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Strebig Construction, Fort Wayne, recently completed a three-phase complete interior renovation and addition at Pine Hills Learning Place on Coldwater Road. This project has now allowed Pine Hills Learning Place to use 100 percent of all the room available, including the facility's first infant day care facility. The company also installed a new vertical lift elevator access to the second-floor classrooms. All the classrooms have drinking fountains and hand wash stations, as well as a child-height restroom facility in every room.

Fort Financial Credit Union and ITT Employees' Federal Credit Union, Fort Wayne, are making plans to merge. The two nonprofit financial institutions have entered into an agreement with the merger expected to be completed this summer.

Fort Wayne Metals plans to expand its operations here, creating up to 106 jobs by 2017. The company currently employs more than 650 associates in Indiana and more than 700 around the world.

In addition, the company will begin an expansion of its headquarters facility on Ardmore Avenue just north of Fort Wayne International Airport immediately and projects to be completed in December.

Indiana Grand Casino and Indiana Downs, Shelbyville, will operate as one under the new Indiana Grand Racing & Casino name.

MKM architecture + design, Fort Wayne, has begun construction on the Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library. The library will receive a 3,900-square-foot addition and complete renovation of the existing facility. The expanded space includes a relocated Children's Department, a new public entrance, enlarged teen area and community room.

Felderman Design-Build, Fort Wayne, has been awarded the design build contract by Dupont Corner Investors LLC for a 9,000-square-foot multitenant retail building located at the corner of Dupont and Diebold roads.

The Bill Lewis Center for Children has been awarded reaccredidation by National Children's Alliance following an extensive application and site process.

Oliver Winery, Bloomington, has launched a line of wines produced from fruit grown at premium California vineyards.

Aspire Plastic Surgery and Medical Spa recently reopened a 5,080-square- foot office just east of Lutheran Hospital next to Women's Health Advantage in southwest Fort Wayne. For more information, go to http://www.AspirePlasticSurgery.com.

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