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>> IT'S TIME TO GO INSIDE

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INNOVATION.

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INDIANAPOLIS-BASED WILLOUGHBY

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INDUSTRIES HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS

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FOR 75 YEARS. IT'S A

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FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS...A

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MANUFACTURER OF STAINLESS-STEEL

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PLUMBING FIXTURES IN

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CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS

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THE UNITED STATES.

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THAT'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE YOU'LL

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FIND WILLOUGHBY PRODUCTS THEY'RE

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IN HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATIONAL

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FACILITIES AND RV'S AS WELL.

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FOR MORE ON THE COMPANY'S GROWTH

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AND MILESTONE.

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PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY CRAIG

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ALDERSON.

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WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

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>> ONE WITH A RICH HERITAGE.

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GIVE US A THUMBNAIL HOW

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WILLOUGHBY INDUSTRIES GOT

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STARTED?

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>> WE'RE A FAMILY-OWNED

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BUSINESS, THIRD GENERATION

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PRESENTLY, MY WIFE'S GRANDFATHER

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STARTED THE COMPANY IN 1947,

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DOWN ON WEST MORRIS STREET.

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AND WE'VE GROWN SINCE THEN.

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AND THEN MY WIFE'S FATHER, AND

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MOTHER, RAN THE BUSINESS FOR A

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NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THEN MY

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WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE

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BUSINESS IN 2004, AND HAVE BEEN

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FORTUNATE TO BRING IT TO CURRENT

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DAY.

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>> STARTED AS A SHEET METAL

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PRODUCTION COMPANY, STILL DO

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THAT, THE BUSINESS EVOLVED IN A

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BIG WAY OVER TIME.

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GIVE US A THUMBNAIL DESCRIPTION

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OF WILLOUGHBY INDUSTRIES RIGHT

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NOW?

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>> WE'RE A FAMILY-OWNED, 130

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EMPLOYEES LOCATED ON THE

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NORTHWEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS

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IN PARK 100.

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WE PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF

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WHAT WE TERM VERTICAL MARKETS,

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CORRECTIONS IS ONE.

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SO WE'RE MANUFACTURER IN THE

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TRUEST SENSE OF STAINLESS STEEL

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AND SOLID SURFACE PLUMBING

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FIXTURES AND ACCESSORIES FOR

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CORRECTIONS, ALSO FOR PARKS AND

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REC, FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

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FACILITIES, FOR HEALTHCARE

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FACILITIES, AND FOR SCHOOLS.

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THOSE ARE OUR PRIMARY MARKETS.

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>> AND YOU ARE THE LARGEST

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SECURITY PLUMBING FIXTURES

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COMPANY MANUFACTURER BY VOLUME

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IN THE COUNTRY, RIGHT, IN THE

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WORLD, REALLY.

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>> ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

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AND AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN VERY

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FORTUNATE TO GET IT TO THAT

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POINT IN TIME.

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AND I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU WE

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HAD A FINELY CRAFTED BUSINESS

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PLAN, BUT WE WEREN'T THAT

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CLEVER, TOOK A LOT OF HARD WORK

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AND GREAT PEOPLE, AND WE'VE BEEN

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BLESSED.

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>> YOU KIND OF TALKED ABOUT

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1980, HOW KIND OF A BREAK, IF

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YOU WILL, GOT YOU INTO THAT

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CORRECTIONS MARKET HERE IN

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INDIANAPOLIS.

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>> YEAH.

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WE WERE A SUPPLIER TO THE MARIAN

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COUNTY JAIL.

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HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS AT THAT

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TIME.

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AND NOTHING TO DO WITH PLUMBING

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FIXTURES, WE WERE MAKING AND

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REPAIRING SOME OTHER THINGS THAT

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THEY HAD NEEDS FOR.

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AND THEY APPROACHED US ABOUT A

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NEED THEY HAD BECAUSE THEY HAD

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HAD SEVEN OF THEIR CELLS SHUT

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DOWN BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

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AND THEY NEEDED TO MAKE SOME

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REPAIRS ON THE PLUMBING FIXTURES

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IN THE CELLS BEFORE THEY COULD

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REOPEN THEM.

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SO THEY APPROACHED US, WE CAME

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UP WITH A SOLUTION, THEY LIKED

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THE SOLUTION, AND WITH THAT

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QUICK TRANSACTION, IF YOU WILL,

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WE CAME ON TO THE SCENE.

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>> YEAH.

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>> IT'S REMARKABLE.

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IF THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED,

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WHO KNOWS WHERE WE WOULD BE

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TODAY.

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>> NOW YOU ARE IN CORRECTIONAL

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INSTITUTIONS ALL OVER THE UNITED

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STATES.

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YOU MENTIONED GROWTH, 1995, YOU

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HAD ABOUT 40 EMPLOYEES, NOW UP

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TO 130.

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SO THAT'S A GREAT GROWTH STORY.

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REALLY INTERESTING TO ME, TOO,

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THAT YOU'VE MADE A COMMITMENT

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VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT

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CONNECTING WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS

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WORK RELEASE PROGRAM, GIVING EX

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OFFENDERS A SECOND CHANCE.

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>> YEAH.

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THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING NEAR AND

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DEAR TO OUR HEARTS.

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WE'VE BEEN DEDICATED TO DOING

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THAT, OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

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I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR

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IT, I CAN'T.

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IT WAS HERE WELL BEFORE MY TIME,

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AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS.

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AND IT'S CONTINUED, AND AS TIME

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HAS GONE ON, OTHER COMPANIES

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AROUND THE AREA HAVE FIGURED OUT

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THAT RESOURCE, AND HAVE

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PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, AS

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WELL.

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BUT IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT

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IT'S A WAY FOR US TO GIVE BACK.

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AND IT'S A WAY FOR US TO GET

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SOME VERY GOOD EMPLOYEES, TOO.

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>> YEAH.

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>> MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PROGRAM.

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>> FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU,

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CRAIG.

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THAT'S MANUFACTURING HERE IN

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INDIANA, IN INDIANAPOLIS.

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THAT'S WHERE YOU STARTED DOING

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IT, THAT'S WHERE YOU DO ALL YOUR

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MANUFACTURING TO THIS DAY.

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ADVANTAGES, IN YOUR VIEW, OF

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MANUFACTURING HERE IN INDIANA?

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>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

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IT'S ONE OF THE BEST STATES, IF

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NOT THE BEST STATE TO BE

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ESTABLISHED IN.

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SOME OF OUR COMPETITION IS IN

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OTHER STATES.

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AND WE HEAR THE CLIMATE,

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ECONOMICALLY AND LABOR-WISE THEY

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HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

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IT IS JUST NOT THE SAME.

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WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO BE IN

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INDIANA, AND TO HAVE LEADERSHIP

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IN INDIANA, CONSISTENT

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LEADERSHIP IN INDIANA, THAT

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WELCOMES INDUSTRY.

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AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE BENEFIT FOR

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US.

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ABSOLUTELY.

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>> CRAIG ALDERSON, THE PRESIDENT

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OF WILLOUGHBY INDUSTRIES

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CELEBRATING 75 YEARS.

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A REAL GROWTH SUCCESS STORY IN

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INDIANAPOLIS, CRAIG,

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CONGRATULATIONS ON THE