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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS
AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TO YOU
BY CHAPMAN HEATING AIR
CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING. THE

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MAN FOR ALL SEASONS CHAPMAN.
CHAPMAN HEATING.COM.
SHE'S A MULTI-TASKING MILLENNIAL
MAKING HER MARK ON GRANT

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COUNTY'S ECONOMY ONE BUSINESS AT
A TIME. HER LATEST VENTURE?
BUILDING CUSTOMIZED FARMHOUSE
FURNITURE THAT IN JUST FOUR

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SHORT YEARS HAS FOUND ITS WAY
INTO HOMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
ALL BY WORD OF MOUTH.
AROUND INDIANA REPORTER

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MARY-RACHEL REDMAN HAS MORE FROM
GRANT COUNTY.
>> IS IT STARTED IN 2016, SHE
SPOTTED THE PICTURE PERFECT

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FARMHOUSE TABLE.
>> JUST LOOKING AT THE NEW
THINGS OUT ON PINTEREST. I FOUND
A PLAN FOR A FARMHOUSE TABLE.

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THOUGHT I COULD BUILD IT.
>> AND BUILD IT SHE DID. WHAT
HAPPENED NEXT, WELL, LET'S JUST
SAY SHE HAD NO IDEA HER LITTLE

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HOBBY WOULD SOON TURN INTO A
LUCRATIVE SIDE HUSTLE.
>> I POSTED THE FIRST TABLE I
BUILT ON INSTAGRAM, AND PEOPLE

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IMMEDIATELY STARTED LIKING IT,
COMMENTING, LOVE THAT, WANT ONE,
CAN YOU MAKE ME ONE. MADE A
COUPLE MORE AFTER THAT, THEN A

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LADY APPROACHED US ABOUT MAKING
EIGHT FARMHOUSE TABLES FOR HER
WEDDING VENUE.
>> WITH REQUESTS PILING UP, SHE

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KNEW SHE NEEDED HELP. SHE TURNED
TO LONG TIME FAMILY FRIEND BRETT
WINSLOW.
>> I DID NOT THINK I COULD DO

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THAT ON MY OWN. THAT'S WHEN I
CONTACTED BRETT, AND WE MADE A
GO AT IT.
>> I KNEW SHE HAD BUILT ONE

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TABLE. HER PITCH WAS SHE NEEDED
EIGHT MORE. AND SHE REALLY
DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO
THAT. I HAD THE TOOLS AND ENOUGH

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SPACE. SO WE MADE THOSE EIGHT
TABLES. FROM THERE IT IS JUST
MORE ORDERS BEHIND MORE ORDERS.
>> SINCE TEAMING UP IN 2017,

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BUSINESS IS BOOMING FOR THE DUO.
AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
FANCY ADVERTISING.
>> WE HAVE NO FACEBOOK, NO

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INSTAGRAM, NOTHING LIKE THAT, NO
ADVERTISING.
>> A LOT OF IT IS WORD OF MOUTH.
THAT'S THE SMALL TOWN PART,

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SMALL TOWN FAIR MOUNT.
>> WE HAVE PEOPLE CONTACT US UP
NORTH, DOWN SOUTH. WE HAVE ONE
OF THE VERY FIRST TABLE THAT WE

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MADE WAS DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA
NOW. SO, IT'S ALL OVER.
>> YOU COULD ARGUE SHE IS MAKING
HER FOOTPRINT ALL OVER GRANT

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COUNTY. SHE CURRENTLY WORKS AT A
VETERINARIAN'S OFFICE AND
CO-OWNS A BOUTIQUE, HER
FURNITURE GIG WEEKENDS AND

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WEEKENDS.
>> THREE OR FOUR NIGHTS DURING
THE WEEK. ON THE WEEKENDS, SIX,
EIGHT HOURS. I LIKE TAKING A

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STACK OF WOOD, AND TURNING IT
INTO SOMETHING AMAZING, I GUESS
AT THE END. IT IS AMAZING WHAT
YOU CAN DO WITH A 2X4 OR 2X10.

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>> WOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. THIS
BUILDING USED TO BE WHAT?
>> THE OLD FAIR MOUNT LIBRARY.
>> TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT

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YOU GUYS SELL HERE?
>> FROM HOME DECOR ITEMS TO
WOMEN'S CLOTHING, AND JEWELRY.
>> THIS IS KIND OF WHERE YOUR

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BUSINESSES CONVERGE.
>> YES.
>> THE WORK YOU'RE DOING WITH
BRETT IS SHOWCASED HERE.

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>> YES, THIS IS WHERE WE SELL T.
WE HAVE LOTS OF PIECES HAND
MADE, WE PURPOSED.
>> WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR

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YOUNG WOMEN THAT ARE LOOKING TO
MAYBE GET OUT OF THE CORPORATE
WORLD AND KIND OF DO WHAT THEY
LOVE?

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I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
DOING.
>> JUST TRY IT. DON'T BE AFRAID
TO FAIL. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD

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MAKE IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE DO IT
FOR A YEAR AND SEE HOW IT GOES,
THAT'S BEEN TWO, GOING ON THREE
YEARS. I ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO

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GIVE IT A SHOT.
>> MARY-RACHEL REDMAN, INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS.
>> GREAT STORY.

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ALSO MAKING HEADLINES AROUND
INDIANA, A CALIFORNIA-BASED
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
MANUFACTURER IS MOVING FORWARD

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WITH PLANS TO BUILD ITS NEW
HEADQUARTERS AND MANUFACTURING
FACILITY IN GARY.
AKYUMEN INDUSTRIES SAYS THE

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FACILITY, WHICH WILL PRODUCE 5-G
SMARTPHONES, COULD CREATE MORE
THAN 2,000 JOBS OVER THREE TO
FIVE YEARS. THE COMPANY

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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO
INVEST $100 MILLION IN THE
PROJECT. THE PLANT IS SLATED TO
BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WITHIN TWO

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YEARS. THE COMPANY SAYS THE
GENESIS CONVENTION CENTER IN
GARY WILL SERVE AS A
PRE-PRODUCTION SITE FOR THE 5-G

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SMARTPHONES WHILE THE FACILITY
IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
A $18 MILLION HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
EVANSVILLE, MORE THAN FOUR YEARS

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IN THE MAKING IS NEAR
COMPLETION.
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