WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.270 >>HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWSAROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TO YOU BYSMITHVILLE...A SIGNATURE PIECE OF A $10 2 00:00:06.270 --> 00:00:11.540 MILLION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPROJECT HAS OFFICIALLY OPENED INWASHINGTON.THE NEW RAILROAD CROSS-DOCK 3 00:00:11.540 --> 00:00:17.650 FACILITY IS CONNECTED TO A NEWSHELL BUILDING AND IS LOCATEDNEAR THE I-69/U.S.50 INTERCHANGE. 4 00:00:17.650 --> 00:00:23.120 THE DAVIESS COUNTY ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT CORP. SAYS IT ISALREADY ATTRACTING INTEREST FROMBUSINESSES LOOKING TO RELOCATE 5 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:31.060 OR EXPAND.THE STALLED GLOBAL OIL SECTOR ISPROMPTING BP TO ANNOUNCE LAYOFFSAT ITS WHITING REFINERY. 6 00:00:31.060 --> 00:00:36.270 OUR PARTNERS AT THE TIMES OFNORTHWEST INDIANA REPORT UP TO80 SALARIED EMPLOYEES COULD LOSETHEIR JOBS. 7 00:00:36.270 --> 00:00:43.810 IT'S BEING CALLED THE REFINERY'SLARGEST LAYOFF IN 17 YEARS.GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY PLANS TOCUT 160 JOBS FROM ITS KOKOMO 8 00:00:43.810 --> 00:00:50.220 PLANT.THE COMPANY CURRENTLY EMPLOYSMORE THAN 755 HOURLY ANDSALARIED EMPLOYEES AT THE PLANT 9 00:00:50.220 --> 00:01:03.000 AND SAYS THE CUTS ARE THE RESULTOF A DECISION TO CEASESEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION BYMID-2017. 10 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:06.500 >> CONDUCTED A LOT OF RESEARCHON WHERE IT SHOULD LOCATE A NEWREGIONAL HEADQUARTERS.AND NOW IT'S READY TO OPEN THAT 11 00:01:06.500 --> 00:01:09.330 HEADQUARTERS IN THE HEART OFDOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS ONMONUMENT CIRCLE.THE BANK SAYS THE NEW SPACE WILL 12 00:01:09.330 --> 00:01:15.410 BRING ADDED VISIBILITY TO THEMORE THAN 180 YEAR OLDINSTITUTION.FOR MORE ON THE MOVE AND 13 00:01:15.410 --> 00:01:25.450 CONTINUED GROWTH, I'M PLEASED TOBE JOINED BY REGIONAL CEO MARKBRADFORD.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM. 14 00:01:25.450 --> 00:01:30.120 >> THANK YOU.>> OBVIOUSLY A BIG HIGHPROFILE MOVE INTO A VERY HIGHPROFILE SPOT. 15 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:36.300 YOU LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF AREAS.EVERYBODY WILL SEE THE BANK INTHAT LOCATION.WHY THAT LOCATION? 16 00:01:36.300 --> 00:01:44.870 >> AS WE LOOKED AND WE TALKEDEARLIER ABOUT ALL THE GROWTH INTHE DOWNTOWN MARKET, YOU TAKE ALOOK AT PEOPLE THAT LIVE, WORK 17 00:01:44.870 --> 00:01:55.720 AND PLAY IN THE DOWNTOWN MARKETAND WE WANTED TO BE PART OF IT.WHEN -- ONE MONUMENT CIRCLE,WHAT BETTER ADDRESS THEN THAT? 18 00:01:55.720 --> 00:02:00.820 >> TECHNOLOGY PERMEATES ALLINDUSTRIES AND HAS CHANGE THEBANKING INDUSTRY.HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY PLAY A ROLE 19 00:02:00.820 --> 00:02:09.290 IN THIS NEW REGION?>> IT PLAYS A BIG ROLE.IF YOU ARE LIKE ME A LOT OFBANKING YOU DO IS ON YOUR LAPTOP 20 00:02:09.290 --> 00:02:17.270 OR WITH YOUR PHONE.BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE APLACE THAT IS VERY CONVENIENTAND HAS A LOT OF AMENITIES AND 21 00:02:17.270 --> 00:02:25.480 TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THERE, BUTFOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO MAY NOTBE AS TECH SAVVY AS MY CHILDRENARE, WE ALSO HAVE SOME UNIVERSAL 22 00:02:25.480 --> 00:02:32.890 BANKERS THAT WILL BE THERE INTHE EVENT THAT YOU WOULD RATHERUSE A PERSON THEN A MACHINE, WEWILL HAVE THOSE PEOPLE READY 23 00:02:32.890 --> 00:02:38.860 WILLING AND ABLE TO HELP.>> TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT, BUTTHE HUMAN TOUCH HAS TO WORK INTHEIR. 24 00:02:38.860 --> 00:02:45.670 >> I THINK SO.AND ONE OF THE THINGS THATATTRACTED ME ABOUT THIS SPOT ISTHE FACT WE ARE SO CLOSE -- 25 00:02:45.670 --> 00:02:52.510 NUMBER ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THECITY, SO WE NEED TO GO AND SEEOUR CUSTOMERS.WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO COME 26 00:02:52.510 --> 00:02:59.080 SEE US.SO IT'S A GREAT SPOT THAT WE CANUSE AS A LAUNCHING POINT AND WEWILL BRING NOT ONLY BRANCH STAFF 27 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:07.450 THERE, BUT WE WILL HAVE 20PEOPLE, IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENTINDIANAPOLIS AS WELL AS SALESSTAFF. 28 00:03:07.450 --> 00:03:14.160 >> GROSS HAS BEEN A BIG PIECEOF THE NATIONAL STORY FOR SOMETIME IN INDIANA AND OUTSIDE THESTATE. 29 00:03:14.160 --> 00:03:20.070 THE REGIONAL HEADQUARTERSDOWNTOWN AND FLETCHER'S PLACEAND UP-AND-COMING HOT MARKET ININDIANAPOLIS. 30 00:03:20.070 --> 00:03:27.910 >> WE WILL OPEN THE SAME DAYWHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE MONDAY SOWE ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH BOTH OFTHOSE ON THE EXACT SAME DAY. 31 00:03:27.910 --> 00:03:32.980 WE THINK THERE WILL BETREMENDOUS GROWTH AT FLETCHERPLACE.>> YOU ARE THE CEO OF THE 32 00:03:32.980 --> 00:03:39.750 REGION AND ALSO THE NORTHCENTRAL REGION.WHAT YOUR TAKE ON THE ECONOMYHERE IN INDIANAPOLIS AND CENTRAL 33 00:03:39.750 --> 00:03:47.830 INDIANA?>> HAVING BEEN BASED INBLOOMINGTON FOR 26 YEAR SOCOMING TO INDIANAPOLIS I WAS 34 00:03:47.830 --> 00:03:55.470 THRILLED BY THE LEVEL OFECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THE SIZE OFTHE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES, DEPOSITOPPORTUNITIES AND INVESTMENT 35 00:03:55.470 --> 00:04:03.480 OPPORTUNITIES I'VE SEEN.IT'S A VIBRANT MARKET AND ONE WEWANT TO GET FURTHER INTO.>> VERY GOOD. 36 00:04:03.480 --> 00:04:08.950 MARK BRADFORD THE CEO FOR OLDNATIONAL BANK.A BIG MOVE.THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.