Chambers of Commerce & Economic Development

August 9, 2011

Wells County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development

The Wells County Chamber of Commerce serves all of Wells County including countywide Economic Development and Revitalization. The Chamber office is at 211 West Water St., Bluffton, phone 824-0510 and fax 824-5871.
Suzanne Huffman is the Chamber Executive Director and Secretary for the Board. Tim Ehlerding is the Economic Development Executive Director.

2013 Board of Directors

Rick Johnloz
President
R.H. & D. - Brickley Farms
P.O. Box 531
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-3130
johnlozr@adamswells.com

David Morrison
Vice President
Ossian State Bank
102 N. Jefferson St.
Ossian, IN 46777
(260) 622-4141
dmorrison@ossianstatebank.com

Trent Bucher
Treasurer
Honegger, Ringger & Co.
1905 N. Main St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-4107
tbucher@hrc-cpa.com

Brent Hiday
Past President
Hiday Motors, Inc.
1791 N. Main St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-1931
bhiday@onlyinternet.net

Brad Baumgartner
Four Star Services
1764 S. Main St.
P.O. Box 463
Bluffton, IN  46714
(260) 824-5384 bradb@fourstarservices.com

Tamra Boucher
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
303 S. Main St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 919-3146
tboucher@bluffton-regional.com

Rick Bower
Town of Markle
155 W. Sparks, Box 367
Markle, IN 46770
(260) 758-3193
rickbower@frontier.com

Don Bricker
Town of Vera Cruz
P.O. Box 482
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 565-3478
camelot@adamswells.com

Anthony Crowell
Gordon & Associates, Inc.
119 E. Oak Forest Drive
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-9377
crowell@gordonlegal.net

Stephanie Davis
Wells County Public Library
200 W. Washington St.
Bluffton, IN  46714
(260) 824-1612
sdavis@wellscolibrary.org

Mayor Ted Ellis
City of Bluffton
128 East Market St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-1520
mayor@ci.bluffton.in.us

Blake Gerber
Wells County Commissioners
707 S State Rd 201
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 820- 0809

Eric Gerber
Edge Manufacturing
1274 S. Adams St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 827-0482
egerber@edgemanufacturing.com

Todd Johnson
Alexin, LLC
1390 S. Adams St.
Bluffton, IN  46714
(260) 353-3100
tjohnson@alexinllc.com

Michael Lampton
Farm Bureau Insurance
1307 Baker Place, Box 353
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-2234
michael.lampton@infarmbureau.com

Luann Martin
Town of Ossian
507 N. Jefferson
Ossian, IN 46777
(260) 622-4251
ossiantownmanager@comcast.net

Scott Mills
Northern Wells Community Schools
312 N Jefferson St.
Ossian, IN 46777
(260) 824-2620
scott.mills@nwcs.k12.in.us

Patty Randall
1st Source Bank
124 S. Main St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-4800 randallp@1stsource.com
Roy Schoeff

Town of Poneto
P.O. Box 61
Poneto, IN 46781
(260) 694-6602
tops@citznet.com

Sid Schwartz
iAB Financial Bank
P.O. Box 595
Markle, IN  46770
(260) 758-3111
sid.schwartz@iabfinancial.com

Rick Singer
Buckhorn
785 Decker Dr.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-0997
rsinger@buckhorninc.com

Scott Steffen
FPC Technology Group
616 N. Main St., Ste. C
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-9160
ssteffen@fpctech.com

Phil Swain
PNC Bank
304 W. Market St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-2510
philip.swain@pnc.com
Town of Uniondale
P.O. Box 111
Uniondale, IN 46791

Brian Troutt
Wells Fargo Bank
101 S. Main St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-0910
brian.t.troutt@wellsfargo.com

Terry Troxel
First Bank of Berne
404 N. Main St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-9982
terryt@bankofberne.com

Jim VanWinkle
Wells County Council
1203 Echo Lane
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-4160
jbvanwin@adamswells.com

Ossian Development Corporation
PO Box 325, Ossian, 46777; Todd Mahnensmith, President, Brad Pursley, Vice-President, Anthony Crowell, Secretary, Lori Gehring, Treasurer
Brian Dettmer, Rich Knaggs, Nick Caley, Tom Neuenschwander, Jeff Kemper, Mark Misch, Kevin Smith, Tim Ehlerding (non-voting), Director of Economic Development

Markle Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC)The Markle Business & Community Association and the Markle Economic Development Organization have merged to become the Markle Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC). The officers are: President Jeff Humbarger, phone 758-3111; Vice President Jeff Stockman; Secretary Linda Beck; Treasurer Linda Reed. Meetings are held at 7 a.m. on the second Thursday of the month at Markle Health Care.