{"id":18122,"date":"2011-03-21T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=18122"},"modified":"2011-03-21T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T23:01:08","slug":"mad-ants-welcome-former-chicago-tribune-publisher-david-hiller-to-business-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/03\/21\/mad-ants-welcome-former-chicago-tribune-publisher-david-hiller-to-business-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad Ants welcome former Chicago Tribune publisher, David Hiller to Business Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tMad_Ants_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Mad Ants logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Mad Ants:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mad Ants Welcome Former Chicago Tribune Publisher, David Hiller to Business Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Former president, publisher, and CEO of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, David Hiller, will be the guest speaker at the Mad Ants Business forum on Tuesday night. Hiller is currently the President and CEO of the McCormick Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Hiller will speak on his extensive career in the newspaper business and will provide an insider&#8217;s view on the evolving landscape of the newspaper industry.<\/p>\n<p>The Business Forum takes place before the Mad Ants game on Tuesday, March 22nd.  The meeting will be held in the Century Club Room at the Memorial Coliseum at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>The Business Forum is a speaking series designed for young professionals of the Fort Wayne area. The group meets once a month during a 9 month period and allows members a rare opportunity to connect with prominent national and local leaders like Hiller.<\/p>\n<p>All media and students studying journalism are invited to attend. Tickets are $10 and include a ticket to the Mad Ants game against the Erie BayHawks. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Mad Ants office at 260-469-4667.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Development League<\/strong><br \/>\nThe NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA&#8217;s official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises.  For the 2010-11 season, the league will feature 16 teams &#8211; including the debut of the Texas Legends.  A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams.  In fostering the league&#8217;s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs.  The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA.  Throughout the league&#8217;s 10th season, which tips off Friday, Nov. 19, fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/nba.com\/futurecast\">nba.com\/futurecast<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24844.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Mad Ants at Headwaters Park East and the Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 13, 2007.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='28143c65333289b04ca44bd71e09de88' data-image-id=\"2899\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24844.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_24844.jpg\" data-title=\"2007 TRF: Mad Ants\" data-description=\"The Mad Ants at Headwaters Park East and the Three Rivers Festival.  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