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>>GERRY: HERE'S WHAT'S MAKINGNEWS AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TOYOU BY YOUR INDIANA FEVER.>>>A WELL-KNOWN DISTILLING

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COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TOREVITALIZE THE FORMER GENERALMILLS PILLSBURY PLANT IN NEWALBANY.

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LOUISIANA-BASED SAZERAC CO. SAYSIT WILL INVEST $66 MILLION TOESTABLISH A NEW ALCOHOL BOTTLINGPLANT AND CREATE UP TO 110 JOBS

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BY 2021.>>>CALIFORNIA-BASED SF MOTORSHAS DETAILED PLANS FOR AMANUFACTURING HUB IN MISHAWAKA.

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THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER SAYSIT WILL INVEST MORE THAN $160MILLION TO RENOVATE THE ST.JOSEPH COUNTY PLANT AND CREATE

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UP TO 467 JOBS IN TWO YEARS.THE COMPANY SAYS MANY OF THEHIRES WILL BE DISPLACED AMGENERAL WORKERS WHO ONCE WORKED

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AT THE FACILITY.>>GERRY: IT'S A COMMON PROBLEMFOR COMPANIES, CITIES ANDREGIONS THROUGHOUT

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INDIANA...RECRUITING TOP TALENT.BUT THERE IS A NEW APPROACHGAINING TRACTION IN FORT WAYNE,WHERE LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR LYNN

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REECER HAS CREATED A NONPROFITOFFERING SPECIALIZED TOURS ANDSERVICES TO COMPANIES LOOKING TOIMPRESS JOB CANDIDATES.

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SHE'S HERE NOW TO TELL US ABOUTNORTHEAST INDIANA TALENTATTRACTION INC.WELCOME!

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>> THANK YOU.>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THEORGANIZATION.THIS WHOLE TALENT ISSUE IS HUGE

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AND IT'S BEEN FOR A LONG TIME ININDIANA.TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CAME UP WITHTHIS IDEA TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT

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REALLY GOES BACK MANY YEARS AGOTO WHEN YOU AND YOUR HUSBANDMOVED TO FORT WAYNE AND SOMEWHATRELUCTANTLY.

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YOU LOVE IT THERE NOW, BUT WHATWAS THAT PROCESS?>> I WAS LIVING ININDIANAPOLIS AND WHEN MY HUSBAND

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GOT A JOB OFFER UP THERE ANDWANTED TO TAKE IT I REALLYDIDN'T WANT TO GO AND LEAVEINDIANAPOLIS SO WHAT I'D LEARNED

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DURING THAT TIME WAS THAT IFSOMETHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONEFOR ME, THE TRAILING SPOUSE, IWOULD'VE BEEN MUCH MORE

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RECEPTIVE TO IT AND ONCE I GOTTHERE I HAD TO FIND MY WAYAROUND ON MY OWN, BUT WITHINABOUT A YEAR I WAS IN LOVE WITH

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THE WHOLE AREA.>> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURMODEL, FOR WAYNE TALENTATTRACTION INC. A NONPROFIT.

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HOW IT WORKS BECAUSE WHAT YOUARE OFFERING TWO COMPANIES IS TOTAKE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS, BUTREALLY GIVE THEM NOT A TEMPLATE

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TOUR IF YOU WILL BUT A VERYPERSONALIZED TOUR.>> IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE ALMOSTA CONCIERGE SERVICE.

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SO THE PROCESS ON THE WAY ITWORKS AS THE HR DEPARTMENT CALLSUS IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY HAVE ACANDIDATE COMING AND THE SOONER

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WE CAN MEET THEM THE BETTER.IT'S BETTER IF WE MEET THEMBEFORE -- WE WILL EVEN PICK THEMUP AT THE AIRPORTS.

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AND THEN BEFORE THAT THOUGH, WEINTERVIEWED THEM OVER THE PHONEEXTENSIVELY.WE SPENT 30 MINUTES ON THE PHONE

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AND THEY ACTUALLY LOVE THATPART.THEY LOVE TELLING US ABOUT THEIRFAMILY AND THEIR KIDS AND WHAT

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THEIR INTEREST ARE SO IT'S AVERY IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW SO WHENTHEY DO ARRIVE WE ARE SHOWINGTHEM WHAT THEY REALLY CARE

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ABOUT.>> AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU FEELIT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THIS EVENBEFORE THEY DO THE JOB INTERVIEW

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WITH THE COMPANY.>> I DO.WHAT WE DO IF WE ARE CONTACTEDSOON ENOUGH WE EVEN MAIL THEM A

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PACKAGE OF INFORMATION ON THECITY AND ALL THE THINGS AGAINTHAT HAVE TO DO WITH THEIRLIFESTYLE.

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>> GAINING TRACTION.SO TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESSSTORIES OR SOME OF THE REACTIONTHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO THESE

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SPECIALIZED SERVICES.>> PEOPLE ARE BELIEVERS.WE STARTED DOING IT WHEN ISTARTED THE REAL ESTATE COMPANY

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THAT I HAVE BECAUSE I KNEW BACKWHEN I WAS FUNDRAISING ATANOTHER NOT FOR PROFIT I HEARDOVER AND OVER HOW TOUGH IT WAS

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TO RECRUIT PEOPLE TO NORTHEASTINDIANA, BUT I KNEW IT SHOULDN'TBE THAT TOUGH SO TO BEGIN WITH.>> IT WAS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE

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REAL ESTATE COMPANY.>> EXACTLY SO WHEN I STARTEDTHE REAL ESTATE COMPANY I KNEWFROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

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FUNDRAISING THAT PEOPLE WEREHAVING A TOUGH TIME RECRUITINGINDIVIDUAL SO RIGHT AWAY BEFOREI EVEN HAD MY REAL ESTATE

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LICENSE I CALLED MYSELF ARECRUITING SPECIALIST ANDPITCHED THE IDEA TO A PHYSICIANWHO HAD A GROUP OF ONCOLOGIST AT

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FORT WAYNE AND ASKED HOW IT WASGOING THERE WITH RECRUITING ANDHE SAID TERRIBLE THAT THE YEARBEFORE WAS THE SEASON OF FELLOWS

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THAT FINISH THEIR PROGRAM THEYGOT NOBODY BECAUSE THEY ONLY PUTOUT 100 AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY SOI SAID WOULD YOU LET ME

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EXPERIMENT AND TRY THIS WITHYOUR GROUP AND WE DID AND WEONLY HAD TO BRING IN THREEPEOPLE AND THEY GOT THE TWO TOP

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CHOICES.>> A REAL IMPACT.LYNN REECE TALENT ATTRACTIONINC.

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HAVING IMPACT.