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PRODUCE FIRST

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STRIKE RATIONS FOR SOLDIERS.THE CITY OF RICHMOND ISCELEBRATING SOME BIG ECONOMICWINS, JUST THIS YEAR OMEN USA

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AND BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTSANNOUNCED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTAND JOB COMMITMENTS IN THE CITYAND WAYNE COUNTY.

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MEANWHILE, A MAJOR PROJECT INDOWNTOWN RICHMOND WILL NOT ONLYPROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FORSENIORS, BUT ALSO RESTORE A

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HISTORIC BUILDING.FOR MORE ON THE REGION'S GROWTH,PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY MAYORDAVE SNOW AND VALERIE SHAFFER,

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PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF WAYNECOUNTY.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.>> I'LL START WITH YOU.AGAIN, 2016 HAS BEEN A GOOD YEARIN RICHMOND AND WAYNE COUNTY.

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A COUPLE OF BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS,OMEN USA, AN ISRAELI COMPANY,ANNOUNCING A MAJOR COMMITMENTAND JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS

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WELL AS PET FOOD PROCESSINGFACILITY AS WELL.>> THEY'RE BOTH ENORMOUS FOR OURCOMMUNITY.

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OMEN CASTING COMES OUT OFISRAEL, THEY'VE BEEN IN ISRAELSINCE THEY BEGAN THEIR BUSINESS,AND THEY DO A LOT OF SHIPPING TO

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NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES ANDWE'RE LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRSTNORTH AMERICAN FACILITY TO CUTDOWN ON SOME OF THOSE COSTS.

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SO THEY WENT ON THE SEARCH FORTHAT FIRST NORTH AMERICANFACILITY AND CHOSE RICHMOND, SOWE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM.

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>> HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO GETWINS LIKE THIS ANYWHERE, BUTRICHMOND AND EAST CENTRALINDIANA HAS HAD SOME ECONOMIC

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CHAL EPTION IN THE PAST NUMBEROF YEARS.THESE POSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENTSTEND TO PLAY ON THE PSYCHE MAYBE

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OF RESIDENTS THERE.>> THEY DO.WHAT IT DOES, WHEN YOU PUT THERIGHT TEAM IN PLACE, AND WE'RE

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MARKETING THE CITY THE WAY THEYSHOULD BE MARKETED, WE'RE SUCH AVIABLE CITY AND IT SHOWSEVERYBODY THAT WE'RE A

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COMPETITOR ON THE NATIONALECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAP.SO WHEN WE PUT RICHMOND OUTTHERE FOR COMPETITION, WE ALWAYS

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SEE THE BIG WINS COME BACK, SOIT'S EXCITING FOR EVERYBODY.>> VALERIE, YOU LOOK AT WAYNECOUNTY AND ACTIVITY, I TALKED

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ABOUT THOSE TWO BIGANNOUNCEMENTS AND YOU'RE SEEINGSOME EMERGING CLUSTERS IN FOODPROCESSING, IN PARTICULAR, IN

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PET FOOD PROCESSING, RIGHT?>> THAT'S RIGHT.BLUE BUFFALO JOINS HILLS ANDPURINA AS WELL AS MAXWELL

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MILLING WHO ALL HAVE FACILITIESIN WAYNE COUNTY, AND IN TERMS OFFOOD PROCESSING, BACK IN 2012,WE HAD A BIG WIN WITH SUGAR

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CREEK PACKING COMPANY ALSOCOMMITTING TO BUILD A 140,000SQUARE FOOT FACILITY OR I'MSORRY 420,000 SQUARE FOOT

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FACILITY IN WAYNE COUNTY.>> WITH THE JOBS, AND THERE ARESEVERAL HUNDRED JOBS ASSOCIATEDWITH THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS, THESE

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COMPANIES HAVE TO HAVE WORKERSWITH THE RIGHT SKILLS.SO TALK ABOUT THAT PIECE BECAUSEI KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT.

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>> WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE, OFCOURSE, IN THE STATE OF INDIANATO HAVE IVY TECH COMMUNITYCOLLEGE, THE CORPORATE COLLEGE

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OF IVY TECH BASED IN RICHMONDDOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF REALLYPROVIDING RESOURCES WE NEED INORDER TO PREPARE WORKERS FOR THE

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JOBS THAT ARE COMING.IN ADDITION TO THAT, OURDEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT DOES AN EXCELLENT

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JOB WITH WORKFORCE TRAINING ASWELL ON THE SOFT SKILL SIDE OFTHINGS, THEN WE HAVE OTHERRESOURCES THAT ALL KIND OF BAND

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TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE'REPROVIDING OUR WORKERS -->> AT MAYOR OF THE CITY I KNOWIS PROVIDING SOME RESOURCES ON

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THAT WORKFORCE SIDE.>> ABSOLUTELY.MY JOB AS MAYOR IS TO HELP THEMCONNECT THOSE DOTS.

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WE'RE SO FORTUNATE THAT RESOURCETO CLIMB THAT LADDER, THEY'REALREADY IN THE CITY.THE RESOURCES IVY TECH PROVIDES

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ARE ALREADY THERE, I KEEPPREACHING, IT'S JUST A MATTER OFCONNECTING THE DOTS.SO I'M WORKING ON THINGS FROM MY

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OFFICE RIGHT NOW TO HELP THECITIZENS THAT FEEL UNDEREMPLOYEDTO CONNECT THOSE DOTS AND CLIMBTHAT LADDER.

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>> YOU'VE GOT A BLIGHTELIMINATION PROGRAM THAT HASREALLY KICKED IN TO HIGH GEAR.>> IT SURE HAS.

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WE HAVE OUR CITY PLANNER SARAHMITCHELL HAS JUST DONE AFANTASTIC JOB OF LEADING THATCHARGE AND HAS REALLY RESET THE

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BAR FOR THE BLIGHT ELIMINATIONPROGRAM.WE HAVE 114 HOUSES DOWN OUT OFOUR 430 SCOPED, WE HAVE 10 MORE

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SLATED TO GO DOWN IN THE NEXTMONTH.WE'VESEPTEMBER 11 MILLION POUNDS OF

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HOUSE TO THE LANDFILL.BECAUSE WE OWN OUR OWN LANDFILL,WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CUT SOME OFTHOSE FEES INTO THE LANDFILL SO

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THAT'S REALLY HELPED US.>> THE MUSIC CITY PROJECT, THEOLD YMCA WHICH HAS SAT VACANTFOR A LONG TIME.

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>> IT HAS SAT VACANT FOR A LONGTIME.MUSIC CITY PLACE COMES OUT OFOUR $24 MILLION SCOPE BEING A

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STELLAR CITY, WE WERE A STELLARDESIGNEE, TWO-TIME ALL AMERICANCITY AND STELLAR CITY, THIS WILLHOUSE UNITS FOR 50 AND OVER.

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>> VALERIE, THESE TYPES OFANNOUNCEMENTS AND THIS TYPE OFNEWS GIVES YOU MORE AMMUNITIONTO SELL WAYNE COUNTY?

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>> ABSOLUTELY.MOST IMPORTANTLY RIGHT NOW WE'RELOOKING TO ATTRACT AND RECRUITTALENT, SO HAVING THESE TYPES OF

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSUNDERWAY ENABLE US TO BETTER DOOUR JOB.>> VALERIE SHAFFER WITH THE

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONOF WAYNE COUNTY, MAYOR DAVE