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>>GERRY: EACH WEEK A GROUP OF
INSIDERS JOINS ME TO OFFER
PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THE
WEEK'S TOP STORIES.

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THIS WEEK WE'RE SOUNDING OFF ON
SOUTHERN INDIANA BUSINESSMAN
MIKE BRAUN WINNING THE GOP
SENATE PRIMARY, IPL'S $600

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MILLION NATURAL GAS PLANT IS UP
AND RUNNING IN MORGAN COUNTY AND
SOME DISTURBING NEWS ON INTERNET
ACCESS IN INDIANA...OUR INSIDERS

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THIS WEEK ARE GINOVUS EXECUTIVE
MANAGING PARTNER LARRY GIGERICH,
BECK COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT
LARA BECK AND EDUCATION EXPERT

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ROBERT HERZOG.
WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO THE
INSIDERS.
>> WE WILL START WITH THE

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STORY THAT BROKE LATER IN THE
WEEK.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY MAKING
NEWS WITH THE MAJOR ACQUISITION

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$1.6 BILLION ACQUISITION OF A
CALIFORNIA COMPANY.
LARRY, AS YOU LOOK AT THAT DEAL,
AGAIN A BIG DEAL KEEPING IN LINE

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WITH LILLY LOOKING STRATEGICALLY
AT OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER,
COLLABORATE OR ACQUIRE IT.
>> THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY

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YOU EITHER HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW
YOU CAN BUILD SOMETHING AND HOW
QUICKLY YOU CAN DO IT FOR WHAT
COST OR YOU GO OUT AND BUY IT TO

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MOVE YOURSELF FORWARD QUICKLY
AND AS WE WERE TALKING EARLIER
OFF-CAMERA IT'S A BIG
ACQUISITION FOR THEM.

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THEY PAID A SIGNIFICANT PREMIUM,
BUT FOR THEM IT'S A GOOD MOVE
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW
THEY ARE POSITIONED WITH OTHER

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COMPETITORS.
>> I THINK THEY ARE BEHIND A
LITTLE BIT IN IMMUNOTHERAPY AND
THIS IS A RECOGNITION THEY HAVE

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TO CATCH UP TO SPEED SO WHAT I
KNOW OF THEM AND JUST READING
LITERALLY SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED
THEY HAVE A GOOD MANAGEMENT TEAM

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AND THE PRODUCT LINE IS REALLY
SUPERIOR SO HOPEFULLY THE
LONG-TERM IT PAYS OFF.
THE STREET SEEMS TO HAVE A

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POSITIVE LILLY STOCK WAS UP
NEARLY 2 PERCENT.
SO IT LOOKS TO BE THE RIGHT
MOVE.

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THEY ARE CATCHING UP FAST.
>> HE WILL BE THE PRODUCT
LAUNCHES.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THEY TOLD

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ME THEY HAD NINE LUNCHES SINCE
2018 AND SIX MORE IN THE
PIPELINE SO SEE HOW THAT RULES.
>>CANDIDATE: ALL RIGHT, LAURA

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ARE YOU RESTED UP.
>> EVERYONE NEEDED A BREAK.
>> AT THE HEADLINE OBVIOUSLY
IS THE GOP SENATE RACE, MIKE

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BRAUN SPENT A LOT OF MONEY.
YOU SAW HIM ON TV, A LOT OF THAT
PAID OFF.
>> IT DID PAY OFF.

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ONE OF THE THINGS HE WAS ABLE TO
DO EFFECTIVELY IS ABLE TO REALLY
CHART A PATH BETWEEN TWO LONG
STANDING ESTABLISHMENT

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REPUBLICANS EVEN THOUGH TODD
ROKITA DOESN'T CONSIDER HIMSELF
PART OF THE AT CAP ITS
ESTABLISHMENT BUT HE WAS ABLE TO

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SPEAK TO THAT TRUMP VOTER AND
THOSE OF THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT
DURING THE PRIMARY AND YOU GO IN
THAT DIRECTION IN A PRIMARY.

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SO I THINK WHAT WILL COME OUT OF
THIS IS WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH BAD
BLOOD IS LEFT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WILL COME

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TOGETHER.
THEY ULTIMATELY WILL HAVE TO,
BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE THE
DEMOCRATS STAND UNITED.

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SENATOR DONNELLY HAS A STRONG
RECORD AT THIS POINT, IN TIME
AND HE'S OUT THERE WITH THE
MESSAGE THAT I'M THE HIRED HELP.

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I DON'T WORK FOR ANYBODY.
HE'S COMING OUT OF THE GATE
STRONG, BUT IT WILL BE A TOUGH
RACE REWHO IS THE FAVORITE?

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>> I THINK JOE DONNELLY'S THE
FAVORITE BASED ON THE FACT HE
HAS HAD A GOOD SIX YEARS TO
PROVE HIMSELF.

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SOMETIMES DEMOCRATS ARE MAD AT
HIM, SOMETIMES REPUBLICAN SO
THAT MEANS HE'S DOING A GOOD
JOB.

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>> ALSO BIG NEWS THIS WEEK OR
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, IPL
CHRISTENED ITS MAJOR NEW NATURAL
GAS PLANT IN MARTINSVILLE.

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MORGAN'S COUNTY.
PROJECTS ABOUT FOUR YEARS IN THE
MAKING.
DIVERSIFIED THEIR ENERGY

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PORTFOLIO AND LESSEN DEPENDENCE
ON COAL-FIRED GENERATION.
AS YOU LOOK AT THIS A BIG PART
NOW IS PAYING FOR IT AND THEY

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ARE GOING AFTER A RATE INCREASE
WHICH WOULD INCREASE BILLS FOR
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS $11 PER
MONTH.

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>> THE NEW PLANT COMING ONLINE
AS A HELPFUL THING TO THEM.
IT'S A BUSINESS.
IT DOES CREATE A DIVERSIFIED

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PORTFOLIO OF HOW THEY GENERATE
ENERGY AND FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL
PERSPECTIVE IT'S A POSITIVE
THING.

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THE RATE HIKE REQUEST I WOULD BE
SHOCKED IF IT'S APPROVED AT THE
LEVEL ASKED ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW
MANY THEY'VE REQUESTED IN A

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SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT YES,
CLEARLY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WAY
TO PAY FOR THIS AND OTHER
PROJECTS THEY HAVE COMING IN THE

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PIPELINE THAT THEY NEED TO
ADDRESS.
>> GET TO A COUPLE OF
DEVELOPMENTS IN DOWNTOWN BECAUSE

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IF YOU LOOK AROUND ROBERTS
AROUND INDIANA, DOWNTOWN IS
BEGINNING TO COME BACK IN A
NUMBER OF AREAS.

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LET'S GO TO EVANSVILLE WITH THE
MED CENTER DOWN THERE.
SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES INVOLVED
$15 GIFT TO NAME AT THE STONE

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FAMILY CENTER FOR HEALTH
SCIENCES A KEY PART OF THE
REVITALIZATION AND EVANSVILLE.
>> IT BRINGS TOGETHER SO MANY

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THINGS HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION
REGIONALIZATION, DOWNTOWN WOULD
YOU TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE FOR EVANSVILLE

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THERE'S POCKETS OF THAT
HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY.
I THINK IT SHOWS FOR US AS WE
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THE LEVEL

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OF LEADERSHIP IN THOSE STUDIES
NOT ONLY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
BUT THOSE CITY COUNCILS THAT
KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO IMPROVE, WE

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HAVE TO CREATE THE SPACE THAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO NOT
ONLY MAKE A LIVING, BUT BE
BENEFICIAL FOR INVESTORS TO BE

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ABLE TO GET THERE SO IT'S A
REALLY, REALLY GOOD SIGN.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO GET DOWN TO
EVANSVILLE.

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>> AND THE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN FORT
WAYNE HAS LED TO INVESTMENT IN A
NUMBER OF THINGS OPENING A RUTH

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CHRIS.
FORT WAYNE MAY BE THE SMALLEST
ARE ONE OF THE SMALLEST IN THE
COUNTRY WITH A RUTH'S CHRIS

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STEAKHOUSE.
>> THIS GOES TO SHOW THE LEVEL
OF LEADERSHIP AT THE MAYORAL
LEVEL.

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TOM HENRY HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT
JOB THERE, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THEY ARE

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REALLY WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER
AND THAT GROWTH IS SPILLING OVER
INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN SO
YOU ARE SEEING NEW DEVELOPMENT

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IN SOUTHEAST FORT WAYNE WHICH
HAS HAD SOME HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED AREA SO YOU ARE
RELEASING THAT AND THE OTHER

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REGIONS AND TOWNS AROUND THERE
ARE STARTING TO CAPITALIZE ON
THAT.
>> NORTHEAST INDIANA THE

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PARTNERSHIP HAS HAD A FOCUS ON
TALENT AND JOBS AND REALLY BEEN
KIND OF THE LEADING EFFORTS IN
THAT REGARD.

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GOV. HOLCOMB TOTING THE EARLY
NUMBERS ON THE NEXT LEVEL JOBS
INITIATIVE INCLUDING INCREASING
FUNDING FOR THAT INITIATIVE.

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AS YOU LOOK AT THAT AND THERE
ARE A LOT OF AREAS OF THE
WORKFORCE THING THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED, YOUR TAKE.

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>> WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
ACROSS THE BOARD AND AS WE LOOK
AT OUR STATE, THAT IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE HAVE

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WHETHER EDUCATIONAL TEAM AND
CREDENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS IS A
HUGE ISSUE FOR US.
THE NEXT LEVEL PROGRAM IS OFF TO

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A GOOD START.
THE FACT THEY ARE DOUBLING THE
AMOUNT OF GRANT DOLLARS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE PER INDIVIDUAL TO GO

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THROUGH TRAINING AND AT A
COMPANY LEVEL ARE IMPORTANT, BUT
THERE'S MORE TO DO AND IT WILL
BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HE

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PUTS IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND THIS SESSION STARTS IN
JANUARY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.
>> TOURISM, THE STATE IS

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PUTTING A LOT OF FOCUS ON THAT
SECTOR.
ALSO INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN INDIANA, SOUTH-CENTRAL

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INDIANA PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT
IN.
WE SAW THE NEWS FROM JOHNSON
COUNTY 2017, 255 MILLION-DOLLAR

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ECONOMIC IMPACT.
SO TOURISM IS QUIETLY BECOMING
THIS REALLY BIG INDUSTRY.
>> IT IS AND YOU ARE ALSO

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SEEING VISITORS TO INDIANA SPEND
$12.2 BILLION A YEAR IN INDIANA
ACCORDING TO THE STATE.
YOU ARE ALSO SEEING TOWNS AND

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COMMUNITIES AS WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT WITH FORT WAYNE REALLY
EXPANDING ON THAT AND SO THEY
ARE ABLE TO OFFER A UNIQUE

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DINING AND TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE BRINGING PEOPLE IN AN
INCREASING THAT INVESTMENT.
IT'S EXCITING I THINK FOR US AS

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A STAY TO SEE THAT HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW.
>> HATE TO BE ON A DOWN NOTE,
BUT THERE WAS A STUDY A

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FIVE-COUNTY STUDY OF SOUTHERN
INDIANA KNOX, LAWRENCE, DAVIES,
MARTIN COUNTY, GREENE COUNTY AND
ACCESS WAS MORE THAN 20 PERCENT

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OF RESIDENTS AND 50 PERCENT OF
BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE ACCESS.
>> THIS IS ONE WE ALL HAVE TO
DO BETTER.

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IT HAS TO BE AT THE LEVEL OF
INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS AND BRIDGES
AND THAT'S WHERE IT HAS TO BE
AND IN INDIANA THE EDUCATION

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LEVELS MEDIAN INCOME, BROADBAND
GOES HAND IN HAND.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO
ADDRESS THIS WITH INVESTMENT AND

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I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO THAT
BUT IT HAS TO BECOME THAT LEVEL
PRIORITY.
>> TALENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

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OF THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A
SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY AND WE HAVE A
LOT OF WORK TO DO IN BOTH AREAS.
>> THEY SHOULD NOT BE

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DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS THEY
REALLY SHOULD BE SO WHEN YOU GO
TO THE POLL AND YOU VOTE THESE