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PICTURE INDIANA UNIVERSITY 

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>> WELCOME TO INSIDE INDIANA 

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BUSINESS ON THIS SUPER BOWL 

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WEEKEND I'M GARY DEC YOU KNOW 

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INDIANAPOLIS HOSTED THE NFL'S 

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MARQUEE EVENT 13 YEARS AGO A 

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WATERSHED MOMENT FOR THE CITY 

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THE EVENT GENERATING NEARLY 

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300 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE 

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LOCAL ECONOMY FAST FORWARD TO 

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NOW AND THE CITY STILL SCORING 

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BIG SMASHING RECORD WHEN IT 

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COMES TO HOSTING MAJOR EVENTS 

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VISIT INDY THIS WEEK RELEASING 

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RECORD-SETTING TOURISM NUMBERS 

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FOR 2024 AND ONE OF INDIANA'S 

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BRIGHTEST STARS THERE TO 

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DELIVER A HOSPITALITY MESSAGE 

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TO FANS COMING HERE FOR THE 

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NEXT MARQUEE EVENT THE WNBA 

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ALL-STAR WEEKEND 

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>> IT'S MIDWEST NICE PEOPLE 

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LIKE ARE REALLY REALLY KIND 

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HERE AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE 

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ENJOYED ABOUT MY TIME HERE BUT 

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YOU KNOW HOPING TO COME BACK 

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IN HAVE A GREAT TIME AT ALL 

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STAR AND SEE ALL THAT THE CITY 

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HAS TO OFFER EVEN OUTSIDE OF 

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OBVIOUSLY THE FEVER LIKE THIS 

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IS A GREAT PLACE GREAT FOOD A 

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LOT OF THINGS TO REALLY FUN 

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THE SUMMER'S THEM YEAH LIKE 

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YOU TO BE HERE SO I HOPE THAT 

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HOPEFULLY THEY FEEL THE SAME 

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WHY CAITLIN CLARK ON IN THE 

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SECRET SAUCE 

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>> SHE AND HER INDIANA FEVER 

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PART OF WHAT DROVE NEARLY 

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6 BILLION DOLLARS IN TOURISM 

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INTO THE CENTRAL INDIANA 

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ECONOMY LAST YEAR 1000 PEOPLE 

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THE BIGGEST STATE OF TOURISM 

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CROWD YET VISIT IN THE STATE 

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OF TOURISM REPORT 

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>> ALSO CREDITING SOME OF 

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THOSE RECORD NUMBERS TO TAYLOR 

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SWIFT'S CONCERTS AT LUCAS OIL 

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STADIUM 

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>> THE 

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>> NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND LAST 

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FEBRUARY 

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>> LOT OF 

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>> OKAY SO SAYING TO THE WORLD 

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SO 

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>> AND THE OLD STANDBYS IN THE 

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PLAYS HOST TO EACH YEAR LIKE 

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THE 71.000 WHO ATTENDED GEN 

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CON OR THE MORE THAN 36.000 

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FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE 

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WORKERS IN TOWN FOR FBI SEES 

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ANNUAL CONVENTION IS 

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WELL-BEING A SPECTACLE RICE 

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SAYING THIS IS YOUR WAY TO 

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GREATER DEGREE 

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>> AND OF COURSE THE ESTIMATED 

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JAM INTO THE INDIANAPOLIS 

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MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN MAY FEEL 

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COMING OUTSIDE LOOK CERTAINLY 

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RACERS AT NOT THE ONLY ONE 

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SAYING GREEN VISIT INDY 

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EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT CHRIS 

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COLE JOINING ME NOW WITH MORE 

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ON HOW INDIA'S CASHING IN 

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>> ON TOURISM DOLLARS AS 

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ALWAYS CHRIS GREAT TO SEE YOU 

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THANKS FOR MALE AND GARY UP 

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MORE RECORD NUMBERS YOU SAW 

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SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AND IT'S 

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INTERESTING KIND OF IN THE 

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COLLECTIVE MIX IF YOU WILL 

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FROM TAYLOR SWIFT TO THE WWE 

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WHICH WAS JUST HERE WITH 

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WRESTLE MANIA A RECORD CROWD 

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AND THE W W II WAS VERY 

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IMPRESSED AS WELL ABSOLUTELY 

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THEY WERE THEY WERE IMPRESSED 

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IT WAS IT WAS A FUN EVENT TO 

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HOST HERE IN OUR CITY WHEN YOU 

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LOOK AT 2024 GARY EVERY SINGLE 

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METRIC THAT VISIT INDY 

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MONITORS THE SEE THE OVERALL 

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HEALTH OF TOURISM 

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>> WITH SIGNIFICANTLY UP IN 

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THE HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS 

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TOURISM HOTEL ROOMS SOLD 

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ATTENDANCE IS SOME OF OUR 

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MARQUEE EVENTS THE SHEER 

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VOLUME OF EVENTS THE NUMBER OF 

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PEOPLE CLICKING INTO OUR WEB 

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SITE TO THINK ABOUT TRAVELING 

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IT WAS THE HEALTHIEST YEAR IN 

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TOURISM EVER AND WE FEEL SO 

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PROUD BECAUSE IT WAS ECLECTIC 

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EVENTS WE WERE ABLE SMASHES 

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RECORDS YET AS YOU LOOK AT THE 

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REACTION NOT ONLY HERE IN INDY 

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BUT FOR THE FOR THE PEOPLE 

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POSTING THESE EVENTS LIKE THE 

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WWE HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO 

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SAY 

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>> THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE 

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EVENT I'M NOT SURE HOW BUT I 

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PROMISE YOU WHEN WE GET TO 

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HEAR FOR THE NEXT ONE IT WILL 

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BE BETTER THAN THIS ONE WHEN 

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WE GET HERE FOR WRESTLEMANIA 

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WE WILL BLOW ALL THIS OUT OF 

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THE WATER ALL RIGHT YOU 

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HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET 

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>> BIG STATEMENT THERE AGAIN 3 

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NOT ONE BUT 3 OF THE WWE'S 

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MARQUEE EVENTS COMING TO 

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SPORTS TOURISM HAS NEVER BEEN 

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MORE HEALTHY BECAUSE OF THE 

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INDIANA SPORTS COURT BECAUSE 

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OF PROFESSIONAL TEAMS 

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>> WE KNOW THAT WE CAN 

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CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON WHAT WE 

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DID FOR ROYAL RUMBLE AND WE 

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DIVERSIFY THE CROWD HOW MANY 

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NEW PEOPLE CAME TO 

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INDIANAPOLIS BECAUSE OF WWE 

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THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE OTHERWISE 

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VISIT OUR CITY SO WE'RE SO 

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HAPPY THAT THEY'RE HERE AS 

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PART OF THIS LARGER TEN-YEAR 

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PARTNERSHIP THAT THE 

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SPORTSCORE WRESTLED INTO PLACE 

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YEAH AND YOU PUT A BIG FOCUS 

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ON MEDICAL YEAH THAT'S ONE OF 

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THEM JUST ANNOUNCED A 

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COMMISSION WORKING ON FOR 22 

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YEARS CAN YOU BELIEVE PLASTIC 

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SURGEONS OF AMERICA WILL 

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CONVENE IN INDIANAPOLIS AND 

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2033 FOR 22 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN 

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COURTING THEM ASKING THEM FOR 

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THEIR BUSINESS AND FINALLY 

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THEY SAID YES BECAUSE OF THE 

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PAN AM PLAZA EXPANSION IN THE 

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CITY'S GROWTH 

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ATTENTION OF OTHER MEDICAL 

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RELATED MEETINGS TO OUR CITY 

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PLASTIC SURGEONS LET'S TALK 

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ABOUT TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION 

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EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION 

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CENTER AGAIN THE SYDNEY ABIDE 

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BY HILTON HOTEL NOW COMING 

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ONTO THE SKYLINE HOW IMPORTANT 

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ARE THOSE WHAT WILL THEY MEAN 

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TO THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT WE'RE 

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SELLING INDIANAPOLIS INTO THE 

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FUTURE AND SO WHAT I'M EATING 

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PLAN OR SEES ON THE GROUND 

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TODAY ALLOWS AND THE 

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CONFIDENCE THE BOOK INTO THE 

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FUTURE SO YOU CAN SEE IT NOW 

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14 STORIES TALL THE PAN AM 

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PROJECT WE'RE BOOKING THINGS 

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WELL OUT PAST 2035 WE ALREADY 

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HAVE ABOUT 2 BILLION DOLLARS 

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ON THE BOOKS WHEN YOU LOOK AT 

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THAT PROJECT AND WHAT IT'S 

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ALREADY DONE FOR OUR CITY SO 

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EACH AND EVERY DAY PEOPLE ARE 

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KICKING THE TIRES AND BOOKING 

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BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION HOW 

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COMPETITIVE I KNOW THE ANSWER 

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TO THIS BUT HOW COMPETITIVE IS 

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IT OUT THERE BECAUSE INDIANA 

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AARON DI ANNAPOLIS IS NOW 

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PLAYING WITH A HEAVY WEIGHTS 

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ORLANDO DENVER SAN FRANCISCO 

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MIAMI NEW YORK WE ARE DAILY 

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BUTTING HEADS VICIOUSLY 

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COMPETING IN THE ARENA TO TRY 

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TO KEEP OUR CONVENTIONS AND 

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GRAB NEW ONES IT'S A WHOLE NEW 

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LEVEL OF COMPETITIVENESS NOW 

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THAT WE HAVE THIS EXPANDED 

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FACILITY AS WE WRAP UP CHRIS 

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FUTURE EVENTS A LOT IN THE 

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PIPELINE LOT OF INTEREST IN 

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THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL 

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CHAMPIONSHIP BUT ALSO THE NFL 

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DRAFT YEAH THEY YOU KNOW YOU 

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HAVE THE SPORTS COMMISSION IN 

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THE NATION ALONGSIDE THE COLE 

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TO VISIT INDIA IN THE CAPITAL 

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IMPROVEMENT BOARD WE ARE STILL 

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IN THE RUNNING FOR THE DRAFT 

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GOING ON BEYOND 2 YEARS 2 

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YEARS WE'VE GIVEN 2 YEARS OF 

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INTERESTS WE'VE WE'VE CHEER 

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WITH AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE 

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COMBINE PAST 2026 WE'VE SHARED 

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WITH AND WE WANT THESE MARQUEE 

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STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR THE 

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DRAFT TIME WILL TELL ALL RIGHT 

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BIG NUMBERS CHRIS COLLINS 

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ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE WE'LL TALK 

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TO SOON THANK YOU ALL RIGHT 

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TAKING A LOOK NOW A CLOSER 

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LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF TOURISM 

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ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE THAT'S 

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UP TO MORE THAN 16 BILLION 

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DOLLARS FOR INDIANA'S ECONOMY 

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INDIANA PRIME SPOT FOR PEOPLE 

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TO WATCH THE SOLAR ECLIPSE 

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LAST APRIL AND THEY DID IN BIG 

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NUMBERS THE CELESTIAL EVENT 

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>> OF THE CENTURY ATTRACTING 

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MORE THAN 3 MILLION VISITORS 

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WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED 

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148 MILLION DOLLARS AND DUNES 

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NATIONAL PARK IN NORTHWEST 

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INDIANA ATTRACTING BETWEEN 2 

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3 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY 

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MOST OF THEM COMING FROM 

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OUTSIDE OF INDIANA HAVING AN 

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EARTH NOT THE ONLY THING 

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ATTRACTING TOURISTS TO INDIANA 

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WELL THERE WERE SPLASH IN 

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SAFARI A WILDLY POPULAR 

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TOURIST ATTRACTION IN SANTA 

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CLAUS THE PARK GENERATING 

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15 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN 

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REVENUE TRACKING WELL OVER A 

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MILLION VISITORS AND AS RANKED 

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BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS