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Jane Martin graduated from IU, married her husband at Beck Chapel, and then moved to Silicon Valley to become a venture capitalist. Twenty years ago, she and her husband returned to Bloomington to enjoy their retirement.
For Jane, part of enjoying retirement includes serving her community. She served on Mayor Hamilton's Wage Growth Task Force were concerns about Bloomington's lack of economic bounce back after the Great Recession were addressed. Jane believes that The Mill, the forthcoming business incubator and coworking space opening at 642 N. Madison next month, is going to be the economic catalyst Bloomington needs to bounce back and move forward.
A
There's
a
wonderful
book
called
the
new
geography
of
jobs
you're
by
Enrico
Moretti.
He
says
for
every
innovation
job
five
new
jobs
are
created,
two
of
those
professional
and
three
service,
but
at
a
higher
average
wage,
and
why
is
that?
Entrepreneurs
use
uber
by
l'a
taste
want
to
go
climbing
hear
about
the
art
culture.
This
is
the
multiplier
effect
we're
trying
to
create
in
Bloomington.
A
I'm
Jane,
Martin
and
I'm,
a
retired
venture,
capitalist
and
chair
of
the
board
of
the
dimension
Mellon.
My
husband
and
I
went
to
undergrad
here,
got
married
effect,
Chapel
and
then
went
to
Silicon
Valley
of
where
I
was
a
venture
capitalist.
We
were
looking
for
a
little
college
town
to
retire
to
20-some
years
ago
and
and
we
felt
at
home
at
in
Bloomington
I'm,
pretty
excited
about
the
dimension
mill,
there's
a
an
economic
development
underpinning
to
this.
That's
particularly
close
to
my
heart.
A
couple
years
ago,
I
shared
the
way
to
grow
the
task
force.
A
We're
concerned
that
in
every
recent
recession,
Bloomington
has
bounced
back
to
its
wage
and
Jobs
level,
except
the
Great
Recession
of
oh
eight.
Oh
nine
were
lagging,
so
we
have
to
do
something
different.
The
dimension
mill,
I
think
is
going
to
be
a
catalyst
for
community
building
for
new
company
new
initiative
formation.
We're
planning
to
have
a
first
grade,
girls
coding
school,
we're
planning
to
have
a
book
club
for
the
broader
community,
I've
heard
from
a
number
of
people.
Why
do
we
need
to
grow?
Isn't
Bloomington
great?
Do
we
want
more
congestion?
A
From
my
seven
decades
on
the
planet,
I
can
tell
you
that
the
governing
principle
of
life
is
changed,
not
the
smartest,
not
the
strongest,
but
he
or
she
who
has
the
ability
to
evolve.
Those
are
going
to
be
the
survivors
and
the
thrivers
and
entrepreneurs
are
very
philanthropic
and
they
care
about
their
communities,
so
I
believe
a
dimension
mill
is
going
to
be
the
economic
development
catalyst
that
helps
us
include
all
constituencies
in
our
community.