Developing the next chapter in Fort Wayne's success story

WHAT IS FORT WAYNE NEXT?

A comprehensive, bold, innovative development plan
It will bring nearly $3 billion in investment into our community across more than a dozen development projects – all aligned under a cohesive, transformational vision
It will positively impact our riverfront, our downtown and our neighborhoods
And supercharge our progress to becoming a world-class city

Fort Wayne is a community that’s capturing the country’s attention. For its vision. For its momentum. For its bold leadership.

Even more opportunity awaits. Even bigger things are on the horizon for our community and our region.

Welcome to the next chapter in Fort Wayne’s success story.

Welcome to Fort Wayne Next.

It’s a comprehensive, bold, innovative development plan that will bring nearly $3 billion in investment into our community across more than a dozen development projects – all aligned under a cohesive, transformational vision. Fort Wayne Next will positively impact our riverfront, our downtown and our neighborhoods – and supercharge our progress to becoming a world-class city.

WHAT IS FORT WAYNE NEXT?

WHY FORT WAYNE NEXT?

We’ve seen an unprecedented level of commitment to creating a world-class economy in northeast Indiana

The recent momentum in Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana has earned us national recognition

And we are just getting started

In an annual, respected national ranking of the best places to live in the United States, Fort Wayne has gone from unranked as recently as 2015 to 20th best place to live in the U.S. today.

And we believe this bold plan can get us to No. 1! It will significantly increase our recognition as an outstanding place to live, work and play.

A world-class plan of this scale requires a world-class team delivering on a unified vision from both the public and private sector. We're proud of our growing team of partners who are working together to make this vision a reality.