I really didn't think they were going to sell anytime soon, and I felt that way for about that first week. Then I really started thinking about it and thought it was a great opportunity because it was already a built business. I talked to my Uncle and my Aunt about it, and they encouraged me to look more into it because they thought it would be a great opportunity, too, and that's where Hezekiah comes in. I brought it up to him, thinking, 'Hey, what do you think of this idea? Would you do it with me? I think we could make a good team and do this together.' We thought about it for about a month and then started to dive deeper into what we needed to do to take over." Before we dive into the next phase of Onnolee and Hezekiah becoming the new owners of Sweets on Main, let's look back at Hezekiah's journey up to this point. Hezekiah Russell was born and raised in Lima, Ohio. When describing his childhood, he said he was always involved in sports, no matter the season. Still, as he got older, he narrowed his focus to playing primarily football and basketball. After graduating from high school, Hezekiah had the opportunity to take football to the college level but ultimately decided to turn it down and focus primarily on his education. He attended Cleveland State University for two years but transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne in 2019 to finish his degree and be closer to his family. After his first semester at PFW, he got a part-time job working as a teller at a bank, and soon after, the COVID pandemic began. Throughout the height of the pandemic, many of the bank staff had depleted, and Hezekiah was given the opportunity to work full-time. As COVID restrictions started to lift and the fall semester of college was quickly approaching, Hezekiah decided to take the semester off to continue working. When we asked him about this time, he said, "I remember being very nervous taking a semester off, but I was determined that I would be going back. Luckily, that time off refocused and motivated me to know that I wanted to see through getting my degree. I returned the following semester and took classes throughout the summer while working almost full-time at the bank. I graduated in May of 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Business, a Major in Finance, and a Certificate in Bank Management." Hezekiah and Onnolee met in 2021, and when the idea to purchase Sweets on Main was presented to Onnolee, she started to talk to Hezekiah about the opportunity. We asked Hezekiah what his thoughts were when Onnolee first approached him about the idea. He said, "I felt grateful. We had talked about this for a while, but up until that point, it was just for her. So, having my finance and banking background, I had been coaching from the sidelines for different ways she could stay prepared and take advantage of the situation if it made sense for her. She had experience from working at Sweets, plenty of management experience, and a degree in business management, so all of that collectively made sense for her to take over the business's operational side and build off the foundation she had already built. Then, she presented the opportunity to me to join her. I quickly saw a way to add value because of my financial background and how I could handle that part of the business. Taking advantage of our skill sets and doing this together made sense." Now that both Hezekiah and Onnolee were ready to take over Sweets on Main, they began to take the steps they needed to get everything transitioned from the current owners to them. On September 1st, 2023, Onnolee and Hezekiah officially became the new proud owners of Sweets on Main. We asked if they have run into any challenges so far in their new roles as business owners. Onnolee said, "For me, the challenge has been thinking more as an owner instead of just management, whereas I'm the person to do everything now instead of waiting for someone to tell me what to do." Hezekiah followed this by saying, "I would have to chalk it up to time management and I think that is something we're learning to improve on. With me working 40+ hours a week at the bank, finding enough time and energy for the business has been challenging. We knew going into it that it would be a challenge, so it wasn't like I was caught off guard by it, but it's still something I have to work through. We're still working on establishing our processes, and once we do that, things will lighten up, but we need to get there, and that's part of the challenge. This first round of the busy season will allow us to ensure we have that good, strong foundation. After that, we will be able to move forward. I am also at an interesting phase in my career where I'm growing in that too. I'm currently an associate commercial banker but I'm quickly growing and transitioning into becoming a commercial banker myself so I'm learning in a lot of areas right now, but I'm fortunate enough to continue to be in tune with who I am, and my goals and I understand that this is just part of that process." With the busy season quickly approaching, we asked what their summer hours will look like and when they plan to transition into those hours, and they said they hope to make that change near the end of May. The current hours for Sweets on Main are Monday-Thursday 5pm-9pm, Friday-Saturday 1pm-10pm, and Sunday 1pm-9pm, but once they transition for the summer, their new hours will be weekdays from 11am-10pm and weekends 11am-11pm so everyone will have the opportunity to get a delicious treat at any point in the day. Since starting in September, we asked if they have made any changes to the company so far. Onnolee said, "We've kept it pretty similar, but we have added game nights on Thursdays, which is a free activity people can do, and if they come in for that specifically, they can get a buy one get one free kids scoop. We also added a little selfie spot into the space. We want to test out some more events, either once a week or a special for the month, but other than that, we really like what we have, and we are trying not to change too much too quickly." We followed this up by asking what their hopes are for the future of Sweets on Main, and Hezekiah said, "I am very ambitious. I believe in the phrase 'shoot for the moon because even if you miss, you'll land among the stars', so I think it's important to dream big. The person who chases the crazy goal will go farther than the person who doesn't. So, I think for me I would like to see Sweets continue to grow and build on the foundation that's been built. Once we get our processes and procedures built out and we get comfortable with them, I see us expanding into another store at some point, which is what I see in the short- to mid-term goals." Onnolee followed that up by saying, "My hope for the future is definitely to expand on what we offer because I feel like we have a small menu, so I want to figure out what more we can do and maybe in the future if we are successful with this we can open something else." Onnolee and Hezekiah have embarked on a journey filled with determination, passion, and a shared vision for the future of the business. Since taking over in September, they have infused Sweets on Main with fresh perspectives and innovative ideas. With their unwavering determination and collaboration, the future of Sweets on Main shines brightly with promise and potential. To finish our conversation, we asked Onnolee and Hezekiah what advice they would give to other entrepreneurs hoping to leap into business ownership. Onnolee said, "I would tell them to jump in but also do your research because you're never going to know until you take the risk but you also need to know what you're getting yourself into a little bit." Hezekiah added, "Make well-calculated and intentional decisions, but at some point, you have to go for it. At the end of the day, if you're chasing your dreams, I don't think at any point, regardless if it works out or not, you'll regret that." We want to send a huge thank you to both Onnolee and Hezekiah for taking the time to share their story with us. We are excited to see the wonderful things they do for Sweets on Main for years to come. We also want to thank Nike with Creative Roots Media for capturing the photos you see throughout the article. If you like reading the stories of those helping shape Fort Wayne into what it is today, one business at a time, subscribe to our free newsletter so you are always in the loop about what's happening here at the Fort Wayne Business Journal.

Exciting Weekend Events in Fort Wayne! Get ready for a fun-filled weekend in Fort Wayne with a lineup of amazing events! Take part in the Small Business Vendors Event, where you can discover unique products and support local entrepreneurs. Shop till you drop and find hidden gems! Celebrate 200 Years of Allen County! Honor the rich history and vibrant community spirit that has shaped our county over the years. It's a milestone worth celebrating! Calling all cat lovers! Don't miss the Cat Show, where you can marvel at adorable felines in all their glory. Get ready for a purrfectly delightful experience! Lastly, take part in the Earth Day Trash Pick-Up and Clothing & Book Swap at The Landing. Come together to clean up our environment and exchange pre-loved treasures. Make a positive impact and have a blast! My “Little” Big Business Vendor Event: 3901 Abbott St Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Allen County Bicentennial Block Party: 715 S Calhoun St Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Cat Show: 2726 Carroll Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Earth Day: Pick Up + Throw Down: 118 W Columbia St Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Fort Wayne, Indiana, is buzzing with exciting events this weekend! The events offer a diverse range of experiences, catering to boho enthusiasts, child literature lovers, and wellness seekers. We hope you have the chance to attend and savor the lively atmosphere of Fort Wayne this weekend!! Sensory Friendly Dr Seuss Spring Into Reading: 2101 East Coliseum Blvd Fort Wayne, IN 46805 A Bohemian Bloom Market: 4000 Parnell Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Yoga on the Riverfront: 202 Superior St Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Welcoming a new addition to Southwest Allen County. The Hamilton Shoppes, a Gas station, Convenience store, and Shopping center, is currently under construction at the southeast corner of Illinois Road and West Hamilton Road South in Fort Wayne, IN. This development promises to bring convenience and style to the southwest side of the city. The site is busy with activity as workers lay the foundation for the new convenience store. This location in Fort Wayne is a great spot with a fastly growing community around it and new neighborhoods expanding from Bass Rd to Covington Rd in Southwest Allen County. The Hamilton Shoppes will span 11,000 square feet and offer retail spaces from 1,200 to 7,150 square feet. Tenants will have the unique opportunity to design their spaces to fit their specific needs. The endcap unit will even feature a drive-thru window, adding to the convenience factor. With paved parking for over 60 vehicles and a location just four miles from I-69, accessibility is a key highlight of this new project. This project not only brings new business opportunities but also enhances the area's overall appeal and convenience. It's a positive sign to see such investment and development, further solidifying the southwest side as a vibrant part of the city. The Hamilton Shoppes is not just about convenience; it's about community. By providing a modern and accessible retail space, this new development is poised to become a hub for local shoppers and businesses alike. As construction progresses, Fort Wayne residents can look forward to the opening of this exciting new spot.