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>>GERRY: HERE'S WHAT'S MAKINGNEWS AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TOYOU BY SMITHVILLE...AN ILLINOIS-BASED SHIPPING AND

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LOGISTICS COMPANY PLANS TORELOCATE TO GARY.HMD TRUCKING INC. SAYS IT WILLINVEST NEARLY $6 MILLION INTO A

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NEW HEADQUARTERS, WITH PLANS TOBRING UP TO 500 JOBS TO LAKECOUNTY BY 2021.>>>SEVEN AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE

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STATE HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FORIMPROVEMENTS FROM THE FEDERALAVIATION ADMINISTRATION.THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

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INVOLVES FUNDS FORINFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE ANDIMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORTSAFETY, CAPACITY, SECURITY AND

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THE ENVIRONMENT.>>>THE EVANSVILLE DEPARTMENT OFMETROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT HASANNOUNCED A REVAMPED REVOLVING

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LOAN PROGRAM.THE CITY SAYS THE PROGRAM WILLPUT $870,000 LEFT OVER FROM APREVIOUS PLAN TOWARD POTENTIAL

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COMMERCIAL USES.>>>AND LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORKIN NORTHEAST INDIANA HAS A NEWCEO AND REGIONAL PRESIDENT.

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MIKE POORE WILL ALSO CONTINUESERVING AS INTERIM CEO OFLUTHERAN HOSPITAL IN FORT WAYNEUNTIL A PERMANENT LEADER THERE

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IS IDENTIFIED.>>>PLANS ARE MOVING AHEAD ON A$65 MILLION AQUATIC CENTER.CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK

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GROUND IN THE COMING WEEKS ONTHE ELKHART HEALTH FITNESSAQUATICS AND COMMUNITY CENTER.THE PROJECT HAS A STRONG

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FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FROM THELOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE REGIONALCITIES INITIATIVE.AND FOR MORE ON THIS AMBITIOUS

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PROJECT, I'M PLEASED TO BEJOINED BY INSIGHT STRATEGICCONCEPTS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENTSHELLEY MOORE AND COMMUNITY

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FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTYPRESIDENT PETE MCCOWN.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.>> THANK YOU.

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>> A BIG PROJECT $65 MILLIONAQUATICS AND FITNESS CENTER BUTIT'S ABOUT MORE THAN THE POOL.TALK IF YOU WILL SHELLEY ABOUT

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THIS PROJECT.>> CERTAINLY.THE PROJECT STARTED WHEN THEYMCA DOWNTOWN HAD TO SHUT DOWN

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DUE TO A POWER SURGE AND OVERALLREPAIRS DUE TO LACK OF FUNDINGAND WHEN THAT HAPPENED THEREWERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO

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STEPPED UP THROUGH SOME EFFORTSWE WERE TRYING TO PUT INTO PLACETO GET BASICALLY OUR SCHOOLS HAD40-YEAR-OLD POOLS AS WELL THAT

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WERE FAILING, NO COMMUNITY POOLOBVIOUSLY SO SAYING HOW CAN THEHEALTH SYSTEMS AND SCHOOLS ANDFOUNDATION HAVE A VERY INTEREST

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EFFORT INTO THE LONGEVITY ANDVIBRANCY OF THE COMMUNITY STEPUP AND COME TOGETHER.AND THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN

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THOSE ENTITIES MAKING THATHAPPEN HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.>> TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OFTHE PROJECTS IN A MOMENT BUT

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THIS GETS BEYOND THE HEALTH ANDWELLNESS AND COMPETITIVE NATUREOF THE FACILITY ABOUT TALENTATTRACTION AND RETENTION,

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COMMUNITY HEALTH.IT HITS ON A NUMBER OF THINGS.>> IT DOES.ELKHART HAS 20,000 PEOPLE WHO

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LIVE OUTSIDE OF ELKHART, BUTLIVE -- WORK IN ELKHART AND LESSTHAN 2 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATEIT KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN

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AROUND THAT LEVEL SO WORKFORCEWE NEED.WE ARE SHORT OF HOUSING SO THISIS REALLY ABOUT BUILDING A VERY

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SPECIFIC AREA THAT WILL HAVE ARESIDENTIAL WALKABLE COMMUNITYTHAT HAS THE CENTER FOR HEALTHAND WELLNESS.

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>> PETE TALK ABOUT THECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR$10 MILLION SO A BIG COMMITMENTTHERE.

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TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEPARTICULARS OF THIS PROJECTWHICH AGAIN VERY AMBITIOUS ANDWHY IS IT IMPORTANT.

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>> WE FOUND IT INTERESTINGABOUT THE CONCEPT WAS THAT ITWOULD BE A COMMUNITY ASSET, NOQUESTION ABOUT THAT.

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IT WOULD SERVE THESCHOOLCHILDREN, MEMBERS OF THECOMMUNITY IN HEALTH AND WELLNESSSPACE, BUT WE INSISTED THERE BE

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A COMMUNITY ELEMENT OF IT SOTHERE'S A GATHERING PLACE OR ACOMMENT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AMEMBER.

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YOU COULD BE FOR A BOOK CLUB ORGALS THAT WALK THE RIVERWALKTRAIL COULD MEET THERE, GET ABOTTLE OF WATER.

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BEYOND THAT THOUGH THERE IS ATOURISM ELEMENT SO THIS IS AWORLD-CLASS FACILITY THAT WILLCOMPARE TO ANY IN THE COUNTRY IF

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NOT THE WORLD.66-METER LENGTH POOL AND WEANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE 40,000PEOPLE A YEAR THAT COME FOR

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REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SWIM EVENTLIKE WE WOULD FIND IN THEINDIANAPOLIS AREA.>> SO FROM A TOURISM

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STANDPOINT COMPETITIVE ON ANATIONAL SCALE.>> CORRECT.>> ALSO A SPARK OR WILL BE AS

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I UNDERSTAND IT FOR ADDITIONALDEVELOPMENT AND COLLINS AMONGOTHERS DEVELOPING PROPERTYADJACENT TO THIS SO THIS BECOMES

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THAT LIVE, WORK, PLAYENVIRONMENT FOR ELKHART.>> ABSOLUTELY.WE CALL IT THE RIVER DISTRICT

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AND ITS 105 ACRES THEM WITHINTHAT AS YOU MENTIONED FLAHERTYAND COLLINS, MARTINS AND GREATLAKE CAPITAL COLLABORATING

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REVOLVING RESIDENTIAL AND THEAQUATIC CENTER AND THEN INBETWEEN WE HAVE A NUMBER OFPEOPLE FILLING OUT THE SPACES IN

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BETWEEN.WE'VE ACTUALLY ENGAGED JEFF BECKWHO IS A NATIONALLY KNOWN URBANDESIGNER, DEVELOPER AT WHO IS

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HELPING WITH THE PROJECT.>> A MAJOR PROJECT, 65 MILLIONDOLLAR CENTER IN ELKHART.REGIONAL CITIES FUNDING IS PART

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OF THIS IS ALSO A FEELING ITWILL BE A TALENTED TRACTOR IN