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Biz at a Glance

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    Ignite LLC, a business and brand development company, has been started by Richard Gripp. Gripp, a certified brand strategist, was the co-founder and principle of Catalyst Marketing Design.
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    Parkview Health was recognized by Thomas Reuters as being one of the 64 best-performing health systems in the country. The study is featured in Modern Healthcare magazine.
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    Bridge Plastics has manufactured its 1,000th roll of Bridge Air Bubble. The company started production of the product, more commonly known as bubble wrap, in Fort Wayne in early November.
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Business at a glance

Allstar Communications won a contract to install a new phone system for the Renaissance Pointe YMCA and all Greater Fort Wayne YMCA branches, the YWCA corporate office and Women’s Shelter. It also won a contract to install a total communications package for the city of Butler.

Hypersonic Technologies won the contract for a wireless inventory management solution for Visual Manufacturing at WM Industries in Logansport.

NoMoreClipboard announced an agreement to manage health records for patients using the National Surgery Network medical marketplace service.

Superior Van and Mobility is the exclusive dealer in its markets offering the Conquest wheelchair motorcycle.

Old National Insurance is ranked the 10th-largest bank-owned insurance broker, according to Business Insurance Magazine.

TLA Signs is now offering a complete line of signs for interior and exterior use that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act though a partnership deal with signmojo.com.

Dirig Sheet Metal won the HVAC/ductwork contract for Zimmer Building 19 Foundry in Warsaw.

Parkview Hospital added the Samaritan Mobile Intensive Care Unit service to provide medical care and transportation to critically ill and injured patients.

House Party announced that ShindigZ will be the company’s official party supply resource.

Felderman Design-Build won the design-build contract to remodel the interior of Dean Foods in Huntington.

Oak View Tool Co. LLC will exhibit its line of carbide rotary cutting tools at the fifth annual Orthopedic Design and Technology Conference and Exhibition on Sept. 22 and 23 at Grand Wayne Center.

EPCO Products Inc. was chosen by Independent Boat Builders Inc. members to be its preferred supplier for bow and stern eyes.

Allegiant Travel Co. was ranked No. 25 by Fortune Magazine on the 2010 “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” list. The annual list recognizes revenue growth and financial stability.

Brooklyn Pointe, the Fort Wayne Housing Authority’s new Senior Housing Complex, was awarded the LEED “Gold” Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. MartinRiley architects-engineers was the project architects and engineers on the project.

The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce website at www.swchamber.com is now up and running.

Briner Building Inc. won a contract to design and build a warehouse addition for the Living Essentials Distribution Center in Wabash.

Cirrus ABS provided custom website design, content writing, custom flash and other services for the newly launched CertaPro Painters of Indianapolis website at www.certaindy.com.

The Allen County Solid Waste Management District honored the University of Saint Francis with the 3R Award in the non-profit category and Navistar Corp. with the 3R Award in the industrial/manufacturing firm category both for their waste-reduction efforts. Partnership awards were given to OmniSource

Corp.,

Batteries Plus, Navistar, Citilink, city of New Haven, Sears, Hires Automotive, Connolly’s Do it Best, WANE-TV, Science Central, Sam’s Club, Kroger/Scott’s, Grabill Hardware Store, Umber’s Hardware and the Allen County Public Library for providing unique support of local recycling programs. Honor Roll awards were given to National Serv-All Inc

., Waste Management of Fort Wayn

e, Serv-All Recycling, Safety-Kleen Corp and Liberty Tree Recycling for providing recycling services in Allen County as their main business activity.

Melissa Hess of Kendallville has started Green Chick Designs designer handbags at www.greenchickdesigns.com. The handbags are made from recycled materials.