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PLANT IN ANDERSON.

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SHELBY COUNTY IS ON AN ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT ROLL.JUST THIS WEEK, JAPAN-BASEDRYOBI LIMITED ANNOUNCED A NEARLY

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$100 MILLION INVESTMENT AND 150NEW JOBS THIS ON TOP OF TWOOTHER SIZABLE JOB DEALS IN THELAST 4 MONTHS.

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DOWNTOWN AND RIVERFRONTIMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO UNDERWAY.AND FOR MORE ON WHAT'S BEHIND AFLURRY OF ACTIVITY, WE BRING IN

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SHELBY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN ASHER.BRIAN, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

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>> I MENTIONED THE LATESTANNOUNCEMENT RYOBI 97.5 MILLION,150 JOBS, MAJOR EXPANSION.TALK ABOUT THIS RYOBI INVESTMENT

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AND HOW SUBSTANTIAL IT IS.>> OH, YEAH, A HUGE INVESTMENT.TALKING ALMOST $100 MILLION.IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME WORKING ON

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THIS.AND IT'S BEEN A NICE TEAMEFFORT.>> Gerry: AND THE RYOBI

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FACILITY, ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE,ALREADY HAVE MORE THAN 850WORKERS, WILL HAVE MORE THAN AMILLION SQUARE FEET IN SHELBY

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COUNTY.ONE OF SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.WE HAVE SEEN, CHROME, ANAGRICULTURAL MANUFACTURING

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COMPANY.ACTUALLY, RELOCATING AHEADQUARTERS OPERATION.>> YEAH, THEY'RE COMING FROM

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MEMPHIS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKINGWITH THEM.AND THEY WILL START IN THE FALLBUILDING, OR EXCUSE ME, IN THE

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SPRING, BUILDING THEIR FACILITY.>> Gerry: AND THAT ISREPRESENTATIVE OF A LITTLE BITOF DIVERSITY, THE RYOBI

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ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS IS IN THE AGSECTOR.AND YOU ALSO HAVE A MAJORINVESTMENT ANNOUNCED, AS WELL,

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RECENTLY.AND THAT'S A STEEL INVESTMENT,NIPON STEEL IN SHELBY COUNTY.>> ADDING 70 JOBS.

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THEY HAVE A TEMPORARY OFFICERIGHT IN MY OFFICE.>> Gerry: SO THESE THREE MAJORANNOUNCEMENTS, MOST COUNTIES

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WOULD BE HAPPY WITH ONE.YOU'VE GOT MULTIPLE.WHAT'S FUELING THIS?WHAT'S DRIVING THIS?

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>> WELL, I THINK IT'S LIKE IMENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S A TEAMEFFORT.WE HAVE A CITY AND A COUNTY THAT

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GET ALONG REALLY WELL.I DON'T THINK WE CAN SAY THAT INEVERY OTHER COUNTY.BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE EMAIL, ONE

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PHONE CALL, AND WE'RE ALLTOGETHER, AND WE'RE TALKING ANDMAKING THINGS HAPPEN.>> THESE ARE MAJOR JOBS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS, BIG DOLLARINVESTMENTS.BUT QUALITY OF PLACE, QUALITY OFLIFE, IS A BIG FOCUS THERE.

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YOU'RE ACTUALLY INVESTING A LOTOF MONEY IN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENTAND RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT.>> THAT'S CORRECT.

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REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN, ABOUT$19 MILLION.AND WE'RE A FINALIST IN THESTELLAR.

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SO WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BESTTHERE.WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO ATTRACTTHOSE MILLENNIALS.

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>> WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO DO INTERMS OF DOWNTOWN WITH THEREDEVELOPMENT?>> THE SECOND LEVEL, WE'RE

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LOOKING TO PUT IN HOUSING.BUT THE FIRST LEVEL IS JUSTFILLING UP THE DOWNTOWN, MAKINGIT A QUALITY OF PLACE.

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MAKE PEOPLE GET THERE.>> Gerry: AND THE RIVER FRONT,IT'S ANOTHER FOCUS, WHAT'S THATALL ABOUT?

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>> WE HAVE A RIVER FRONTDISTRICT, EXPECTING OUR FIRSTBREWERY, VERY EXCITING TO ME, ASWELL FOR OTHERS.

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WE HAVE 450 NORTH COMING OVER,AND STARTING A NICE BREWERY.>> Gerry: AS WE WRAP UP,ADVANTAGE SHELBY COUNTY, THIS IS

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ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OFPARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION, ANDFRANKLY, LEADERSHIP, IN THECOUNTY.

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TALK ABOUT ADVANTAGE SHELBYCOUNTY WHICH KICKS OFF THISFALL?>> YEAH, ANYBODY WHO GRADUATES

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FROM ANY OF THE SHELBY COUNTYSCHOOLS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TOGO THE FIRST AND SECOND YEARPAID FOR BY THE CITY AND COUNTY.

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WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP OURSTUDENTS IN TOWN A LITTLE BITLONGER, AND HOPEFULLY ADD INTOOUR WORK FORCE.

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>> AND THAT'S IN PARTNERSHIPWITH IVY TECH.>> RIGHT.>> A LOT GOING ON.