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INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND LIE 

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>> AND WELCOME TO INSIDE 

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INDIANA BUSINESS I'M GARY DECK 

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THIS WEEK NAVIGATING MOMENTUM 

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GROWING OVER WHO'S THE SKIES 

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AND ON THE GROUND AT AIRPORTS 

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ALL OVER THE STATE INDIANA 

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AVIATION IN A WORK IS SOARING 

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NEW NONSTOP FLIGHTS MILLIONS 

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OF DOLLARS IN TERMINAL 

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IMPROVEMENTS RECORD NUMBERS OF 

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TRAVELERS AS WELL OUR FIRST 

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STOP 

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>> SOUTHWEST INDIANA 

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>> EVANSVILLE REGIONAL 

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ANSWERING A CLARION CALL FROM 

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LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS TO 

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RESUME NON-STOP SERVICE TO 

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CHICAGO WHILE LEISURE 

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TRAVELERS NOW HAVE MORE DIRECT 

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FLIGHTS TO FLORIDA ALL OF THIS 

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WHILE THE AIRPORT IS 

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UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION ON A 

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NEW 7.5 MILLION DOLLAR 

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TERMINAL AND NEW PRIVATE 

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AVIATION COMPLEX FROM 

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EVANSVILLE WE LAND IN SOUTH 

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BEND WHERE THE AIRPORT THERE 

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IS ALSO GETTING A MULTIMILLION 

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DOLLAR MAKEOVER FOR A NEW 

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ENTRANCE SOUTH AND ALSO 

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RECENTLY ADDING NONSTOP 

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SERVICE TO WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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WITH PLANS IN THE WORKS TO ADD 

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DIRECT FLIGHT ORLANDO AND FORT 

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MYERS OVER AT ARE LOOKING MAKE 

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A LEFT TURN COME AROUND CALL 

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THEM OUR NEXT STOP FORT WAYNE 

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INTERNATIONAL WHERE THE 

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140 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT 

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GATEWAY IS NEARING THE FINISH 

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LINE IT INCLUDES A COMPLETE 

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RENOVATION OF THE AIRPORT'S 

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WEST AND EAST TERMINALS AND IN 

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NORTHWEST INDIANA GARY CHICAGO 

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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS 

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LANDED 60 MILLION DOLLARS TO 

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REPLACE ITS 50 YEAR OLD 

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CONTROL TOWER CITY LEADERS 

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ALSO WORKING TO BRING BACK 

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COMMERCIAL SERVICE WHICH HAS 

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BEEN GONE SINCE 2013 NOW TO BE 

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LEFT OUT INDIANAPOLIS 

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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE 

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GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME 

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RECOGNITION FOR THE AIRPORT 

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>> BUT ALSO SOME BIG NEWS IN 

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AND AROUND THE AIRPORT WITH 

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MARIO RODRIGUEZ THE EXECUTIVE 

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DIRECTOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 

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AIRPORT AUTHORITY IS ALWAYS A 

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MARIO WELCOME GARY IS AN HONOR 

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TO BE HERE WITH OK A LOTS 

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GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT AT 

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NUMBER ONE TRAFFIC YOU EXPECT 

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THIS YEAR THE AIRPORT TO TOP 

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10 MILLION PASSENGERS WHICH 

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WOULD BE A RECORD IT'LL BE A 

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RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER 

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>> WE WE I YOU KNOW I ALMOST 

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GUARANTEE WE'RE GOING TO BE 

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OVER 10 MILLION THIS YEAR THE 

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NUMBERS ARE TRENDING NOW 

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WADERS NOTHING TO STOP US AND 

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PASSENGERS ALTHOUGH IT'S A 

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LITTLE BIT MORE CROWDED ARE 

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STILL BEING TREATED ACCIDENTLY 

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RIGHT EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW 

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ABOUT NONSTOP FLIGHTS HAVE 

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BEEN INCREASING OVER THE YEARS 

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CERTAINLY AFFECTED BY THE 

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PANDEMIC BUT YOU EXPECT TO HIT 

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50 NONSTOPS WEEKS WERE 49 

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RIGHT NOW OPEN BACK TO HIT 50 

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STAY TUNED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT 

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NEXT MONTH SOMETIME AND IT'LL 

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BE NON STOP THAT EVERYBODY 

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ENJOY OKAY I'VE GOT TO ASK IT 

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TO THE BEEN A LOT OF 

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SPECULATION BY DOING THAT YOU 

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NONSTOP BACK HOW HOW'S 

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PROGRESS GOING HOW 

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NEGOTIATIONS SHOTS GOING FOR 

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THAT NONSTOP TO YOUR OUR OUR 

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EXCELLENT TEAM WHICH IS THE 

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BEST IN THE INDUSTRY IS DOING 

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A FANTASTIC JOB THEY'RE 

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PROGRESSING TOWARDS THAT 

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NONSTOP TO EUROPE AND AS I 

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SAID BEFORE STATE OPEN NEXT 

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MONTH EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE 

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DELIGHTED OK WE'LL STAY TUNED 

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ON AIR YOU KNOW ME FIRST I'LL 

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CALL YOU FOR WANT TO TALK TO 

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YOU ABOUT SOME BIG PROJECTS 

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RUNWAY PROJECT ALMOST COMPLETE 

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AT THE AIRPORT ALSO LOT OF 

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TALK ABOUT A HOTEL AND PARKING 

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OK CONDITION PARKING GARAGE 

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IT'S READY TO GO SOLAR PANELS 

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ARE BEING PUT ON THE ROOF BUT 

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PEOPLE ARE PARKING ON THE 

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INSIDE EVERYTHING IS WORKING 

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WELL THE HOTEL PENDING BOARD 

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APPROVAL WILL IT WILL PROBABLY 

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START NEXT YEAR WE'LL START 

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BUILDING AND THAT'S A WESTON 

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THAT'S A WESTERN BRAND VERY 

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HIGH AND IT'S GOING TO BE A 

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BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO THE 

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CAMPUS OKAY AND THE RUNWAY 

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THIS YEAR WILL BE COMPLETE 

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WHAT HAPPENS IS MOST PEOPLE 

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DON'T SEE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE 

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RUNWAY THIS WILL BE AN ASSET 

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THAT WILL REMAIN FOR THE 

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COMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT 40 TO 

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50 YEARS WE POURED ENOUGH 

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CONCRETE OUT THERE TO BUILD A 

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TWO-LANE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT 

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TO TERRE HAUTE INDIANA SO 

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PEOPLE DON'T DON'T REALLY SEE 

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IT AND WE'VE BEEN POURING 

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CONCRETE FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS 

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A LOT ACCOLADES AND 

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RECOGNITION COMING TO THE 

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AIRPORT YOU'RE MARKING 10 

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YEARS RUNNING THE AIRPORT 

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DURING THAT TIME A LOT OF 

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RECOGNITION THIS ISN'T A WAR 

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JUST RECENTLY AWARDED JD 

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POWERS VERY PRESTIGIOUS 

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CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD TALK 

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ABOUT THAT AND THE FACT THAT I 

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THINK WHAT 12 YEARS RUNNING 

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NOW INDIA HAS BEEN NAMED THE 

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TOP AIRPORT IN NORTH YEAH AND 

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IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH OUR TEAM 

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OUR TEAM IS DEEP BEST TEAM IN 

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THE INDUSTRY THEY'RE DEDICATED 

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THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 

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PROJECT THAT OUT TO THE 

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COMMUNITY AND THAT WE HE'LL 

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HELP WE WE HELD WE HELD 

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CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ONE OF OUR 

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MAIN PILLARS TO TO TO MAKE 

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SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY 

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UNDERSTANDS THAT WE REALLY 

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CARE ABOUT HOW THE HOW THEY 

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FEEL AND WHAT THEY DO IN THE 

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AIRPORT BUT THAT'S OUR 7TH JD 

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POWER SO I I I DON'T THINK ANY 

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OTHER AIRPORT IN THE UNITED 

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STATES HAS WON 8, 7, POWER 

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YEAH AND I DO THAT A LOT OF 

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PEOPLE REALIZE FROM AN 

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

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STANDPOINT HOW IMPORTANT THE 

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AIRPORT IS THE FRONT DOOR TO A 

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CITY AND INCREDIBLY IT'S NOT 

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JUST THE CONNECTION THE AMOUNT 

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IN THE VOLUME OF MONEY THAT WE 

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SPEND TO MAINTAIN THAT 

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FACILITY AND TO BUILD RUNWAYS 

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AND TO BUILD HOTELS AND TO 

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BUILD ALL THESE WONDERFUL 

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THINGS AMENITIES THAT WE'RE 

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BUILDING FOR CUSTOMERS MOST OF 

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IT STAYS IN THE STATE LAST 

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YEAR ALMOST 90% OF EVERY 

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DOLLAR SPENT STATE IN THE 

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STATE THAT WAS OVER 

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200 MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT 

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THAT MAKES FOR A BETTER STATE 

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ALL RIGHT MARIO RODRIGUEZ 

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CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JD 

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POWER AWARD WE'RE GOING TO 

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KEEP TABS TO ON THE POTENTIAL 

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FOR THIS NONSTOP TO EUROPE 

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WHICH SOUNDS VERY PROMISING 

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AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 10 

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YEARS THE AIRPORT AS WELL 

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THANK YOU VERY ALL RIGHT WELL 

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AVIATION INVESTMENT IN GROWTH 

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NOT JUST LIMITED TO INDIANA'S 

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BIGGEST AIRPORTS IN FACT 

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THERE'S BIG MOMENTUM AT 

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REGIONAL AIRPORTS LIKE PURDUE 

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UNIVERSITY 

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>> AT 06:18AM WE TOOK OFF OVER 

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RAINY WEST LAFAYETTE HITTING 

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SOME LIGHT TURBULENCE AS WE 

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HEAD INTO THE CLOUDS 

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>> TAKE OFF AT THE PURDUE 

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AIRPORT TO RESUMING COMMERCIAL 

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FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO JUST A FEW 

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MONTHS AGO AND ALSO BEGINNING 

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CONSTRUCTION ON NEW 12 MILLION 

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DOLLAR TERMINAL NAMED AFTER 

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AMELIA EARHART THE FIRST WOMAN