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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
200 DAYS AND COUNTING TO KICKOFF

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OF THE 2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME IN INDIANAPOLIS.
IT WILL MARK THE EIGHTH CFP

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CHAMPIONSHIP, THE FIRST TO BE
PLAYED IN THE MIDWEST AND IS
EXPECTED TO ATTRACT 100,000
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS TO

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DOWNTOWN INDY WITH AN ECONOMIC
IMPACT OF $150 MILLION.
AND IT IS MORE THAN A GAME, WITH
NUMEROUS EVENTS AND INITIATIVES

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PLANNED IN THE INDIANAPOLIS
REGION AND AROUND THE STATE.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK TO
THE SHOW HOST COMMITTEE CHAIR

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MARK HOWELL WITH NEW DETAILS ON
WHAT IS BEING PLANNED.
MARK, AS ALWAYS, GREAT TO SEE
YOU.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TO
TALK ABOUT THIS EXCITING TIME.
>> 200 DAYS, IT'S A MILESTONE TO
LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT IS OUT THERE.

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LET'S LOOK BACK BRIEFLY. WHAT'S
THE PLANNING EFFORT BEEN LIKE,
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE
PANDEMIC?

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>> WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE. WE'VE
FOUR YEARS AGO THAT WE ANNOUNCED
THE GAME WAS GOING TO COME HERE.
WE HAD DONE A LOT OF WORK,

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VISITED A LOT OF PRIOR SITES.
WORKED WITH OTHER HOST
COMMITTEES IN ADVANCE. EVEN
THOUGH LAST YEAR HAS BEEN TOUGH

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DOING EVERYTHING VIRTUAL, IT
REALLY DIDN'T SET US BACK.
>> TALKING ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS
IN A MOMENT. THIS IS AN EVENT

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THAT WILL PUT INDIANAPOLIS ON A
NATIONAL GLOBAL STAGE. THE
BIGGEST EVENT, WE HOSTED THE
INDIANAPOLIS 500 OBVIOUSLY IN

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MAY. THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER
EVENT PUTTING INDIANAPOLIS ON A
BIG STAGE, 100,000 PLUS PEOPLE
DOWNTOWN.

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>> MORE THAN 1,000 MEDIA
CREDENTIALS, ESPN'S BIGGEST
PRODUCTION, IT IS GOING TO TAKE
PLACE HERE. SO WE WILL BE NOT

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JUST IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
BUT GLOBAL
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT EVENTS,
BRAND-NEW INFORMATION WE CAN

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GIVE TO VIEWERS. SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS, PLAYOFF FAN CENTRAL,
FAN JAM TYPE ENVIRONMENT. THAT'S
GOING TO BE AT THE CONVENTION

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CENTER?
>> WE'RE CREATING A WHOLE
CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPUS. FROM WHITE
RIVER TO MONUMENT CIRCLE TO

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BANKER'S LIFE, PAN AM PLAZA -- A
MAJOR PART OF THAT WILL BE THE
FAN FEST WHERE WE WILL TAKE OVER
THE CONVENTION CENTER WITH A LOT

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OF INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS THAT ARE
FREE TO THE PUBLIC, FREE TO
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE.
>> DOWNTOWN INDY TRANSFORMED,

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MSIC AS ALWAYS A PART OF THESE
BIG SPORTING EVENTS, THE AT&T
PLAYOFF LIVE IS GOING TO BE IN
MONUMENT CIRCLE.

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>> SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY,
THEY WILL HAVE TOP TALENT THAT
WILL BE PUTTING ON SHOWS, THOSE
SHOWS ARE GOING TO BE FREE TO

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THE PUBLIC, WE'RE INVITING
EVERYONE FROM CENTRAL INDIANA,
TO INDIANA TO COME DOWNTOWN,
REGARDLESS WHICH YOU'RE

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INTERESTED IN THE GAME, COME
DOWN AND JOIN.
>> FOOD IS ALWAYS A BIG PART,
YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS,

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TASTE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS
GOING TO BE UNIQUE.
>> ONE OF THE MOST FUN THINGS
THAT HAPPENS, A FUNDRAISER FOR

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THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
FOUNDATION. THE MONEY GOES TO
BENEFIT TEACHERS. BUT MORE THAN
1,000 PEOPLE WILL GATHER FOR

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FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC. IT'S A
GREAT PARTY.
>> LEGACY IS A BIG PART OF THIS.
ANY EVENT THAT INDIANAPOLIS OR

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MOST ANYWAY THAT INDIANAPOLIS,
INDIANA SPORTS CORPORATION AND
OTHERS DO, THERE'S A LEGACY
IMPACT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A

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GREAT EXAMPLE, BIG LEGACY. WHAT
IS IT GOING TO BE ABOUT?
>> KIND OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST
MOTIVATORS FOR ME TO GET

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INVOLVED. AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE
PRECEDED ME IN THIS ROLE HAVE
SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE

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GAME. WHAT CAN THESE SORT OF
EVENTS HAVE ON THE CITY. WORKING
HAND IN HAND WITH THE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION,

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WE'RE FOCUSED ON TEACHERS AND
EDUCATORS AND GREAT TEACHERS, SO
WE'RE RESOURCING, RECRUITING,
RETAINING, DEVELOPING, AND

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RECOGNIZING THE GREAT TEACHERS
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> INDIANAPOLIS IS ALSO KNOWN
FOR THAT SPECIAL FLAIR, SPECIAL

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SAUCE OF THE EVENTS. AT THE
SUPER BOWL, SUPER BOWL VILLAGE,
SUCH AN ATTRACTION. IS THERE
GOING TO BE THAT INDIANAPOLIS

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SPECIAL SAUCE FOR THE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME?
>> ABSOLUTELY THERE WILL BE.
THAT IS THE SECOND MOST ASKED

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QUESTION, YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT
THE WEATHER FIRST. WE HAVE
THINGS VERY SPECIAL, VERY, VERY
EXCITING, NOT READY NOW, TO KIND

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OF REVEAL THOSE. OUR PLAN WAS TO
CREATE SOMETHING THAT WOULD DRAW
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN, IT WAS SO
UNIQUE AND GIVE THOSE VISITING

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INDIANAPOLIS SOMETHING TO TALK
ABOUT.
>> WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
DETAILS ON THAT. MARK HOWELL,

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THE LOCAL HOST COMMITTEE CHAIR