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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, THE

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS HAVE CALLED
WESTFIELD'S GRAND PARK HOME FOR
THE TEAM'S TRAINING CAMP. IT HAS
ATTRACTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF

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FANS AND PROVIDED AN ECONOMIC
BOOST FOR ONE OF THE STATE'S
FASTEST GROWING CITIES.
WESTFIELD HAS BECOME A SPORTS

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DESTINATION, WITH GRAND PARK
ATTRACTING ABOUT 2.5 MILLION
VISITS ANNUALLY.
IT IS ALSO A CATALYST FOR

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ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIKE THE
$37 MILLION GRAND JUNCTION
PLAZA, WHICH COULD TRANSFORM
DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD AND ATTRACT

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ADDITIONAL VISITORS.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK
WESTFIELD MAYOR ANDY COOK WITH
DETAILS ON A CITY IN A STATE OF

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CHANGE.
MAYOR, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> GOOD TO BE BACK.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

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>> WANT TO TALK ABOUT GRAND PARK
AND THE IMPACT.
THE COLTS JUST WRAPPED UP
TRAINING CAMP, THE FIRST YEAR OF

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A TEN-YEAR DEAL.
WHAT HAS THAT MEANT?
>> THAT IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS,
ONE OF THE, I GUESS,

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HAPPENINGS -- WE HADN'T EVEN
CONSIDERED WHEN WE DRAINED GRAND
PARK.
SEVERAL THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE

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HAPPENED.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE, YOU
KNOW, GRAND PARK WAS CREATED,
ONE, TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL TAX

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BASE IN THE AREA OF HOSPITALITY,
AND FURTHER, TO DEVELOP THE
BUSINESS OF SPORTS, AND THIRDLY,
WE INTENDED IT TO BECOME THE

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NATIONAL DESTINATION FOR FAMILY
TRAVEL SPORTS.
AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S NOW
RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED

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STATES.
>> Gerry: NOT EVERYBODY, FIVE
PLUS YEARS AGO, NOT EVERYBODY
WAS ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA.

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>> NO.
THERE WAS A LOT OF OPPOSITION.
MAYOR, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU
DOING?

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I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I
HEARD IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL
COME.
THEY DID, THOUGH.

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>> Gerry: AS YOU LOOK AT THE
IMPACT GRAND PARK HAS HAD.
THE INDIANA PACERS HAVE THEIR
FACILITY THERE, AS WELL.

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THAT ENTITY CONTINUES TO GROW.
AS PART OF THIS BIGGER STRATEGY,
I MENTIONED GRAND JUNCTION,
DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT.

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THAT'S IN THE WORKS.
TALK ABOUT THIS TRANSFORMATION
THAT'S HAPPENING IN WESTFIELD.
>> YES.

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THAT'S A GREAT WORD.
THE TRANSFORMATION.
WE'VE BEEN THERE 12 YEARS.
TEN YEARS WE BEGAN TO DEVELOP

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THIS.
IT STARTED WITH GRAND PARK DRAIN
THAT WE NEED TO DEVELOP AN
INDUSTRY FIRST OF ALL, OF COURSE

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SECONDLY, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD OF
A MAYOR IS COMPLETELY CHANGED
OVER THE LAST 10 OR 12 YEARS
WHERE OUR JOB NOW IS TO CREATE A

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PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE.
AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN THIS
FLAT TOPOGRAPHY AND LACK OF
NATURAL RESOURCES.

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SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CREATIVE.
WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH
GRAND PARK AND NOW WITH THE
TRANSFORMATION OF THE DOWNTOWN

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INTO A DESTINATION, UNLIKE SOME
OF OUR NEIGHBORS, IT'S VERY
ECLECTIC, REUSING OLD BUILDINGS
AROUND A $35 MILLION VERY, VERY

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UNIQUE DOWNTOWN DESTINATIN.
PLACE-MAKING.
>> Gerry: AND PLACE-MAKING BIG
PART OF THAT IS KEEPING TALENT

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BUT ALSO ATTRACTING TALENT TO
THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE HAVE TO.
>> Gerry: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,

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BASTIAN, TOYOTA SUBSIDIARY,
ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR AN EXPANSION
THERE.
TALK ABOUT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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AND HOW THAT PLAYS INTO THIS
WHOLE NEED FOR TALENT.
>> REALLY, THAT IS, AGAIN,
UTILIZING OUR ASSETS.

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WE'RE VERY CENTRALLY LOCATED.
WE'RE RIGHT ON THE US-31
CORRIDOR.
WE HAVE SOME SHOVEL-READY, SOME

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THREE, FOUR HUNDRED-ACRE READY
IN NORTH POINT DEVELOPMENT.
WHERE BASTIAN TOYOTA OPENED UP
WITHIN THE PAST YEAR.

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AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING KIND OF
BUSINESSES, BECAUSE WE CAN
ATTRACT THE ENGINEERING, THE

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DESIGNERS, AND TO THE NORTH, WE
HAVE A GREAT BLUE COLLAR WORK
FORCE.
>> Gerry: WHAT IS NEXT AND HOW

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DO YOU MANAGE THE GROWTH,
CHATHAM HILLS AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER PLACES?
>> VERY CAREFULLY.

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YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF
DEMAND FOR RESIDENTS TO COME IN,
AND WE REALLY LOOK TO BALANCE
OUR HOUSING, WE NEED A GOOD

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VARIETY OF HOUSING, OBVIOUSLY
WITH BRIDGEWATR, AND CHATHAM
HILLS, WE'RE PROBABLY THE
SMALLEST CITY IN AMERICA WITH

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TWO PETE DYE TYPE RESORTS.
WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT WITH THE
KIND OF CORPORATIONS THAT WE CAN
ALSO BE BRINGING IN.

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WE'RE GETTING READY TO ACCOMPANY
THE GOVERNOR HERE IN A COUPLE
WEEKS TO JAPAN.
AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

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AGAIN, BUILDING ON, WE HAVE THE
TOYOTA FACILITY THERE.
WE'LL BE VISITING WITH THE
TOYOTA PEOPLE IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

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>> Gerry: SEARCHING OUT BUSINESS
AROUND THE WORLD.