{"id":42534,"date":"2014-08-26T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=42534"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:19:35","slug":"allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\" alt=\"Greater Fort Wayne logo\" width=\"104\" height=\"158\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35871\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Greater Fort Wayne Inc.:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Allen County Officials Officially Open Shovel?Ready Business Park<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(August 26, 2014) &#8211; In 2010, Allen County officials set aside funds for land banking after recognizing that the community was lacking large tracts of development?ready land. In 2010, the Allen County Redevelopment Commission purchased land that was formerly called Silverado Industrial Park, off of I?69 near General Motors and Vera Bradley.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Government cannot create jobs, what government can do is create an environment conducive for the creation of jobs by the private sector,&#8221; said Rich Beck, President of the Allen County Redevelopment Commission. &#8220;Stonebridge Business Park is about creating that environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Allen County Redevelopment Commission invested over $6 million after the purchase of the land. This investment went towards constructing new streets, extending water and sewer lines, and designing a regional storm water system, to eliminate the need for individual lot owners to install retention ponds. The land was then renamed from Silverado Industrial Park to Stonebridge Business Park and contains 12 shovel ready lots, allowing for up to 124 contiguous acres. Individual lots are approximately 10 acres per parcel.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stonebridge Business Park is another reminder of what our community leaders are doing to make Allen County a better place for businesses to call home,&#8221; stated Mark Becker, CEO of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. &#8220;The new business park is a great tool for retaining and expanding new businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, County officials announced the expansion of Lafayette Center Road between I?69 and US 24 in Roanoke. The new expansion will add connectivity to Stonebridge Business Park, improving the transportation infrastructure which will help to attract more companies looking to locate operations in Allen County.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Greater Fort Wayne Inc<\/strong>.<br \/>\nGreater Fort Wayne Inc. is the new organization that unifies the Fort Wayne?Allen County Economic Development Alliance, the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Fort Wayne, serving as a single point of contact for economic growth in Greater Fort Wayne. In addition, the Downtown Improvement District is also working toward an affiliation with Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Together, we&#8217;re growing a more prosperous, vibrant community in Greater Fort Wayne. To learn more about Greater Fort Wayne Inc., visit www.GreaterFortWayneInc.com.<\/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\/2006-germanfest\/13294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"2221\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/13294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_13294.jpg\" data-title=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony\" data-description=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2221\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_13294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/13303.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker speaking at the Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"2222\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/13303.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_13303.jpg\" data-title=\"2006: Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker speaking at the Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006: Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006: Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2222\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_13303.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/13313.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"2223\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/13313.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_13313.jpg\" data-title=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony\" data-description=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Germanfest 2006 Opening Ceremony\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2223\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_13313.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100029.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3208\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100029.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100029.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3208\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100029.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100031.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3209\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100031.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100031.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3209\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100031.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100032.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3210\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100032.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100032.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3210\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100032.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100033.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3211\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100033.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100033.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3211\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100033.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100034.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3212\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100034.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100034.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3212\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100034.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100038.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3213\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100038.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100038.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3213\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100038.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100040.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3214\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100040.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100040.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3214\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100040.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100043.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3215\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100043.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100043.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3215\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100043.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100045.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3216\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100045.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100045.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3216\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100045.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100049.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3217\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100049.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100049.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3217\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100049.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100050.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"3218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100050.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100050.jpg\" data-title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\" data-description=\"The Vera Bradly balloon in the 2009 Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Vera Bradley balloon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3218\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100050.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/cvb_press_conference_22.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Image from the 2010 Vera Bradley Spring Catalog. Courtesy images.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='81159155594cae0657d2238b8e6aeee3' data-image-id=\"4967\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/cvb_press_conference_22.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_cvb_press_conference_22.jpg\" data-title=\"Image from the 2010 Vera Bradley Spring Catalog\" data-description=\"Image from the 2010 Vera Bradley Spring Catalog. Courtesy images.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Image from the 2010 Vera Bradley Spring Catalog\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Image from the 2010 Vera Bradley Spring Catalog\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4967\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_cvb_press_conference_22.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1716],"tags":[24360,2439,66,23,772,6948,10573,6206,10574,10575,589],"class_list":["post-42534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-releases","tag-allen-county-commissioner-richard-rich-e-beck-jr","tag-ac-redevelopment","tag-fort-wayne-deputy-mayor-mark-becker","tag-fort-wayne-indiana","tag-general-motors","tag-greater-fort-wayne-inc","tag-lafayette-center-road","tag-roanoke-indiana","tag-silverado-industrial-park","tag-sonebridge-business-park","tag-vera-bradley"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park - AroundFortWayne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel\u2010ready-business-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park - AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel\u2010ready-business-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-08-26T20:00:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-10T02:19:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"104\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"158\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\"},\"headline\":\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-08-26T20:00:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-10T02:19:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/\"},\"wordCount\":373,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Allen County Commissioner Richard \\\"Rich\\\" E. Beck Jr.\",\"Allen County Redevelopment Commission\",\"Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker\",\"Fort Wayne Indiana\",\"General Motors\",\"Greater Fort Wayne Inc.\",\"Lafayette Center Road\",\"Roanoke Indiana\",\"Silverado Industrial Park\",\"Sonebridge Business Park\",\"Vera Bradley\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News releases\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/\",\"name\":\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park - AroundFortWayne\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-08-26T20:00:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-10T02:19:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\",\"width\":104,\"height\":158,\"caption\":\"Greater Fort Wayne logo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"description\":\"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"AroundFortWayne\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\",\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"slparker67\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park - AroundFortWayne","description":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel\u2010ready-business-park\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park - AroundFortWayne","og_description":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.","og_url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel\u2010ready-business-park\/","og_site_name":"AroundFortWayne","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","article_published_time":"2014-08-26T20:00:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-10T02:19:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":104,"height":158,"url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"slparker67","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_site":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"slparker67","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/"},"author":{"name":"slparker67","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381"},"headline":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park","datePublished":"2014-08-26T20:00:45+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-10T02:19:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/"},"wordCount":373,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg","keywords":["Allen County Commissioner Richard \"Rich\" E. Beck Jr.","Allen County Redevelopment Commission","Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker","Fort Wayne Indiana","General Motors","Greater Fort Wayne Inc.","Lafayette Center Road","Roanoke Indiana","Silverado Industrial Park","Sonebridge Business Park","Vera Bradley"],"articleSection":["News releases"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/","name":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park - AroundFortWayne","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg","datePublished":"2014-08-26T20:00:45+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-10T02:19:35+00:00","description":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg","width":104,"height":158,"caption":"Greater Fort Wayne logo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/26\/allen-county-officials-officially-open-shovel%e2%80%90ready-business-park\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Allen County officials officially open shovel?ready business park"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","name":"AroundFortWayne","description":"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization","name":"AroundFortWayne","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"AroundFortWayne"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381","name":"slparker67","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"slparker67"},"url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128471,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42534\/revisions\/128471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}