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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS
AROUND INDIANA·
THE "NOW HIRING" SIGN IS OUT IN
STEUBEN COUNTY, WHERE BRIGHTMARK

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IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING 40
WORKERS AT ITS NEW PLASTICS TO
FUELS PLANT IN ASHLEY.
THE SAN FRANCISCO-BASED COMPANY

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BROKE GROUND ON THE $260 MILLION
PLANT, BILLED AS THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND IN THE NATION, ABOUT A
YEAR AGO.

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AND CEO BOB POWELL THIS WEEK
SHOWED ME PROOF THAT PRODUCTION
HAS BEGUN.
>> I WENT OUT OF THE FLOOR THE

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FACILITY, YOU CAN SEE IN THE
BACKGROUND HERE, AND PULLED A
COUPLE THINGS OUT OF THE PILES
LIKE THESE CHIP BAGS, YOU MAY BE

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FAMILIAR WITH THOSE, OR THE RED
CUPS HERE, AND EVEN I'VE GOT A
CAR SEAT BASE.
WE TAKE A LOT OF THE CAR SEATS

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IN AS WELL, AND WHAT WE DO IS WE
CREATE PELLETS LIKE THE ONES YOU
SEE IN THIS GLASS JAR RIGHT
HERE, AND THEN TURN THEM INTO

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GASES AND LIQUIDS, AND THE
LIQUIDS ARE USED TO CREATE
FUELS, AND ALSO CANDLE WAX.
SO WE'VE MADE TREMENDOUS

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PROGRESS AND THESE PLASTIC
PELLETS, SO FAR WE'VE PRODUCED
150 TONS.
>> THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 40

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WORKERS ON THE JOB IN ASHLEY AND
BRIGHTMARK WANTS TO ADD ANOTHER
40 RIGHT AWAY, EVENTUALLY
RAMPING UP TO MORE THAN 130.

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>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENGINEERS
WHO ARE HIGHLY SKILLED, DOWN TO
FOLKS THAT MAY NOT BE ENGINEERS
BUT ARE REALLY GOOD AT WORKING

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WITH MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
YOU CAN'T SEE ALL OF IT BEHIND
ME, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT HERE, SO

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MECHANICS, CERTAINLY MAINTENANCE
PEOPLE, WE DO HAVE OFFICE
PERSONNEL AS WELL, SO IT REALLY
RUNS THE FULL GAMUT.

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>> MEANTIME THE PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF GE AVIATION, WHICH HAS
MAJOR OPERATIONS IN LAFAYETTE
AND TERRE HAUTE, HAS ANNOUNCED

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HIS RETIREMENT.
GE ANNOUNCING DAVID JOYCE WILL
STEP DOWN
AFTER 40 YEARS WITH THE COMPANY.

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THE NEW BOSS AT GE AVIATION WILL
BE JOHN SLATTERY, PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION FOR
BRAZIL-BASED EMBRAER.

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HE'LL SUCCEED JOYCE IN JULY.
AFTER MONTHS OF CAREFUL
REFLECTION THROUGHOUT THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ONE CRAFT

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BREWERY OWNER IN INDIANA HAS
DECIDED TO COMPLETELY
RESTRUCTURE HIS BUSINESS MODEL
TO ENSURE HIS EMPLOYEES ARE

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TAKEN CARE.
AROUND INDIANA REPORTER
MARY-RACHEL REDMAN HAS DETAILS
ON HOW THE PINT IN WEST

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LAFAYETTE IS FOCUSED ON MUCH
MORCH
MORE THAN JUST MAKING A.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS, WHENEVER

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YOU'RE READY.
>> MR. AND MRS. AXEFORD, ALLOW
ME.
>> HOW MUCH SHOULD WE TIP?

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>> IN A PERFECT WORLD?
NOTHING.
>> WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE.
YOU GET THE CHECK AND DEBATE,

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HOW MUCH SHOULD I TIP?
WELL, ONE CRAFT BREWERY OWNER IN
WEST LAFAYETTE IS TAKING THAT
FACTOR OUT OF THE EQUATION.

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>> IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY,
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM IS YOUR
BOSS, AND THAT'S A REALLY TOUGH
THING TO DEAL WITH, BECAUSE WE

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RELY ON CUSTOMERS TO MAKE UP THE
ENTIRE WAGE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK FOR US.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS

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THAT ONE BAD DAY, A FEW BAD
TABLES IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PUTTING FOOD ON YOUR TABLE OR
PAYING RENT.

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>> SO HACKMEIER DECIDED TO MOVE
AWAY FROM A TIP WAGE SYSTEM LIKE
MOST SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS AND
INSTEAD PAY HIS STAFF $15 AN

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HOUR.
>> INDIANA FOLLOWS NATIONAL
MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIP WAGE, WHICH
IS $2.13 AN HOUR.

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THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO
LIVE OFF.
AND FOR OUR PARTICULAR PART OF
THE COUNTRY, $15 AN HOUR IS

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CONSIDERED AT THIS POINT A
DECENT LIVING MINIMUM WAGE FOR
OUR COST OF LIVING.
NOW IN REALITY, WERE A LOT OF

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PEOPLE MAKING THAT AMOUNT OF
MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE OFF OF
TIPS?
YES, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE.

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BUT NOT EVERYBODY WAS.
WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS FOCUS ON
KEEPING THE GOOD SHIFTS TO BE
REALLY GOOD AND HAVE THE BAD

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SHIFTS BE REALLY BAD AND EVERY
WEEK SACRIFICE SOMEBODY FOR THE
BAD TIPS.
AND IF IT TAKES PEOPLE HAVING TO

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PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR IT AND
A TAKES US HAVING A LITTLE BIT
OF A HIT ON THE PROFITABILITY
END, THAT'S WORTH TO BETTER THE

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LIVES OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
>> THE NO-TIPPING CHANGE WILL
MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF HAGMEIER'S EMPLOYEES,

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BUT FOR THE CUSTOMER, THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE IS A DOLLAR EXTRA PER
PINT.
>> THE OTHER PART OF IT IS JUST

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GOING TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET.
THAT COMES OUT OF THE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS.
THE HOPE IS THAT THIS IS

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SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY
GETS BEHIND AND THAT THEY SEE US
SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES AND
THEN THAT HELPS MAKE UP THAT

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DIFFERENCE, BUT OTHERWISE I'M
JUST COMMITTED TO DOING IT
MYSELF.
>> AND HIS EMPLOYEES COULDN'T BE

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MORE THANKFUL.
>> IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME WANT
TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO
EVERYTHING THAT I DO, SHOWING

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THAT I AM APPRECIATED IN THIS
JOB DEFINITELY MAKES ME WANT TO
PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD.
>> PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT

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PEOPLE ARE MAKING 2, $3 AN HOUR,
AND TIPS JUST AREN'T ENOUGH TO
PAY BILLS, ESPECIALLY WHETHER
YOU'RE AN ADULT OR YOU'RE A

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COLLEGE KID, I ONLY HOPE THAT IT
PUTS THE PRESSURE ON OTHER
EMPLOYERS AND BOSSES AND PEOPLE
THAT RUN BUSINESSES LIKE THIS TO

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STEP UP AND START CARING FOR
THEIR WORKERS LIKE HE HAS.