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>>GERRY: HELLO AND WELCOME TOINSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS.I'M GERRY DICK.IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUMMER

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IS COMING TO AN END FOR SOMEINDIANA STUDENTS.IN THE WEEK AHEAD, IT'S BACK TOSCHOOL FOR DOZENS OF HOOSIER

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SCHOOLS AND THERE'S ONE COMPANYWORKING HARD TO KEEP STUDENTSSAFE.WESTFIELD-BASED IMMI HAS JUST

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ANNOUNCED PLANS TO HIRE 55EMPLOYEES TO MEET DEMAND FOR ITSLAP-SHOULDER SEAT BELTS USED INSCHOOL BUSES.

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AND THE COMPANY SAYS IT IS THATDEMAND FOR SAFETY TECHNOLOGYTHAT IS DRIVING.GROWTH IN SEVERAL MARKETS.

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FOR MORE ON THIS INNOVATIVECOMPANY, I'M PLEASED TO BEJOINED BY IMMI PRESIDENT LARRYGRAY.

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WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW!>> GOOD TO BE HERE.>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THISDEMAND AND NEW JOBS YOU ARE

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ADDING BUT FIRST GO BACK TO THEBEGINNING, 1961.THE COMPANY STARTED LITERALLYWITH 4 PEOPLE AND 2 SEWING

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MACHINES.>> THAT'S RIGHT DOWNTOWNINDIANAPOLIS AND THE IDEA WASTHAT CARS WERE JUST STARTING TO

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EXPLORE SEATBELTS AND WE WERERETROFITTING CARS, SO AAA WOULDCOME AND SAY WE NEED SEAT BETSRETROFITTED INTO CARS.

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IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1968 THATBECAME MANDATORY FOR AUTOMOBILESSO THAT WAS THE EARLIESTKNITTING SEATBELTS.

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>> IN 1968 THE COMPANY MADE ASTRATEGIC DECISION NOT TO GOTOWARD AUTOMOBILES, WHICHEVERYONE ELSE IS GOING AND

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REALLY FOCUS ON ANOTHERINDUSTRY.>> THAT'S RIGHT SO WHEN THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT MANDATED THAT

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A LOT OF COMPANIES WERE WALKINGRIGHT INTO THE AUTOMOTIVE AND WEINTENTIONALLY SET WE WILL FOCUSON EVERYTHING EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE,

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AGRICULTURE CONSTRUCTION, CHILDSEATS AND THAT'S WHERE WEFOCUSED AND OVER THE COURSE OF25-30 YEARS WE BECAME THE NUMBER

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ONE IN OUR SPACE.>> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURFACILITY IN WESTFIELD.600 PLUS THERE, 1400 GLOBALLY.

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TALK ABOUT SOME PRODUCTS ANDSOME ACTIVITY THAT'S DONE ATTHIS HIGH TECH CENTER.>> IT'S A VERY UNIQUE CENTER.

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ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS WE HAVEIS A WORLD-CLASS CRASHLABORATORY SO WE CAN CRUSH ANDTEST LARGE VEHICLES, BUSES AND

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TRUCKS AND EVALUATE THEM.GENERAL MOTORS HAS A TECH CENTERAND WE HAVE A TECH CENTER SET UPFOR THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY

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SPACE THAT WE DESIGN, ENGINEER,INNOVATE.IT'S A CREATIVE SOLUTION FOR ALLTHESE INDUSTRIES AND WE ARE

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GETTING GOOD TALENT IS REALLYKEY.>> PEOPLE HAVE TALKED FOR ALONG TIME WHY DON'T THESE SCHOOL

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BUSES HAVE SEATBELTS AND YOU'VEBEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THISAND THAT'S REALLY NOW SYSTEMSARE IMPLEMENTING THE SAFETY

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MEASURES AND THAT'S DRIVING YOURGROWTH.>> ABSOLUTELY.THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAME OUT

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AND SAID WE SUCH RULES ANDREGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONSFOR SAFETY IN SCHOOL BUSES.WE WILL LEAVE IT TO THE STATES

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TO ADOPT SO AS STATES ADOPT THISTAXES, CALIFORNIA, ARKANSAS,NEVADA, TENNESSEE, AS STATESCONTINUE TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE

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AND ADOPT THESE MANDATES ITDRIVES BUSINESS FOR US.>> SO MUCH, SO YOU ANNOUNCETHIS WEEK YOU ARE ADDING JOBS.

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>> WE ARE ADDING 55 JOBS THISWEEK AND SO IT'S LIKE ANYTHINGELSE, AS WE GROW, WE NEED TALENTAND PEOPLE, TEAM MEMBERS TO

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ACCOMPLISH.>> HOW IS THAT TALENT?EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR QUALITYPEOPLE ESPECIALLY TECHNICAL

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PEOPLE.>> ABSOLUTELY SO THIS SUMMERAS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THIS ISOUR WORLD HEADQUARTERS.

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WE ARE A GLOBAL COMPANY AND WENEED TALENT AND WE ARE LOOKINGFOR ENGINEERS, ACCOUNTANTS,MARKETING PEOPLE, KEY PEOPLE IN

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ALL OF OUR AREAS.WE REACH OUT TO PURDUEUNIVERSITY AND WES HOLMAN ANDBETWEEN 20 AND 30 INTERNS AND WE

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ARE BRINGING THEM IN AND LOOKINGFOR THAT TALENT.>> ONLY 30 SECONDS LEFT, BUTTALK ABOUT GROWTH GLOBALLY

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BECAUSE YOU ARE GROWING ALL OVERTHE WORLD.>> WE HAVE EIGHT OR NINE KEYMARKETS AND A LOT OF ADVANCED

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SAFETY, CLASS A TRUCK, ROLEPROTECTION WE ARE PUTTING OUT,WORKING AGGRESSIVELY WITH CARCOMPANIES AND IT'S A BIG MARKET

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AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THEINNOVATIONS AND GROWTH.>> BASED IN WESTFIELD, LARRYGRAY IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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OFFICER GROWING ON A GLOBALBASIS AND ADDING A BUNCH OF JOBS