>>GERRRY: EACH WEEK A GROUP OFINSIDERS JOINS ME TO OFFERPERSPECTIVE ON THE WEEK'S TOPSTORIES.
THIS WEEK WE'RE SOUNDING OFF ONA PUSH TO MAKE INDIANA ACULINARY-AGRITOURISMDESTINATION...JUST HOW BIG IS
TOYOTA'S IMPACT IN INDIANA...ANDI YOU MAKES A MOVE FIRING TOMGREEN.OUR INSIDERS THIS WEEK ARE FOX
GLOBAL SENIORPARTNER MIKE MARKER.AND WOMEN'S FUND OF CENTRALINDIANA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JENNIFER POPE BAKER.WELCOME WANTED ALL.A LOT TO TALK ABOUT SO LET'S GETTO IT.
THE TOP STORY WE HAD MARK NEWMANFROM THE STATE TOURISM DIVISIONON TUG ABOUT A NEW ADDITION TOHAVE AND A BRAND-NEW FOCUS ON
AGRI-TOURISM AND CULINARY MAKINGINDIANA A DESTINATION AND HEFEELS THERE IS DATA THATSUPPORTS THE FACT THAT
AGRITOURISM IS THE HOTTEST PARTOF TOURISM NOW.A LOT OF MICRO BREWERIES ANDWINERIES AND RESTAURANTS.
CAN THIS BE A SUCCESS AND ISTHIS A GOOD IDEA TO FOCUS ON?>> WE HAVE SEEN IT'S A GOODIDEA WHEN YOU SEE FAMILIES
CLAMORING TO GO TO THE CREAMERYAND THEY ARE DRIVING OUT OF TOWNTO GO VISIT OTHER FARMS IN OURSTATE AND I THINK THERE'S
POTENTIAL HERE FOR US.>> MARCUS FOND OF SAYINGAGRICULTURE IS OUR CALLING CARD,BUT WHEN YOU MARRY THAT UP WITH
WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THECULINARY SCENE AND WITH WINERIESAND THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUMGOING ON IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE STATE.SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THOSE AREASSETS SO WHY NOT MARKET THOSEASSETS AND BRING PEOPLE INTO THE
RURAL AREAS AND EXPERIENCE WHATIS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OFINDIANAPOLIS.>> WHICH IS A FOCUS IT WILL
HAVE IN THE RURAL AREAS.YOU COULD MAKE THE ARGUMENT THATINDIANAPOLIS HAS BECOME SOMEWHATOF A DESTINATION, CULINARY
DESTINATION, IF YOU WILL, BUT INRURAL COMMUNITIES AND MANY ARESUFFERING AND IS THIS ANINITIATIVE AND CAN IT HELP PROP
THEM UP.>> IN GREENCASTLE WE HAVEWASSER BREWING WHICH HAS COME ONWHICH IS A WONDERFUL MICROBREW
AND GREAT FOOD AND THEY HAVE ACHEF AND THEY ARE BUYING STUFFFROM MYERS MARKET WHICH IS ABUTCHER SHOP IN TOWN AND YOU ARE
SEEING THE OTHER RESTAURANTS DOA MUCH MORE OF THAT LOCALSOURCING, BUYING THINGS LOCALLYAND SO I THINK GREENCASTLE IS
ONE OF MANY COMMUNITIESTHROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT ARE INRURAL AREAS THAT ARE SEEING THISOPPORTUNITY.
SO I AM THRILLED AND IT MAKES ALOT OF SENSE.>> I WILL START WITH YOU ONTHIS THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
FOR JANUARY CAME OUT REMAININGAT 4 PERCENT WHICH IS A LOW THATDATES BACK TO 2001 I THINK.AT 4 PERCENT THERE ARE SOME
BUSINESSES THAT WILL SAY IT'SFULL EMPLOYMENT BUT YOU WILL SEETHAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OFCOMPANIES IN INDIANAPOLIS
ANNOUNCE PLANT CLOSING SO YOUARE SEEING POCKETS OF LAYOFFSHERE AND THERE.AS YOU LOOK AT THE 4 PERCENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THAT ANACCURATE REFLECTION OF WHAT'SGOING ON?>> IT IS BUT WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THE CONSTANT RE- TRAININGAND TRAINING OF OUR WORKFORCE SOI'M ON THE IV TECH FOUNDATIONBOARD AND WE NEED TO FIGHT THE
BATTLE ABOUT MAKING SURE PEOPLEARE GETTING CERTIFICATES.THEY ARE IMPROVING EDUCATIONALPOSITION SO THE JOBS OF THE
FUTURE WE DON'T FAIL TO BEAGGRESSIVE AND GET THAT.I THINK AT 4 PERCENT IT'S GREAT,BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK
EFFORT TO PUT FORWARD.>> I THINK HE IS RIGHT, YOUHAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLELOSING THEIR JOBS, MANUFACTURING
CLOSING AND WHAT ARE WE DOING TOHELP THEM GET TO NEW JOBS SOIT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TRAININGYOUNG PEOPLE COMING UP, BUT HOW
DO WE TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE -->> YOU SEE SOME OF THEDIVERSITY IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTSIN TERRE HAUTE, A POULTRY
COMPANY, AT MINNA -BASED COMPANYSELECT GENETICS INVESTING22 MILLION SO A BIG INVESTMENTLOOKING TO ADD 100 JOBS.
>> IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOWTHOSE JOBS -- WHAT THE WAGES ARELIKE FOR THE VIGO COUNTY YOUNEED TO MAKE ENOUGH TO BE NOT
DEPENDENT ON THE GOODWILL OFOTHERS SO HOPEFULLY THOSE JOBSWILL DO THAT.>> POULTRY IS SO IMPORTANT AND
MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW INDIANAIS NUMBER ONE ON DECK PRODUCTIONAND NUMBER 4 IN TURKEYPRODUCTION SO THAT WILL GROW SO
HOPEFULLY IT'S A WINNER FOR THEMOVER THERE IN TERRE HAUTE.>> TURKEYS IN TERRE HAUTE.ALSO I WANT TO MENTION TOYOTA
MOTOR MANUFACTURING IN SOUTHWESTINDIANA AND WHAT A SUCCESS STORYTHAT HAS BEEN WELL OVER 5,000EMPLOYEES.
A STUDY FROM THE CENTER FORAUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH CAME OUTTHIS WEEK, BIG NUMBERS LOOKINGAT $1.6 BILLION IN PAYROLL AND
LOOKING AT SUPPORTING DIRECTLYAND INDIRECTLY 27,000 PLUS JOBS.>> IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLESUCCESS STORY IN PRINCETON WITH
AN OPEN FIELD AND THEY CAMETHERE IN 1996 AND NOW 20 PLUSYEARS LATER THE IMPACT THEY AREHAVING NOT JUST WITH DIRECT
EMPLOYMENT LIKE YOU MENTIONED,BUT ALSO BROADENING THAT OUT ANDTHEY'VE INVESTED OVER $4 BILLIONIN THE STATE OVER THAT TIME SO
IT'S A WIN.AND THEY DESERVE CREDIT FOR THATFOR BRINGING THEM HERE ANDKEEPING THEM HERE AND GROWING
YET.A LOT OF HIGHLANDERS AND OTHERVEHICLES BEING PRODUCED.>> A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT PLANT
ANNOUNCED A 600 MILLION-DOLLARINVESTMENT AND 400 JOBS SO ITKEEPS ROLLING.SWITCHING GEARS TO ACADEMIA IF
YOU ARE WELL.INDIANA FORTUNATE TO HAVE ATREMENDOUS NUMBER OFUNIVERSITIES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
THAT ARE WORLD-CLASS AMONG THEMDEPAUL UNIVERSITY.YOUR HUSBAND IS ON THEDEVELOPMENT TEAM.
SO 300 MILLION-DOLLARFUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IS GOING TOCONTINUE.THEY REACH THEIR GOAL AT
$300 MILLION.23 MONTHS ALMOST TWO YEARS AHEADOF TIME.>> WHICH IS INCREDIBLE AND
SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE ALUMNI BASEAND THE WAY THE UNIVERSITY IS TOHELP THEM WHILE CONNECTED TOTHIS GOAL AND I THINK IT SHOWS
CONFIDENCE THAT THE ALUMNI HAVEIN THE TRANSITION FROM DR. CASEYTO DR. MCCOY AS THE NEWPRESIDENT.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY EXCITINGGIFTS THAT CAME IN RECENTLY.JUST A HALF MILLION DOLLARSGIVEN FOR DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION CENTER AND SCOTTOLDHAM AND HIS WIFE GAVE$1 MILLION TO HELP WITH THEUNIVERSITY FARM SUSTAINABILITY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN THEUNIVERSITY DOES WELL,GREENCASTLE DOES WELL ANDTHEY'VE DONE A LOT TO ADD TO THE
VIBRANCY OF THE TOWN.IT'S EXCITING FOR MY ALMA MATER.>> I THINK ALSO WITH MAYOR SUEMURRAY AND BRIAN CASEY
DEVELOPING SUCH A CLOSE WORKINGRELATIONSHIP, UNIVERSITYCOMMUNITY SENT THE UNIVERSITIESAND THEIR COMMUNITIES WORKING
TOGETHER ARE DYNAMIC AND I'MEXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OFDEPAUX IN GREENCASTLE.>> IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING YOU
RAISE 300 MILLION OR WHATEVERTHE NUMBER IS IT'S IMPORTANT TOTHE UNIVERSITY AND YOUR SCHOOL,BUT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT A
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND THECHALLENGES THAT UNIVERSITIES AREFACING, CITY OF SAINT JOE'S ANDJUST KIND OF -UNDERSCORE WHEN
YOU REACH A GOAL LIKE THISESPECIALLY EARLY IT'S ANESPECIALLY POSITIVE SIDE.>> AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON
GOING.THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAMEFROM.>> IT DOES NOT STOP.
STAYING ACADEMIC BUT MORE ON THEBASKETBALL SIDE, BREAKING NEWSLATE IN THE WEEK.SO MUCH SPECULATION OBVIOUSLY A
DOWN YEAR FOR INDIANA UNIVERSITYAND SPECULATION ABOUT TOMGREEN'S FUTURE AND THAT WASANSWERED THIS WEEK.
BASICALLY MARCH MADNESS WASKICKING OFF ON THURSDAY THEUNIVERSITY FIRING TOM GREEN.A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE
THOUGHT HE WOULD BE BACK FORANOTHER YEAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY -->> THERE WAS SPECULATION ONBOTH SIDES, BUT I DON'T THINK
PEOPLE ARE SURPRISEDNECESSARILY.IT'S TIME FOR THIS MOVE.WHEN YOU HAVE A STORIED PROGRAM
LIKE THAT HE'S DEFINITELYBROUGHT SOME EXCITEMENT ANDGREAT RECRUITS, BUT NOT ENOUGHWINNING.
YOU HAVE TO WIN AND HE IS NOTWHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SO ITWAS THE RIGHT TIME.>> DID IT SURPRISE YOU?
YOU ARE A BIG SPORTS EVENT.>> IT DIDN'T SURPRISE ME.YOU LOSE IN THE FIRST ON YOUDON'T GET TO KEEP YOUR JOB.
>> IT IS A BUSINESS AND IT'SABOUT WINNING AND I HAVE A LOTOF CONFIDENCE IN THE GREAT A/D.AND SO I AM JUST HOPING HE WILL
COME UP WITH THE MAGIC SOLUTION.>> WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT.IT'S A BASKETBALL DECISION, BUTA BUSINESS DECISION AS WELL.
SPEAKING OF BUSINESS DECISIONSTHE BIG TEN CONFERENCE MADE ADECISION THIS YEAR WE SAW ITPLAY OUT WITH THEIR CONFERENCE
TOURNAMENT NOT HELD HERE IN THEMIDWEST, BUT ROTATED BETWEENINDIANAPOLIS AND CHICAGO FOR 19YEARS AND NOW HELD IN WASHINGTON
DC.IT WAS THERE LAST WEEKEND.CROWDS WERE DOWN.DIDN'T SEEM TO BE THE EXCITEMENT
LEVEL.I TALK TO PEOPLE WHO WERE OUTTHERE AND ACTUALLY IN ATTENDANCEAND THEY WERE AMAZED AT THE
NUMBER OF EMPTY SEATS.GOOD MOVE AND NEXT YEAR THEY GOTO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.>> I THINK THAT IS ALL TV.
RUTGERS, MARYLAND, PENN STATE,THERE HAS BEEN A GROWTH OF THEBIG TEN TO THE EAST COAST.BUT ULTIMATELY, I THINK IT'S ALL
ABOUT GETTING FANS IN THE SEATS.IT'S GREAT TO BE IN NEW YORKNEXT YEAR BUT THEN I HOPE ITCOMES BACK TO CHICAGO AND INDY.
>> I THINK IT WAS A DOPEYMOVE.YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE GOING TOTHE GAMES.
THE TV RATINGS IS FOR SURE WHYTHEY DID IT, BUT IF PEOPLE SEEGAME ON TV AND THERE'S NOBODY INTHE SEATS THERE IS NOT ENERGY
AND EXCITEMENT AROUND THAT ANDMOST BIG TEN SCHOOLS ARE IN THEHEARTLAND LET'S BRING IT BACK TOCHICAGO AND DETROIT, BUT THE
EAST COAST DOES NOT MAKE SENSERIGHT NOW.>> JENNIFER THE LAST WORD.WE HAVE FOLKS THIS WEEK FIRST
AND SECOND ROUND NCAA THAT'S FUNDOWNTOWN, BUT ALSO ECONOMIC.>> HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ITCOULD HAVE 25 MILLION-DOLLAR
INFLUX FOR INDIANA AND MOST OFTHE MONEY COMING FROM OUT OFSTATE.THE MOST POPULOUS CITY KENTUCKY