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>>GERRY: IT'S TIME NOW TO GOINSIDE INNOVATION BROUGHT TO YOUBY DMI.A SPACE TO CREATE, INNOVATE,

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TINKER AND PROTOTYPE HAS OPENEDIN AN UP-AND-COMING AREA OFDOWNTOWN KOKOMO.SHAK MAKERSPACE NOW ENJOYS MORE

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VISIBILITY AND WILL EXPANDPUBLIC PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGEINNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.FOR MORE ON THE MOVE AND

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POTENTIAL IMPACT...LET'S TURN TOSHAK PRESIDENT NANCY BRAUN ANDKOKOMO MAYOR GREG GOODNIGHT.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEMAKERS SPACE.FIRST OF ALL, GETTING THIS

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MAKERS SPACE TO MOVE TO THIS NEWLOCATION MORE VISIBLE IN KIND OFTHE DOWNTOWN AREA.>> OBVIOUSLY IT'S MORE

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CONNECTED TO THE DOWNTOWN, THEBUSINESS CENTER OF OUR COMMUNITYAND PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLYOVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE

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FOCUSED ON URBAN HOUSINGMARKETS, APARTMENTS, CONDOS,TOWNHOMES AND ENDO- -- ADDED ACOUPLE HUNDRED AND HAVE MORE

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THAT WILL BE OPENING NEXT YEARSO THIS REALLY GIVES THOSETENANTS AND PEOPLE LIVING THERETHAT SPACE TO KEEP THEIR

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CREATIVE SKILLS ACTIVE.>> NANCY, SHAK STANDS FORTHTHE SPIRIT OF HAYNES[INAUDIBLE].

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THE ROOT OF INNOVATION.MANY PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE KNOWWHAT MAKERS SPACES AND SOMEDON'T, GIVE US A THUMBNAIL.

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>> QUICKLY A MAKERSPACE ISWHERE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH ASHARED INTEREST COME TOGETHER TOSHARE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE SO IT

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COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE ASREWIRING A LAMP OR SOMETHINGCRAZY LIKE A TWINKIE FIRING CAR,WHICH WE'VE SEEN OR IT COULD BE

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SOMETHING AS GAME CHANGING ASTHE SQUARE WHICH WAS INVENTED INMAKERSPACE.>> TALK ABOUT THE FUNCTION YOU

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HAVE THAT SHAK BECAUSE YOU HAVEDIVERSE OFFERINGS.>> A METAL SHOP HOT AND COLD,WOODSHOP, PRINTERS, FULL WIDE

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FORMAT PRINTERS, COMPUTERS,ELECTRONICS, AND ITS MEMBERDRIVEN SO AS MORE MEMBERS, ANDIF THEY HAVE DIFFERENT INTEREST

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THE BOARD IS CHARGED WITHENABLING THOSE INTEREST.>> MAYOR YOU HAVE FOR THE LASTSEVERAL YEARS BEEN PROACTIVE IN

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THIS QUALITY OF PLACE FOCUS INKOKOMO.THIS AND THE TYPES OF PEOPLE INTHE MAKERSPACE THE TYPES OF

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PEOPLE IT WILL ATTRACT -->>Speaker: ABSOLUTELY WE THINKTHIS IS SOMETHING THAT OWNERSCAN MARKET TO GET PEOPLE TO LIVE

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DOWNTOWN AS ANOTHER AMENITY WITHTHE ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY ANDTHINGS LIKE THAT.>> NANCY, TALK ABOUT THE

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MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE YOU HAVE ADIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, IT RANGESACROSS THE BOARD.>> FAMILIES TO RETIREES TO

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PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TINKER TOENTREPRENEURS AND EVEN ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.IT CAN BE AN INCUBATOR FOR

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PRODUCT IDEAS SO WE SAW IT AMAKERS ZONE AND LOTS OF ITHAPPENS IN MAKERSPACE.>> A LOT OF AUTOMOTIVE

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RETIREES.THEY PARTICIPATE AS WELL?>> ABSOLUTELY.RETIRED SKILLED TRADES OF ALL

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TIME SOME ARE COMING IN ANDTEACHING AND SHARING IN SOMECOMING INTO LEARN.>> AS WE WRAP UP, TALK ABOUT

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THE CHANGING DYNAMIC, IF YOUWILL OF DOWNTOWN KOKOMO.WHEN YOU FACTOR IN ALL THESETHINGS THE WHY, THE STADIUM AND

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ALL THOSE THINGS.>> THEY ARE THE ANCHORS OFPROJECTS AND A LOT OF OTHERTHINGS WE'VE MADE IT MORE

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PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND IT'S THEMOST PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLYDOWNTOWN IN THE STATE AND NEXTWEEK WHEN WE CUT THE RIBBON ON

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THE 27, WE WILL BE INDIANA'SFIRST MAKERS CITY AND WE HAVETHAT DESIGNATION AND WE HOPE ITWILL INSPIRE OTHERS.

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>> WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THATANNOUNCEMENT.NANCY BRAUN AND GREG GOODNIGHT,