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>> IT'S TIME TO GO INSIDE
INNOVATION BROUGHT TO YOU BY
ALLEGION. PIONEERING SAFETY.
THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON STOOD

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OUT IN THIS YEAR'S MIRA AWARDS
AND EARNED THE RISING TECH CITY
AWARD. BLOOMINGTON'S THRIVING
TECH CULTURE GROWS FROM A DEEP

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PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MILL,
THE BLOOMINGTON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, IU AND
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY

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INITIATIVES.
THE MILL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PAT EAST EXPLAINS WHAT'S DRIVING
BLOOMINGTON'S TECH COMMUNITY!

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>> WE HAD A CERTIFIED TECHNOLOGY
PARK IN BLOOMINGTON 10 OR 15
YEARS, PROBABLY LONGER IF I DID
THE ACTUAL MATH. HER VERSION OF

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THE CERTIFIED TECHNOLOGY PARK IS
A TRADES HISTORY. THIS IS 11
ACRES IN DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON,
WITH THE CITY PURCHASED FROM

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I.U. A HANDFUL OF YEARS AGO
SPECIFICALLY TO DEVELOP MORE
BUILDINGS AND MORE PROPERTIES
AND REALLY SPUR ECONOMIC

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DEVELOPMENT IN THE TECHNOLOGY
CENTER. THE MILL WAS ONE OF ITS
FIRST PROJECTS, WE REALLY WANTED
TO FOCUS ON HAVING A MODEL AND

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ANCHOR THAT OTHER FOLKS COULD
THEMSELVES AFTER. THIS FACTORY
INTO A HUB OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE
21st CENTURY. THAT'S WHERE ALL

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OF OUR CO-WORKING, INNOVATION
AND TECHNOLOGY IS KIND OF THE
EPICENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IN BLOOMINGTON.

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>> YOU MENTIONED REALLY BEING A
HUB. AT THE CENTER, A GOOD APT
DESCRIPTION OF THE MILL. IT IS
MORE THAN A CO-WORKING SPACE, IT

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SERVES AS KIND OF THAT RALLYING
POINT. WOULD THAT BE A CORRECT
STATEMENT?
A PLACE WHERE THE TECH COMMUNITY

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REALLY COMES TOGETHER?
>> THAT IS A
DEFINITELY -- THAT'S DEFINITELY
AN APT DESCRIPTION OF THE MILL.

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SO IT IS NOT JUST A WORKING, NOT
JUST OFFICE SPACE, BUT REALLY
THINK OF IT WAS THE LIGHTNING
ROD, THE EPICENTER OF ALL THINGS

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON,
ALL THINGS START-UP, WHERE
PEOPLE GET TOGETHER, WHERE THEY
CREATE TOGETHER, WHERE THEY

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LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY RUN
INTO EACH OTHER. WE KNOW THAT
THE MORE IDEAS THAT PEOPLE HAVE,
THE MORE INNOVATION IS CREATED.

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IT IS NOT JUST A CO-WORKING
SPACE, WE TRY TO CREATE
PROGRAMMING, AND RUN PROGRAMMING
THAT FURTHERS THAT MISSION OF

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TRYING TO CREATE INNOVATION AND
HAVING MORE PEOPLE AND IDEAS RUN
INTO EACH OTHER.
>> HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT THE

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FUTURE?
AS YOU LOOK TO THE FUTURE,
WHAT'S NEXT?
>> SO, AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE,

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ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THIS
PANDEMIC, NOW IS THE TIME FOR US
TO CONTINUE INVESTING, TO
CONTINUE TO REINVEST, TO NOT LET

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OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WE KNOW
ECONOMIES AND COMPANIES WHO
INVEST RIGHT WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S A DOWN CYCLE, COMING OUT OF

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THE ECONOMY BETTER THAN THEY DID
BEFORE. SO WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE INVESTING IN OUR
PEOPLE, CONTINUE BUILDING UP OUR

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STAFF, WE'LL CONTINUE RAISING
MONEY, RAISING CAPITAL ON BEHALF
OF OUR STARTUPS, WE'LL CONTINUE
ALL THE PROGRAMMING WE'RE DOING,

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WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND OUR
PROGRAMMING, EVERYTHING WE DID
LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO

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DOUBLE DOWN ON, FIGURE OUT OTHER
THINGS THAT MAKE WORK, WE'LL
EXPAND THOSE PROGRAMS AND KEEP
DOING MORE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

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>> PAT EAST IS A REAL DRIVER IN
BLOOMINGTON, THE MILL HAS BECOME
THIS HUB FOR INNOVATION AND
HAVING AN IMPACT ON TALENT.

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>> A PERSONAL ANECDOTE, THERE IS
A GENTLEMEN WHO IS A START-UP
FOUNDER UP IN CHICAGO, AFTER HE
GRADUATED FROM I.U., HE MOVED TO

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CHICAGO, GOT MARRIED, AND HAD A
FAMILY UP IN CHICAGO AMIDST THE
PANDEMIC, HE AND HIS WIFE
DECIDED TO GET OUT OF THE CITY,

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AND THEY REPRESENTATIVED A HOUSE
IN BLOOMINGTON. AND AMIDST THAT
EXPERIENCE, SHE'S A LAWYER,
THEY'VE DECIDED TO STAY IN

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BLOOMINGTON. HE'S GOING TO MOVE
HIS COMPANY THERE, SHE'S GOING
TO WORK REMOTELY. THE KIDS HAVE
SEEN A SIGNIFICANT BOOST IN THE

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QUALITY OF LIFE. IMPORTANT FOR