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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS
AROUND INDIANA.
EXPANSION IN THE "ORTHOPEDICS
CAPITAL OF THE

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WORLD" WARSAW-BASED NEXTREMITY
SOLUTIONS IS RELOCATING TO A NEW
BUILDING IN THE WARSAW
TECHNOLOGY PARK, WITH PLANS TO

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CREATE MORE THAN 100 NEW JOBS,
TRIPLING ITS WORKFORCE BY 2024.
NEXTREMITY IS A PRIVATELY HELD
ORTHOPEDICS COMMERCIALIZATION

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COMPANY, TAKING IDEAS IN THE
EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL SPACE
FROM CONCEPT TO MARKET,
PARTNERING WITH SURGEONS AND

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS, INCLUDING
ZIMMER-BIOMET. CEO ROD MAYER
TELLS ME INNOVATION HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO FUEL ADDITIONAL

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SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE INVESTMENT
AND JOBS IN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY AND
THE REGION.
>> I BELIEVE, WE BELIEVE, IT IS

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INNOVATION THAT WILL FUEL OUR
GROWTH. THE MORE PRODUCTS WE
DESIGN, MORE PRODUCTS HAVE TO BE
MANUFACTURED. AS THAT PRODUCT IS

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WELL ACCEPTED AROUND THE WORLD,
MANUFACTURING CAPACITIES HAVE TO
INCREASE. SO TRULY INNOVATION IS
WHAT WILL DRIVER THE FUTURE

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OPPORTUNITIES, NOT ONLY FOR OUR
COMMUNITY BUT FOR OUR COUNTY AND
FOR THE ORTHOPEDIC INDUSTRY AS A
WHOLE.

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>>
NEXTREMITY RECENTLY ACQUIRED
MEDICAL DEVICE CONTRACT
MANUFACTURER LAKELAND TECHNOLOGY

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AND THE COMBINED COMPANY WILL BE
HOUSED IN NEW WARSAW TECH PARK
LOCATION.
KOSCIUSKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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CORPORATION CEO ALAN TIO SAYS
THE DEAL REPRESENTS THE FUTURE
OF THE ORTHOPEDIC INDUSTRY IN
WARSAW.

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MEANTIME,
CANADA-BASED POINT BIOPHARMA HAS
SELECTED INDIANAPOLIS FOR THE
COMPANY'S FIRST U.S.

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MANUFACTURING FACILITY. POINT
THIS WEEK ANNOUNCED PLANS TO
INVEST MORE THAN $25 MILLION TO
PURCHASE AND RENOVATE THE

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FACILITY AND CREATE MORE THAN
100 JOBS BY THE END OF 2024. CEO
JOE MCCANN SAYS LOCATION WAS
CRITICAL IN CHOOSING

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INDIANAPOLIS.
IN CANADA AND THE U.S. INCLUDING
CHARLOTTE AND ST. LOUIS.
ESPECIALLY IN SANTA CLAUS, WHERE

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HOLIDAY WORLD BECAME THE FIRST
THEME PARK IN THE U.S. TO
PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE ITS OPENING
DATES AMID THE CORONAVIRUS

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PANDEMIC.
THE FAMILY-OWNED THEME PARK WILL
SWING OPEN ITS GATES TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC JUNE 17TH.

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BUT MANY QUESTION, IS IT SAFE?
AROUND INDIANA REPORTER
MARY-RACHEL REDMAN MADE THE TRIP
DOWN TO SANTA CLAUS, INDIANA TO

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GET SOME ANSWERS.
>> IT'S THE OLDEST THEME PARK IN
THE UNITED STATES.
>> WELCOME TO SANTA CLAUS LAND.

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>> OPEN IN 1946 AS SANTA CLAUS
LAND.
>> AFTER A SURPRISE OPENING.
>> RENAMED HOLIDAY WORLD IN

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1984, THIS ONCE TINY SOUTHERN
INDIANA TREASURE NOW ATTRACTS
MORE THAN A MILLION VISITORS A
YEAR, GROSSING NEARLY

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$200 MILLION. AS IT ENTERS ITS
74th YEAR OF OPERATION, HOWEVER,
IT WON'T QUITE BE BUSINESS AS
USUAL.

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>> WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD
RIGHT NOW. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING
THIS PANDEMIC FROM DAY ONE, WE
ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

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TRY TO HELP MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING FROM THE TIME THEY
PARK THROUGH THE FRONT GATES.
RECOGNIZE THAT LIKE EVERYWHERE

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ELSE, THINGS ARE GOING TO BE A
LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW.
>> SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE
CHANGES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE

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THIS SUMMER INCLUDE LIMITING
ATTENDANCE TO 50% CAPACITY.
>> TO HELP MANAGE THE CROWDS AND
MANAGE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT

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ARE IN HERE, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO
HAVE THE DRY PARK OPEN. THE
WATER PARK RIGHT NOW WILL NOT BE
OPEN. BUT WE ARE TARGETING

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OPENING SPLASHIN' SAFARI ON JULY
4.
>> ANOTHER WILL BE ADMISSION.
TICKETS HAVE TO BE PURCHASED

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AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE.
>> TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT
THE GATE. SO THEY WILL HAVE TO
BE BOUGHT IN ADVANCE.

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>> THEY'VE ALSO DEVELOPED MAJOR
SANITATION PROTOCOL FOR
EMPLOYEES.
>> WE'VE ENHANCED SANITATION

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PROCEDURES, EVERY SINGLE
DEPARTMENT HAS DEFINED INTERVALS
FOR CLEANING AND SANITIZING HIGH
TOUCH AREAS, HANDRAILS, RIDE

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RESTRAINED, HAND SANTA-TIZER.
REST ROOMS, FOOD -- ATTRACTIONS.
>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES IN
THE RESERVATION SYSTEM THAT

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MAKES SOCIAL DISTANCING EASIER,
YOU ONLY HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES
FOR YOUR FAVORITE RIDE.
>> WE'RE INSTALLING A VIRTUAL

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QUEUEING SYSTEM TO ALLOW PEOPLE
TO WAIT FOR RIDES VIRTUALLY
INSTEAD OF BEING IN A PHYSICAL
CONFINED QUEUEING AREA.

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>> YOU CAN GO ON YOUR
SMARTPHONE. WE'LL PROVIDE A
LINK, AND YOU CAN BASICALLY
RESERVE YOUR PLACE IN LINE. YOU

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WILL GET A NOTIFICATION ON YOUR
PHONE ABOUT 15 MINUTES
BEFOREHAND TO GO TO THAT
ATTRACTION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A

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SMARTPHONE, NO PROBLEM, WE'LL
GIVE EVERYBODY A WRIST BAND SO
WE CAN UTILIZE THE WRIST BAND
PROCEDURES

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>> IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE EVERY
SINGLE DAY, WE'RE APPROACHING IT
FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT THERE
IS THINGS WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE

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THE BUSINESS IN THE LONG HAUL.
WE THINK THINGS LIKE VIRTUAL
QUEUEING, FOR US TO EVOLVE. IT