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ribbon cuttings & groundbreakings

Promote your good news

The Chamber's ribbon cutting/groundbreaking package is available only to Chamber members. The Chamber agrees to provide the following promotion of your ceremony as part of the $150 package:

  • Contact the Fort Wayne Mayor's office or the Allen County Commissioner's office to arrange for a representative to attend your event. (The Chamber cannot guarantee a specific representative will attend, nor will be held responsible in case of failure to attend.)
  • Send out a media alert to local TV, radio and newspaper news departments to make them aware of your ceremony. (Again, The Chamber cannot guarantee media coverage.)
  • Furnish ribbon and scissors for your ribbon cutting or shovels for your groundbreaking.
  • Provide a Chamber photographer to take photos.
  • Mention your ceremony on social media channels.
  • Send out a brief press release to local media after the ceremony with a picture from your event.
  • Include a photo in the next Emphasis Monthly magazine.

Please contact The Chamber at least three weeks before your event. And please fill out every space in the form; if a space doesn't apply, note it as "n/a."

Agreement to purchase:

Select one ceremony:

This is where we'll send your invoice
Available for Chamber members only
Location of the ceremony
Please give names and titles
Please list food and drink, giveaways, tours, special offers, etc.
Example: ABOUT THE CHAMBER: The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving its membership of more than 1,700 Northeast Indiana businesses. ... See www.fwchamber.org for more info.
Name, phone and email
After payment, should this event be listed on The Chamber's events calendar and in the emailed Emphasis Briefing?

By clicking the "submit" button below, you agree to pay $150 for the ceremony. You will be sent an invoice via email to the address you provided above. The ribbon cutting or ground breaking will not be scheduled until payment is received.

If you later change the date or time of your event after The Chamber has already scheduled it with local government officials, you will be charged an additional $50.

Questions?

Contact our director of communications, Jon Swerens, at (260) 424-1435 or jswerens@fwchamber.org.