>> .>> EACH WEEK A GROUP OF INSIDERSJOINS ME TO OFFER PERSPECTIVE ONSOME THE WEEK'S TOP STORIES.
THIS WEEK SOUNDING OFF A MEGAWIN FOR TOYOTA IN PRINCETON·AND FOR THE STATE AS WELL.TOURISM ON FIRE IN INDY·BALL
STATE DIPS INTO KENTUCKY TO FINDITS NEXT LEADER.OUR OF INSIDERS THIS WEEK AREROBIN WINSTON,
UINDY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OFPOLITICAL SCIENCE LAURAMERRIFIELD ALBRIGHT AND MUNCIEAUTO GROUP MANAGING PARTNER JEFF
DANIELS.WELCOME ALL.JEFF, I'M GOING TO START WITHYOU.
TOYOTA'S INVESTMENT IN INDIANA.PRINCETON PLANT, 400 JOBS OVERTHE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THAT ISA BIG WIN.
WHAT IS DRIVING THAT?>> THERE IS A DEMAND FOR THEVEHICLES THEY'RE BUILDING INTHAT POINT.
GLOBAL EXPORT PLANT FORHIGHLANDERS, AND OTHERS.BEEN THERE 20 YEARS NOW, HARD TOBELIEVE.
LET'S FACE IT, THERE IS SOME PRINVOLVED WITH SOME OF THESEANNOUNCEMENTS AND TRYING TO GETAHEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION
TRYING TO ENTICE A LITTLE BITMORE PRODUCTION.THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR INDIANA.WE ARE THE SECOND LARGEST
PRODUCING STATE BEHIND MICHIGAN.THE SUPPLIER BASE IS ALREADYHERE.TO THE EXTENT THAT DOMESTIC
PRODUCED AUTO IS GOING TOINCREASE I THINK WE'RE BETTERTHAN ANYBODY.>> JEFF, ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT,
THE PRESIDENT THIS IS ANUNCONVENTIONAL PRESIDENCY, WE'VESEEN THAT CERTAINLY.FROM THE BUSINESS SIDE OF
THINGS, GOING OUT AND BECAME OFCALLING IN THE CEOS OF THE AUTOMAKERS AND SAY, MAKE MODIFIERYOUR PRODUCTS HERE, WE'RE GOING
TO LEVY PENALTIES AND THOSETYPES OF THINGS.>> HE STARTED DOING THAT BEFOREHIS ADMINISTRATION EVEN BEGAN.
WE SAW THAT IN DECEMBER ANDOBVIOUSLY HE HAS BEEN IN OFFICEFOR JUST OVER A WEEK.I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S GOING TO
KEEP UP, BUT CERTAINLY THEECONOMIC GROWTH AND REALLY INOUR STATE IN PARTICULAR.>> AND AS YOU LOOK AT THAT ROBIN
TOO THE NUMBER OF MAJORINVESTMENTS LIKE THAT VIRTUALALL THE AUTO PLANTS, THEINVESTMENT PLANTS, WHAT DOES
THAT SAY?>> SAYS A LOT.PRESIDENT OBAMA CAME TOPRINCETON, MILLENIUM STEEL.
THEY HAVE A PLACE IN AREGEORGETOWN KENTUCKY AND INDIANA.>> WHAT ABOUT WORKFORCE?I MEAN WE WERE TALKING OFF
CAMERA IT'S TOUGH TO FINDEMPLOYERS, TOUGH TO FINDWORKERS, 400 WORKERS THEY'RE UPWELL OVER 5,000 DOWN THERE.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT IVYTECH HAS DONE, PREPARE THEM FORADVANCE MANUFACTURING, MOVINGTHEM INTO ANOTHER JOB.
THE FORMER JOB THEY HAD THEY'REGOING TO ABANDON AND THAT OWNERWILL HAVE TO FIND WORK.>> LAURA DOWN TO 4% HERE IN
INDIANA.WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT -- IT'SALMOST SOME WOULD SUGGEST FULLPLAN.
>> EXACTLY.I THINK WE WOULD CELEBRATE ANDGET A PLAN.IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO
HIRE, BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ASMANY APPLICANTS OUT THERE.NONETHELESS, OFF OF THE GREATRECESSION, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
4%.>> YOUR TAKE ON THE EMPLOYMENTTAKE, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE LOWEMPLOYMENT BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE.
>> WE WANT TO HOPE THAT THIS HASAN UPWARD PRESSURE ON WAGES ANDDOES IT NATURALLY WITHOUT ANYTYPE OF LEGISLATION TO THE
CONTRARY.>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $600MILLION AT THE TOYOTA PLANT INPRINCETON, 600 MILLION INVESTED
IN THE OLD ROLLS-ROYCE FACTORYTHAT HAS BEEN AROUND FORDECADES.>> GOOD PAYING JOBS LANDING
FEDERAL CONTRACTS FOR THEDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENGINESAND THINGS COMING OUT OF THEREPARTICULARLY FOR THE OSPREY OUT
OF THERE.THE COMMUNITY DESPERATELY NEEDSTO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN'T LOSEANY MORE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
OVER BY HOLT.>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OLDINDUSTRIAL FACILITIES,DEMOLITION BEGAN THIS WEEK ON
THE OLD RCA PLANT, MAJOREMPLOYER FOR MANY YEARS ON THENEAR EAST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS.JEFF AS YOU LOOK AT THAT MUNCIE,
MANY HAVE THE OLD INDUSTRIALFACILITIES, SOME OF WHICH HAVEBEEN ABANDONED AND NOTHING HASHAPPENED.
THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTINGSOMETHING LIKE THIS GOING WHEREYOU CAN DO SOMETHING NEW.>> IT'S IMPORTANT, ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY AROUND SHELL BUILDINGSAND BUILD TO SUIT, HIGHERCEILINGS, DIFFERENT SETUP THANTHE OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVE
HAD.ESPECIALLY PART OF A CONCERTEDEFFORT TO BUILD UP THAT PART OFTHE CITY.
>> ROBIN, TWO QUESTIONS, GET TOYOU LAURA AS WELL.AS YOU LOOK AT MADISON COUNTYLOOKING AHEAD AT THE FUTURE
THAT'S AN AREA HARD HILT BY THEAUTO MANUFACTURING SECTORS,ESPECIALLY GENERAL MOTORS.THEY UNVEILED A PLAN TO ATTRACT
50,000 JOBS TO THAT AREA OVERTHE NEXT 35 YEARS, REALLYFOCUSED ON THAT I-69 CORRIDOR.>> IF YOU ATTRACT WITH 27,900 NO
ONE IS GOING TO COMPLAIN.>> GOOD POINT.>> THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS YOUARE HOOTING FOR 30,000.
TERRY THOMPSON IS THESUPERINTENDENT THAT'S GOING TOBE LEADING THE SCHOOLS.IT IS A BEDROOM COMMUNITY, WITH
I-69'S EXPANSION YOU ARE A HOPSKIP AND JUMP AWAY FROMINDIANAPOLIS.>> TO HAVE THAT GOAL OUT THERE
IT'S AMBITION.>> MAYOR TOM BRODERICK FORMERPROSECUTOR IN THE COUNTY IS THEMAYOR.
FROM DAY 1 HE'S TALKING ABOUTJOBS.AT ONE POINT, GM DOMINATED THEJOBS.
THERE'S NOT ONE GM WORKER INTHAT COMMUNITY INITIAL.>> A BIG JOB CREATOR AND ANIMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, CENTRAL
INDIANA FOR YEARS HAS BEENTOURISM.VISIT INDY, FOURTH CONSECUTIVEYEAR, $FIVE BILLION IN IMPACT.
AS YOU LOOK AT THAT PEOPLE ITHINK SOMETIMES TAKE IT FORGRANTED HOW IMPORTANT THATCONVENTION BUSINESS IS.
>> WE DO.NOT JUST CONVENTIONS, OBVIOUSLYTHAT IS A LARGE PART OF IT.WE ARE THE CROSSROADS OF
AMERICA, WE ARE VERY EASY TOACCESS, IN TERMS OFINFRASTRUCTURE, MANY FOURSHOPPING, MUSEUMS, TOURISM IS
REALLY BOOMING.>> HOW IMPORTANT IN YOUR VIEW ISTHAT PERCEPTION OUTSIDE OFINDIANA, NEW YORK TIMES HAD A
SURVEY OF THE 52 PLACES YOU NEEDTO SEE, INDY WAS ONE OF THEM.>> WE HAVE LONG EARNED THECREDIT AND RECOGNITION, WE
HAVEN'T NECESSARILY GOT IT.RELATIVE TO OTHER INDUSTRIALPLACE HE WE'RE NOT DETROIT,WE'RE NOT CHICAGO.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BENEFITS ANDOFTENTIMES WE'RE OVERLOOKED.I WAS GLAD TO SEE WE MADE THATLIST AND PEOPLE SHOULD GIVE US
MORE RECOGNITION THAT WAY.>> BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT BALLSTATE UNIVERSITY, WITH NEWPRESIDENT, NEW PRESIDENT WILL BE
JEFF MERNS, COMING FROMKENTUCKY.YOU ARE A MUNCIE GUY.>> HE COMES FROM NORTHERN
KENTUCKY WITH A CONSIDERABLEAMOUNT OF FUNDRAISINGEXPERIENCE.HE IS AN INNOVATOR, I THINK IT'S
A GOOD FIT.AGAIN I THINK COLLEGE IS READYTO KIND OF PICK IT BACK UP ANDGO FORWARD WITH THEIR NEW
STRATEGY.>> YOU MENTIONED THATFUNDRAISING PIECE WHICH FOR AUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TODAY --
>> A PREREQUISITE.>> AS WE END UP ON THE COLTS,OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A PERSONNELMOVE WITH GRIGSON AND PAGANO
STATE.CAME BACK TO ANDERSON, WHAT DOESTHAT DO FOR THE COMMUNITY?>> I THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THEY
SHOULD LOOK AROUND FROM TIME TOTIME.I DON'T THINK ANYTHING THATANDERSON DID WRONG.
I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO LANDSOMEWHERE ELSE WITH FACILITIESTHAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM.TIP TO TOE, INDIANA RESIDENTS
LOVE THEIR COLTS.>> VISION FOR THE FUTURE DOESTHIS HURT THE PSYCHE A LITTLEBIT DO YOU THINK?
>> AMONG SOME PEOPLE BUT A LOTOF PEOPLE THAT WENT TO ANDERSONCOMING IN 69, SO I DON'TTHINK -- CERTAINLY THEY ARE
GOING TO CREATE 50,000 JOBS, IFTHEY DO THAT THEY'LL BE VERYHAPPY.