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Sneaks around Marcus Eriksson

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In Indiana, speed is more than sport.

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It's an engine for the economy

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It's where tradition meets innovation.

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Drivers, start your engines.

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At 230 miles per hour.

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But the real story goes beyond
the checkered flag, the teams, the

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technology, the thousands of high-tech
jobs, and a supply chain that stretches

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from Main Street to the world.

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It's a multi-billion dollar industry-
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.

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That helps drive the Hoosier economy.

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Welcome to Business at the
Brickyard, presented by LiUNA.

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From Indiana's business news leader, this
is IBJ Media's Inside Indiana Business

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with Gerry Dick, presented by Elevate
Ventures, Indiana University, LiUNA,

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and the Indiana Association of Realtors.

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Hello, and welcome to
Inside Indiana Business.

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I'm Gerry Dick, coming to you again
this week from the Indianapolis Motor

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Speedway as we wrap up our month-long
Business at the Brickyard series.

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And what a month of May it
has been at the Brickyard.

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As usual, a little bit of everything here.

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Weather washing out day one of qualifying.

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Leading to some added drama on
Sunday- Alex Palou- With Alex Palou

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ultimately taking the pole position.

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It's a 231.9 to the top on a 232.2.

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But this weekend is what it's all about.

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From the roar of the engines to the sea
of fans filling the grandstands here.

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Fire.

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Right.

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Aim.

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Fire

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To the time-honored
traditions that stir emotion

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There is nothing quite like
race weekend in Indianapolis.

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The 110th running of the Indy 500
will be a global sporting spectacle

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O'er the land of the free

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A cherished Hoosier tradition that also
serves as a powerful economic engine.

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This year, the momentum around the
500 continues on multiple levels.

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Another grandstand sellout.

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The local television blackout has been
lifted, adding to excitement and a

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wave of momentum around the race, and a
growing recognition that this is about

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a lot more than the race, it is a global
showcase for Indianapolis and Indiana.

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Drivers, start your engines.

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No one understands that impact more
than Doug Boles, the president of

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the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
and also IndyCar as well.

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Doug, uh, it- it's here.

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Yeah.

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Uh, race weekend.

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Uh, it's been quite a month.

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It has been a good month, other
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But getting everything in
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Felt like great crowds.

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Uh, we had a new merch store.

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You know, that... So a lot of
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Talk about, uh, that qual-
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Added, being washed out on Saturday
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Uh, it seemed to be a lot
of, uh, fired up fans here.

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Yeah, it's our biggest Sunday
crowd we've had, at least in recent

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memory, so that was really exciting.

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Fans seemed to really enjoy it.

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I know for the teams it was
a little bit of a challenge.

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You got one shot.

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One.

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You had to guess a little bit on the
weather, uh, so that was interesting.

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But, uh, ultimately, it turned
out to be a, a pretty good day.

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We've talked, you've talked a lot about
the, uh, relationship with Fox Sports.

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Uh, and I know watching the qualifying,
some of the technology that they

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were using with the, uh, driver's
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pr- some pretty cool technology.

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Yeah, they continue to do
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The driver's eye I think
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It's interesting, I hear from teams,
they're looking at the steering wheel,

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the drivers, uh, th- through that,
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can learn a competitive advantage.

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The ghost car was a lot of fun to
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against others in qualifying.

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But those are the kind of things that Fox
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for our, our consumer and the folks
who watch on TV understand it better.

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So that television piece doesn't seem
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You're s- sold out in
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Network, uh, blackout
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Um, do you think that's gonna
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It's really interesting, you know, for
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to get 235.000 seats- Yeah ... we've
been really reluctant to let that go.

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But there's been 50% of the folks inside
that said, "Hey, it ma- it benefits us."

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And then 50% are like, "Uh, let's see
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our fourth time in six years, maybe
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we've actually had the, the local delay
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I, what's driving this, uh,
there's clearly momentum around,

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uh, the Indianapolis 500,
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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What's driving it?

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Is it one thing or a multitude?

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No, there's a whole bunch of
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the fans, especially this race.

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The fans adopt it so much, and they come
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and it's, it's a tradition for them.

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So it's the fans that start here, and
then I think there's a bunch of other

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elements that really help us on, our
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obviously helps, going to places like
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But it really does start with the fans.

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I know growing that television audience,
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aspects of what you're trying to
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As you look at, uh, efforts
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in, got a lot of entertainment, uh, in
and around the speedway, is it working?

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Ladies

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gentlemen

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It's working.

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And, and for a traditionalist like
me, some of the things are you think,

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"Oh, why are they doing that? Why
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the way that attracts young folks.

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We had a monster truck set a world
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104 miles an hour here the other day.

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Monster truck connects to youth and
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So we have to get a little creative
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exactly what the traditionalist might
think is the right way to do that,

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and I think that helps grow the sport.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway President
Doug Boles, as always, thank you.

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thank you.

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They call him the Ice Man, but today
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway he

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is red hot, and he is the winner of
the 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.

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Well, a big honor this week
for a legendary IndyCar driver

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with six series titles and an
Indianapolis 500 win under his belt.

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It's an amazing feeling, and you
can see why people that have won it

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once try so hard to win it again.

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2008 Indy 500 champ Scott Dixon
inducted into the Indianapolis Motor

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Speedway Hall of Fame this week.

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Dixon is second only to A.J.
Foyt in all-time IndyCar wins.

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Giampaolo Dallara also part of the
IMS Hall of Fame Museum Class of 2026.

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I put the metal down, the pedal, whatever
they wanna call it, and I never lifted.

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And I didn't.

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I mean, it, that's true fact that
I run around there wide open.

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And Al Unser Sr., one of only four
members of the four-time Indy Winners

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Club, now recognized just outside
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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A newly enhanced $2.1 million roundabout
at 16th and Main Streets named after

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Big Al this week by Speedway officials.

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Well, coming up next, females
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world of professional racing.

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Catch up with the only female
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It's down to two for the Chicago Bears
and Northwest Indiana still in the mix.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told
team owners this week in Orlando there

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are two, quote, viable sites for a
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Heights, Illinois, the other in Hammond.

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The state of Indiana offering up
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lure the Bears across the border.

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Illinois lawmakers have until May 31st to
pass a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.

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Now back to our Business at
the Brickyard coverage at the

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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33 cars as always.

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In one car, Indianapolis history,
a woman driver, Janet Guthrie.

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Guthrie broke the barrier.

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Just the second woman to attempt to
qualify for the world's biggest race.

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She not only succeeded, but excelled.

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Lynn St. James carried the torch.

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Danica Patrick is for real and she leads.

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And Danica Patrick took the baton to
make history back in 2005, becoming the

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first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500.

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female trailblazers who
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Only nine women have ever
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One of them is Katherine Legge.

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And she'll attempt to make history
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race in both the Indy 500 and
Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

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Well, women are increasingly making
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sports, and not just behind the
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Engineers, pit crew members,
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Global President, Jill Gregory.

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You just have to be persistent, and if
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have to be persistent and, like, really
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You gotta have really tough skin.

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Women pursuing careers in motor
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We have the talent.

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We've got the process.

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Jill Gregory knows.

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She spent 20 years in auto racing
executive roles, now serving as chief

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operating officer of TWG Motorsports
and president of Andretti Global.

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The number of women on
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Case in point, took a trip through
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway and
saw women working on cars, changing

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tires, working on engineering
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But IndyCar's numbers don't come close
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sports workforce is made up of women.

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Gregory says IndyCar does have a
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I don't know if there's one silver bullet.

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There has been a concerted effort by
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not just focus on a female driver.

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Obviously, that's the most visible piece,
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because, you know, that's the, the, what
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But it's really about women in
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crew, the team that you see here
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females within our commercial team.

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Creating opportunities across the
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as finding a female driver.

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Bree Watson took an unconventional career
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gearboxes for the Arrow McLaren team.

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Bree had no background in
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You know, I don't know how to
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This is my fourth year in IndyCar, so
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Bree also says earning respect
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sport has been a big challenge.

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I've been at three teams, and every team
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solely because I'm a woman, not because
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enough, which that's what I thought.

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or I, I don't know these things.

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Like, don't be surprised.

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That's necessary.

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Yeah, have... You gotta
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Jill Gregory's take on the
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workforce dynamic, there is hope.

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After being in the game for this
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that still is a question means that
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in the room that you would want.

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But as I've gone through my career,
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Clark backing up and dropping a

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three.

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From directing plays on the court
to directing drivers to their cars,

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Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark
is this year's Indy 500 Grand Marshal.

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She'll give the traditional command for

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drivers to report to their cars shortly
before the start of the 110th running

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of the greatest spectacle in racing.

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Well, coming up next, a Hoosier racing
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connecting heart health with racing.

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A movie star.

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Handsome.

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And, and heart surgery.

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Why get your valve checked hits home
with Indy's David Letterman and his

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Race Team.

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Kiley Valeida with that story
in the business of health

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Whether you're buying or selling
a home, the stakes are high.

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Realtors are market experts who
do business by a higher code of

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ethics, and we're invested in Indiana
because we're also your neighbors.

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Now, here's the latest
statewide real estate report.

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Listings grew by 5% year over
year, continuing to outpace sales.

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Pendings jumped by 30% from February
to March and were up 1% year over year.

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Sales were similar, up 27% from
February and 1% from last year.

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Inventory is tightening
but growing year over year.

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However, inventory growth has slowed.

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We've been at 13% year over year
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while growth ranged from 15 to
30% in the two years before that.

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Prices are up 4% year over year,
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Days on market fell significantly
and immediate sales are more common.

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Price drops are falling,
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The challenges are real.

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Type 2 diabetes rising faster than-
Small business owners need help.

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Alzheimer's cases rising
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solutions.

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They said it'll never happen.

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It's too hard.

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Nothing will change.

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Can't compete.

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You'll never solve it.

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And we said, "Watch us."

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We build Indiana.

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The Laborers' International Union of North
America are building roads and bridges to

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get Hoosiers where they're going today,
and a new energy infrastructure that

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will keep Indiana competitive tomorrow.

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LIUNA's over 12.000 statewide members
also grow local economies, earning

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good union wages, shopping where
they live and work, and paying taxes.

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We build Indiana for good
jobs and stronger communities.

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The Laborers' International Union
of North America, we are LIUNA.

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Most importantly only, she wanted to
make sure I could get my out of that car

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real fast, 'cause she is the official
pace car driver when the race starts.

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Kurt Signetti, the coach of the national
champion Indiana Hoosiers football team

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and the honorary Indy 500 pace car driver,
talking about, uh, what he has to do to

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make room for Indy car racing veteran,
Sarah Fisher, to take the wheel officially

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to lead the field of 33 to the green flag.

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D-Day is in 61 hours from now.

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This is the largest seaborne
invasion in history.

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And waving that green flag,
Academy Award-winning actor and

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Indianapolis native, Brendan Fraser.

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His new movie, Pressure, about World
War II, coming out Memorial Day week,

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which fits right into the Indy 500's
tradition of celebrating the military.

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Thanks, Gerry.

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There's some irony in NTT IndyCar Series
chief starter, Aaron Likens' story.

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He has autism and Asperger's, so he spent
his childhood just trying to blend in.

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Today, he stands above the most
famous straightaway in motorsports,

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the most visible job at the
greatest spectacle in racing.

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And now, a documentary is being made that
will showcase his journey from an autism

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diagnosis to the Indy 500 flagstand.

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Likens released a book two
years ago detailing his story,

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but he hopes a documentary
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I hope it reaches people that just need
to know, hey, where I was 20 years ago, my

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message to my parents were, "Why should I
try? There's no hope, no hope, no hope."

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I have come from that to now being the
chief starter of the largest race in

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the world, and I have probably one of
the coolest offices in the entire world.

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Likens didn't get a diagnosis
until he was 20 years old.

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The film crew has followed him
at other races, and will also be

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shooting footage of him on the
biggest stage of all, the Indy 500.

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We never thought we were gonna be here.

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Another story of triumph has
a new chapter this season.

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Former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt
released his autobiographical

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book earlier this week.

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A racing accident in 2000 left
him a quadriplegic, but Schmidt

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has steadily reimagined his racing
career, including team ownership.

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100% of the author proceeds will
benefit his foundation, which has

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raised millions of dollars for brain
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His foundation also opened two Driven
Neuro Recovery Centers, including one

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in Indy for people with spinal cord
injuries who can now read the full

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story of what inspired the centers.

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The ability for those people to kind
of, uh, you know, see where this journey

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started and, and why it's here, and why
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uh You know, kind of hearing it firsthand.

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Raising even more funds for the
centers, the Corvette modified so

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Schmidt could drive it even as a
quadriplegic was auctioned off here in

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Indy just days ago, raising $50.000.

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In racing, literally seconds, hundredths
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a difference between winning and losing.

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The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team
says seconds also matter in preventing

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heart valve failure, and is encouraging
race fans to get your valves checked.

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All three team co-owners, Bobby
Rahal, David Letterman, and Mike

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Lanigan, have faced heart challenges.

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Race fans 65 and older can get a heart
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RV, which will be at IMS on race day.

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California-based Edwards Lifesciences
tapped the racing team to spotlight heart

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valve failure and star in a short film
that tells the co-owners' heart stories.

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Well, one thing we have in common is,
uh, we all have- We have good looks.

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We have good looks.

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Exactly.

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I'm glad.

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I, I was too embarrassed to
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And, and modesty.

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Extra handsome.

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And modesty.

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Modesty.

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Movie star handsome.

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And, and heart surgery.

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And if you still need to be inspired
to take control of your heart health

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even after race day, you can watch
the film at getyourvalveschecked.com.

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Gerry, back to you.

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This week's headlines represent
significant news for the

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state's evolving new economy.

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The state's $125 billion bio-sciences
sector now has a new brand identity

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to compete with Silicon Valley
and other high-tech hotbeds.

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Bio Heartland will now be the brand
people see when it comes to promoting

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Indiana's bio-science ecosystem across
human and animal health and plant science.

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Meantime, work has begun on the
$25 billion Heartland Bioworks

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headquarters at the 16 tech
innovation district in Indianapolis.

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It will serve as a bio-manufacturing
workforce training and innovation center.

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And in northwest Indiana, Microsoft
now has city council approval to

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build a second data center in LaPorte.

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Construction already underway on
Microsoft's first LaPorte data center,

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part of an earlier announced $1 billion

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investment.

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Well, coming up next, we break down
what to expect for this year's running

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of the greatest spectacle in racing
with two familiar guys who know a

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thing or two about it, the voices at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Dave

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Calabro and Mark James, after the break

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Bill, what have you been up to?

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Oh,

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you

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know.

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Oh, I see it's not flossing.

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Oh.

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I just added some secret
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Yeah?

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They help me drill down further-

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... 
digging deeper than I
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... into my business and personal
finances with Lake City Bank Digital.

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Oh.

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Yeah, totally.

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Now let's take care of that tooth.

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Add sharper tools for your money
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You are all set, Brian.

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I'm Devin.

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Today, you either innovate or evaporate.

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We are accelerating the pursuit of
progress, from the foods we eat to the

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heights we soar, because this is Indiana,
the innovation capital of the world.

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We rally visionaries across
industries, investing connections

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as much as capital, and fuel our
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Fuel your innovation
with Elevate Ventures.

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The challenges are real.

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Type 2 diabetes rising faster
among- Small businesses need help.

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Alzheimer's cases rising as
population- We need solutions.

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They said it'll never happen.

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It's too hard.

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Nothing will change.

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Can't compete.

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You'll never solve it.

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And we said, "Watch us."

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Whether you're buying or selling
a home, the stakes are high.

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Realtors are market experts who
do business by a higher code of

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ethics, and we're invested in Indiana
because we're also your neighbors.

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Now, here's the latest
statewide real estate report.

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Listings grew by 5% year over
year, continuing to outpace sales.

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Pendings jumped by 30% from February
to March and were up 1% year over year.

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Sales were similar, up 27% from
February and 1% from last year.

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Inventory is tightening
but growing year over year.

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However, inventory growth has slowed.

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We've been at 13% year over year
growth for the past four months,

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while growth ranged from 15 to
30% in the two years before that.

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Prices are up 4% year over year,
$10.000 higher than last March.

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Days on market fell significantly
and immediate sales are more common.

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Price drops are falling,
but higher than last year.

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Jim Cornelison singing Back Home
Again in Indiana, one of the most

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time-honored traditions on race day.

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I spoke with him earlier this year for
the Business & Beyond podcast about what

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goes through his head during that moment.

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I was holding that last note, and
the audience reacted so strongly.

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I ju- I, I really just felt it
was like, "Oh my God, this is

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fanta-" It's like, "Job well done.

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This is what I was trying to do.

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This is, this is wonderful." Oh

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Since 1936, the Borg-Warner Trophy
has been honoring winners of the

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Indy 500 by adding the driver's
face to the base of the trophy.

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Well, as we wrap up week four here at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and our B-

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Business at the Brickyard coverage, it's
a good time to, uh, check out what to

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expect now that the field is set for the
110th running of the Indianapolis 500.

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And to do that, here's IBJ
Media podcaster Dave Calabro.

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Hi, everybody.

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Race day's finally here.

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It's gonna be a great show.

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The 110th running of the Indianapolis 500,
and the voice right here is Mark James.

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I'll be doing the public
address system in the track.

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This guy is gonna be bouncing
around the world on the radio.

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If you're curious as to what drivers
talk about during the Indy 500, listen

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up.

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Are you fired up, my man?

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I always am, Dave.

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I mean, it's number 31 for me.

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It's my 11th as the anchor,
and I just never get tired of

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coming here and doing this.

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Who do you like?

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Who stands out for you?

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Conor Daly has since going
back to the test in April.

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Uh, this is, uh, it, it's just been
a very efficient month for him.

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I know he was disappointed
in his qualifying effort.

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Still starting, uh, in the best position
he's ever started, and I think if there's

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ever gonna be a shot that the kid from
Noblesville gets it, it'll be this

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year, and I can't imagine what would
happen at this place if that happens.

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It's just exciting to
be a part of this event.

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Yeah, it is for sure.

462
00:25:56.524 --> 00:26:00.154
I, I mean, I've, I've been asked recently,
you know, 30 some odd years, how do

463
00:26:00.154 --> 00:26:01.833
you get, still get geared up for it?

464
00:26:01.833 --> 00:26:05.754
And I said, you know, "When I pull through
the tunnel the first time in May, there's

465
00:26:05.754 --> 00:26:09.683
a feeling that I just cannot describe, and
if that feeling ever goes away, then it'd

466
00:26:09.683 --> 00:26:11.453
probably be time to do something else."

467
00:26:11.503 --> 00:26:14.644
It's a thrill to have a small
thread in that amazing tapestry for

468
00:26:14.773 --> 00:26:14.834
sure.

469
00:26:14.834 --> 00:26:16.994
Mark James, my guest on Playmakers.

470
00:26:16.994 --> 00:26:19.343
Hope you'll check it out wherever
you pick up your, uh, podcast.

471
00:26:19.544 --> 00:26:23.224
And joining me now, track side,
is the voice of the Indianapolis

472
00:26:23.224 --> 00:26:24.693
Motor Speedway, Dave Calabro.

473
00:26:24.693 --> 00:26:26.034
Dave, great to see you.

474
00:26:26.034 --> 00:26:26.314
Hi, Gerry.

475
00:26:26.314 --> 00:26:27.604
Uh, it's been an eventful month.

476
00:26:27.604 --> 00:26:28.643
The big takeaways for the month.

477
00:26:28.764 --> 00:26:30.284
Well, it's been a fantastic month.

478
00:26:30.284 --> 00:26:31.203
It's been very fast.

479
00:26:31.203 --> 00:26:33.593
It's been clean leading up
through qualifications, and

480
00:26:33.593 --> 00:26:34.843
I'm so fired up for the race.

481
00:26:34.874 --> 00:26:37.663
We have a very veteran field,
the most experienced field

482
00:26:37.663 --> 00:26:38.384
we've had since the '90s.

483
00:26:38.384 --> 00:26:40.374
I think it's gonna be a fantastic race.

484
00:26:40.374 --> 00:26:42.843
Yeah, gonna be a great race
on the track, off the track.

485
00:26:42.933 --> 00:26:46.753
Everyone always, uh, excited
about their traditions pre-race.

486
00:26:46.814 --> 00:26:49.753
I know, uh, America's 250th
birthday is gonna be part of

487
00:26:49.944 --> 00:26:49.974
it.

488
00:26:49.974 --> 00:26:52.143
You've seen a lot of red, white, and
blue if you've been to the track.

489
00:26:52.284 --> 00:26:52.363
Yeah.

490
00:26:52.363 --> 00:26:54.703
250th anniversary of
the birth of our nation.

491
00:26:54.703 --> 00:26:57.664
And so the speedway, of course, you
know, it's Memorial Day weekend.

492
00:26:57.694 --> 00:26:57.753
Yeah.

493
00:26:57.753 --> 00:27:00.503
We're gonna have all the traditional
things that you're used to, but oh,

494
00:27:00.503 --> 00:27:03.813
there's some amazing surprises that
you're gonna see in person here at

495
00:27:03.813 --> 00:27:05.654
the track and also on television.

496
00:27:05.654 --> 00:27:09.264
Again, all the traditional things will
happen, but there's some new added

497
00:27:09.264 --> 00:27:12.783
very cool elements I think that'll make
your hair stand up on end, I promise.

498
00:27:12.813 --> 00:27:13.024
Oh, looking

499
00:27:13.024 --> 00:27:13.423
forward to that.

500
00:27:13.603 --> 00:27:14.764
Gotta ask you, who's your pick?

501
00:27:14.954 --> 00:27:17.704
Well, a Pato O'Ward continues
to pop- Yeah ... into my mind.

502
00:27:17.704 --> 00:27:20.724
I think everybody, he's a fan
favorite here, along with Conor Daly.

503
00:27:20.993 --> 00:27:22.974
Pato has finished second, uh, twice now.

504
00:27:23.224 --> 00:27:25.923
He knows how to get it done,
so we'll see if he can compete.

505
00:27:25.984 --> 00:27:29.374
So he's probably my favorite right now to
think about a guy who can win this thing.

506
00:27:29.374 --> 00:27:29.734
All right.

507
00:27:29.734 --> 00:27:30.404
I'll write that down.

508
00:27:30.433 --> 00:27:31.783
Dave, always great to see you.

509
00:27:32.224 --> 00:27:33.923
Good luck with the race as always.

510
00:27:33.993 --> 00:27:35.054
It's been fun working with you.

511
00:27:35.054 --> 00:27:35.474
All right, buddy.

512
00:27:35.524 --> 00:27:35.844
Thanks.

513
00:27:35.874 --> 00:27:36.014
All right.

514
00:27:36.014 --> 00:27:41.974
You guys are missing out
on the biggest party.

515
00:27:41.974 --> 00:27:42.654
There's a lot of smoke
here, and I'm not even

516
00:27:42.654 --> 00:27:43.164
talking about Tony Stewart.

517
00:27:43.164 --> 00:27:46.474
But- IMS President Doug Boles talked
about it earlier in the broadcast,

518
00:27:46.774 --> 00:27:50.493
getting more young demographics
at the speedway, and this weekend,

519
00:27:50.493 --> 00:27:56.054
football legend Rob Gronkowski returns
to IMS to serve as Grand Marshal of

520
00:27:56.143 --> 00:27:58.344
the Snake Pit Party race morning.

521
00:27:58.734 --> 00:28:02.064
Well, that's all the time we have for
this edition of Inside Indiana Business.

522
00:28:02.094 --> 00:28:05.523
We hope you have enjoyed our month-long
Business at the Brickyard series

523
00:28:05.523 --> 00:28:09.493
and a look at the economic impact of
motor sports on the Indiana economy.

524
00:28:09.853 --> 00:28:10.723
I'm Gerry Dick.

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Go out and make it a successful
and safe Memorial Day weekend.

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