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>>GERRY: HERE'S WHAT'S MAKINGNEWS AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TOYOU BY SMITHVILLE...NEARLY 5.7 MILLION TONS OF CARGO

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WERE SHIPPED AT THE PORTS OFINDIANA DURING THE FIRST SIXMONTHS OF 2017, UP 19 PERCENTOVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

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OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBERSREPRESENT THE SECOND-HIGHESTVOLUME DURING THE FIRST TWOQUARTERS OF ANY YEAR IN PORTS

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HISTORY.>>>SUNMAN-BASED DEUFOL NORTHAMERICA INC. HAS ANNOUNCED PLANSTO LAY OFF NEARLY 250 EMPLOYEES

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IN THE RIPLEY COUNTY TOWN.THE COMPANY DID NOT GIVE AREASON FOR THE CUTS IN A NOTICETO THE STATE, BUT SAYS THE

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LAYOFFS WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 30.>>>A WELL-KNOWN LAFAYETTE-BASEDPIZZA RESTAURANT HAS RECEIVED AMAJOR HONOR.

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ARNI'S, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN1965 AND NOW HAS 18 LOCATIONSTHROUGHOUT INDIANA, HAS BEENINDUCTED INTO THE PIZZA HALL OF

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FAME.ARNI'S JOINS BRUNO'S PIZZA INWEST LAFAYETTE AND TONY'S PLACEIN VALPARAISO AS INDIANA'S

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REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PIZZAHALL OF FAME.>>>HAMMOND'S FOURTH LARGESTEMPLOYER IS PLANNING A MAJOR

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INVESTMENT THAT WILL KEEP SOME750 WORKERS IN THE NORTHWESTINDIANA CITY.LEAR CORPORATION, WHICH SUPPLIES

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SEATS FOR THE FORD EXPLORER,PLANS TO INVEST $30 MILLION INTOA NEW LAKE COUNTY PLANT.MAYOR TOM MCDERMOTT AND HIS

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAVEBEEN WORKING ON THE PROJECT FORWELL OVER A YEAR AND HE'S HERENOW TO DISCUSS THE BIG WIN AND

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ALSO PROSPECTS FOR ATTRACTINGSOME INVESTMENT FROM ILLINOIS TOHIS CITY.WELCOME!

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>> THANK YOU.GREAT TO SEE YOUR.>> THIS WAS A BIG DEAL COVEREDIN OUR INSIDE EDGE AND STATEWIDE

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RADIO.750 JOBS.A BIG THING IS THE RETENTION ANDKEEPING WHAT HAS BEEN A MAJOR

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EMPLOYER IN THE STUDY.>> IT'S A BIG WIN FORHAMMONDS.WE WERE IN COMPETITION WITH A

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LOT OF COMMUNITIES AND HAMMONDSIS HOME AND THEY WERE LOOKINGFOR 20 ACRES AND THAT'S HARD TODO IN A LANDLOCKED CITY.

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>> AS YOU LOOK AND YOU TALKABOUT COMPETITION.A LOT OF COMPETITION ANDECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT

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THE STATE AND COUNTRY.YOU'VE BEEN COMPETING FOR SOMESUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDEALS AND WINNING.

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I MENTIONED THE LEAR DEAL.ALSO POD --DASH THE NEW FACILITYA YEAR AGO COMPETITIVE.80 MILLION-DOLLAR FACILITY.

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>> NOT A LOT OF PERMANENTJOBS, BUT THE RAILROAD WHICHSERVICES THEM THAT WAS A BIG WINFOR THEM WITH OVER 50 NEW JOBS,

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WHICH ARE WELL-PAYING JOBS IN ABIG WIN FOR US BECAUSE WE WERECOMPETING WITH FIVE OTHER STATESFOR THE PROJECT.

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>> ANOTHER PROJECT, A17 MILLION-DOLLAR SPORTS COMPLEXON THE SITE OF A FORMER MALL.TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION.

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>> JUST LIKE A LOT OF PLACESIN AMERICA WE DON'T SHOP THE WAYWE USED TO DO AND THE MALL WASBUILT IN AN AREA THAT'S

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CONSOLIDATED TO LARGER SHOPPINGMALLS AND SORT OF FOR THE LASTTWO DECADES HAS BEEN INDISREPAIR AND WE ARE SORT OF

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MODELING AFTER WHAT WE HAVE SEENHOW IT'S GROWN AROUND AMATEURSPORTS I'M A BASEBALL COACH FORTRAVEL TEAM AND I BELIEVE IN

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THAT AND WE ARE BETTING ON IT.>> A LOT OF ACTIVITY LOOKINGTO THE NEIGHBORS TO THE WEST TOEXPERIENCE SOME HARD TIMES IN

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ILLINOIS, LET'S FACE ITCOMPANIES LOOKING TO RELOCATE TOINDIANA AND YOU ARE BENEFITINGFROM THAT.

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TALK ABOUT THE MIGRATION,COMPANIES CALLING YOU INTERESTEDIN MOVING.>> WE ARE THE NORTHWEST CORNER

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OF THE STATE AND WE TOUCHCHICAGO.WE ARE GETTING CALLSCONTINUOUSLY FROM COMPANIES IN

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ILLINOIS THAT WANT TO RELOCATE,BUT IT'S HARD TO MOVE AMANUFACTURING PLANT EVEN THOUGHFISCALLY IT MAKES SENSE TO

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UPROOT YOUR OPERATIONS AND MOVEAS A CHALLENGE WE HAVE BUT IT'SA REAL DEAL.WE'VE PLANTED TWO COMPANIES

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RECENTLY.>> WHAT'S KEY IN YOUR VIEW TOBEING COMPETITIVE AND MAKINGHAMMONDS A COMPETITIVE CITY AS

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YOU LOOK AT THE LIVE, WORK, PLAYENVIRONMENT.>> OUR LOCATION AS A MAJORSELLING POINT WITH THE TAX

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ADVANTAGES WE HAVE AN INDIANA.I HEAR THE RHETORIC FROMINDIANAPOLIS BUT IT'S TRUTHFUL.WE HAVE AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE YOU

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LITERALLY CAN MOVE IN -- LIVEAND HAMMONDS AND WORK IN THECITY SOOU GET THE LOW S

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AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT INDIANAOFFERS.>> YOU WERE OUT IN FRONT ITHINK I'M BEING CREATIVE IN THAT

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REGARD.COLLEGE-BOUND PROGRAM WHICH ISSTARTED OVER 10 OR 11 YEARS AGO.TALK ABOUT THAT.

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>> WE'VE HAD OVER 1,000 KIDSGRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM.IT'S A 4 YEAR SCHOLARSHIP BASEDON HOMEOWNERSHIP.

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WE PAY FOR IT AND SEND KIDS TOEVERY COLLEGE IN INDIANA.>> 30 SECONDS LEFT.MORE BROADLY, NOT ONLY HAMMONDS

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BUT NORTHWEST INDIANA WHAT'S THEBIG CHALLENGE AN OPPORTUNITY?>> TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.TO PAROCHIAL.

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I LOOK AT INDIANAPOLIS AND WHATTHE MAYOR DID IN THE 70s AND ITHINK WE NEED THAT.>> A LOT GOING ON TO BE SURE

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AND THE CITY OF HAMMOND AND