{"id":120152,"date":"2022-03-24T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=120152"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:29:09","slug":"cib-appoints-directors-of-electric-works-public-market-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/03\/24\/cib-appoints-directors-of-electric-works-public-market-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"CIB appoints Directors of Electric Works Public Market Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, the Allen County-Fort Wayne Capital Improvement Board appointed six inaugural members of the Electric Works Public Market Trust.<\/p>\n

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News release from the Union Street Market:<\/p>\n

Capital Improvement Board Appoints Directors of Electric Works Public Market Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (March 24, 2022) \u2013 Today, the Allen County-Fort Wayne Capital Improvement Board (CIB), which oversees the Grand Wayne Convention Center and disburses funding from the Allen County Supplemental Food & Beverage Tax, appointed six inaugural members of the Electric Works Public Market Trust. The Public Market Trust is an independent nonprofit organization that will monitor the performance of Union Street Market at Electric Works and create food access and educational programs that benefit the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen local government decided to invest public dollars into the rebirth of the former GE plant, we stipulated that the developers would create a mission-driven public market that enhances community wellness and provides underserved residents with access to healthy foods,\u201d said Mayor Tom Henry. \u201cThe Electric Works Public Market Trust, working alongside the operators of Union Street Market, will ensure that this happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Economic Development Agreement between the city, county and developer states that the CIB appoints six of the Trust\u2019s 13 board members. \u201cWe are thrilled to announce the six people chosen to help lead this new organization,\u201d said Jim Cook, CIB President. \u201cThese volunteers are community leaders on the front lines of nutrition education, getting healthy foods to seniors and kids, local farming and creating dynamic and inclusive public spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

The six board members are:<\/p>\n