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>> THIS IS AN INCREDIBLEOPPORTUNITY.JUST LOOK AT THETRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTMENT

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AMAZON MADE IN SEATTLE, WITH ITSHEADQUARTERS THERE.AND THE SURROUNDING CAMPUSTHERE.

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>>GERRY: HELLO AND WELCOME TOINSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS.I'M GERRY DICK.THAT WAS INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR JOE

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HOGSETT THIS WEEK AT A JOINTNEWS CONFERENCE WITH FISHERSMAYOR SCOTT FADNESS DETAILING A"UNIFIED REGIONAL EFFORT" TO

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LAND AMAZON'S SECONDHEADQUARTERS...AND WITH IT A 5BILLION INVESTMENT AND 50,000NEW JOBS.

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A TEAM OF POLITICAL, TECH ANDCOMMUNITY LEADERS IS WORKINGFEVERISHLY TO DEVELOP A PROPOSALTHAT EASILY COULD TAKE MONTHS

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BUT MUST BE SUMMITED IN A FEWSHORT WEEKS.CAN THE INDY REGION LAND THISMEGA DEAL?

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AND IF SO, WHAT ARE KEYS TOMAKING IT HAPPEN?FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, LET'SBRING IN TECHPOINT CEO MIKE

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LANGELLIER.AS I WAS WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.>> HI, GERRY IT.>> YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THIS

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PROCESS AND EVERY CITY IN THECOUNTRY IS GOING UP TO THISDEAL, PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE HOWBIG THE DEAL IS.

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>> THIS IS A ONCE IN AGENERATION TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY.50,000 PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES,WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK

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ABOUT AKIN TO A SUPER BOWL BID.THIS IS SOMETHING WE THINK ISNOT AS AN RFP RESPONSE, BUT AKINTO A GIANT COLLECTIVE CREATIVE

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BIG THINKING EFFORT AKIN TO HOWWE GET A SUPER BOWL AND BIGGERIN SOME RESPECTS.>> I THOUGHT THAT NEWS

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CONFERENCE WAS SIGNIFICANTINCLUDINGATHOPPORTUNITIES THIS LARGE IT'SGOING TO TAKE A BIG TEAM TO MAKE

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THAT HAPPEN BE MET CANINDIANAPOLIS COMPETE?WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGESTBEST METRO AREAS IN THE COUNTRY.

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>> WE ARE WELL-POSITIONED IN ACOUPLE OF DIFFERENT RESPECTS.FROM FAST GROWTH PERSPECTIVEINDY HAS OVER THE PAST FIVE OR

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SO YEARS BEEN ONE OF THEFASTEST-GROWING TECH ECOSYSTEMSIN THE COUNTRY SO WE HAVE THATGOING FORWARD.

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MSN IS THE 15TH LARGEST EMPLOYERSO A WIND FARM HERE WHICH IS AFACILITY ET CETERA.WE HAVE UNMATCHED EDUCATION

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INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL.A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSANDSTUDENTS HAVE BEEN EDUCATED HEREWHICH IS A GREAT PIPELINE OF

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TALENT AND WE ALREADY HAVEMOMENTUM AND OPPORTUNITIESAROUND LOCATIONS ANDTRANSPORTATION WITH THE KEY

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COMPONENTS.THERE ARE THINGS WE ALREADY HAVEIN THE WORKS AND AS A RESULTHAVE MOMENTUM TO THROW BEHIND.

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>> A FEW THINGS I WILL THROWOUT.WE HAVE A GREAT PIPELINE BUT WEREPORT A LOT ON THE FACT THAT

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NOT ENOUGH HAVE AT LEAST ABACHELORS DEGREE OR EDUCATIONBEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.HOW DO WE COMPETE WITH OTHER

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AREAS?>> IT WILL TAKE DELIBERATEEFFORT, BUT THERE IT IS WITHEASIER UNEMPLOYMENT NOT ONLY

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HERE, BUT EVERYWHERE ANDPARTICULARLY WITH THESE KINDS OFJOBS, NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT,ANYPLACE IS COMPETING FOR THIS

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TALENT IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUTSOME AMBITIOUS PLANS IN PLACE TOPIPELINE THIS TALENT IN.I WOULD SAY THE THING WE HAVE AS

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AN ADVANTAGES SOME OF THE LARGERCITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVEOTHER CHALLENGES, CONGESTION ANDCOST OF LIVING AND

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QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES THAT WEDON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH SO WECAN PUT ALL OF OUR EFFORT BEHINDBUILDING A TALENTED WORKFORCE.

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>> MASS TRANSIT, THAT'S ANITEM AMAZON WOULD LIKE TO SEETHAT'S BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE.>> WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS

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PROPOSAL IS NOT AN OVERNIGHTTHING.THEY SAID IN THE RFP IT'S ASTRATEGY AND THEY CALL OUT ONE

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OF THE CORE PRINCIPLES OFLONG-TERM THINKING SO WHAT I'DLOVE ABOUT THIS AS WE HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TO ENGINEER BESIDE

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THEM AS OPPOSED TO GET THEM TOFIT INTO OUR EXISTING GRID.>> 30 SECONDS.BIG NEWS FOR TECH POINT THIS

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COULD PLAY INTO THE AMAZON DEALLILLIAN DEVELOPMENT $5.7 MILLIONGRANT THAT'S ALL ABOUT TALENT.>> WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO THE

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ENDOWMENT HOW THEY HAVE BACKEDOUR BUILDINGS AND ACCOUNTPIPELINES AND THE TIMING COULDNOT BE BETTER AND WE BUILT

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PROGRAMS THAT OVER THE COURSE OFTHE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WECREATED 415 INTERNSHIPS WITH 83EMPLOYERS, STUDENTS FROM 15

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UNIVERSITIES, 28 STATES.A MASSIVE TALENT PIPELINE.LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 1300APPLICANTS FOR THIS INTERNSHIP

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PROGRAM FROM ALL OVER THECOUNTRY.SO PERFECT TIMING.WE CAN DRIVE THIS TALENT INTO

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COMPANIES.>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FORSOME GREAT PERSPECTIVE ON THOSEBIDS BY THE WAY, PROPOSALS DO IN