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>>GERRY: HERE'S WHAT'S MAKINGNEWS AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TOYOU BY SMITHVILLE...>>>A ONCE-THRIVING, LONG-VACANT

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AUTO COMPONENTS PLANT HAS BEENACQUIRED.THE STAR PRESS IN MUNCIE REPORTSOHIO-BASED JIM WALLACE CO. HAS

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PURCHASED THE FORMER BORGWARNERPROPERTY AND FILED A DEMOLITIONPERMIT WITH THE CITY BUILDINGCOMMISSION.

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>>>THE CITY OF LA PORTE HAS ANEW MAYOR.MARK KRENTZ SUCCEEDS BLAIR MILO,WHO WAS RECENTLY TAPPED TO SERVE

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IN THE NEWLY-CREATED, CABINETLEVEL POSITION OF SECRETARY OFCAREER CONNECTIONS AND TALENT.KRENTZ WAS A TALENT ATTRACTION

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COORDINATOR FOR THE GREATER LAPORTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.>>>HOOSIER THINK TANK THESAGAMORE INSTITUTE IS PREPARING

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TO RELEASE FINDINGS FROM ITSFIRST PUBLIC GOOD INDEX, WHICHPROVIDES COMPARATIVE DATA ONTHINGS LIKE FISCAL STABILITY,

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POVERTY, INCOME AND EDUCATION ASTHEY RELATE TO QUALITY OFLIFE...AND FOR PERSPECTIVE ON THESE

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FRESH FINDINGS, LET'S BRING INSAGAMORE INSTITUTE VICEPRESIDENT TROY RIGGS.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM A.

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>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.>> THIS INDEX HAS A TON OFINTERESTING INFORMATION.TO GO BACK HOW DID YOU COME UP

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WITH THE IDEA TO DO THIS?>> THAT'S WHAT THE CITY ANDTHE MAYOR BROUGHT ME HERE TO BEPUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR THEY SAID

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WE WANT TO WORK ON DATER AND THEMAYOR CONTINUED THAT AND IT'SONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE$30 MILLION COMING INTO OUR CITY

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TO DEAL WITH SYSTEMIC ISSUESPLAGUING THE CITY ABOUT WHY THEPRESIDENT OF SAGAMORE WANTED TODO IS SIT DOWN AND DO THIS FOR

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MAJOR INDIANA CITIES AND 50LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES ANDTAKE A DEEP DIVE TO SEE WHAT'SWORKING AND WHAT'S NOT WORKING

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AND QUITE FRANKLY, WHAT CRISISDO WE HAVE.>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.A TON OF INFORMATION.

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YOU WILL HAVE A FULL REPORTLATER THIS MONTH, BUT IN TERMSOF FISCAL STABILITY, THE STATEIN GOOD SHAPE, BUT THERE ARE

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CITIES THAT ARE NOT SO MUCH.>> THAT IS TRUE.THE STATE IS EXPECTING TO HAVE A$2 BILLION ARE FALSE BY MIDPOINT

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IN 2019 WHICH IS OUTSTANDING ANDMEANS WE ARE PREPARED FOR THEFUTURE.THE PROBLEM IS 4 CITIES HAVE

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LOST POPULATION IN POVERTY HASINCREASED IN EVERY MAJOR CITYAND WHEN YOU COMPARE EDUCATIONRATES THOSE THAT HAVE GRADUATED

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FROM COLLEGE UNTIL REGIONAL CITYCOMPETITORS, ONLY THROUGH THECITY'S ARE HIGHER THANCOMPETITORS.

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>> YOU MENTION POPULATIONLOSS.THE CITIES INITIATIVE FOCUSED ONTHAT UNDERSTANDING WE ARE LOSING

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POPULATION.IT'S A BIG ISSUE.>> IT IS.BUT WHAT'S TROUBLESOME WITH THE

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GROWTH WE DID SEE IN THE OTHERCITIES, THE TOP 11, IT WASAROUND 240,000 INDIVIDUALS ARENOW LIVING THERE BEFORE, BUT

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BETWEEN 202015, 159,000 NEWPEOPLE IN POVERTY SO THAT'S WHYNOT A LOT OF THE GAIN.>> THE POVERTY ISSUE IS

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OCCURRING IN CITIES ANDCOMMUNITIES WHERE YOU WOULD NOTEXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE.>> YOU WOULD NOT.

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FOR INSTANCE, IN THE CAPITALCITY OF INDIANAPOLIS THAT HASTHE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR INDIANAIF YOU LOOK AT THE POPULATION

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INCREASE OVER THAT 15 YEARS,89,000.IF YOU LOOK AT THE INCREASE INPOPULATION 85,000.

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THAT'S PUT A STRAIN ONGOVERNMENT AND THE NONPROFIT.>> WHAT'S THE POTENTIAL IMPACTAS YOU LOOK AT THE WARNING SIGNS

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ON KEEPING AND ATTRACTINGTALENT.OBVIOUSLY WE SEE YOU SALESFORCE, INFOSYS BIG INVESTMENT

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COMING IN, BUT YET YOU LOOK ATTHESE WARNING SIGNS.>> WE STILL SEE POVERTY #WESEE MEDIAN INCOME IN THE LAST

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FIVE YEARS BETWEEN 10-15 DROP ININDIANAPOLIS AND WE HAVE TO LOOKAT EDUCATION RATES.ARE WE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE

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FUTURE AND THE EDUCATION RATESARE LOW AS COMPARED TO SOME OFTHE OTHER REGIONAL COMPETITORS.>> 11 CITIES STATEWIDE AND YOU

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WILL LAUNCH A NATIONAL STUDY ASWELL.AND IT GOES BACK TO THESECOMMUNITIES USING THIS DATA AND

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THE PUBLIC GOOD INDEX TO IMPROVEQUALITY OF LIFE.>> ABSOLUTELY.SAGAMORE MEANS WISE COUNSEL AND

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WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT TOGOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS BECAUSEWE BELIEVE IN CITIZENSGOVERNMENT.

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>> ALL RIGHT, TROY RIGGS THE