Electric Works Fort Wayne Timeline

Turning the empty general electric campus into the proposed electric works project.

Electric works fort wayne timeline. Wane on tuesday the fort wayne common council unanimously introduced a resolution that would start the investigation into the termination of the electric works contract. Whether a start up or a mature business electric works has it all the heart of innovation collaboration programming and cultural change for northeast indiana. Wane fort wayne mayor tom henry d and rtm ventures developer kevan biggs agree on this. A timeline may 2017 electric works is pitched at a greater fort wayne inc.

The fort wayne city council is moving ahead with a probe into the sudden end to an economic development agreement with the developers of electric works. For years city leaders and residents have imagined the possibilities regarding the future of a planned restoration of the old general electric. General electric acquired the company at the turn of the 20th century and drove its impressive growth and expansion over the next several decades including the construction of four large scale manufacturing buildings. The campus traces its origins back to the creation of the fort wayne electric company by entrepreneur ranald t.

Click on the links below to learn more about becoming a tenant. Developers for the project the fort wayne. The oldest building on the campus is believed to date back to 1893. Rtm ventures llc is a development and joint venture of ancora biggs development cross street partners and weigand construction.

Fort wayne s all new electric works the adaptive re use of the former ge campus is beginning to take shape. In a unanimous vote tuesday night the council passed a proposal by councilmen tom didier and glynn hines to investigate why the city s redevelopment commission suddenly pulled out of the deal with rtm ventures. Rtm may be a new name in development but it is far from an inexperienced team. Wane mayor tom henry s office announced that a fifth and final extension has been approved for the electric works project.

September 2017 rtm acquires campus from general electric. Interested in leasing space.