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>> I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THECITY OF INDIANAPOLIS HAS BEENAWARDED THE 2022 COLLEGEFOOTBALL PLAYOFFS NATIONAL

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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.>>GERRY: IT WAS A BIGANNOUNCEMENT FOR A CITY THAT HASMADE ITS MARK HOSTING BIG TIME

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SPORTING EVENTS.INDY'S BIGGEST SCORE SINCE THE2012 SUPER BOWL.THE CITY SELECTED TO HOST THE

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2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ATLUCAS OIL STADIUM.A CROWN JEWEL EVENT AND FOUR

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DAYS OF ACTIVITIES EXPECTED TOGENERATE ECONOMIC IMPACT INEXCESS OF $150 MILLION.>>GERRY: HELLO AND WELCOME TO

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INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS.I'M GERRY DICK.IT WAS NOT A BID PROCESS...INDYWAS SELECTED BY THE NCAA AND

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GIVEN AN INVITATION TO HOST THE2022 GAME...AND FOR MORE NOW, THE SURPRISEPHONE CALL AND WHAT IT ALL

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MEANS...I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINEDBY INDIANA SPORTS CORPORATIONPRESIDENT RYAN VAUGHN AND VISITINDY PRESIDENT AND CEO LEONARD

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HOOPSAS ALWAYS, GENTLEMEN WELCOME TOTHE PROGRAM.>> GLAD TO BE HERE.

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>> I'LL START WITH YOU, GIVEUS A CLUE AS TO THE IMPACT NOTONLY FINANCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY,BUT IN TERMS OF EXPOSURE FROM

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THE EVENT.YOU'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON IT FORTHE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.>> THE GAME ITSELF ALREADY HAS

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AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF$150 MILLION IN THE PLACES IT'SBEEN IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WEEXPECT THAT TO GROW

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SUBSTANTIALLY.WHAT THAT WILL FEEL LIKE IN OURCOMMUNITY HOTELS WILL BE FULLRESTAURANTS WILL BE PACKED,

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VENUES WILL BE ACTIVATED LUCASOIL STADIUM AND WE EXPECT TOCREDENTIAL LITERALLY THOUSANDSOF MEDIA FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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SO IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARYOPPORTUNITY TO PUT INDIANAPOLISON THE GLOBAL SHOWCASE.>> I SAID IT WAS A SURPRISE

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PHONE CALL, BUT IT WASN'T ATOTAL SURPRISE.THE REACTION ONCE THEORGANIZATION CALLED AND SAID

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THEY WANTED INDY TO HOST THEGAMES.>> WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THISFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS ALONG WITH

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VISIT INDY AND WE HEARD THEYMIGHT BE CHANGING THE PROCESSFOR THIS EVENT RATHER THANHAVING IT BE A BIT AMONG

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MULTIPLE CITIES FOR MULTIPLEYEARS THEY WERE LOOKING HOW DOWE DO 10 CITIES IN 10 YEARS AND4 MORE TO GO ON THE FIRST DECADE

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SO WE WERE PLEASANTLY -- IWOULDN'T SAY TOTALLY SURPRISEDBECAUSE WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHATWE OFFER AND THAT INDIANAPOLIS

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WAS A CITY THEY WANTED TO COMEAFTER.>> IS THERE THE NEED FOR ADDEDINFRASTRUCTURE NEW HOTELS OR

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ADDITIONAL THINGS AS PART OFTHIS?>> ANYTHING WE ADD BETWEEN NOWAND 2022 WILL BE THE ICING ON

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THE CASE.WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TOHOST THE GAME EXCEPTIONALLY WELLAND THE SAME SORT OF

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INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAD FOR THESUPER BOWL.>> WHAT RYAN TOUCHED ON THEEXPOSURE FROM THIS EVENT.

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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TOCONVENTION BUSINESS AND OTHERECONOMIC IMPACT OUTSIDE OF THEGAME?

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>> I'M CONVINCED WE WOULD NOTBE WHERE WE ARE IF NOT FOR THESPORTS STRATEGY WE STARTED 40YEARS AGO.

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WE ARE A CONVENTION CITY AND ITCONTINUES TO HELP US GROW OURBUSINESS.>> IS IT TRACK RECORD OR WHY

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DID INDIANAPOLIS GET THAT CALLTHAT SAID WE WANT YOU TO HOSTTHE GAME?>> TRACK RECORD IS A BIG PART

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OF IT WE HOSTED OVER 450INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONALSPORTING EVENTS BUT KUDOS REALLYTO THE FOREFATHERS WHO STARTED

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THIS STRATEGY 40 YEARS AGO ANDWERE INTENTIONAL ABOUT FOCUSINGON SPORTS BUT BUILDING THE CITYINFRASTRUCTURE TO IT ACCOMMODATE

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LARGE EVENTS.>> SHOWING VIDEO RIGHT NOW OFTHE SUPER BOWL FROM 2012.WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EVENT THAT

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WAS.THAT EVENT THE WHOLE SUPER BOWLVILLAGE, CAN WE EXPECT INDEFLATOR TO BE PART OF THE GAME

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IN 2022?>> THE GREAT THING ABOUT THEOPPORTUNITY AS WE HAVE LEAD TIMETO PLAN AND INVEST IN MAKE THIS

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SO FIVE YEARS FROM NOW AND ITGIVES US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TOENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, FIGURE OUTHOW TO CELEBRATE THE OPPORTUNITY

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AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THEPROCESS.>> A BIG CHALLENGE WILL BEVOLUNTEERS IN INDIANAPOLIS IS

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KNOWN FOR ITS VOLUNTEER ARMIES., AND HE WILL YOU?>> THOUSANDS.AND EVENT THIS SIZE REQUIRES A

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PRETTY MASSIVE COMMITMENT ON THEPART OF THE COMMUNITY.PLEASED JUST TO SHARE WITH YOURIGHT AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT

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OVER 500 PEOPLE REGISTERED TOVOLUNTEER RIGHT AWAY SO THECOMMUNITY IS EXCITED ABOUT IT.THE RECRUITING EFFORT WILL

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CONTINUE BUT WE WILL RISE TO THECHALLENGE.>> YOU SEE THIS AS ARECRUITING OPPORTUNITY AND YOU

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TALK ABOUT BIG CONVENTIONBUSINESS AND INDY HAS HOPE IS --HOSTED A SUPER BOWL AND DOESTHIS GIVE YOU ONE MORE THING IN

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YOUR ARSENAL?>> IT STARTED OVER A CENTURYAGO WITH THE 500 AND WE'VE BUILTON THAT DECADES UPON DECADES AND

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I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD SEESALESFORCE ONE OF THE BIGGESTTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD ARETHE KINDS OF CULTURAL EVENTS AND

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ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO ININDIANAPOLIS WITHOUT THIS KINDOF SETTING BEHIND THAT.>> WE MENTIONED VOLUNTEERS.

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THERE IS A WEBSITE IF FOLKS WANTTO VOLUNTEER FOR THE 2022 GAMES.>> IF YOU WANT MOREINFORMATION GO TO WHERE

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CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED.COM.>> TWO KEY PLAYERS AND WHATWAS A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ANDWHAT WILL BE A BIG GAME SEVERAL