Sunday, October 29, 2017

Asher Agency founder Tim Borne dies following cancer battle and other top stories.

  • Asher Agency founder Tim Borne dies following cancer battle

    Asher Agency founder Tim Borne dies following cancer battle
    Tim Borne (Asher Agency) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The man who founded Asher Agency and helped it grow into a national company died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Tim Borne was 71. Borne started Asher Agency in 1974 and built the company from one person and one client to an agency now occupying nine offices across the United States. Asher employs 65 people and has annual sales of $55 million. It handles a variety of marketing, advertising, digital, radio, and televi..
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  • Brown impressed by visit to White House

    More Political notebook Brown impressed by visit to White House October 29, 2017 1:00 am Forum includes neighborhoods, Burmese October 26, 2017 6:40 pm Hoosier lawmakers urge repeal of medical device tax October 25, 2017 3:40 pm Ousting Donnelly hot topic at GOP dinner October 22, 2017 1:00 am Political groups schedule meetings October 19, 2017 5:10 pm White House journalist to speak at Rifkin October 18, 2017 3:10 pm Indiana Republicans still split on Democrat Donnelly October 17, 20..
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  • Motorcycle club escorts, plants trees honoring WWI veterans

    Motorcycle club escorts, plants trees honoring WWI veterans
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) 75 trees were escorted through Fort Wayne Saturday morning before being planted at Memorial Park. The event, led by Warrior Breed Motorcycle Club, was part of the revitalization of the park. “It’s incredible and quite humbling, to be honest, to be a part of something like this,” Club President Gary Perkey said. Military personnel and Warrior Breed Motorcycle Club escort trees through downtown to Memorial Park. Police, fire and military personnel joined the club along th..
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  • Public schools embrace growth

    Public schools embrace growth
    The numbers vary by district, but they reflect a shared trend: Allen County's public schools are educating more students this academic year than last. And it can be difficult for officials to pinpoint the reasons why. The enrollment gains range from 140 more students in Fort Wayne Community Schools to 236 more students in East Allen County Schools. East Allen Superintendent Marilyn Hissong said it's exciting to watch the numbers come in. Although this year's count of 9,688 students falls shor..
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  • Area donors cool to GOP hopefuls

    Area donors cool to GOP hopefuls
    Republican candidates for a U.S. Senate seat representing Indiana attracted little financial support from the Fort Wayne area during the third quarter. The six candidates for next year's GOP nomination combined to collect $11,250 in itemized contributions from 11 donors living in northeast Indiana, according to their most recent campaign finance reports. Individual contributions of $200 or more must be reported in detail to the Federal Election Commission. In the meantime, Sen. Joe Donnelly, ..
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  • Make it a creative night out

    Make it a creative night out
    If you goWhat: Bisque It Pottery Painting StudioWhere: 7605 Coldwater RoadContact: 490-0506 or bisqueitpottery.comWhat: Board and BrushWhere: 160 S. High St., Roanoke or 14547 Lima Road, HuntertownContact: 260-388-5093 or boardandbrush.comWhat: The Glass ParkWhere: 4037 S. Wayne Ave.Contact: 579-3201 or eranparkglass.comWhat: Wine and CanvasWhere: 6410 W. Jefferson Blvd.Contact: 574-807-1562 or wineandcanvas.comWhat: Bottle and BottegaWhere: 2870 E. Dupont RoadContact: 488-8121 or bottleandbo..
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  • Locally, Wells Fargo still on top

    Locally, Wells Fargo still on top
    Bankers call it “stickiness.” The term describes how likely a customer is to stick with his current financial institution. When a customer has numerous accounts – checking, savings, credit card, car loan, home loan, certificate of deposit – the relationship is very sticky. Switching banks, at that point, can feel like too much work. Experts say stickiness could help explain why after months of revelations about misdeeds at Wells Fargo, the San Francisco-based bank is still No. 1 in the Allen ..
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  • Split on Sunday alcohol sales

    INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier consumers might want it all, but it appears a special commission reviewing state alcohol regulations is headed for a split decision on cold beer and Sunday sales. The decadeslong debate over the prohibition of selling alcohol for carryout on Sunday has started gaining support and seems almost a fait accompli. “I haven't been convinced by anybody why Sunday sales shouldn't go through,” said Keith Byers, a lay member of the panel studying the topic. But expanding who can ..
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  • Golden Pen: September

    Golden Pen: September
    About the authorThe Rev. Kimberly Koczan of Fort Wayne, whose letter was published Sept. 24, has been selected last month's Golden Pen Award winner. In the judgment of the editors, she had the most effective letter in September.Koczan, 46, provides spiritual guidance through Wisdom'Swell. She and her husband, the Rev. Brian Flory, are parents of 6-year-old Maya. Her Washington, D.C., visit was in affiliation with the Moms Clean Air Force, part of the Environmental Defense Fund. She wrote the ..
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  • A new kind of apprentice

    LocallyInterest is growing in apprenticeships among northeast Indiana employers, but the diversity of jobs they are applied to isn't as widespread as in some markets, local officials say.One reason is the Fort Wayne area still has a strong manufacturing base, said Stephanie Hilton, apprenticeship manager at Ivy Tech Community College. Another is that many companies may not be familiar with the process of establishing an apprenticeship. But the training can help fill voids.“The problem is we h..
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