Fort Wayne

Home to more than 265,700 residents, Fort Wayne is the regional hub of Northeast Indiana, and the homebase of Input Fort Wayne. Known as “the City that Saved Itself,” Fort Wayne has a long history of do-it-yourself innovation. Farnsworth mass-produced the first televisions here. General Electric did the same with stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines.

Today, Fort Wayne residents are innovating in new ways, creating everything from tech startups to solutions that improve the equity, health, and vitality of local neighborhoods. Projects like Riverfront Fort Wayne and Electric Works light the way into the city's future and draw residents back into the urban core.

Fort Wayne is home to people of many cultures, including a large Burmese community. The diversity of small businesses, one-of-a-kind restaurants, and neighborhood grocery stores here attests to the area's vibrancy.

Rather than specific neighborhood names, most Fort Wayne residents identify with the city's broader zip codes or quadrants as their "neighborhood." Explore the quadrants listed on the "Places" tab of Input Fort Wayne's website to get a feel for each area's unique people, places, and cultures.

Feature Story "Women Are: Fort Wayne" is a podcast that interviews local women in Fort Wayne about their creative pursuits and ideas, as well as the big-picture issues that all women face in achieving their goals.

New podcast! How Fort Wayne women are supporting each other as entrepreneurs


Feature Story Alison Gerardot and Brad Little of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

Blog: Five things Fort Wayne can learn from Louisville


Feature Story What is it actually like to be single in Fort Wayne?

Blog: Is Fort Wayne a good city for singles?


Feature Story Karen people of NEI human library

#PeopleofNEI: Karen, sharing stories to strengthen bonds


Feature Story As a nationally respected leader in the IT community, Bill Rose shares big ideas for the future of Fort Wayne's tech sector.

Q&A with Bill Rose: Meet Fort Wayne's newest IT leader


Feature Story Hippie Fest is a traveling festival that comes to Angola in the fall.
Feature Story Hyde Brothers, Booksellers is Indiana's best loved bookstore on the Northwest side at 1428 Wells St.
Feature Story AnnaBella Brown, right, is working with the national Founder and CEO of Comfort Cases, Robert Scheer.
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Feature Story Dan Baisden

#People of NEI: Dan, planning places to interact in Fort Wayne


Feature Story A “Strong Ladies Arm Wrestling Contest” benefit for the Fort Wayne Center for Nonviolence made me feel right at home.

Blog: What does 'reverse migration' mean for Fort Wayne's culture?


Feature Story Jordan Crouch
News Entrepreneur and O'Fabz founder, Olivia Fabian, poses in front of the former Founders co-working space.
Feature Story Lisa Givan is Indiana Tech's first leader of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.