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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

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CRANE DIVISION IS THE THIRD
LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN
THE WORLD BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND
EMPLOYS MORE THAN 37-HUNDRED

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CIVILIANS AND 2,000
CONTRACTORS---THE LARGEST
NUMBERS IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES
AND HIRING CONTINUES.

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CRANE RELIES ON PARTNERSHIPS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES LIKE IU, PURDUE AND
NOTRE DAME AND IS RAISING ITS

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PROFILE AS AN EMPLOYER OF
CHOICE, WITH PLANS TO ADD
HUNDREDS OF NEW, HIGH PAYING
JOBS.

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I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME TO THE
SHOW NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE
CENTER ACTING TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
DR. KYLE WERNER, AND CORPORATE

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
DR. ANGIE LEWIS, WITH MORE ON
HIRING EFFORTS AND THE FUTURE
FOR CRANE.

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WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU THIS
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU, GERRY, GREAT TO BE
BACK WITH YOU.

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>> KYLE.
>> THANKS, GERRY.
>> I WANT TO START WITH YOU,
KYLE. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW,

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CRANE IS SUCH AN ECONOMIC ENGINE
FOR THE STATE OF INDIANA, NOT
JUST SOUTHERN INDIANA. GIVE US A
BIT ON THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF

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OPERATIONS THERE AT CRANE.
>> SURE, I'D BE HAPPY TO. SO,
YEAH, HERE AT CRANE, WE'RE
NESTLED IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION

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OF THE STATE, ABOUT 63,000
ACRES, ALMOST 100 SQUARE MILES
OF PROPERTY, WHICH REPRESENTS A
LITTLE OVER 300 BUILDINGS THAT

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WE HAVE ACTIVE WITH THE EMPLOYEE
BASE THAT WE HAVE OF ROUGHLY
37050 CIVILIANS AND 200
CONTRACT. A BILLION-AND-A-HALF

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DOLLARS OF ANNUAL OBLIGATION
AUTHORITY. AND REALLY HAVE THREE
DISTINCT MISSION SETS THAT WE
SUPPORT, AND HAVE BECOME REALLY

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WELL KNOWN FOR IT, HAVE BEEN THE
STEADFAST FOCUS OF THE COMMAND
OVER THE PAST DECADE.
>> TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT

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MORE IN A MOMENT. ANGIE, THE
HIRING, A WRINKLE IN THE PLANS
OF A LOT OF THE OPERATIONS,
HIRING AN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

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INTO NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS CORRECT.
WE AT CRANE ARE OPEN FOR
BUSINESS, WE HAVE LEARNED HOW TO

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OPERATE WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE
OF OUR WORKFORCE IN A VIRTUAL
TYPE ENVIRONMENT. HIRING OVER
THE PAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN IN

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EXCESS OF 1,500 POSITIONS, AND
OUR OUTLOOK FOR FISCAL YEAR 21
THAT WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER IS
UPWARDS OF 300 ADDITIONAL

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POSITIONS. AND REALLY, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE GOT A VERY TECHNICAL
WORKFORCE FOCUSED ON SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY. WE ARE HIRING

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS, COMPUTER ENGINEERS,
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS, WE HIRE
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS, A LOT OF

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BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED, HIGHLY
SKILLED AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE,
1100 HIRES, AND MORE IN THE

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YEARS AHEAD. JUST TO GIVE US AN
EXAMPLE, HYDRO SONIC TECHNOLOGY,
I THINK IS ONE OF THE REAL
PARTNERSHIP AREAS WITH

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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. THAT'S
LEADING TO A MASSIVE INVESTMENT.
TALK ABOUT THAT, DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF TIME REMAINING, TALK

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ABOUT THAT AND WHAT IT WILL
MEAN.
>> YEAH, GERRY, SO THAT
PARTICULAR AREA TIES DIRECTLY TO

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OUR STRATEGIC MISSION SET THAT
WE HAVE HERE ON BASE THAT REALLY
IS ALL ABOUT SUPPORTING THE
NATION'S NUCLEAR TRIAD. THERE IS

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AN EMERGING MISSION OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS FAMILIAR TO A
LOT OF YOUR VIEWERS, THE NAVY
PLACE A LARGE ROLE IN THAT AREA,

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AND HERE AT CRANE WE'RE
PROVIDING THE SUPPORT FOR THAT,
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
TECHNOLOGIES TO FUEL THE

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TECHNOLOGY. ONE IS TO BE ABLE TO
TEST AT THE SPEEDS THEY WILL SEE
AT MACH 8 AND 10. IN CLOSE
PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH PURDUE

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UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF
NOTRE DAME, WORKING TO DEVELOP
ADVANCED TEST CAPABILITIES WITH
WIND TUNNELS. NOTRE DAME

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SPECIFICALLY WE ORDERED A
CONTRACT THIS YEAR FOR A LITTLE
OVER $8 MILLION WHERE THEY'RE
BUILDING A MACH 10 WIND TUNNEL,

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ONE OF THE HIGHEST CAPABILITY
WIND TUNNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRIVE
A LOT OF ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

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INVESTMENT HERE IN THE STATE OF
INDIANA.
>> BIG INVESTMENT TO BE SURE.
ANGIE, EMPLOYER OF CHOICE,

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THAT'S A REAL FOCUS THERE AT
CRANE. AS YOU TRY TO NOT ONLY
KEEP BUT ATTRACT SOME REALLY
ELITE TALENT. TALK ABOUT THAT

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EFFORT TO REALLY BECOME AN
EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.
>> SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE OUT
THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF

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SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER DOING NOT
LEVEL RECRUITING AT MORE THAN 36
SITES. 9 UNIVERSITY SITES WITHIN
THE STATE OF INDIANA. AND WE'RE

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HOSTING A VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR IN
OCTOBER ON THE 22nd. AND FOR ALL
OF THOSE SKILL CATEGORIES THAT I
MENTIONED, WE HAVE LARGE HIRING

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REQUIREMENTS, AND WE REALLY TRY
TO OFFER A GREAT CULTURE FOR
EMPLOYEES TO COME IN AND TO BE A
PART OF HIGHLY RELEVANT NATIONAL

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TEAM OF EXPERTS THAT ARE
DELIVERING PREEMINENT CAPABILITY
FOR THE NATION'S --
>> A MAJOR ECONOMIC ENGINE NOT

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ONLY FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA BUT
THE STATE. DR. KYLE WERNER,
ANGIE LEWIS, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US, WE WILL BE FOLLOWING

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THE STORY AS YOU CONTINUE TO GET