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BUSINESS PRESENTED LIVING 

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND INDIANA 

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ASSOCIATION REALTORS 

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>> WELL A BORDER BATTLE FOR 

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THE CHICAGO BEARS IS NOW LATE 

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IN THE 4TH QUARTER AND TO 

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CONTINUE WITH THE FOOTBALL 

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ANALOGIES YOU COULD SAY WELL 

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INSIDE THE 2 MINUTE WARNING 

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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE 

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INDIANA BUSINESS I'M GARY 

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>> IN ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS ARE 

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STILL SCRAMBLING TO PUT 

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TOGETHER AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE 

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TO KEEP THE TEAM IN THE STATE 

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SITE IN SUBURBAN ARLINGTON 

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HEIGHTS AS THE CLOCK TICKS TO 

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THE END OF THE LEGISLATIVE 

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SESSION THERE THIS WEEKEND AND 

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INDIANA PERHAPS A QUIET 

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CONFIDENCE WITH A 1 BILLION 

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DOLLAR PACKAGE ON THE TABLE 

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THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER MONTHS 

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AGO AIMED AT LURING THE BEARS 

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TO A SITE IN HAMMOND THE 

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STAKES COULD NOT BE HIGHER 

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POLITICALLY FINANCIALLY AND 

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REGIONALLY AS INDIANA AND 

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ILLINOIS COMPETE FOR A MULTI 

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BILLION DOLLAR STADIUM AND 

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ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 

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ANCHORED BY ONE OF THE NFL'S 

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MARQUEE FRANCHISES FOR HAMMOND 

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LANDING THE BEARS REPRESENTS A 

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FAR MORE THAN A STADIUM IT 

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WOULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL WITH 

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THE POTENTIAL TO RESHAPE THE 

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CITY'S ECONOMY AND ELEVATE 

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NORTHWEST INDIANA'S NATIONAL 

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PROFILE WELL FOR AN INSIDE 

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LOOK NOW AT HAMMONS FINAL PUSH 

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AND WHAT THIS PROJECT COULD 

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MEAN FOR THE CITY AND THE 

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REGION LET'S GO TO NORTHWEST 

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INDIANA NOW AND A MAN IN THE 

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EYE OF THE STORM HAMMOND MAYOR 

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TOM MCDERMOTT JUNIOR AND MAYOR 

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THANKS FOR JOINING ME 

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>> A SCARY IT'S A PLEASURE 

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>> OKAY WHERE ARE WE AT NOW AS 

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I MENTIONED THE INTRODUCTION 

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THERE ILLINOIS SEEMS TO 

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CONTINUE TO BE SCRAMBLING TO 

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PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE 

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INDIANA'S HAD ITS PACKAGE ON 

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THE TABLE NOW I THINK SINCE 

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SINCE FEBRUARY IS THAT AN 

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ADVANTAGE WHAT ARE YOU READING 

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>> DEFINITELY AN ADVANTAGE 

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THAT MEAN THE FACT THAT 

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INDIANA ACTED SO DECISIVELY 

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FROM THE GOVERNOR ALL THE WAY 

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DOWN TO THE MAYOR AM AND THE 

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVERYBODY 

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BEING ON THE SAME TEAM IN 

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READING FROM THE SAME SET OF 

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NOTES MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE 

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MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO 

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GEORGE MC CASKEY KEVIN WARREN 

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AND THE BEARS TEAM ABSOLUTELY 

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THEY'VE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO 

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DYSFUNCTION IN ILLINOIS FOR A 

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LONG TIME AND IT WAS VERY 

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IMPRESSIVE WHAT HAPPENED HERE 

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IN INDIANA WITH WITH OUR 

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

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>> AS YOU LOOK AT THIS TO USE 

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SINCE THIS IS A BATTLE BETWEEN 

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2 STATES WITH VERY DIFFERENT 

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BUSINESS CLIMATE IS THAT A 

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FACTOR HERE 

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>> THE FACT THAT INDIA HAS GOT 

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GREAT CREDIT RATING AND THE 

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FACT THAT OUR BUSINESS 

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ENVIRONMENT IS SO POSITIVE 

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FROM THE REGULAR PRICE REGULAR 

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PROCESS THE FACT THAT WE HAD 

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BEEN TRYING TO OUR 

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CONSTITUTION PROPERTY TAX CAPS 

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WHICH GIVES THE TEAM PROPERTY 

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TAX CERTAINTY WHICH IS 

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SOMETHING THAT MR MAKE ASKING 

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MR WARREN HAVE BEEN PREACHING 

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FROM THE BEGINNING AS PROPERTY 

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TAX CERTAINTY AND WE OFFER ALL 

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THAT HERE IN INDIANA AND 

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ILLINOIS I STILL TO THIS DAY 

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IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL 

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WOULD BE IF IF THEY WERE GOING 

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TO TRY TO KEEP THE BEARS IN 

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ILLINOIS BUT TO THIS DAY THEY 

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STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL 

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THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE IS 

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ADJOURN AT THE END SUNDAY 

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EVENING BASICALLY MADE MAY 31 

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>> WITHOUT A DEAL WHAT HAPPENS 

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IN YOUR VIEW I THINK IF 

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THERE'S NO DEAL THAT PROBABLY 

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FOR A COUPLE WEEKS WE NEED TO 

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WAIT FOR THE BEARS BOARD OF 

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DIRECTORS TO GET TOGETHER AND 

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FIGURE OUT HAMMOND IF IN THE 

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END HE'S GOING TO BE THE 

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LOCATION I IMAGINE THAT THAT 

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HAPPENS RIGHT AWAY BUT I THINK 

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THAT'S A VERY GOOD SIGN FOR 

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INDIANA THE BEARS DO YOU KNOW 

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IF ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE 

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DOESN'T COME UP WITH A BILL 

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THAT'S SATISFACTORY TO THE 

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BEARS THE ILLINOIS HOUSE 

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PASSED A BILL 

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>> THAT'S NOT ADEQUATE SO THEY 

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NEED TO IMPROVE UPON THAT BILL 

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AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY DO 

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AT A LOT OF MOMENTUM RIGHT NOW 

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>> I TALKED WITH THE CEO OF 

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THE NORTHWEST INDIANA FOR HIM 

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HEATHER IN US ABOUT THE THE 

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ATTENTION THAT THIS DEAL HAS 

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GIVEN TO NOT ONLY HAMMOND BUT 

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ALL OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AND 

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THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAVING 

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WHERE THE BEARS COME OR NOT ON 

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THE REGION HERE'S WHAT SHE HAD 

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>> COUPLE YEARS AGO AT GARY 

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YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT WE ARE 

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GETTING OUR SWAGGER BACK 

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COMING ON FULL FORCE NOW LIKE 

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ARE SEEING PEOPLE THAT ARE 

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SAYING YOU KNOW AGAIN THE 

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BEARS SHOULD BE LUCKY TO 

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LOCATE HERE LOOK AT WENT DEEP 

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>> SEARCHING DJ 

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>> THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING 

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THINGS LIKE OH MY GOSH IT 

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REALLY PORTAGE WAS SO AMAZING 

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AND WITH THE WATERFRONT 

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COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY WHAT 

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THEY HAVE TO OFFER AND THE 

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CITY OF GARY IN THE RENDERINGS 

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THAT THEY PUT FORWARD REALLY 

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LOOK OUTSTANDING IN AND SO ITS 

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ITS LEAD A NEW LIGHT ON A 

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NORTHWEST INDIANA 

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>> MAYOR HOW HOW ABOUT THAT 

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WHAT ARE YOU SEEING JUST 

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DURING THIS PROCESS ARE YOU 

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GETTING MORE CALLS MORE 

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INTEREST MORE PEOPLE TAKING A 

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LOOK AT HAMMOND AND NORTHWEST 

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>> ABSOLUTELY I DON'T HAVE TO 

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EXPLAIN THE 04:00AM AND IS A 

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DAY WHERE EVERYBODY GOES 

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THROUGH WE THIS IS NOT AS A 

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BIG STAR IN INDIANA THAT IS A 

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BIG STAR CHICAGO EVERYWHERE GO 

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BUT I INTRODUCED MYSELF AS THE 

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MAYOR AND THE PEOPLE 

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AUTOMATICALLY ASKING ABOUT THE 

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BEARS I MEAN I CAN BE IN 

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CALIFORNIA I COULD BE NEVADA 

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WE RECENTLY GOT BACK FROM A 

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TRADE SHOW IN LAS VEGAS AND WE 

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HAD THE POSSIBILITY OF THE 

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BEARS JUST HANGING OVER AND 

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AND WE HAD TONS OF INTEREST AT 

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ICSC CONVENTION SO THIS IS 

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DEFINITELY BEEN GOOD FOR HIM 

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BUT I'M NOT SATISFIED I WANT 

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TO CLOSE THIS DEAL AND AND WE 

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TRANSFORM THE CITY AND 

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>> I KNOW YOU'RE ON PINS AND 

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NEEDLES AS MANY PEOPLE ARE 

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NORTHWEST INDIANA WE'RE GOING 

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TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT MAYOR 

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TOM MCDERMOTT JUNIOR THE MAYOR 

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OF THE CITY OF HAMMOND REALLY 

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APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME 

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AND I KNOW WE'LL BE IN TOUCH 

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>> THANKS THEN WHEN WE CUT THE