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Description
October 16, 2018
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop announced their cities’ entrance into a partnership designed to connect and amplify entrepreneurial activity and boost economic growth in both Indiana municipalities.
Our panel also included:
Cindy Frey, President of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Pat East, Executive Director of The Mill
This discussion was moderated by Yael Ksander, City of Bloomington Communications Director
A
Hi
and
welcome
we're
here
today
at
Bloomington
City
Hall,
to
announce
a
new
partnership
between
the
cities
of
Bloomington
and
Columbus
I'm,
so
glad
that
you're
here
with
us
today,
thanks
for
watching
I'm,
Yael
Cassander,
the
city
of
Bloomington
communications
director.
Here
today
with
some
special
guests,
we
have
Mayor
John
Hamilton
of
Bloomington
here
to
my
left
and
Mayor
Jim
of
Columbus.
Here
to
my
right.
Along
with
the
mayors,
we
have
patty
who's,
the
executive
director
of
dimensional
Inc,
which
is
running
in
the
middle
and
Cindy
fry.
A
C
C
Deep
histories,
long
histories,
not
so
far
apart
physically,
but
we're
announcing
something
today
to
help
our
communities
and
our
people
more
importantly,
connect
in
ways
that
maybe
to
encourage
that
to
happen
with
this
new
partnership,
we're
doing
with
elevate,
which
is
an
Indiana
State
program
to
support
entrepreneurship
and
new
businesses
and
you'll,
hear
more
better
details
about
that
from
others.
But
I'm
really
excited
that
our
two
communities
are
kind
of
shaking
hands
and
formally
connecting
in
this
really
to
help
our
economy.
So
yeah.
D
We
use
the
from
time
to
time
in
Columbus.
We
refer
to
our
economic
engine
and
that's
a
pun.
You
know
we
related
to
the
president
some
comments,
but
we
also
have
a
significant.
You
know
an
economy.
In
addition
to
that,
and
as
we
look
at
Bloomington,
we
see
a
lot
of
complementary
strengths.
You
know
the
presence
of
higher
education,
biomedicine
of
real
estate
activities
that
you
have
here,
and
so
we
think
that
there
are
some
really
opportunities
for
us
to
learn
from
each
other
to
contribute
to
each
other's
sort
of
fill
in
the
blanks.
D
If
you
will
that
each
of
us
have
and
create
something
greater
than
than
just
two
plus
two
equal
four
I
think
we
can
do
six
or
seven
something
some
high
math,
that's
a
real
big
math,
but
so
yeah
we
just
outside
each
other
for
a
number
of
years
in
so
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
really
be
purposeful
about
trying
to
create
some
engagement
between
the
two
kingdoms.
We're
really
excited
okay,.
B
A
E
So
the
the
partnership
is
between
a
dimension
multi,
which
is
located
it's
nineteen
thousand
square
feet
of
co-working
and
incubator
space.
That's
opening
up
in
a
couple
of
weeks
and
with
the
Columbus
area
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce,
oh
between
the
two
cities.
These
are
the
two
organizations
that
are
really
Canon
spearheading
the
partnership.
E
Columbus's
raised
half
a
million
dollars,
look
at
Dennis
raised
another
half
million
dollars
and
then
that
million
dollars
gets
matched
by
one
and
a
half
million
from
Elliott
ventures,
which
is
a
development
venture
firm
in
Indianapolis
that
invests
in
high-growth
innovation,
driven
and
tech,
driven
companies,
and
so
two
and
a
half
million
dollars.
We're
gonna
split
it
evenly.
It's
a
it's.
Equal
partnership
will
split
on
a
pro-rata
basis
based
upon
how
much
we
raised
and-
and
it
really
should
help
boost
a
lot
of
entrepreneurship
and
co-working
and
innovation
and
technology.
F
In
both
communities
around
entrepreneurship,
we're
a
very
entrepreneurial
city,
but
this
just
gives
us
some
resources
to
be
able
to
do
more
already.
The
partnership
of
elevate
ventures
has
brought
a
lot
to
our
community
I.
Think
we've
referred
nine
companies
to
elevate
since
our
conference
that
started
in
January,
so
I
can
already
see
the
potential
in
working
in
partnership
with
Bloomington
and
all
the
great
resources
of
the
talented
people
that
are
here
and
and
working
with
elevate
ventures
and
all
that
they
bring
to
the
table
in
terms
of
expertise
and
capital
and
in
connections.
A
D
They've
got
a
minimum
of
investment
from
the
local
community,
that's
a
million
dollars,
and
that
amount
was
a
little
too
high
for
Columbus
or
Bloomington,
but
work
together.
You
know
we
can.
We
can
bring
that
to
pass
and
I
think
that
that's
a
little
bit
of
the
strategy
that
elevate
ventures
has
is
to
encourage
regionalisms
and
encourage
communities
that
are
near
by
each
other
to
find
ways
and
reasons
to
partner.
So
you
know
it
kind
of
makes
the
sense.
D
D
C
As
you
said
mayor,
you
know,
we
all
know:
cities
live
in
regions,
we
succeed
and
failed
as
as
not
just
a
city
but
as
a
region,
we're
part
of
a
state
kind
of
in
the
you
know,
we're
kind
of
in
the
central
Indiana
orbit,
but
a
little
separate
from
that
and
our
histories
have
been
evolving
too
and
I.
Think
part
of
this
deal
is
reminding
us
that,
just
like
we
each
have
families
in
our
communities
who
work
in
both
places.
C
You
know
bring
one
spouse,
it
goes
to
Columbus
or
one
spouse
comes
from
or
whatever
a
partner,
I
think
this.
We
hope
this
can
kind
of
just
create
more
of
that
interaction
of
really
smart
people
in
Columbus,
entrepreneurial
experience,
technical
expertise
similar
on
the
Bloomington
side,
just
to
create
more
collisions
right.
That's
a
lot
of
what
this
economy
is
about.
Creating
more
collisions
and
good
collisions
I
mean
creatively.
C
A
I
feel
like
it
would
be
appropriate
right
now
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
Columbus.
You
know
we're
watching
this
on
the
city
of
Bloomington
Facebook
I'm,
hoping
your
people
are
sharing
it
on
on
the
Columbus
Facebook,
but
it
would
be
great
to
talk
about
the
culture
of
Columbus
and
why,
beyond
simply
geographical
reasons,
Columbus
really
has
a
culture
that
lends
itself
to
partnering
with
us
here
in
Bloomington
web
time.
D
Included
are
golden
foundry,
maybe
Hamilton
Costco
those
some
of
those
companies
still
exist
and
one
form
or
another,
but
they
generally
started
small
a
hundred
years
ago,
and
today,
they're
they're
a
significant
size,
and
but
they
have
an
attitude
you
mean
even
within
them
of
some
kind
of
entrepreneurial
activity.
Cummins
has
several
different
business
units
and
it
has
done
a
really
wonderful
job
of
embracing
a
higher
technology.
I
mean
there's
more
lines
of
code
in
a
diesel
engine
than
that
I
can
count.
Let
me
know
the
number
I
was
given.
D
It
was
the
same
seats,
a
million
and
if
you're
going
to
be
able
to
get
the
power
that
you
walk
with
the
lower
use
of
fuel
and
be
able
to
control
the
emission,
it's
all
at
the
same
time,
but
you
need
a
really
smart
controller.
You
know
for
the
engine,
and
so
there
is
a
bunch
of
tech
company
as
they
are
a
manufacturing
co.
D
You
know
that
small
tool
work
locally,
but
the
entrepreneurial
side
still
has
an
opportunity
with
the
tech.
You
know.
As
I
mentioned,
you've
got
a
number
of
ways
to
control
a
diesel
engine
or
a
number
of
ways
to
control
a
manufacturing
process.
We
have
a
company
called
frissina.
They
have
recently
invested
fifty-seven
million
dollars
to
create
a
paperless
robotics
rope
is
robotized.
Is
that
good
roboticize
in.
D
Operation
that
relies
on
robots
these
robots
working
with
each
other,
so
the
technology
that
associated
is
associated
with
this.
It
exists
in
claws
and
the
entrepreneurial
spirit
tell
us
that,
sooner
or
later,
people
who
work
there
will
want
to
try
something
on
their
own
and
Commons,
and
several
of
the
other
employers
and
Columbus
have
a
long
history
of
encouraging
that
you
know,
because
they
understand
that
those
people
will
still
become
vendors.
D
You
know
they'll
still
work
with
us,
but
maybe
even
at
higher
level,
and
so
you
know,
part
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
continue
there,
that
history,
that
culture
of
entrepreneurism
and
trying
to
break
some
new
boundary
surfaces
is
a
high-tech
area.
So
for
us
this
there's
venture
LD
ventures.
It'll
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
I
mean
it's
a
way
that
we
think
about
our
community
of
our
economy.
F
Type
of
activity
yeah,
absolutely
we
have
a
really
strong
support
system
for
entrepreneurs
all
under
one
roof
at
the
chamber,
with
the
very
active
scorer
chapter,
because
there's
so
many
talented
retirees
who
stay
in
our
community
and
then
the
Indiana
Small
Business
Development
Center,
which
has
an
office
and
a
full-time
business
adviser
and
a
small
co-working
space,
so
we're
all
under
one
roof.
There
are
lots
of
services
for
entrepreneurs,
but
that
being
said,
we
still
have
gaps
and
that
system
that
supports
entrepreneurs
could
be
a
little
bit
more
visible
to
more
people.
F
Help
exist
so
I
think
by
plugging
in
with
elevating
some
of
these
resources,
we
can
get
a
different
skill
set
in
a
mentor
who's
used
to
working
with
venture
capital
and
and
sort
of
innovation,
driven
businesses,
maybe
some
early
stage
capital
that
can
help
fuel
some
of
this.
Some
of
these
new
businesses
and
then
just
more
educational
support.
A
Yeah
at
this
point,
I
the
suspense
is
killing
me.
I
can't
help
but
bring
patterns
in
the
conversation
to
talk
about
all
of
these
wonderful
entrepreneurs
that
we've
been
introduced
to
and
been
introducing
to,
the
larger
community
through
our
series
online
I
have
to
put
in
a
little
plug
for
it.
It's
the
Bloomington
dreamers,
doers
and
entrepreneurs.
Series
you'll
have
to
check
it
out.
If
you
haven't
already
don't.
A
E
The
middle
is,
the
middle
is
going
to
be
again
a
couple
of
weeks
when
we
open
it.
It's
going
to
be
Bloomington's
a
very
tangible,
visible
way
to
say
here's
how
the
city
and
our
business
community
support
entrepreneurs.
It's
going
to
be
19
thousand
square
feet
of
co-working
and
incubator
space,
Wow
ample
private
offices
at
36,
plus
room
at
2500
square
foot,
Event,
Center
and.
E
E
Was
not
a
furniture
factory
yeah,
but
was
one
of
the
original
shower
brothers
facilities?
So
it's
got
the
nice
sawtooth
roofs
with
with
the
windows
facing
and
in
order
to
let
in
all
of
the
sunlight,
but
not
all.
The
heat,
as
I
mentioned,
lots
of
lots
of
exposed,
brick
and
lots
of
reclaimed,
wood
and
and
over
150
seats
for
entrepreneurs
and
backpack
and
idea
companies
to
be
able
to
attain
and
build
kind
of
it
kind
of,
in
the
same
way
that
the
Sharma
brothers
used
to
build
in
their
facility.
So.
A
E
E
Yeah,
so
it's
so
backpack
and
idea,
companies
are
are
really
how
communities
and
city
it's
like
when
we
didn't
in
Columbus
are
going
to
grow
in
the
future.
These
are
folks
that
have
a
nine-to-five
job,
sometimes
that
are
working
out
of
Starbucks,
or
maybe
they
have
a
part-time
job,
though
this
is.
This
is
what
they
want
to
do
in
the
future
and
when
they
have
one
job,
they
literally
double
the
amount
of
jobs.
E
Here,
we
don't
have
enough
population
to
be
able
to
populate
that
and
to
service
it,
and
so
really
the
the
way
that
our
communities
are
going
to
continue
to
grow
and
create
more
opportunities
for
everybody
else's
through
these
small
companies
that
have
one
and
two
and
three
and
four
jobs.
Eventually,
we
want
them
to
get
bigger
to
create
more
opportunities
for
everybody
else,
but
really
most
of
the
growth
is
going
to
be
from
these
smaller
companies.
Just
adding
one
job
to
Java,
3
Java
I
was.
C
And
another
thing
I
think
I
kind
of
records
before
it's
what's:
what's
the
is
it
the
drugstore
or
the
or
the
gas
station
model
where,
if
you
have
it,
if
you
have
more
things
happening
next
to
each
other,
they
may
help
each
other.
The
more
companies
in
the
more
vitality
that's
happening
in
Columbus
actually
helps
Bloomington
because
in
vice-versa
I
think
as
people
look
at
locating
here,
young
people,
young
companies
are
looking
all
over
the
country
or
the
world,
and
we
have
an
incredible
quality
of
life
to
offer.
C
Here's
great
place
to
live
in,
but
it
also
people
think
about
what
what
if
this
job
doesn't
work
out
or
what's
my
spouse
gonna
do
and
as
they're
moving
and
the
more
vitality
and
options
we
have
for
those
kinds
of
creative,
backpack
and
I,
hear
people
love
the
better
I.
Remember
you
you
even
saying
a
while
back
to
me.
I
remember,
you
mentioned
you
know
having
a
thousand
jobs
arrived
at
once
has
happened.
It
had
more
in
the
past,
but
more
likely
now
is
have
a
hundred.
D
C
D
Of
those
came,
you
know
with
200
jobs
right
right
at
the
outset,
and
given
the
unemployment
issues
that
we've
got,
that's
just
going
to
be
more
difficult.
You
know
to
attract
going
forward,
so
it's
going
to
be
difficult
for
us
to
move
to
grow
the
employment
base,
but
if
we
do
it
at
2
for
3
or
6
at
a
time,
well,
that's
a
place
we
can
manage.
You
know
that
pace
works
for
both
our
communities.
C
E
There's
a
residence
which
is
the
shorthand
for
that
is
the
I
arm.
So
you
may
care
to
say
that
today
what
this
person
is
going
to
do
is
they're
a
full
time
mentor
to
start
up,
so
they
they
teach
them
everything
they
need
to
know
about,
going
and
building
the
company
they
they
mentor
them
and
guide
them
in
coach
them.
So
that
person
is
going
to
be
full-time
and
they'll
split
their
time
evenly
between
Columbus
and
implemented.
They.
E
They're
gonna
get
in
the
car
quite
a
bit
going
backwards.
I,
don't
know,
they'll
have
an
office,
so
that's
part
of
the
that's
part
of
the
elevate
deal.
There
also
be
$200,000
and
the
seed
money.
So
what
this
means
is
for
companies
who
are
either
getting
off
the
ground
and
have
have
a
hurdle
that
they
need
to
get
over.
Maybe
it's
a
technological
her
all
day.
E
You
know
to
determine
whether
or
not
it's
viable,
we'll
be
able
to
we'll
have
a
small
committee
of
somebody
from
Columbus
somebody
from
Bloomington
and
again,
a
representative
from
elevated
ventures
and
they'll
determine
how
much
those
folks
get
and
how
often
they
get
that
money.
So
let
me
$200,000
and
proof
of
concept
money
walking
around
money
as
they
ascend
the
folks
say:
they'll
be
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
capital.
That's
reserved
specifically
for
companies
who
are
passed
at
a
stage
that
really
need
capital
to
take
grow.
So
they've
kind
of
proven
of
their
concept.
E
They
still
have
a
few
things
to
figure
out,
but
they
really
need
a
lot
more
capital
to
to
be
able
to
grow
and
it's
go.
So
that's
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars,
that's
specifically
reserved
for
companies
and
Bloomington
and
in
Columbus
in
in
past
years,
that
money
has
actually
ran
out
from
the
state,
and
so
this
is
a
huge
deal
for
us
to
be
able
to
not
only
have
that
amount
but
have
a
specifically
reserved
for
us.
E
So,
even
if
other
cities
use
up
their
allotment,
that
won't
affect
us,
which
is
great
and
of
course,
we'll
have
all
kinds
of
resources
and
connections
with
elevate
ventures.
They
have
a
lot
of
resources,
both
online
and
the
Inc
connections
and
just
all
the
investments
and
all
the
connections
they
think
about
all
those
tremendous
they're.
You.
F
Know
really
looking
forward
to
enhancing
some
programming
in
our
community
and
using
some
of
the
expertise
that
Bloomington
has
to
do
that
not
only
for
entrepreneurs
but
also
for
potential
investors.
So
looking
to
develop
angel
investors
in
our
own
backyard
will
be
an
important
piece
of
this,
and
we
know
there
are
those
people
in
our
community
who
will
be
willing
to
do
that,
provide
them
with
some
and
help
them
match.
F
C
You
successful
entrepreneurs
out
there
who
are
in
under
nest-egg.
Remember
you
had
these,
there
may
be
opportunities,
as
you
said,
to
build
a
culture
resource
of
investment
in
your
in
your
own
community
in
Indiana.
It
doesn't
have
a
strong
record
in
that,
yet
you
know
we
had
that
one's
called
rise
of
the
rest
through
that
reminded
people
in
existence.
75%
of
the
venture
money
in
America
goes
to
Massachusetts
California
and
New
York
right
and
that's
not
where
three
quarters
are
the
good
ideas.
I
mean
we
want
to
build
that
locally.
Yeah.
A
Well,
we
have
some
questions
from
our
viewers,
so
thanks
a
lot
for
writing
those
in
we
hear
from
Tyler.
He
says
having
that
available
capital
for
businesses
to
grow
and
expand
is
a
great
idea.
Thanks,
Tyler
vote
of
confidence.
We
also
heard
from
bill
who
says:
I've
been
a
small
business
owner
in
the
technology
sector
in
Bloomington
for
the
past
10
years
and
Bill
says,
I
did
not
hear
anything
specifically
to
help
engage
new
business
in
either
community
I.
A
B
D
Would
be
part
of
the
job
description
for
the
entrepreneur
in
residence?
It's
not
a
seat.
People
out
wine
until
you
know
there'll
be
a
myriad
of
ways
where
they'll,
how
they'll
do
that?
I
think
that
a
reference
is
either
to
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Columbus
or
the
dimension
Miller
of
the
middle.
You
know
in
Bloomington
the
traditional
way
would
be
through
bankers
and
attorneys,
but
I
think
that
after
this,
but
is
a
little
bit
more
mature.
D
What
we'll
find
is
that
there's
a
network
of
entrepreneurial
type
people
and
they'll
talk
to
each
other,
he's
collisions
that
you
referred
to
earlier
and
by
that
we'll
get
references
or
referrals
to
and
the
entrepreneur
in
residence
who
can
then
you
know,
connect.
You
know
the
person
the
entrepreneur
to
and.
C
I
think
you
guys
know
more
than
I,
but
this
is
definitely
not
just
focused
on
brand
new
startup
companies.
This
is
in
fact,
a
lot
of.
This
is
looking
at
high
growth
potential
companies
who
have
barriers,
opportunities
to
expand
from
ten
employees
to
twenty
here,
20
to
50
and
I,
think
Bill
and
others
like
him
and
other
entrepreneurs
out
there
jump
into
the
programming
that
he'll
see,
and
this
funding
is
not
just
for
a
new
company.
It's.
E
E
Of
course,
our
employees
get
as
we
get,
and
the
community
benefits
from
we've
been
talking
with
some
folks
at
IU
at
backgrounds
and
retail,
specifically
the
the
former
CMO
of
possible
or
see.yes
CFO
chief
marketing
officer,
a
fossil
is
a
deep
retail
background.
We've
been
talking
with
him
about.
Can
you
work
with
our
local
small
businesses,
who
don't
have
an
e-commerce
presence
too,
but
we'll
start
selling
with
our
products
online,
so
moving
beyond
downtown
Bloomington
or
downtown
almost
to
be
able
to
reach
a
global
wider
audience?
E
Any
time
we
talk
about
these
companies
about
working
in
capital
from
outside
implemented,
that's
really
what
we
mean
by
technology,
driven
innovation
driven
all
these
businesses
are
important:
restaurants,
barbershops,
that
help
circulate
capital
within
our
communities
that
are
important
for
living
our
daily
lives.
We
have
to
have
places
like
that.
E
We
have
to
have
our
coffee
shops,
and
so
these
businesses
aren't
they're
just
different
ones,
not
better
than
the
other
there's
different
different
types
of
businesses
that
we
need,
but
these
these
types
of
businesses
that
we're
going
to
focus
on
an
elevator
ship,
they're
going
to
be
the
ones
that
never
really
help
us
grow.
We
want
to
focus
on
the
ones
that
have
higher
potential,
but,
as
I
mentioned,
that
doesn't
just
mean
a
software-only
yeah.
A
You
know
Pat
I've,
really
learned
a
lot
as
I've
been
interviewing
some
of
the
entrepreneurs
who
are
going
to
be
taking
up
residence
in
the
mill
and
that
it's
not
just
software
developers
or
tech
guys.
In
fact,
one
of
the
most
interesting
people
is
a
woman
who
started
with
a
beekeeping
club
over
at
IU
and
now
she's
grown
her
concept,
which
promotes
hive
health
into
a
global
business,
and
so
that
it's
called
the
B
Corp
kind
of
a
double
on
time.
A
E
Yep
and
I
think
it's
really
important.
As
we
talk
about
these
you
know,
technology
or
high-growth
companies
is
that,
as
as
those
companies
hire
one
high
high-tech
high-wage
position,
it
actually
creates
four
or
five
other
service
jobs
downstream
to
be
able
to,
or
to
support
that
growth
and
they're,
typically
higher
wages
that
normal
service
jobs.
So
as
an
example,
there's
a
company
employee
didn't
that
there's
a
lot
of
artificial
intelligence
around
fantasy
sports,
so
they
take
the
box
scores
and
all
their
software
actually
creates
a
narrative
that
that
reads
like
that.
Human
knows
well
well.
E
D
E
Exactly
and
so,
there's
lots
of
these
different
types
of
jobs
that
are
gonna
be
they're,
gonna,
be
grown
in
and
created
as
a
result
of
all
these
companies,
and
it's
not
just
kind
of
your
stereotypical
technology
companies.
As
you
mentioned,
the
corpus
focusing
on
hives
be
knives,
it's
not
something
you
would
normally
think
of
as
high
tech,
but
they
do.
Although
bonds.
C
C
D
You
say
that
because
one
of
my
moments
was
maybe
a
year
and
a
half
of
God
was
seated
with
they
come
as
vice
president
and
his
point
was
that
we
often
think
of
southern
Indiana
as
a
fun
diverse
place,
but
he
says
as
far
more
diverse
than
he
realized.
He
said.
If
you
really
want
to
see
a
lack
of
diversity,
go
to
India
go
to
China.
A
Imagine
I
don't
mean
to
preempt
what
you
might
say,
but
I
can
imagine
some
folks
saying
well
how
do
I
fit
in
you
know
my
family
worked
for
three
generations:
cutting
cutting
stone
or
working
on
a
factory
line.
I,
don't
know
how
to
program
computers
I'm,
you
know
from
Indiana
I
have
these
skills?
What
what
what's
in
this
new
economy?
For
me,
how
are
you
gonna,
take
care
of
me
and
so
how?
How
would
one
would
respond.
B
F
The
things
that
that
we're
really
working
on
is
building
out
some
some
of
the
more
technical
education
and
training
programs,
our
Ivy
Tech
organization,
just
partnered,
with
the
National
Guard
to
create
a
cybersecurity
academy
nearby
at
Muscatatuck,
and
that's
really
important
for
engine
software,
but
for
all
kinds
of
the
military
cares
about
them
a
lot,
but
most
businesses
are
trying
to
tap
into
that,
as,
as
cars
become
more
automated
that
Security's
cybersecurity
for
them.
The
data
that
was
coming
off.
Those
vehicles
will
be
really
important,
so
I
hope.
F
As
an
outgrowth
of
this
program,
we'll
have
more
of
those
sort
of
short-term
training
programs
to
help
people
scale
up
to
be
successful
in
the
new
economy.
It's
something
we've
been
working
on
a
long
time
in
not
only
Columbus,
but
throughout
our
region.
We
don't
want
people
to
be
left
behind.
We
want
everyone
to
come
together
and
I
just
want
to
tag
on
what
we
were
talking
about
earlier
in
terms
of
the
international
community's.
F
It's
a
real
strength
of
arsing
and
close
to
have
so
many
people
who
are
migrating
to
Columbus,
but
also
who
are
in
Columbus
expat
assignments,
because
they
all
often
bring
a
talented
spouse
or
a
partner
when
them
who
don't
have
a
work
visa.
So
we
certainly
want
to
help
everyone.
Who's
in
our
community,
be
productive
and
make
a
contribution.
A
E
So
in
Bloomington,
our
portion
of
that
1
million
is
half
mine,
and
so
that's
coming
from
a
handful
of
very
generous
companies
who
see
the
see
the
future
Bloomington
network
traffic,
great,
where
everybody
has
a
lot
more
opportunities
and
wages
are
higher,
so
their
benefit
flow
companies.
I
can't
announce
all
of
them
just
yet,
but
they're
some
of
the
companies
that
you
would
think
would
support
this
type
of
effort
in
Bloomington.
When.
B
E
Our
launch
party
on
November,
15
and
so
we'll
be
announcing
our
portion
of
that,
because
we're
fundraising
not
only
for
that
the
elevate
or
ssin
the
regional
partnership
or
fundraising,
for
operations
of
the
mill
as
well
so
well.
They
will
then
announce
all
that
in
more
detail
in
in
a
couple
weeks,
but
generally
speaking,
in
its
larger
corporations,
our
entrepreneurs
are
really
stepping
up
to
the
plate
as
well
the
ones
that
who
have
had
some
success
in
their
business.
F
C
I
think
it's
important
to
recognize
that
through
so
Bloomington's
200
years
old
this
year
and
through
our
history,
public
and
private
have
worked
together
to
build
a
successful
City.
Nothing
happens
alone.
You
looked
at
the
showers
brothers
I'm
reminded
when
the
showers
brothers
factory,
which
was
the
largest
furniture
factory
at
the
time
in
America,
burned
down
in
Bloomington.
C
A
And
it's
also
important
to
think
about
how
the
showers
company
was
involved
in
creating
some
of
the
public
infrastructure
and
starting
sewers
and
roads,
and
things
like
so
it's
always
been
that
nice
dance
between
the
public
and
the
private
speaking
of
showers,
of
course,
that
was
a
manufacturing
based
economy
and
I.
Think
the
the
bigger
message
here
as
far
as
this
new
economy
is
concerns
is
that
Indiana
is
really
looking
closely
at
this
new
economy,
this
innovation
based
knowledge-based
and
entrepreneurial
economy,
to
take
us
to
that
next
place.
A
B
A
E
I
think
that's
very
accurate
and
maybe
the
way
what
Franklin
is
that
this
money
that
we
appraised
and
this
money
that
we're
getting
in
terms
of
a
match
from
elevate
its
going
to
help
activate
our
communities,
we're
really
not
building
so
much
as
we're
activating
Wilmington
and
coal
Mesaba
were
both
two
cities
of
really
intelligent,
smart
people
and
and
we
need
to
ascend
even
generally,
we
need
to
train
these
folks
for
the
new
economy.
They're
there
they're
willing
and
able
to
receive
trend.
E
We
just
have
to
teach
some
of
the
things
they
need
to
know
to
be
able
to
do
these
jobs
and
to
be
able
our
community
is
and
craziest
opportunity.
So
so
for
me,
the
kind
of
the
way
I
more
fragmented,
it's
definitely
more
activating.
What's
already
here
versus
hey,
we
have
to
build
something
from
from
ground
zero,
so
I
think
we
already
have
a
really
good
base
to
work
from
and
both
of
those
things
have
a
good
base
to
work
from
and
and
because
I
will
be
able
to
make
a
lot
of
progress
quickly.
A
F
D
F
You
know
we
were
talking
about
this
as
a
three
year:
partnership
partnership,
but
I
really
I,
really
anticipate.
This
is
going
to
be
much
more
of
a
long-term
relationship
that
we're
sort
of
signifying
the
beginning
of
today.
You
know
it's
not
going
to
be
done
in
three
years:
we're
going
to
get
a
good
start
in
three
years,
but
this
is
really
long
term
or
we're
building
out
a
really
vibrant
entrepreneurial
ecosystem
and
we're
in
it
for
the
long
haul.
We
really
look
forward
to
partnering
with
our
Bloomington
ventures.
A
E
The
easiest
way
to
get
involved
in
the
mill
and
in
the
pointin
entrepreneurial
community
is
go
to
dimension
middle
dot,
org
sign
up
for
a
newsletter
or
get
our
contact
form
and
tell
us
what
you're
doing
we
would
love
to
meet
with.
You
would
love
to
try
to
make
some
connections
for
you
and
kind
of
network.
You
Network
you
into
our
community
yeah.