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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING THIS

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MONTH IN WESTFIELD.
ABBOTT LABORATORIES CELEBRATED
THE OPENING OF COMPANY'S NEW $37
MILLION MANUFACTURING FACILITY

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THERE THAT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE
450 JOBS OVER THE NEXT THREE
YEARS.
IN THE WEEK AHEAD, WEST FORK

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WHISKEY IS BREAKING GROUND ON
ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST
CRAFT DISTILLERIES, A $10
MILLION AGRITOURISM ATTRACTION.

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AND THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ARE
HEADED BACK TO WESTFIELD FOR
TRAINING CAMP AT GRAND PARK THIS
WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE

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2019 AND THAT MEANS TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF FANS AND NATIONAL
MEDIA WILL DESCEND UPON THE
CITY.

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WITH MORE ON GROWTH...AND
MANAGING THAT GROWTH---I'M
PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY
WESTFIELD MAYOR ANDY COOK.

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MAYOR, THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>> GERRY, GREAT TO BE HERE
AGAIN, THANK YOU.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE COLTS

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FIRST. AND THE IMPACT THAT HAS
ON THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW YOU AND
MANY OTHERS VERY HAPPY THAT FANS
WILL BE ALLOWED BACK AT GRAND

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PARK TO WATCH THE COLTS.
>> OH, YEAH
>> THE IMPACT THAT THE COLT HAVE
BEING THERE IN WESTFIELD FROM AN

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ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
STANDPOINT.
>> IT'S HUGE, OUR PEOPLE ARE SO
ANXIOUS, NOT ONLY WESTFIELD BUT

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THE WHOLE STATE OF INDIANA TO
GET OUR COLTS BACK WHERE WE CAN
ACTUALLY SEE THEM. BUT, YEAH,
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR TO BE

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OFF, AND EVERYTHING HAS COME
TOGETHER AND WE'RE READY TO OPEN
CAMP NEXT WEEK.
>> WELL, AS YOU LOOK AT THE

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ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND YOUR VISION
AND OTHERS, THE VISION IN
WESTFIELD, CERTAINLY GRAND PARK
IS VERY KEY, VERY CENTRAL TO

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THAT. AND THAT CONTINUES TO
DRIVE, EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC,
DRIVING A LOT OF ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY THERE IN WESTFIELD AND

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THE AREA.
>> WELL, IT HAS. AND THE REASON
FOR GRAND PARK WAS TO FULFILL
PART OF OUR FINANCIAL LONG-TERM

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PLAN TO CREATE A TAX BASE OF
TOURISM RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL
INDIANA. AND IT HAS CERTAINLY
DONE THAT. IT HAS BROUGHT NOT

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ONLY OVER 2 MILLION VISITS TO
GRAND PARK EVERY YEAR, BUT ALL
OF THE HOTELS, RESTAURANTS,
ENTERTAINMENT THAT IS MAKING

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WESTFIELD KNOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTRY NOW AS THE MECCA OF
FAMILY SPORTS.
>> AS YOU LOOK AT THAT, MAYOR,

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BECAUSE I THINK WESTFIELD HAS
DEVELOPED BRAND, IF YOU WILL,
FOR FAMILY SPORTS. BUT BEYOND
THAT, AND WHAT WE'RE BEGINNING

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TO SEE, I THINK, IS THAT
DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY.
I MENTIONED ABBOTT LABORATORIES,
MAJOR INVESTMENT, 400 PLUS JOBS

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PLANNED FOR WESTFIELD. WEST FORK
WHISKEY, A DISTILLERY GOING
THERE. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER
OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE

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BROADENING THAT ECONOMIC BASE
AND THE JOBS BASE IN WESTFIELD.
>> WELL, GERRY, IT REALLY HAS,
AND THAT HAS BEEN REALLY OUR

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LONG-TERM PLAN. NUMBER ONE WAS
TO CREATE THE INDUSTRY OF
HOSPITALITY, NUMBER TWO WAS TO
BUILD THE INDUSTRY OF SPORTS.

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WE'VE DONE THAT WITH PRO X AND
THE PACER'S BASEBALL ALL
PRIVATELY OWNED. WE HAVE THE NEW
HIGH SCHOOL YMCA NATATORIUM THAT

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JUST OPENED. WE HAVE THE NEW
GYMNASTICS THERE, WRIGHT'S
GYMNASTICS BROKE GROUND. THAT
THE PRIVATE, BUT ALSO TO FURTHER

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DIVERSIFY AND CAPITALIZE ON OUR
ABILITY TO RECRUIT FAMILIES AND
THEREFORE EMPLOYEES, WE REALLY
LOOK AT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING,

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ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION, AND THOSE
KIND OF BUSINESSES ARE COMING B.
WE HAVE ACTIVE OPENING WERE YOU
A LAB THERE, ABBOTT, AS YOU

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MENTIONED, WE HAVE POINT. THAT
PEOPLE...
>> ON 31, A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS
ALONG US 31 THERE. YOU REALLY

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THINK YOU CAN ATTRACT A DIVERSE
WORKFORCE. SO NOT ONLY THE
HIGHER END, HIGHER PAYING JOBS,
BUT SOME SOLID BLUE COLOR JOBS

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AS WELL BECAUSE OF WHERE YOU'RE
LOCATED.
>> WELL, YES, WE CAN. WE'RE ON
THE NORTH EDGE OF THE METROPLEX.

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WE HAVE THE GIFT I'LL SAY FROM
THE STATE OF INDIANA, AND INDOT,
31 FREEWAY THAT CONTINUES TO
MARCH NORTH ALL THE WAY TO AND

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AROUND KOKOMO. THAT ALLOWS US TO
CALL ON A -- DRAW ON AN
EVER-GROWING CIRCLE OF
LOWER-PAYING JOBS, NOT TERRIBLY

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LOW-PAYING JOBS, BUT TO
DIVERSIFY OUR ENTIRE EMPLOYER
BASE, YES.
>> VERY QUICKLY, MAYOR, ONLY 20

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SECONDS LEFT. RESIDENTIAL IS
BOOMING, TOO. THAT GETS BACK TO
THAT ULTIMATE GOAL YOU TALK
ABOUT AS MAKING WESTFIELD A

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DESTINATION.
>> WELL, IT DOES. JUST LIKE
WE'RE TOTALLY REDEVELOPING OUR
DOWNTOWN WITH THE GRAND

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JUNCTION. ALL OF THAT TELLS ME
IS INDICATED BY OUR BUILDING
PERMITS WHERE WE'VE ISSUED, I
BELIEVE, 1,200 BUILDING PERMITS.

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SO FAR THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR WE
WERE A LITTLE OVER 1,000. THAT
TELLS ME PEOPLE DO WANT TO LIVE
IN WESTFIELD, GERRY.

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>> SO NO GROWTH, NO SLOWDOWN IN
GROWTH CERTAINLY IN WESTFIELD,
BIG WEEK AHEAD WITH THEAL COLTS