Family-owned since 1925. FCC (Adams), LLC - a manufacturer of automatic transmission clutches. It is a subsidiary of the Japanese company, FCC Co. Ltd., and serves automotive customers such as Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Honda R&D Co. and Ford. Fear Powersports, LLC - off-road vehicle dealership. First Bank of Berne - locally owned and operated community bank, founded in 1891. Habegger's Ace Hardware - hardware store that has been family-owned since 1956 (formerly "Habegger Building & Supply"). Key Fastener's Corporation - manufacturer of fasteners for the automotive industry. Micromatic LLC - a designer and manufacturer of rotary actuators and automated assembly equipment. Moser Motor Sales Inc. - founded in 1904, a family-owned Ford dealership since 1914 - the oldest in Indiana. Poseidon Barge, Ltd. - a global supplier of portable sectional barges. The "Berne Overall & Shirt Company," formed in 1915 by E.T. Haecker and his son Vilas Haecker, was later renamed "Berne Apparel Company" and moved to New Haven, and then Ossian in 2010. It pays homage to its legacy by continuing to use the Berne name and bear logo on its products (durable workwear). Government Gregg A. Sprunger has served as Mayor of the City of Berne since 2020. Along with an elected Mayor, the city of Berne elects a Clerk-Treasurer and a City Council. The City Council is composed of five members, four elected from established districts and one at-large member. Berne Mayors: Gregg Sprunger (R) (2020-) Bill McKean (R) (2012-2020) John Minch (D) (2004-2012) Blaine Fulton (R) (1992-2004) Delmar Neuenschwander (D) (1984-1992) Gaylord Stuckey (D) (1976-1984) Willard "Bill" Wulliman (R) (1968-1976) Richard Lehman (D) (1964-1968) Forrest Balsiger (D) (1952-1964) Andrew Sprunger (D) (1950-1952) Education Public K-12 public education in Berne is provided by South Adams Schools. South Adams Jr./Sr. High School shares its building with the Elementary and Middle Schools. Their mascot is the "Starfire." Four area schools (former rivals) consolidated into "South Adams" just prior to the 1966–67 school year. They were the "Berne Bears", the "Geneva Cardinals", the "Hartford Gorillas", and the "Jefferson Warriors." Though the consolidated school was located in Berne, as a compromise the school took a new name and mascot - "The South Adams Starfires" - ostensibly named after the first principal/superintendent's car (an "Oldsmobile Starfire"). Library The Berne Public Library, which opened its doors in 1935 and is currently located in the former city auditorium, serves the city