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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS

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NOW AROUND INDIANA.

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AS THIS QUICKLY APPROACH THE

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TWO-YEAR MARK OF THE PANDEMIC

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THERE'S NO QUESTION BUSINESSES

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OF ALL SIZES HAVE TAKEN A HIT.

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INDIANA'S CO-WORKING SPACES ARE

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NO DIFFERENT.

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IN HAMILTON COUNTY, ALL SIGNS

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POINT TO A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD.

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OUR MARY-RACHEL REDMAN CAUGHT

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UP WITH TECH TRAILBLAZER JOHN

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WECHSLER AT OUR SATELLITE

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STUDIO LAUNCH FISSURES.

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>> ONE OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS TO

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EMERGE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IS

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THE SURGEON ENTREPRENEURS AND

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STARTUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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ESPECIALLY IN INDIANA.

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LOOK NO FURTHER THAN ONE OF THE

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STATE'S FIRST AND LARGEST

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CO-WORKING SPACES HOUSTON

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HAMILTON COUNTY.

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LAUNCH FISSURES.

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JOHN WECHSLER ONE OF THE

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ORIGINAL COFOUNDERS OF LAUNCH

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TELLS US THE WORK FROM ANYWHERE

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MODEL WAS ALREADY IN THE WORKS

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BEFORE COVID-19 HIT.

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THE PANDEMIC ACCELERATED THE

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MODEL OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS

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AND IT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT A

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POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE ONLY

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LAUNCH FISSURES BUT CO-WORKING

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SPACES STATEWIDE.

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>> THE WORK FROM ANYWHERE

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MODEL, THE REMOTE WORKER MODEL

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IS REALLY BENEFITING THE

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CO-WORK LOCATIONS AROUND THE

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STATE.

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NURSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

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PEOPLE THAT MAY WORK FOR A

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COMPANY THAT IS BASED IN NEW

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YORK OR CALIFORNIA AND FOR THE

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WORKERS TO BE RIGHT HERE IN

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FISSURES OR INDIANAPOLIS.

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AND WORK RIGHT HERE FROM LAUNCH

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FISSURES ARE ONE OF THE OTHER

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STATES CO-WORKING CENTERSE

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HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE

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EVERYTHING WAS BASICALLY SHUT

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DOWN.

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AS WE RETURNED BACK TO WORK

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WITH MEASURES IN PLACE TO MAKE

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SURE THE ENVIRONMENT WAS SAFE

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AND THAT EVERYBODY STAYED

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HEALTHY, WHAT WE FOUND WAS A

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NEW COMFORT LEVEL AS PEOPLE

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HAVE LEARNED HOW TO WORK

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TOGETHER AND REFILL THE SPACE.

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WE ARE SEEING LEVELS OF WORK

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THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN IN

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YEARS.

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THAT'S BEEN PRETTY AMAZING TO

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SEE.

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AT THIS POINT, THE LAUNCH

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FISSURES LOCATION AND IOT LAB

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ARE FULL.

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WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE

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ARE TRYING TO MAKE ROOM FOR

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PEOPLE AND PLAN FOR LONGER-TERM

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HOW WE MEET THAT DEMAND.

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>> IT'S NO QUESTION THE

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RESTAURANT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN

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HIT THE HARDEST DUE TO COVID-19

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RESTRICTIONS.

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JOHN WECHSLER TELLS US THE TEST

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KITCHEN IS THRIVING.

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>> IN THIS AMAZING TIME TO

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START A RESTAURANT LEVEL AND

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MULTIPLE RESTAURANTS AT THE

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FISHER TEST KITCHEN.

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WE WALKED RIGHT INTO THE

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PANDEMIC AND WE MADE IT THROUGH

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THAT.

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THAT MOMENT IN TIME.

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AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE AT

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PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN TERMS OF

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REVENUE AND BUSINESS THERE AT

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THE TEST KITCHEN.

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WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE

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WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS OVER THE

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TASTING ROOM WITH THE FISHER

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TEST KITCHEN.

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>> JOHN WECHSLER POINTS OUT

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THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10 YEAR

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ANNIVERSARY OF LAUNCH FISSURES

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OPENING ITS DOORS IN 2012.

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>> 10 YEARS AGO WHEN THE MAYOR

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AND I WERE DREAMING UP WHAT WE

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WERE GOING TO DO WITH LAUNCH

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FISSURES, WE WERE IN THE

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BASEMENT OF THE LIBRARY AT THE

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TIME.

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TODAY, YOU FAST FORWARD 10

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YEARS AND WE HAVE SEEN

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THOUSANDS OF JOBS CREATED,

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HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

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INVESTED IN FISSURES AND OUR

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STARTUP COMMUNITY.

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WE ARE IN 52,000 SQUARE FEET AT

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LAUNCH FISSURES AND ANOTHER

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26,000 FOR THE IOT LAB.

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REALLY, THIS IS EXCEEDED OUR

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WILDEST EXPECTATIONS AFTER A

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DECADE OF DOING THIS.

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>> WEXLER TELLS US FOSTERING

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THAT ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND

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PUSH RENOVATION IS AT THE HEART

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OF FISSURES CONTINUED GROWTH.

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SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE

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PANDEMIC THE CITY'S TECH AND

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INNOVATION DISTRICT HAS SEEN

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THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL NEW

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COMPANIES.

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PERHAPS, THE MOST EXCITING OF

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WHICH IS PREDICTED TO BE A