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>>> Well, as we told you at the

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top of the hour this week,

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Bloomington based Cook Medical

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is putting its foot in a

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socioeconomic challenged

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Indianapolis neighborhood. What

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does it mean beyond the jobs and

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investment? A lot and our

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insiders are here to weigh in on

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that and more. I'm very happy to

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be joined in person by

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international school of Indiana

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head of school Elizabeth Head.

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Also Winston group president

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Robin Winston and the leader of

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harvest consulting Rob. We'll

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begin with Cook Medical which is

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interesting, one, investment,

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$15 million. Ultimately could

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mean 200 jobs, Robin, but east

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side of Indianapolis, the focus

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goes of what Cook is trying to

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do goes far beyond the jobs and

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investment.

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>> It's a public private

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partnership and you have talked

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about recruiting XPE firms to be

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part of the process that will

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rejuvenate the neighborhood,

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create jobs, groceries part of

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it. Goodwill Industries is

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involved. The perfect synergy to

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make a difference in the

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neighborhood.

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>> Elizabeth, companies are

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always looking for ways to make

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a difference in communities like

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that. This is something I think

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that is really potentially long

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lasting, long term because

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they're employing people from

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the community, the grocery store

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is going to be run and owned by

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two local entrepreneurs, so it's

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a great story.

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>> The key word here is access,

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access, because it allows people

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in the community to have access

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to resources that will truly

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benefit their lives so they're

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partnering to give back to the

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community as well as the

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community benefiting from that

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partnership. Access is key.

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Really proud of what Indiana is

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doing with that partnership.

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>> Mike, another part of town,

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downtown specifically across the

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street from the Fieldhouse, near

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east side of the downtown area,

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$250 million two-tower project

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announced an investment group

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led by Herb Simon. Big project,

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a really dramatic makeover of

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that part of town.

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>> Absolutely. It's always very

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enjoyable to reflect on what the

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Simons have done for this

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community. Their locality Herb

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and Mel, they have just been so

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local. The Pacers, this

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investment is spectacular. It's

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really going to change that

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whole venue and what that area

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of town looks like.

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Congratulations to Herb Simon

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again.

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>> Robin, does it shift a little

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bit just kind of the center of

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activity downtown if you will?

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You have got the convention

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center and then you come east,

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you know, toward the sporting

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events, skating rink and all the

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outdoor activities there.

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>> It's going to make that whole

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area sizzle. Don't forget the

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city county building is going to

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have a completely new

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redevelopment there. Obviously

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the former jail will have a

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redevelopment. That area that

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used to be a sleepy part of our

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city will be a sizzling part of

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our city.

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>> Yeah. Another part of the

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Indiana economy sizzling and

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continuing to do so is the ag

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biotech sector in Indiana. Big

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news, securing $60 million in

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funding that was just announced

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this week. A really big deal.

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The west Lafayette based

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company. A Brazilian company

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that initially said we're going

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to put our north American

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headquarters here and said we

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are going to move the whole deal

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here.

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>> This is important for

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Indiana. Indiana has to attract

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foreign investment, foreign

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recruitment of talent for the

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work force development issue.

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Indiana wants to stand out on

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the U.S. map for global

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industry. That's why we have an

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international school of Indiana

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and international center, why we

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have international routes at our

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airport. This type of foreign

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investment, type of commitment

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to Indiana is what Indiana has

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to continue to do to help the

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mission of the state thrive.

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>> Interesting on your take,

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too, the global economic summit,

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the first ever here in Indiana

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taking place, race weekend

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essentially in Indianapolis. 800

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people are registered. They're

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cutting off registration. They

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have got the former CEO of

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Google, I think two dozen

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ambassadors from around the

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world coming here, the global

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spotlight is going to be on

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Indiana.

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>> Exactly because this is one

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of the key components of why

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Indiana is a great place to live

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and work within the United

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States. They have attracted

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numerous different countries to

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attend. People as you mentioned,

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800 people plus and makes the

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focus on Indiana be so

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important. We're more than just

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one of the 50 states. We're a

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place where the world wants to

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be.

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>> Yep. You know, it's

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interesting, went down to the

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derby several years ago. Was on

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the derby train and they were

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entertaining CEOs from I don't

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know how many different

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companies. I'm so pleased that

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Indiana is highlights the

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Indianapolis 500 bringing all

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these people so they can see not

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only the 500 but see all the

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other amenities and how hot

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Indianapolis is and how much is

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going on. Purdue is doing a

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great job. We just need to focus

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on economic development.

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>> As you look at that Robin and

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you have been around a long

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time, I mean, Indiana seems to

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be its presence on a global

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stage seems to be getting some

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momentum.

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>> Think about the airport.

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There's a reason we have a FedEx

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here because of the moderate

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weather. I hope it impresses

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upon the CEOs, you can get in

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here to the best rated airport

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in the country time and time

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again. You have excellent

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hospitality and the kind of

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stories you're talking about

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they'll be seeing the fruition

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of them.

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>> Another interesting story

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this week, the best firms to

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work remotely released this

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week. Fisher's based company Hub

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Staff has 90 remote workers in

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28 countries. Very interesting

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but the state of Indiana or

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different organizations trying

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to get remote workers to live

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here.

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>> This is the beauty. People

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living on the coast, expensive

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high cost of living. Now if you

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work remotely which that's here

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to stay. They can choose where

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do I want to live, work, where

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do I want to raise my family and

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looking at states like Indiana.

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If you look at a school like

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ours we have had an influx of

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families come because they want

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to say I want to live in a state

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to raise my family well, good

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cost of living, wonderful

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environment, great amenities and

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doesn't matter where my employer

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is, I get to choose where I

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choose to be and Indiana can

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capitalize by attracting these

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families.

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>> Firms that are not adopting

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this new approach to their

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employees are losing those

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employees because the employee

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is looking at, you know, their

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family and their time at work

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and their time off work and so

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it's really smart strategy right

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now to be very thoughtful about

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your employees.

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>> Well, and Mike, you and I

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know from national politics our

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friends between the Boston,

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Washington corridor and San

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Francisco to L.A. corridor would

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never think this would be in

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Indiana and I think they fail a

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lot of TRtrivia questions but w

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know the answer and it's a

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tremendous answer.

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>> Great to have the insiders

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back in person in studio. Robin,