{"id":43089,"date":"2014-09-18T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=43089"},"modified":"2020-12-02T15:41:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:41:14","slug":"greater-fort-wayne-appoints-director-business-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/09\/18\/greater-fort-wayne-appoints-director-business-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Fort Wayne appoints Director of Business Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/04\/GreaterFW.jpg\" alt=\"Greater Fort Wayne logo\" width=\"104\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from Greater Fort Wayne Inc.:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Appoints Director of Business Development<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Focusing on Downtown<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(September 12, 2014) &#8211; Greater Fort Wayne Inc., the organization that serves as the primary-point-of-contact for economic growth in greater Fort Wayne, has appointed Kirk Moriarty as Director of Business Development with a focus on downtown. Moriarty comes to this position with nearly 25 years of retail experience.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, Moriarty will be working on downtown development and business expansion and attraction efforts for Greater Fort Wayne Inc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kirk brings a strong set of community and economic development skills, along with extensive retail experience to this role,&#8221; stated GFW&#8217;s CEO, Mark Becker. &#8220;We are happy to have someone as talented as Kirk on board and are looking forward to continued progress in downtown Fort Wayne.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moriarty was previously General Manager at Bobick&#8217;s Golf in Fort Wayne and Executive Director of the Fort Wayne Urban Enterprise Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University. He also serves on the Fort Wayne Urban Enterprise Associations Board of Directors as well as numerous other community boards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to my career in downtown development at GFW,&#8221; said Moriarty. &#8220;I&#8217;m enthusiastic about digging in and I&#8217;ve been prepared to hit the ground running with downtown and business development projects. I am looking forward to working with our partners in the community to make greater Fort Wayne a top metro area in the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moriarty started on September 8, 2014 with Greater Fort Wayne Inc.<\/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 and the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, serving as a single point of contact for economic growth in Greater Fort Wayne. 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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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='2491e9d7381d5ee20eebc32ea78e7625' 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 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