Hello! Third Coast Federal has been active in South Bend for over four years as a consultancy for local, small, entrepreneurial businesses wanting to break into the federal contracting and R&D space. Until a few weeks ago, the company consisted of two people — the president, Dave Temeles, and a client success manager, Clevon Brown. The addition of these four consultants, as well as a director of client engagement, and a PR function, is a significant leap in the company’s ability to create, discover and capture opportunities for local businesses. Greg Daniels, John Falvey and Rebecca Parker hail from AM...
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time is running out NIDIA members, don’t miss out on the NIDIA 2021 Spring Social! The Spring Social will be held on Wed, May 26th, 2021 from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Club Soda in Fort Wayne. This FREE event includes appetizers, dinner, and 2 drink tickets per person. This will be an informal social/networking opportunity. Click Here To Register
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The Indiana District Export Council presents: “Working with International Distributors: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”, a FREE Webinar on May 20, 2021, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Creating and managing a distribution relationship in another country can be intimidating. How do you find and evaluate a good partner? What should be included in the contract? What are some common pitfalls? How do you minimize your business and legal risks? Don’t go it alone and learn by trial and error. This webinar will cover international distribution relationship do’s and don’ts and explain practical strategies to help you succeed in developing global...
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Don’t miss the 2021 BUY INDIANA EXPO on Tuesday, August 31! The purpose of the Buy Indiana Expo is to align companies with unique opportunities to expand their business through contracts with NSWC Crane. Educational workshops will be offered to help vendors better understand how to do business with the Federal Government, PTAC, and SBA. There will be sessions covering Contracting and Future Procurement While Buy Indiana is historically a spring event, it has been moved to late summer due to current COVID-19 restrictions. If you paid for registration last year and did not request a refund, your business is...
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Lifeline Data Centers in Fort Wayne is hosting another Open House to tour their facility and meet the owners and would like to invite NIDIA members. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Rick Howard by sending an email to Richard.howard4@baesystems.com When: Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Noon (12:00 pm) Where: 7601 S. Anthony Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46816 (Please come through the barrier gateway and park on the North side of the parking lot. The entrance s on the Northern side of the building.) Event Description: Lifeline Data Centers Ft. Wayne Data Center will be the first...
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In September, NIDIA Member, Team Quality Services (TQS) received certification from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). TQS is headquartered in Auburn, IN and helps companies identify and prevent quality issues. TQS’s geographic coverage of Field Quality Representatives across North America allows for a faster and more cost-effective way to better service your customers. “We are there, so our customers don’t have to be.” says Chris Straw, President of TQS. In June, TQS launched a manufacturing division to respond to customers’ needs for quick prototype-to-production capabilities....
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From the Chair – We had an excellent luncheon and presentation by General Bunch at Ceruti’s on 21 October. A big thank you to Doug Schwartz, Nick Darrah, and Carl Huber (Carl is the new NIBCC chair) for their help in planning and pulling off the event. We were able to adeptly handle last minute changes caused by the General’s travel restrictions due to State of Ohio travel restrictions. pivoting to a zoom meeting and carrying on without a hitch. Thanks to all the members who attended, I hope you found the event worthwhile. An article posted by the Journal...
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Due to the recent travel advisory implemented by the state of Ohio, Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr. is unable to join us in-person for the luncheon scheduled for October 21st at Ceruti’s in Ft. Wayne. However, the General will still present and engage in a question and answer session with Northeast Indiana stakeholders in a hybrid Zoom format. We will still host the luncheon in-person at Ceruti’s and encourage all ticket holders to wish to attend in-person to join us. If you have already registered and would prefer to attend virtually we will provide you with the link and password to...
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Fort Wayne business and NIDIA member GovParts, LLC, has achieved recent milestones to help solidify its position as a top defense contract manufacturer and broker, including becoming HUBZone Certified by the SBA, and Higher Quality Certified by the U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency. The firm is owned by Northeast Indiana SBDC clients James L. Jackson and Chad M. Ross, who serve as mentors to many Hoosier small businesses seeking to work in defense contract manufacturing. For details on the milestones, please read the press release here
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Ivy Tech was on a team that was awarded a $5.9M grant from the United States Government focused on apprenticeships. NIDIA supported the award of this grant: “The Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association (NIDIA) strongly supports the American Association of Port Authorities Strong, Secure National Ports and Supply Chain (SNaPS) proposal to create cybersecurity apprenticeship programs. NIDIA will consider partnering with Ivy Tech Community College of lndiana’s Fort Wayne Campus (Ivy Tech Fort Wayne) and the American Association of Port Authorities to create and implement cybersecurity apprenticeships in the Northeast Indiana defense industry. NIDIA member industries may also host apprenticeships...
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