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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
THIS HAS BEEN A BIG WEEK FOR ALL

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OF US AT INSIDE INDIANA
BUSINESS.
IBJ MEDIA, THE OWNER AND
PUBLISHER OF THE INDIANAPOLIS

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BUSINESS JOURNAL HAS ACQUIRED
GROW INDIANA MEDIA VENTURES, THE
PARENT COMPANY OF THE INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS BRAND OF

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BUSINESS NEWS PRODUCTS.
THE ACQUISITION REPRESENTS MORE
THAN 60 YEARS OF COMBINED
COVERAGE AND KNOWLEDGE OF

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HOOSIER BUSINESS-THE PEOPLE,
PLACES, PRODUCTS AND ISSUES
SHAPING INDIANA'S ECONOMY.
IBJ HAS BEEN COVERING CENTRAL

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INDIANA BUSINESS NEWS AND ISSUES
SINCE 1980.
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS HAS BEEN
DOING THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE

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STATE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
IT IS A DEAL THAT WE BELIEVE
CREATES A BUSINESS NEWS
POWERHOUSE WITH GROWTH

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OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT
INDIANA.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME TO THE
SHOW, IBJ MEDIA CEO NATE

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FELTMAN...
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GREAT, GERRY. HAPPY TO
BE YOUR PARTNER.

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>> I'M GLAD WE COULD BRING THE
DEAL TOGETHER. WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A LONG
TIME. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEAL

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COMBINING THE TWO ORGANIZATION
WHERE ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS THREE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER
AND TO DO A LOT MORE THINGS.

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>> YEAH. I'M SUPER EXCITED. I
COULDN'T AGREE MORE. FIRST I
WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THE
ENTIRE INDIANA MEDIA ADVENTURES

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AND INDIANA BUSINESS TEAM FOR
WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR BROADCAST
JOURNALISM AND SPECIFICALLY IN
THE STATE AND FROM A BUSINESS

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STANDPOINT AND COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT
WHAT YOU'VE DONE AS AN
ENTREPRENEUR, GERRY, IS TRULY

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EXTRAORDINARY. I COULDN'T BE
MORE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH YOU
AND CONTINUE TO BUILD SOMETHING
THAT'S INCREDIBLY SPECIAL FOR

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OUR STATE, GERRY. THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU DID 20 PLUS YEARS AGO.
I KNOW SCOTT JONES WAS PART OF
THAT AS WELL. HIS VISION AND

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YOUR VISION TO LAUNCH THIS, YOU
KNOW, IS JUST FANTASTIC. I
COULDN'T AGREE MORE IN TERMS OF
WHAT YOU JUST SAID, GERRY. I'M

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JUST EXCITED WHAT WE
COLLECTIVELY CAN DO TOGETHER.
THAT MEANS CONNECTIONS MORE
HOOSIERS AND ENGAGING MORE

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HOOSIERS AND THINKING ABOUT HOW
WE CAN PLAY A PART AND ROLE AND
MAKING THE STATE A MORE
PROSPEROUS STATE.

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>> VERY NICE TO SAY THAT, NATE.
AGAIN I AGREE ON WHAT THE
COMBINATION MEANS. YOU LOOK AT
STATEWIDE IMPACT, AND WHAT WE

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CAN BRING. THE OTHER PIECE --
THIS IS A GROWTH STORY. THE
OTHER PIECE IS LOCAL OWNERSHIP.
BOTH OF US WERE NATIVE HOOSIERS,

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BOTH OF US LIVE HERE IN INDIANA
THE LOCAL OWNERSHIP PIECE, WHICH
IS UNIQUE NOW. IT IS GOING AWAY
FROM THE OUT-OF-STATE CORPORATE

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MEDIA, THIS KEEPS EVERYTHING
LOCAL.
>> I'M A BIG BELIEVER, AS YOU
KNOW, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS

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THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSIONS AND
THROUGHOUT THE COMBINATION. I'M
JUST A HUGE BELIEVER THAT LOCAL
OWNERSHIP MAKES SUCH A HUGE

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DIFFERENCE. WE'VE SEEN IT
BEYOND MEDIA. YOU KNOW, WHEN
LOCAL COMPANIES ARE OWNED. THE
KIND OF CONTRIBUTIONS THEIR

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EXECUTIVES AND THEIR ENTIRE
COMPANIES MAKE TO THE CITY AND
STATE. OUR CITIES AND STATE.
SO IT IS THE SAME THING APPLIES

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HERE AT MEDIA. IT IS GOING TO
BE PHENOMENAL TO HAVE THIS --
OUR COMPANIES TOGETHER AND
REALLY HOOSIERS FOCUSED ON

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HOOSIERS. HAVING A RELIABLE,
CREDIBLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION
WITHIN THE BUSINESS SECTOR
WITHIN THE POLITICAL AND

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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS SECTORS. I
BELIEVE THAT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN.
>> NATE, YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING

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PERSPECTIVE ON THAT. AS MANY
PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER, YOU WERE
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR
SEVERAL YEARS IN THE DANIEL'S

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ADMINISTRATION. I HAVE THAT
STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND COMMUNTY DEVELOPMENT
PERSPECTIVE. OUR COVERAGE AS WE

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GROW AND EXPAND IN WAYS
OBVIOUSLY HERE IN CENTRAL
INDIANA AND BEYOND CAN
POTENTIALLY HAVE, I THINK, REAL

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IMPACT.
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT IS
SOMETHING THAT I BEGAN TO
APPRECIATE AS SECRETARY OF

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COMMERCE AND INVOLVED IN THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DURING THE
DANIELS ADMINISTRATION. JUST
HOW IMPORTANT AND WHAT YOU DO

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AND WHAT OTHER COMPANIES THAT
ARE HEADQUARTERED AND
ENTREPRENEURED ARE DOING IN THE
STATE. I DO HAVE AN

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APPRECIATION AS I KNOW YOU DO ON
WHAT -- HOW THAT COMES TOGETHER
AND WHAT LOCAL OWNERSHIP MEANS.
I'M -- YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED

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THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SUCH A
UNIQUE FABRIC OF OUR BUSINESS
AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NON-PROFIT SECTOR, GOVERNMENT

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SECTOR THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
DIG DEEPER AND TELL THE STORIES
OF THE GREAT THING THAT IS ARE
HAPPENING IN THE STATE. LIKE

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YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR 20 PLUS
YEARS. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT AT
IBJ FOR 40 PLUS YEARS. REALLY
HIGHLIGHT FOR HOOSIERS WHAT IS

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HAPPENING NOT JUST, YOU KNOW,
HERE IN CENTRAL INDIANA FROM THE
IBJ PERSPECTIVE, BUT THE ENTIRE
STATE AND REALLY GIVE HOOSIERS A

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GLIMPSE OF WHAT THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT BE AND WHAT
THEY -- HOW DO THEY LOOK FOR THE
NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO

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IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. THOSE ARE
THE KIND OF THINGS I KNOW YOU
CARE ABOUT AND I CARE ABOUT.
THIS IS PART OF MY EXCITEMENT.

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>> WELL SAID, NATE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL.
THIS COMBINATION IS SOMETHING
THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

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FOR A WHILE NOW BECOMING A
REALITY AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET
STARTED AND GROW THIS BUSINESS.
WE'LL SEE IT GROW THE STATE AS