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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
AMAZON THIS WEEK CONFIRMED PLANS

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AGAIN IN INDIANA, THIS TIME WITH
A MAJOR NEW FULFILLMENT CENTER
IN FORT WAYNE.
AMAZON SAYS THE FACILITY WILL

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NEARLY 1,000 FULL-TIME JOBS.
THIS AS WORK BEGINS ON THE
NEARLY $300 ELECTRIC WORKS
PROJECT, RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT

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AND MORE...
WITH MORE ON ECONOMIC MOMENTUM
IN FORT WAYNE AND NORTHEAST
INDIANA...I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME

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BACK TO THE SHOW MAYOR TOM
HENRY.
MAYOR, WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU, GERRY.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE AMAZON
DEAL, 1,000 JOBS, CERTAINLY A
COMPETITIVE SITUATION WITH OTHER
COMMUNITIES VYING FOR THAT. WHAT

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TILTED THE SCALES TO FORT WAYNE
AND NORTHEAST INDIANA.
>> GERRY, I THINK IT'S A
SITUATION WHERE THEY WERE

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LOOKING FOR A QUALITY OF PLACE,
A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WOULD
ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE
GOING TO BE CALLING FORT WAYNE

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HOME. I KNOW A NUMBER OF NEW
STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE DRAWN FROM
THE FORT WAYNE POPULATION, BUT
THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN

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OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL. I
THINK, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHAT
WE HAD TO OFFER IN FORT WAYNE AS
FAR AS I MENTIONED, QUALITY OF

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PLACE, I THINK WAS VERY
ATTRACTIVE TO THEM.
>> TALK ABOUT SOME ADDITIONS
YOU'RE MAKING UP THERE.

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>> BUT ALSO, I'LL CALL IT
INFRASTRUCTURE, YOUR ACCESS TO
INTERSTATES, THE AIRPORT, FORT
WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS

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RUNWAYS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE
BIG JETS AS WELL.
>> CORRECT. SOME TIME AGO, WE
MADE THE INVESTMENT TO BUILD

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RUNWAYS THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE
747S WITH A HOPE, A DESIRE WE
MIGHT BE ABLE TO BECOME A CARGO
HUB SOME DAY. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY

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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH AMAZON.
THE NEWEST PLANT, THE NEWEST
FULFILLMENT CENTER THEY BUILT IN
FORT WAYNE IS ACTUALLY THEIR

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THIRD CENTER IN FORT WAYNE. WE
HAVE TWO OUT BY THE AIRPORT.
THIS NEWEST ONE OBVIOUSLY WILL
BE THE LARGEST, BUT I THINK THAT

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AMAZON REALIZED THAT OUR
LOCATION IN NORTHEAST INDIANA,
OUR LOCATION IN MIDWEST WOULD
REALLY HELP THEM MEET THEIR

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DISTRIBUTION NEEDS.
>> YEAH, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
THE FIRST ROBOTIC LED FACILITY
FOR AMAZON AS WELL. LET'S TALK

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ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON
IN FORT WAYNE IN ADDITION TO
AMAZON, A HUGE WIN THIS WEEK.
BUT YOU'VE GOT RIVERFRONT

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DEVELOPMENT, YOU'VE GOT THE
ELECTRIC WORKS PROJECT, NEARLY
$300 MILLION PROJECT GOING ON AS
WELL, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT,

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CONSTRUCTION, THINGS GOING ON,
EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THE
PANDEMIC. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE
THAT CONTINUED MOMENTUM AND THE

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ABILITY TO GET PROJECTS DONE,
WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO?
>> I THINK ONE OF THE REAL KEYS
TO OUR SUCCESS, OR OUR MOMENTUM

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IN FORT WAYNE HAS BEEN A LONG
RANGE PLAN THAT INVOLVED A LOT
OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU JUST
TALKED ABOUT. AMAZON, WE DIDN'T

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PLAN FOR THAT ONE. THAT ONE CAME
UP, AND WE OBVIOUSLY POSITIONED
OURSELVES TO COMPETE, AND
FORTUNATELY WE WERE SUCCESSFUL.

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RIVERFRONT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THAT SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE
PHASE ONE FINISHED, NOW WE'RE
BEGINNING PHASE TWO. ELECTRIC

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WORKS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THAT THREE OR FOUR YEARS. THE
NEW DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS FOR
STAR FINANCIAL BANK WE'VE BEEN

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WORKING ON THAT A WHILE. A LOT
OF THESE WERE PART OF OUR
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT. SO WE HAVE ALREADY

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POSITIONED OURSELVES FINANCIALLY
AND OTHERWISE TO KEEP THESE
THINGS MOVING. NOW,
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PANDEMIC

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SLOWED DOWN THE PROCESS, BUT
DIDN'T KILL THE PROJECT. IT
JUST, AGAIN, IT JUST SLOWED IT
DOWN. SO WE'RE NOW JUST

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BEGINNING TO PICK UP OUR PACE
AGAIN.
>> A LOT OF CORPORATE THERE. ASH
BROKERAGE, RUDOLPH, SWEETWATER,

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AS WELL. DO IT BEST. THE
CORPORATE COMMUNITY HAS REALLY
COME IN PARTNER ON THESE, WE'RE
SHOWING VIDEO OF THE ELECTRIC

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WORKS PROJECT THERE. SO
MUCH -- SO MANY UPS AND DOWNS OF
ANY PROJECT LIKE THIS. THIS IS
GOING TO HAPPEN. QUITE A COUP

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FOR ELECTRIC WORKS TO HAPPEN
THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT DO
YOU ENVISION THERE?
>> HOPEFULLY IF ALL GOES WELL

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AND WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WON'T, IT WILL BE THE
NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FOR
DO HAD BEST. WE'RE ALSO BUILDING

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A FOOD COURT IN THERE TO CONSIST
OF NOT ONLY SOME STANDARD RETAIL
OFFERINGS, BUT ALSO A FARMERS
MARKET OPERATION AS WELL. SO

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THEY'LL BE COMBINED IN THE SAME
AREA. WE -- PARK VIEW HEALTH,
ONE OF OUR MAJOR HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS WANTS TO PUT PART OF

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THEIR OPERATION, A NEIGHBORHOOD
CLINIC, YOU MENTIONED
SWEETWATER, WHERE THEY'RE GOING
TO HAVE A PART OF THAT PLANT AS

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WELL. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS, A NUMBER OF
COMPANIES THAT HAVE DECIDED TO
AT LEAST OFFER PART OF THEIR

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PRODUCT OFFERINGS OR SERVICE
OFFERINGS IN THAT CAMPUS. AS YOU
MENTIONED, IT IS ABOUT A
$300 MILLION INVESTMENT, AND

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THAT'S JUST HALF OF THE FORMER G
ECAMPUS. WE STILL HAVE THE OTHER
HALF TO CONTEND WITH DOWN THE
ROAD, OUR GOAL IS OVER THE NEXT

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LET'S SAY THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO
FILL THAT FIRST BASE UP AND
REALLY MAKE IT A GOOD ENTITY TO
NOT ONLY WORK IN AND PLAY IN,

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BUT ALSO IT WILL HELP US
EVENTUALLY WILL OUR TAX BASE,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> THE FACE OF FORT WAYNE

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CHANGING DRAMATICALLY, THE
IMPACT ON NORTHEAST INDIANA