Ft. Wayne Set for Big Transformation

The Electric Works project will transform an old industrial campus into a new, livable neighborhood.

FT. WAYNE, IN—Like many Midwest cities, in the last few generations Ft. Wayne lost a number of manufacturing facilities that once underpinned its economy. But the urban revival, which is bringing back downtowns across the US, is also helping this city recover some lost ground.

A group of developers is set to begin work on Electric Works, the $440 million redevelopment of an abandoned GE campus near downtown into a 1.2 million square-foot mixed-use innovation district. It is just one of several significant projects underway or recently completed that will change the city’s skyline and allow its businesses to compete for talent.