>>GERRY: HELLO AND WELCOME TOINSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS.I'M GERRY DICK.INDIANAPOLIS IS ONE STEP CLOSER
TO ESTABLISHING A WORLD TRADECENTERS ASSOCIATION.INDY HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BIDFOR A LICENSE TO BRING THE
ICONIC NEW YORK CITY- BRANDEDORGANIZATION AND PERHAPS AFACILITY TO DOWNTOWNINDIANAPOLIS.
ORGANIZERS SAY THE AFFILIATIONWOULD STIMULATE TRADE ANDINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AROUNDTHE GLOBE FOR HOOSIER
COMPANIES...FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL GREGZOELLER AND FORMER MARION COUNYCLERK DORIS ANNE SADLER HAVE
BEEN SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT,THEY JOIN ME NOW IN-STUDIO WITHDETAILS.WELCOME
TO THE PROGRAM.BIG NEWS RECEIVED THIS WEEK, THEWORLD TRADE CENTER'S ASSOCIATIONIN NEW YORK GAVE YOU A GREEN
LIGHT TO MAKE AN APPLICATION.WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.>> IT'S EXCITING AND WE AREONE OF ONLY A FEW LARGE CITIES
IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT AWORLD TRADE CENTER.WE'VE NEEDED IT FOR A LONG TIMEAND I THINK GETTING THE GREEN
LIGHT WE WILL BE UP AND RUNNINGBEFORE YOU KNOW IT.>> THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVEBEEN BEHIND FOR A LONG TIME AND
THE PLANNING PROCESS.I DO THINK PERHAPS THE TIMINGMAY BE EVEN BETTER TODAY THAN ITWAS AT ONE TIME?
>> REALLY THINK GLOBAL TRADEMARKET IS ACCELERATED OVER THEYEARS AND INDIANA'S PRODUCTPARTICULARLY WITH THE SMALL TO
MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS MAKEIT A PERFECT MARKET TO GET INTOTHE GLOBAL GRID RIGHT NOW.>> TALK ABOUT OPERATIONALLY
HOW A WORLD TRADE CENTER WOULDOPERATE.>> WE HAVE A PARALLEL TRACK.FIRST AND FOREMOST WE ARE ABOUT
TRANSACTIONAL SERVICES FORINDIANA COMPANIES.WE WOULD HELP GENERATE LEADSTHROUGH OUR WORLD TRADE CENTER
ASSOCIATION CONTEXT, 328 OF THEMAROUND THE WORLD AND THEY WANTTO DO BUSINESS WITH US SO THATIS ONE TRACK.
THE OTHER IS A REAL ESTATECOMPONENT.THAT IS OF COURSE COUPLE OFYEARS DOWN THE ROAD BUT THAT
WOULD HOST TRADE SERVICES,CONFERENCES, EDUCATION SERVICESAND BRING PEOPLE FROM AROUND THEWORLD TO INDIANAPOLIS.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT REAL ESTATEDEVELOPMENT AND WE TALKED ABOUTDENVER AND THEIR PLANS.SO POTENTIALLY YOU COULD TALK
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS APHYSICAL STRUCTURE IN BUILDING,BUT OTHER DEVELOPMENT AROUND ITAS WELL.
>> EXACTLY.THE TRANSACTION SERVICE, WHAT WEKNOW IS THERE ARE A LOT OFMIDSIZE AND SMALL COMPANIES IN
CENTRAL INDIANA WHO WANT TO BETHE INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKETAND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGINAND THAT'S WHERE WE CAN QUICKLY
UP AND RUNNING THROUGHTECHNOLOGY GET THAT DONE.>> SMALL AND MIDSIZE COMPANIESWHICH MAKE UP THE BULK OF THE
INDIANA ECONOMY.CUMMINS AND LILIES IN THE BIGCOMPANIES KNOW HOW TO DO GLOBALTRADE, BUT WE WERE TALKING
AGAIN, THERE IS AN INTEREST INBIG COMPANIES GETTING SUPPLYCHAIN CONNECTED.>> THEY WANT THEIR SUPPLIERS
TO GO GLOBAL BECAUSE IT REDUCESCOSTS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OFTHEIR PRODUCTS SO WE ARE GETTINGA LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE LARGE
COMPANIES TO BRING THEIR SUPPLYCHAIN INTO THE GLOBAL MARKET.>> THIS WOULD BE ININDIANAPOLIS, BUT CLEARLY THERE
WOULD BE STATE WIDE IMPACT ANDSTATEWIDE OUTREACH.>> ABSOLUTELY.WE ARE REQUIRED THROUGH THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER ASSOCIATIONLICENSE TO CALL IT WORLD TRADECENTER INDIANAPOLIS, BUT WETHINK OF IT AS INDIANA.
WE ARE REACHING OUT TO ALL PARTSOF THE STATES TO OFFER SERVICES.>> NEXT STEPS, THE GREEN LIGHTTO APPLY ALTHOUGH AS WE WERE
TALKING THEY'VE DONE A LOT OFDUE DILIGENCE AND YOU WERE READYTO PLUG AND PLAY, SO TO SPEAK ASYOU MAKE THIS APPLICATION.
>> WE HAVE MOST PIECES PUTTOGETHER AND WE HAVE TOFORMALIZE IT WITH THE FINALAPPROVAL, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTINGALL THE SYNERGIES TOGETHER THATEXIST BOTH HERE IN THE INDIANAMARKET AS WELL AS AROUND THE
WORLD SO IT'S LITERALLY PLUGGINGINTO A GLOBAL TRADING GRID.>> IN TERMS OF PARTNERSHIPSFINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE.
WHAT KINDS OF PARTNERSHIPS AREYOU LOOKING TO PUT TOGETHER?>> WE CERTAINLY HAVE RECEIVEDPOSITIVE SUPPORT FROM THE
GOVERNMENTAL ANDQUASIGOVERNMENTAL FOLKS, BUT THETRADE ASSOCIATIONS, CHAMBERS OFCOMMERCE AND MANUFACTURER
ASSOCIATIONS HAVE INDICATEDSUPPORT AND IT'S ALL COMINGTOGETHER AND WE WILL BE DONE INSIX MONTHS I THINK.
>> TALK ABOUT SECTORS OF THEECONOMY, MANUFACTURING IS A BIGONE, BUT OTHER AREAS.>> TECHNOLOGY, A LOT OF THE
THINGS INDIANA HAS A BIGPRESENCE IN, BUT YOU ARE REALLYTALKING ABOUT GETTING THE RESTOF THE PLAYERS INVOLVED BECAUSE
WE ARE INTERNATIONAL CITY.EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES WHEN YOU GOTO CONFERENCES, WE WERE JUST INLAS VEGAS WAS CENTERS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD THEY KNOWINDIANAPOLIS.IT'S GLOBALLY KNOWN AND WE NEEDTO PLUG INTO THE NETWORK.