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Here’s to a Better 2010 Not to inflict even more numbers on you in this, our annual Facts & Stats issue, but a story crossed my desk just before we went to press. It was about a study done examining the prosperity of America’s rural counties.

Instead of using the traditional measures, like household income, the study instead focused on the end result. How did rural counties do in terms of good housing conditions, health, school dropout rates, educational attainment and similar measures?

The study’s author, Andrew Isserman, an economist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was quoted as saying he initially wondered if, using such criteria, they would find any prosperous rural communities at all.

To quote Homer Simpson: “Doh!” In fact, the study found 300 rural American counties that scored better than the nation at large.

These counties boast less income inequality, a bettereducated populace and more non-farm jobs.

And where are these 300 counties concentrated?

Yup: Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, together with pieces of six adjacent states.

The study used 2000 Census data for its analysis, so it doesn’t take into account the downturn of the last 18 or so months. But it still confirms what we’ve been saying here at Building Indiana all along: this region, and this state, are in great shape for a rebound. We have the only resource you really need: great people.

And so to all of you, happy holidays, and best wishes for the New Year Kind Regards,

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STEVEN A. JOHNSON

DEWEY PEARMAN

LORI TUBBS

Steven A. Johnson is a partner in Johnson, Rappa & Ivancevich, LLC, in Merrillville.

He concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation, labor relations and construction law. Johnson has served as an adjunct professor at Valparaiso School of Law and has taught labor relations at Purdue University Calumet.

Dewey Pearman serves as the Executive Director for the Construction Advancement Foundation. He holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Indiana State University. The Foundation promotes the union construction industry of northwest Indiana by helping to enhance its efficiency and competitiveness via labor relations and government management, education, training, safety and workforce development.

Lori Tubbs is President of Commercial Advantage, Inc., a commercial, professional and industrial real estate agency with offices in Chicago and Merrillville. A second-generation family business, Commercial Advantage works with a wide variety of clients, ranging from restaurants, retailers and hotels to steel and food manufacturers to meet their facility needs. For more information, visit www. commercial-adv.com.

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he Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond will be the stage for Indiana’s newest and biggest cigar show, coming this April. The Midwest Smoke Out, developed by Building Indiana News’ parent company, Diversified Marketing Strategies, Inc. (Crown Point), will showcase the best in cigars, fine spirits, gourmet food and luxury products.

It also offers a unique opportunity for companies from Indiana and abroad to build relationships with key clients and customers through sponsorship packages, VIP suites and multiple ticket purchases.

All attendees will receive complimentary cigars, spirit and food tastings and the chance to check out a range of luxury goods and smoking accessories on display, from companies including Camacho Cigars, Schepel Cadillac and Hummer, Xikar and Remy Martin. Tickets for the event, to be held April 22, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., are available to the general public (21 and older) www.buildingindiananews.com

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at an “early bird” special price of $140 per ticket at www.midwestsmokeout.com. Ticket prices increase to $160 per ticket Feb.1.

With more than 500 tickets already sold, The Midwest Smoke Out is shaping up as the networking event of year. Slogans like “Not all business is done in the boardroom” promises the night will be more than cigars and luxury, but also an event for handshakes and business card exchanges.

Corporate packages for the Midwest Smoke Out include dinner reservations at the Horseshoe Casino’s award-winning Jack Binion’s Steakhouse – voted Best Casino Fine Dining by readers of Midwest Gaming and Travel. The steakhouse will open exclusively for event guests and feature a special menu including filet, prime rib and salmon.

Guests can stay and play for the weekend as hotel accommodations and transportation have been arranged at the Hyatt McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, and the Radisson at Star Plaza in Merrillville, IN. There are group discounts available for parties of 10 or

more and VIP suites overlooking the event.

Sponsorships and booth space are still available to luxury, spirits and tobacco companies. In particular, the MidWest Smoke Out offers cigar makers and retailers what may be their last chance to reach Hoosiers, the nation’s second-largest group of tobacco consumers, in this type of venue.

While the U.S. remains the world’s top market for cigars, with roughly 65 percent of global volume in 2007, sales have suffered in recent years thanks to tightening bans on smoking in bars and restaurants, and higher taxes as cash-strapped states search for new revenue sources. With antismoking legislation also on the docket in Indianapolis in 2010, the Midwest Smoke Out could be a last opportunity for cigar lovers to gather in a classic smoke-filled room in Indiana. For complete details or to reserve your space today, visit our Web site or contact Kristin Harkin at 219-226-0300 or Kristin@3dms.com.

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NiSource Gets Green Nod from Newsweek Merrillville-based NiSource Inc. has been ranked fourth out of 37 U.S. utilities in Newsweek magazine’s “Green Rankings” of the nation’s largest corporations.

Newsweek and three research partners compiled the rankings by assessing each company’s resource use and emissions; policies and strategies; and reputation among peers. The nation’s 500 largest companies, as measured by revenue, market capitalization and number of employees, were broken out into 15 sectors.

NiSource was ranked fourth among companies in the utility industry sector and 211th overall. NiSource’s “Green Policies” score – an assessment of a company’s environmental policies and performance – was first in the utility sector and 40th among all companies in the ranking.

“NiSource’s strong ranking on the Newsweek Green List is consistent with our ongoing commitment to sustainability, contemporary governance practices, and a solid foundation of core business values,” NiSource President and CEO Robert C. Skaggs Jr. noted. “By this measure and others, we are making tangible progress on our path to becoming North America’s premier regulated energy company.”

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Earns 97 Percent Satisfaction Rating In an annual National Park Service survey, 97 percent of the visitors coming to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore this summer were satisfied with the park’s services, facilities and recreational opportunities.

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experience in their national parks and this rating is a tribute to the excellent employees and volunteers of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore,” said Superintendent Costa Dillon.

Highlights of the survey were that 94 percent were satisfied with the assistance they received from park employees; 93 percent were satisfied with the walkways, trails and roads found in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; and 96 percent were satisfied with their experience at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center.

Novak Named to RDA Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. has named Peter D. Novak, Jr., as the city’s appointee to the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA).

Novak replaces Purdue University Calumet Chancellor Howard Cohen, who recently resigned from the board in order to concentrate on university affairs.

Novak joins six other appointees on the RDA board, the establishment of which was approved during the 2005 Indiana General Assembly. Terms of the legislation permit the mayors of Hammond, East Chicago and Gary each to have one appointment on the board.

The rest of the Board consists of a representative from Lake County and another from Porter County and two appointments from Governor Mitch Daniels.

Novak is the Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors (GNIAR), a regional organization representing the real estate interests in Lake, Porter, Jasper and Newton Counties.

Prior to his present position, he worked as the Executive Director, Department of Planning and Development and Deputy Chief of Staff for the City of Hammond. He also has past experience in the mortgage industry.

“With his background in economic development, I believe Pete Novak is an excellent choice for this Board,” stated McDermott.

“Pete and I have a great working relationship and I am positive he will represent the City of Hammond well on this Board.”

“I am pleased and honored to be appointed by Mayor McDermott to represent the city of Hammond on the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority,” Novak said. “I have been a resident of Northwest Indiana most of my life and believe strongly in the opportunities that exist here. I look forward to working with the other members of the RDA in helping shape the future of Northwest Indiana.” www.buildingindiananews.com

Manufacturing Technology, Inc., a South Bend-based company that provides friction welding technology and services, was named as Indiana’s Small Business of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

A fourth-generation family-owned business, MTI primarily builds machines that carry out the friction welding process (the solid state joining of two parts using frictional heat and applied force to create a forge-quality weld). MTI also sells the only line of frictional welders worldwide that includes all three major variations: rotational, linear and stir.

The company’s accelerated pace of business has flourished recently through acquisitions and overseas joint ventures. In the last five years, the company has experienced sales growth of more than 300 percent.

MTI also gives back to its local community through various school-related activities for children and the Junior Achievement. In addition, it developed a skill enhancement program for the underprivileged to try to break the cycle of poverty.

“MTI stood apart for its commitment to its employees, continued innovation and partnerships, tremendous financial growth and commitment to its local community,” said Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar.

Other companies recognized as finalists or semi-finalists

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for Small Business of the Year included Task Force Tips of Valparaiso (finalist), Omnitech Services Inc. of Valparaiso, and Safety Management Group of Indiana, headquartered in Indianapolis.

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South Bend Company Named Small Business of the Year

RDC Announces New Projects In October 2009, the Regional Development Company (RDC) assisted local businesses with projects totaling nearly $1.6 million by utilizing $644,000 in SBA loan funds. These SBA-backed projects will create 15 new jobs within the next two years.

The RDC, through a partnership with First Midwest Bank, assisted R&R Electric Services, Inc., a railroad repair service company, in purchasing a 42,600-square-foot building in Hammond after they outgrew their prior location in Griffith.

In conjunction with Harris Bank, the RDC helped the Cancer Treatment Group (Crown Point), which provides radiation oncology services at the Northlake and Southlake facilities for Methodist Hospital, with the purchase of new medical equipment.

The Portage-based RDC is a non-profit organization and Certified Development Company (CDC) that administers the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 Loan Program for small business growth.

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Northern Indiana Neurological Institute Changes Name The Northern Indiana Neurological Institute (Merrillville) has changed its name to The Neurological Institute and Specialty Centers.

CEO Ron Moore said the name change reflects the full range of services that are now offered in terms of the evaluation and management of patients and the on-site location of appropriate diagnostic tests.

The specialty centers include sleep, balance/dizziness, movement disorder/aging brain/dementia and an upcoming headache center that will focus on chronic headache, neck pain and migraine treatment.

“Twenty-five percent of the population suffers from balance and dizziness problems and we wanted to address an unmet need in the marketplace. We have special equipment and leading-edge technology, which helps us assess those with balance and dizziness problems and leads to the development of a patient-specific plan of care,” Moore said.

Indiana Honors Nine Local Businesses for Longevity, Community Service Nine area businesses were among the 97 companies across Indiana honored by Governor Mitch Daniels with the Governor’s Century or Half Century Business Awards for longevity and community service in November..

Two received Century Awards for being in business a minimum of 100 consecutive years, while the remaining seven received Half Century Awards for operating for a minimum of 50 years.

“Simply speaking, building a business takes drive, business acumen and sometimes a little luck. Building a successful company which spans decades and generations, however, is a truly special accomplishment. It is my honor to recognize Hoosier entrepreneurs who have left permanent marks on their communities through their homegrown enterprises,” Daniels said.

Area honorees were: Lake County: Don Bales, Inc. (50 years); Hammond Machine Works, Inc. (101); and Sickinger’s Jewelry (81). La Porte County: Carlson’s Drive-In (62); Fenker & Company, Inc. (106); and Tonn and Blank Construction (87). Porter County: Grieger’s Motor Sales, Inc. (50); Marc T. 45wide_mag_bridge.pdf 1 9/30/2009 12:11:13 PM

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U.S. Chamber Highlights SunRise Solar as Innovation Success Story The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) in October highlighted St. John-based SunRise Solar as a national leader in innovation and creativity. Representatives from SunRise Solar were featured at the GIPC’s annual IP Summit in Washington, D.C. as a small business that depends on strong intellectual property rights to remain successful.

“SunRise Solar’s success story represents the same spirit of innovation and creativity that helped build the strongest economy in the world,” said Dr. Mark Esper, Executive Vice President of the Chamber’s GIPC. “SunRise Solar seeks to create, design, and manufacture energy-efficient products and technologies that help consumers reduce their energy production.

Not only is SunRise Solar creating jobs, it is combating climate change with environmentalfriendly products.”

In 2008, SunRise Solar’s products earned $2 million in sales, an increase from $39,000 in 2003. The company’s founder, Bill Keith, was named a Lugar Energy Patriot in 2007 by U.S. Senator Dick Lugar.

The U.S. Chamber is the world’s largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.

Fair Oaks Dairy Farm Plans Newton County Bottling Facility Fair Oaks Dairy Farm is planning to build a 125,000-square-foot milk bottling plant in Newton County. The facility would eventually create about 60 jobs with wages between $8 and $31 an hour.

The dairy expects to spend about $70 million on the plant, including $40 million for the building and $30 million for processing and bottling equipment.

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Innovation Park at Notre Dame Opens for Business Officials held a grand opening celebration for Innovation Park at Notre Dame in late October. The research park, aimed at helping transform innovations into viable marketplace ventures, will be home to a variety of start-up businesses, including ventures with expected commercial applications from core University research areas, and ventures that will leverage other University strengths, including student, faculty and physical asset resources.

Notre Dame, the state of Indiana, the city of South Bend and the U.S. Department of Energy have all committed resources to develop Innovation Park.

The $13 million facility is located on 12 acres of land directly south of the Notre Dame campus and features 55,000 square feet on three floors. The building offers build-to-suit offices, custom wet and dry laboratories and virtually unlimited network band width via the region’s dark fiber network.

Innovation Park was officially approved as the state’s 19th Certified Technology Park last year. The Certified Technology Parks program was created as a tool to support the attraction and growth of high-technology businesses in Indiana and to promote technology transfer opportunities. Designation as a Certified Technology Park allows for the recapture of certain state and local tax revenue which can be invested in the development of the park.

Clean Energy Report Outlines Job Growth Potential in Indiana Wind power, biomass, and other sources of renewable energy will bring significant job creation, economic investment and new tax revenues to Indiana’s rural communities, according to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), “A Clean Energy Economy for Indiana: Analysis of the Rural Economic Development Potential of Renewable Resources.” Among its key findings: • Almost one-third of Indiana has commercially viable wind resources. Although Indiana saw the largest percentage jump in wind development of any state in 2008, it ranks just 14th in operating capacity. If 30 commercial-scale wind farms were built in Indiana, the result would be tens of thousands of construction jobs, including 1,260 permanent jobs, $71 million in annual property tax revenue, and $201 million per year in ongoing positive economic impact on local communities.

• Cellulosic ethanol, made from organic waste materials, crop residue, and nonfood plants is the next generation of smart biofuels. Existing usable Indiana crop and timber residues are sufficient to produce 770 million gallons of transportation fuels annually, equivalent to 28 percent of all the gasoline used in Indiana each year. An average corn farm could see potential gross revenue of $14,500 from harvesting corn stover. Ten cellulosic plants, each with a 50-million-gallon capacity would create 1,940 long-term jobs, $207 million in annual economic activity, and $12.4 million in local property taxes.

• Electricity generation that combines solid biomass with coal at existing power plants would be a relatively low-cost way to ramp up renewable resource development across Indiana and cut back on coal consumption. Farms across most of Indiana are close - continued on pg 14 www.buildingindiananews.com

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enough to an existing coal-fired plant to supply biomass feedstock. If 10 percent of Indiana’s coal-fired power capacity were replaced with biopower plants, more than 3,600 new long-term jobs would be created to produce and harvest the biomass fuel.

• Methane from decomposing manure is a powerful greenhouse gas with 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. But burning methane curbs its harmful effect on the environment and creates valuable energy with many ancillary benefits. In addition to providing a potential source of revenue and energy for livestock operations, anaerobic digestion systems (biogas) create high-quality fertilizer and other byproducts while reducing odors, water pollution, and emissions.

Biogas production is currently feasible at 234 Indiana large-scale swine operations in 34 counties, and potentially at livestock operations in 67 counties as technology improves.

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The Briefing will begin at 3:30 p.m., and the reception runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $99 per person for those who register before Jan. 1, 2010, and $119 for registrations received on or after Jan. 1, 2010.

To register, visit the IMA’s Web site at www.imaweb.com

NIPSCO to Refund $4.1 Million in Excess Collections to Customers Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) natural gas customers will receive billing credits totaling nearly $4.1 million in early 2010. The credits were ordered by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) after its annual review of NIPSCO’s gas cost adjustments.

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor’s (OUCC’s) calculations showed that NIPSCO had over-collected $4.087 million for Unaccounted For Gas Costs (UAFG).

UAFG cost recovery is standard in gas utility ratemaking and addresses the difference between the amount of gas that goes into a utility’s distribution system and the amount that is actually metered as used.

NIPSCO is allowed to collect $3 million annually for UAFG in base natural gas rates.

NIPSCO will implement the credits in March, April and May 2010. The credits will not appear as specific line items on customer bills.

Community Hospital Wins Gold Award Community Hospital was among only 121 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s 2009 Gold Performance Achievement Award for the outstanding treatment of heart attack patients.

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Indiana National Guard Dedicates New Facility The Indiana National Guard dedicated its newest facility, the Gary Airport Armory, in late October.

“The new armory adds to the capability of the Indiana National Guard in our mission to support the our nation, state and citizens of northwest Indiana. I am extremely excited to see the opening and this next step in our future,” said Indiana’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger.

The new armory will be home to five Indiana National Guard units, including 14 full time support personnel and 225 traditional Indiana Army National Guardsman.

Construction of the 44,000-square-foot building began in late 2007. The total cost of the center is $11.5 million. The new armory sits adjacent to the Gary Limited Army Aviation Support Facility, which opened in October 2008.

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St. Joseph County Opens Medical Clinic for Employees St. Joseph County is reducing its healthcare costs through an on-site medical clinic administered by Care ATC. “After doing the research, opening an on-site medical clinic just made sense,” says St. Joseph County Commissioner Andy Kostielney. “We expect to see significant savings while the health of county employees and their families improves. It’s a win-win.”

The clinic opened Oct. 5 and is free to the county’s 1,311 full-time employees and their dependents. Open 28 hours a week and staffed by board-certified physician Dr. Lillian Jardine, the Care ATC clinic provides services similar to those offered in a primary care physician’s office. Visits include same-day doctor’s appointments for annual exams, illnesses and injuries, as well as preventative care and screenings including annual personal health assessments.

Last year, St. Joseph County spent $10 million of its $67 million budget on healthcare for its employees and dependents.

With the on-site medical clinic administered by Care ATC, the county will begin to experience healthcare savings as early as the first year.

Care ATC, a national provider of on-site medical clinics, has more than 40 clinics in 10 states. The St. Joseph County clinic is its first in Indiana.

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patients. It also signifies that Community Hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating coronary artery disease patients with 85 percent compliance to core standard levels of care, as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/AHA clinical guidelines and recommendations.

“Our focus has always been to bring the best healthcare to our community,” said Don Fesko, CEO of Community Hospital. “We’re proud to be recognized for the quality of care our physicians and the whole team of medical professionals provide to patients at Community Hospital.”

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White Lodging Surpasses 20,000 Managed Guestrooms With the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield Inn & Suites

by Marriott Phoenix/Chandler Arizona, Merrillville-based White Lodging has surpassed the 20,000 managed guestrooms milestone.

Established in 1985, White Lodging has grown from four hotels in Indiana to a current managed portfolio of 144 hotels in eighteen states with over 6,000 employees. These hotels operate under the Marriott International, Inc., Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, and Carlson Hotels Worldwide brands.

White Lodging currently has other properties under construction, including the Westin at the Domain in Austin, TX, scheduled to open March 2010 and the 1,005 room JW Marriott in Indianapolis, scheduled to open in February 2011.

“We are excited about our continued growth. It is a testament to our relationships with our owners and our associates’ ability to drive value for them,” said Dave Sibley, President and CEO of White Lodging’s Hospitality Management Division.

South Bend Lays Out Stadium Strategy After two years of study, a plan for enhancements to Coveleski Regional Stadium, part of a larger economic development strategy for downtown’s southern quadrant, is moving forward into reviews by South Bend officials.

“This project would enhance the stadium facility, create connectivity to the downtown core, create economic development opportunities and develop a neighborhood around the stadium campus,” said Bill Schalliol, economic development planner with the City’s Department of Community and Eco-

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nomic Development. “This presents a unique opportunity to redefine the ballpark neighborhood. When Coveleski Stadium was first built, properties north and west of the stadium were controlled by others – diminishing the stadium’s visibility, accessibility and connection with the core of downtown.”

In the past year, however, the City has acquired nearly 15 acres of contiguous property surrounding the ballpark. Others remain under the ownership of the Gates family, providing planners with the opportunity to marshal large sites for interested commercial and residential developers.

The plan consists of three segments: • Enhancements to the city-owned Coveleski Stadium, which is leased to the Class A minor league South Bend Silver Hawks franchise.

Built for $11 million in 1987, Coveleski Stadium is worth an estimated $35 million to $40 million today. In addition to a new entrance, the changes would enable the stadium to have a concourse with 360-degree seating.

• In the block surrounding the ballpark, creation of a park-like entrance at the corner of Lafayette and Western with new parking areas and two new corridors, which would extend Monroe Street east from Taylor to Lafayette, and Franklin Street south to Taylor.

• Improvements to the wider Coveleski Park neighborhood, bounded by Taylor Street on the west, Jefferson Boulevard on the north, Lafayette Boulevard on the east and the stadium to the south. Mixed-use development could include infill housing, new development and adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

The Redevelopment Commission, later this year, will consider a construction design contract with Populous (formerly HOK Sport) for Phase 1, which will focus on Coveleski Stadium. Phase 1 plans for “the Cove” include renovation of existing concourse suites, the press box and clubhouses, all to start before the 2010 baseball season.

In Phase 2, a new main entrance would be built in centerfield, including a team store, concession stands and restrooms. Within the ballpark, regarded berms will enable new enhancements: a bar, a picnic terrace and a hightop group area.

Phase 3 would focus on right field and include the addition of new batting areas, a Kids Zone with kids concession areas and a display area for semi trucks.

Other next steps will include potential relocation of the historic B’Nai Yisrael (Sons of Israel) synagogue at 416 S. Williams Street and the conversion of north-south streets Lafayette Ceco Boulevard and William Street to two-way traffic Building Systems throughout the downtown area. www.buildingindiananews.com

The Starke County Economic Development Foundation has endorsed the proposed Southern Route for High-Speed Passenger Rail Service in Northern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Transportation has recently applied for $2.82 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for a route from Chicago to Cleveland. The Northern Route, as proposed, would have stops in Gary, South Bend, Elkhart and Waterloo in Indiana, while the Southern Route would have stops in Gary, Plymouth, Warsaw, and Ft. Wayne.

Speeds along whichever route would be chosen would be up to 110 mph, and would allow a traveler from Plymouth to Chicago to arrive in a little over an hour with only one stop in Gary before arrival in Chicago. A station stop in Plymouth would be equipped to handle a bus route that would pick up passengers in the South Bend–Elkhart area and deliver them to Plymouth in time to catch one of several daily trains that would travel both east and west.

In adopting the resolution endorsing the Southern Route the SCEDF Board noted that previous studies have determined that the Southern Route would be faster, would cost less to build, and would attract more passengers thereby showing an increased fare box revenue than would the Northern Route. In addition, those studies have also shown that the benefits of such a route would far outweigh the costs as

compared to the Northern Route.

“We see this possibility of having a station stop in Plymouth for high speed passenger rail service as benefitting the Starke County area for many reasons, including giving its residents and businesses a real alternative to driving or flying to both the Chicago and Cleveland areas, and also should be a great boon economically to the area,” said Charles W. Weaver, the Executive Director of SCEDF.

BUSINESS BUZZ

Starke County Officials Back Southern Route for High-Speed Rail

Sportsplex Project Lands in Crown Point Bo Jackson Elite Sports has chosen Crown Point in Lake County as the site of a new, $16 million sports complex. The Bo Jackson Legacy Athletic Center will host local, regional, state and national sporting events in a 155,904-square-foot air-supported fabric dome covering baseball, football, soccer and softball fields, as well as basketball and volleyball courts.

The company and the city will each invest $3.4 million in the project, with the balance of the money to come from user fees and fund-raisers. Crown Point Mayor David Uran ruled out a residential tax increase as a source of funding.

The target date for the opening of the new facility is the first quarter of 2011.

In addition to the fabric dome, a separate 12,300-squarefoot building will be erected, housing the Crown Point Parks and Recreation Department, a community room, and an apparel store and food court.

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o Tolbert Elected Partner at Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads

Braman Names Padilla Head of Sports and Entertainment Division

The Executive Committee of Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads has elected Shelice R. Tolbert to partner in the Crown Point office. Tolbert concentrates her practice primarily in insurance defense with a focus on commercial litigation and coverage issues. Some of her cases have included trucking cases, wrongful death claims, punitive damage claims, intoxication-related accidents, soft tissue injuries and discrimination claims. She also has experience in corporate and business law including business entity formation and contract law. Since joining the firm in 2003, Tolbert has tried over 20 cases throughout the State of Indiana, as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Braman Insurance Services has named James Padilla, JD, Director of the Sports and Entertainment Division. An expert in the field of sports and entertainment insurance, Padilla began his career in the industry working as a production underwriter for K&K Insurance Group in Fort Wayne. Over the past 13 years, Padilla has served the insurance needs of hundreds of collegiate athletes, professional athletes, sports agents, financial advisors and various sports organizations, including the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets and New York Yankees. Prior to joining Braman Insurance Services, Padilla owned and operated his own specialty brokerage.

Padilla also serves as an Assistant Professor of Sports Management at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, teaching courses such as Sports Law and Facility & Event Management.

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Best Western La Porte Names Davis Food and Beverage Director La Porte native Brian Davis has joined the staff of the Best Western La Porte Hotel and Conference Center as Food and Beverage Director. Davis brings to his new role more than 20 year of experience in the food and beverage industry, including nine years in account management for the Coca-Cola Company, and management of a fine dining restaurant near Denver. In addition, many in the area know Davis from his time at the Heston Supper Club. In addition to the daily operation and management of the hotel’s two onsite restaurants, The Timbers (fine dining) and Rother’s Pub (casual dining), his responsibilities include overseeing all banquet and catering functions.

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Nancy Melville Joins Bekan Insurance Bekan Insurance Group, one of Northwest Indiana’s largest insurance agencies has announced that Nancy Melville, CIC,has joined the firm.

Melville has joined the Construction Practice Group as Account Manager, bringing 25 years of commercial insurance industry experience. She holds a CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) designation.

Troyer Group Welcomes Silveus Kyle W. Silveus recently joined The Troyer Group as a Graduate Civil Engineer. Silveus is a 2009 graduate of Trine University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He is also a 2009 graduate of Bethel College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathwww.buildingindiananews.com

ematics/Physics. The Troyer Group (Mishawaka) provides comprehensive planning, design, and construction administration services.

Bundy Receives NICET Certification Aaron Bundy of J & T Systems, Inc., has earned the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level 4 certification. NICET is a not-forprofit organization created by the National Society of Professional Engineers to serve the certification needs of the engineering technology community. Bundy becomes one of the few professionals who hold a Level 4 fire alarm certification in the state of Indiana. Bundy had been employed with J & T Systems for eight years and is currently serving all three of the company’s offices: Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and Muncie.

Community Hospital Adds Audiologist Audiology Services of Community Hospital in Munster has added Melissa Newell, Au.D., to

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its staff. Newell has 13 years experience as a clinical audiologist, working closely with ENT, neurology, family practice and pediatrics. She earned her master’s degree in Audiology from Indiana University and her doctorate from the University of Florida. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, holds the Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA).

Newell will help to identify and treat newborn through geriatric patients with hearing loss and vestibular disorders.

Schneider Joins Diversified Marketing Strategies Publishing industry veteran Kathleen Schneider has joined Diversified Marketing Services. Schneider brings more than 20 years of sales, publishing and conference/ events experience to DMS. Previously, Schneider was with the Law Bulletin Publishing Co. in Chicago, where she held a number of titles, including Associate Publisher of Chicago Industrial Properties and Conference Director, over 14 years. Diver-

sified Marketing Strategies is a full-service marketing firm based in Crown Point.

Purdue Names Tseng Outstanding Faculty Scholar Purdue University Calumet has named Professor of Biological Sciences Charles Tseng of Munster as its Outstanding Faculty Scholar for the 2008-09 academic year. Professor Tseng is respected for his work in basic genetic research, pathogen-host interactions and bacterial DNA typing. His contributions to scientific and scholarly research during his 34 years at Purdue Calumet include: development of DNA vaccines for infectious diseases and cancer, development of new DNA technologies for microbial source tracking for assessing ecological threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem, and analysis of the effects of radiofrequency fields on living human cells. Over the past five years, he has attracted to campus more than $3 million in major research grants while serving as Principal Investigator.

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photo feature Top Local Small Business Leaders Honored by NWI SBDC The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) honored the winners of its 18th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards during a luncheon in October. The 18th annual E Day Awards showcase the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners as well as individuals who support the small business community.

Among those recognized this year was Building Indiana’s own Andrea Pearman, named Small Business Journalist of the Year. (Photos provided by the SBDC.) Winners of the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center’s 18th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Minority Small Business Person of the Year Rita Bacevich, HDW Commercial Interiors Small Business Person of the Year Danny Jones, Security Industries Small Business Client of the Year Carl and Lorrie Lisek, Legacy Environmental Entrepreneurial Success Award Johnny Mathis Jr., Founder and CEO, Livemercial Lifetime Achievement Leigh Morris, Deputy Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation for Toll Road Oversight and Chairman of the Board of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority Small Business Journalist of the Year Andrea Pearman, Publisher, Building Indiana News Small Business Advocate of the Year Rex Richards, President, Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Small Business Champion of the Year Brian Rusin, Vice President, Commercial Lending, Peoples Bank Small Business Champion of the Year Matt Saltanovitz, Assistant Business/ Topical Editor, The Times Emerging Small Business of the Year Rob and Gwen Shaver, Riah Salon Women in Business Champion of the Year Maggie Reister Walters

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Small Business Person of the Year Danny Jones of Security Industries (second from left) with (from left) nominees Michael Hart of America’s Nutrition and Mark Chamberlain and Tim Rice of Lakeside Wealth Management.

Leigh Morris (right), Deputy Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation for Toll Road Oversight and Chairman of the Board of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, receives his Lifetime Achievement Award from the NWI SBDC’s Joshua Lybolt.

Building Indiana Publisher Andrea Pearman, named Small Business Journalist of the Year, with Jeff Heinzmann, State Director of the Indiana Small Business Development Center (left) and NWI SBDC Regional Director Joshua Lybolt.

Minority Small Business Person of the Year Rita Bacevich of HDW Commercial Interiors with Jeff Heinzmann, State Director of the ISBDC (left) and Joshua Lybolt of the NWI SBDC.

NWI SBDC Champion of the Year Brian Rusin, Vice President of Commercial Lending at Peoples Bank, flanked by Jeff Heinzmann (left) and Joshua Lybolt. www.buildingindiananews.com

photo feature Pirates Salute Guard Pirates, Inc., a local fundraising group that focuses its support on the TradeWinds Rehabilitation Center in Gary, and helping families of children with Down Syndrome, held its annual dinner honoring the Indiana National Guard in November. The Pirates presented checks to TradeWinds and the DSA, and remembered deceased Pirate Rick Henson Sr., during the event.

Jim Faroh, Aker Construction (r.), awards current Admiral Dewey Pearman, Construction Advancement Foundation, for his service to the Pirates in 2009.

The Devine and Nowakowski families expressed gratitude to Tradewinds for the support and services they have received. Pictured from left to right: Jim Faroh, Aker Construction; Scott Vidimos, Vidimos,Inc.; Patrick Devine; Gen. Richard Miller, Indiana National Guard; Molly Devine; Nicole Chapleau; Dewey Pearman, Construction Advancement Foundation; Stevie Nowakowski; Rose Nowakowski; Robert Tiberi, Legacy Professionals; and Ray Kasmark, IBEW 697

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Nita Antes Up at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond Business leaders in Northwest Indiana were surprised in August when a management shuffle by Harrah’s Entertainment sent Rick Mazer, longtime general manager of the company’s Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, off to manage Harrah’s Las Vegas properties. Taking Mazer’s place is Dan Nita, an accomplished 14-year Harrah’s veteran who has managed Harrah’s gaming operations in both Atlantic City, NJ, and New Orleans.

Prior to arriving in Northwest Indiana, Nita was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, where he oversaw a multi-billion dollar master plan to significantly enhance the hotel, casino and restaurant offerings.

Before that, Nita held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager at Harrah’s New Orleans. During his tenure at the property, gaming revenues and operating income grew on an annual basis by eight percent and 34 percent, respectively, and he received the Corporate Excellence Award for his efforts leading the property through the Hurricane Katrina devastation.

Building Indiana News had an opportunity to chat with Nita not long after his new appointment was announced.

Q: Tell us a little bit about what you accomplished in Atlantic City.

A: Atlantic City has an interesting dynamic.

You have to make sure the area surrounding the casino is attractive. I was part of the Boardwalk Revitalization Committee, looking at how we could clean up the Boardwalk itself. We looked at examples like Long Beach and Santa Monica to see how we could let people expose their musical talents but still keep it safe and inviting for visitors.

Just this past week, we hosted a charity function for a fallen Chicago police officer, for which we had over 1,200 people. So we are moving forward there.

Q: What’s been the impact of the economy?

A: We see that in all our markets. One thing about Harrah’s is that there is always a process of shifting people around, which gives you an opportunity to see what plays in your playbook work. I think the key countering the economy is to make sure the customer feels appreciated.

At the Atlantic City property itself, a lot of my time was spent in revitalization efforts.

The prior ownership had not reinvested in the property so when I got there, we had to spend a couple hundred million on new guestrooms, new gaming tables and a new spa that was rated as one of the top 10 new spas in the country.

Q: How are you settling in at the Horseshoe?

A: It’s been great so far. The team is very excited, both the frontline staff and the leadership team. Fortunately, I have gotten to know a lot of them in my 14 years at Harrah’s, and also Rick Mazer did a great job working with the community, so there is a lot of goodwill here.

Q: Have you identified any opportunities yet?

A: What I am looking at is, how can we better program the venue? Is there a way to use it even more than we did in the last 12 months?

We had events on about 40 percent of days last year; can we get that up to 50 or 55 percent?

Q: Voters in Ohio recently gave their approval to casinos in several cities, including Toledo and Cleveland. How do you think that will impact the Horseshoe?

A: When a new jurisdiction opens, as is happening in Ohio, it gives us more exposure to customers. And that’s another area I want to focus on: how do I get customers from St. Louis or Detroit or, soon, Cleveland to come here and experience this property? Sports is one way we can do that. For example, Harrah’s has casinos in London, and we sent some customers to the Bulls game there.

Q: Married? Kids?

A: Married 14 years. Two daughters, 10 and seven.

Q: How did they take the news?

A: They’re very excited. Every single person we have asked about the area has had nothing bad to say. And I’m a big sports fan, and Chicago is a great sports city. My family and I have really enjoyed exploring New York City over the last few years, and we’re looking forward to doing the same in Chicago.

Would you like us to consider you for a future issue? To submit your Q&A, go to www.buildingindiananews.com.

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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY

Partnering for Safety

The Construction Advancement Foundation and the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable have teamed to create the Construction Site Safety Certification Program.

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By Dewey Pearman, Executive Director, Construction Advancement Foundation

ore and more project owners of every size and type are demanding improved safety performance from contractors working on their sites. As this demand increases so will the demand for highly trained, highly skilled safety professionals.

In response to these demands, and as a part of our continuing commitment to improve construction site safety for project owners and contractors in northwest Indiana we are pleased to announce a collaboration between the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBRT) and the Construction Advancement Foundation

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(CAF). The two organizations have teamed up to establish the Construction Site Safety Certification Program – an intensive training program which will prepare safety professionals to work on NWIBRT member company sites.

The purpose of this program is to provide a standard to train and educate construction site safety personnel using a curriculum developed by NWIBRT and CAF. The program will fill a growing demand for highly qualified, well-trained site safety professionals in northwest Indiana.

The program offers a series of eight in-depth, eight-hour classes spread over a six-month period. At the end of each class, participants are required to pass a test covering the material in that course. Upon successful completion of all eight courses the individual will be issued a Construction Site Safety Certification by NWIBRT, CAF, the NWI Contractors Association and Indiana OSHA’s INSafe Program.

To date, seventeen individuals from the following thirteen CAF member companies have taken advantage of this program – Engineered Constructors, G.E. Marshall, Korellis Roofing, Atlantic Plant Services, Sweney Electric, Pangere Corporation, Orbital Engineering, Belcon/ Regis Group, Biesen Excavating, The Ross Group, Catalyst Ser-

vices, Above the Tracks and KM Plant Services.

The classes offered as part of this program are: • Safety Administration for Construction • Process Safety Management • Electrical Safety OSHA Subpart K • Trenching & Excavating OSHA Subpart P • Industrial Hygiene and Environmental • Confined Space Training • Fall Protection • Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation Participants are required to have already taken one of three prerequisites – OSHA 30 Hour, OSHA 510 or OSHA 500.

There is an initial $100.00 per person application fee and each eight-hour class is $150.00 per person.

The program was launched on August 21, 2009 with the Safety Administration for Construction class. The Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation class was offered October 23, and the Electrical Safety OSHA Subpart K class was held November 6. The next class, Trenching and Excavating OSHA Subpart P was held November 20, and the Industrial Hygiene and Environmental class will be offered December 18.

Classes are offered on a rotating sixmonth schedule so that individuals wanting to enroll in the program can finish all the classes and receive their certification in six months, regardless of when they started in the program. The rotating schedule also allows a person who cannot attend one or more of the classes in a cycle to pick up those classes in a subsequent cycle and receive their certification.

For additional information about this program, or to enroll, contact Jim Arendas, Safety and Health Director at the CAF, 219-764-2883 or jarendas@cafnwin.org. www.buildingindiananews.com

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Building Indiana’s annual examination of the region, state and beyond finds that Indiana took its lumps from the recession, but still remains one of the country’s best places to work, live and play.

Examining Indiana

FACTS AND STATS 2009

It goes without saying that 2009 was a difficult year for businesses nation – and world – wide. Indiana was no exception, and even now there are few predictions for anything more than a slight pickup in growth and employment in the coming year.

That said, Indiana weathered the Great Recession better than many states did, including neighbors like Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. For example, while Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed 23,000 fewer construction jobs in Indiana in September 2009 compared to September 2008, there were 40,000 fewer in Illinois, 35,000 fewer in Ohio, and 33,000 fewer in Michigan.

Likewise, while both the Hammond and South Bend Divisions of the U.S. bankruptcy court were, as of June, on pace to exceed the number of 2008 filings, their combined numbers still looked to be about half the nearly 20,000 combined bankruptcies in the two divisions back in 2005.

In fact, underneath the current economic gloom, Indiana’s strong fundamentals remain unchanged. Statewide, its geography (most of the country is within a day’s drive), taxes (low), manufacturing strength (first in per capita manufacturing employment nationwide) and transportation infrastructure (in the top 10 in 33 logistics-related categories) continue to attract new and prospective employers. And locally, northern Indiana continues to gain population faster than expected as the suburbs around Chicago fill up, pushing prospective homeowners across state lines and fueling growth in Lake and Porter counties. More than 50,000 Hoosiers now commute to work in Illinois.

Notable in this year’s numbers are the improvements made in the region, despite the downturn, that help position northern Indiana to lead any recovery. For instance, across Lake, Porter, La Porte, St. Joseph, Starke, Jasper and Newton counties, nearly $225 million in road construction work was let between July 2008 and June 2009. And in those same seven counties, more than 1,600 square miles were estimated to have commercial-grade wind density, opening up the region to the wind power boom already going on to the south in White and Benton counties.

Such investments, along with its highly-trained and well-educated workforce, augur a brighter future for northern Indiana and the state as a whole in 2010. So, enjoy this year’s iteration of Facts & Stats as you gear up for a new – and better – year. www.buildingindiananews.com

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Retro-commissioning of your mechanical or refrigeration systems guarantees that your existing building is operating at peak energy efficiency, keeping your building green and saving you money on operating costs.

Pipefitters Local 597 has been training their members in servicing and maintaining heating, cooling, and refrigeration systems for over 100 years. Today their focus is on improving the energy and environmental performance of buildings. In other words, they have the training and know-how to save money for you, and save valuable natural resources for our planet.

Source: 2009 Best Places to Work in Indiana Survey

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1,180,366

RULE OF LAW

Number of licensed lawyers in the U.S. in 2008.

LAWYER POPULATION BY STATE

Source: The American Bar Association

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LAWYERS & TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

2008 32,131 MI 2009 32,321 815

2,802 2008 61,259 2009 58,457

2008 13,564 2009 14,379 IN

IL 212

823

2008 2009 36,644 37,467 OH

% OF LAWYERS WHO

2008

2009

Use a PDA, smart phone or Blackberry Maintain a personal social networking presence Their firm maintains a social networking presence Utilize live webcasts for continuing legal education

67% 28% 4% 53%

82% 43% 12% 64%

WOMEN IN PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE % OF WOMEN LAWYERS

Summer Associates Associates Partners

45.6% 45.1% 18.3%

LAWYERS BY OPERATING SYSTEM

100

7% 4%

80

Other

6% 9%

Source: National Association Source: National Association for Law Placement for Law Placement

Source: The American Bar Association

+15 +15 +8 +11

Source: American Bar Association 2009 Legal Source: The The American Bar Association 2009 Legal Technology Survey Technology Survey

POSITION

2009 2008 12,088 KY 11,876

CHANGE

2000

60 Source: The American Bar Association

LAWYERS BY GENDER

40

Female 31.6%

74%

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Male 69.4% 0 Source: American Bar Association 2008

Source: The American Bar Association 2008

Source: The American Bar Association 2009 Source: The American Bar Association 2009 Legal Technology Survey Legal Technology Survey

FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES GENERAL COUNSEL GENDER

RACE

Caucasian 90.1% 81.6%

18.4%

African-American 4.4% Hispanic 2.2% Asian-American/ Pacific Islander 2.0%

Source: MCCA 2008 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel Source: MCCA 2008 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel

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HARD HAT AREA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NON-FATAL INJURY & ILLNESS INCIDENT RATES 10 10 9.4

INDIANA WORKPLACE FATALITIES 195

200

190

8.3

171 159

156 150

152

148

153

157

155

144

7.7 7.6

148

136

132

127

7.1 6.9

6

132

143

135

7.9

8 8.8 8.6

4

6.8 6.5

6.4 6.3 6

5.9

5.7

5.6 5.6 5.4

Indiana

3.8

U.S.

100

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

4.6

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Source: IDOL

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: IDOL

INDIANA WORKPLACE INJURY & ILLNESS RATES: CONSTRUCTION

YEAR

EMPLOYMENT

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

153,100 146,600 144,600 143,300 139,300

RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES U.S. INDIANA 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.8

5.7 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.5

# OF INJURIES & ILLNESSES

# OF FATALITIES

7,700 7,600 7,500 7,900 8,500

21 27 29 23 15

22%

Source: IDOL (2007)

Source: IDOL (2007)

of construction industry injuries in Indiana result from workers being hit by a falling object.

The Top Industries for Fatalities 2008

Source: IDOL (2007)

(1) Agriculture - 22 (2) Construction - 19 (3) Manufacturing - 18

INDIANA INJURY AND ILLNESS RATE 8 7

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS WITH THE HIGHEST INJURY AND ILLNESS RATES SECTOR Roofing contractors Building finishing contractors Plumbing, heating and AC contractors Poured concrete and foundation contractors Source: IDOL (2007) Source: IDOL (2007)

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RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES 9.5 7.0 6.9 6.9

INCIDENT RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES

Source: IDOL

6

7.4 6.8 6.2 6.2

5.8

5

5.5

5.2 4.9

4 3 2 1 0

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Indiana’s construction industry experienced the largest occupational injury and illness rate drop on record in 2008,

19% Source: IDOL

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT BY STATE

STATE Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Ohio Wisconsin

SEPTEMBER 2008

SEPTEMBER 2009

259,000 143,900 84,500 150,500 208,600 116,600

219,300 120,100 68,000 117,000 173,400 102,000

CHANGE -15.3% -16.5% -19.5% -22.3% -16.9% -12.5%

Source: Associated General Contractors of America, Bureau of Labor Statistics Source: Associated General Contractors of America, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Green construction spending currently supports more than

2 million

American jobs and generates more than $100 billion in gross domestic product and wages.

Source: U.S. Green Building Council

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MEDIAN DAYS AWAY FROM WORK BY BODY PART INJURED BODY PART

# OF DAYS

Arm Shoulder Wrist Knee Back

45 30 27 26 7

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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THE BOTTOM LINE INDIANA STATE AND LOCAL TAX COLLECTION - 2007 Corporate Income 4.7%

Other 4.3%

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FILINGS

FILING TYPE

Chapter 7 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Total

2005

2006

2007

2008

6,772 14 0 2,585 9,371

1,276 17 0 1,554 2,837

1,741 12 0 1,777 3,530

2,327 5 0 2,003 4,335

2009

(through June)

1,605 7 0 1,042 2,654

SOUTH BEND DIVISION FILING TYPE

Chapter 7 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Total

2005

2006

2007

2008

9,950 7 4 774 10, 375

1,560 6 0 485 2,051

2,753 4 1 628 3,386

3,786 13 0 773 4,572

Source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Source: U.S. Bankruptcy

2009

(through June)

2,720 14 0 391 3,125

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY: A FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT Number of Loans Debenture Dollars Approved Total Project Dollars Approved Jobs Created Number of Partner Banks Number of Board Members

Sales 25.7% Property Taxes 29.1%

33%

Source: Federal Tax Administration

of adults do not save any of their annual household income for retirement.

Source: Federal Tax Administration

2007 Total Indiana State & Local Tax Revenue

$21,111 million Per Capita

Source: National Foundation for Credit Counseling, March 2009

Court

2007 51 $23,196,000 $67,198,042 913 N/A* N/A*

Individual Income 24.5%

Selective Sales 11.5%

HAMMOND DIVISION

2008 28 $11,031,000 $28,651,138 385 26 25

2009 22 $8,533,000 $23,630,648 307 11 30

*Additional information not provided

Source: Regional Development Company Source: Regional Development Company

Professional and Business Services is the

5th largest sector in Indiana, employing one in 10 Hoosiers.

Source: IDOL (2007)

Rank

$3,332

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NET INCOME FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

NET INCOME 2008

TOTAL ASSETS 2008

NET INCOME 2009

TOTAL ASSETS 2009

$72,595 $59,784 $18,600 $14,103 $6,258 $-345 $3,142 $1,939 $1,631 $736 $14 $106 $54 $69 $90

$41,592,254 $8,266,581 $4,457,337 $1,817,513 $1,193,596 $1,102,963 $654,324 $329,854 $217,861 $365,225 $3,564 $125,324 $98,614 $68,559 $47,688

-$50,884 -$60 $14,637 $11,245 $5,356 $670 $2,758 $1,317 $1,029 $622 $21 $0 $120 $119 $6

$41,572,719 $7,720,568 $4,484,569 $1,962,589 $1,341,147 $1,094,679 $666,956 $332,253 $228,538 $390,528 $3,518 $128,627 $108,203 $71,757 $49,212

$2 $194 $-406

$3,383 $138,571 $7,284

$5 -$784 -$2,749

$3,531 $126,406 $13,259

Harris National Association First Midwest Bank 1st Source Bank Centier Bank Horizon Bank, National Association Citizens Financial Bank Peoples Bank SB DeMotte State Bank Kenland Bank The LaPorte Savings Bank MainSource Bank - Hobart First State Bank of Porter Griffith Savings Bank Lake Federal Bank, FSB First Federal Savings and Loan Assoication of Hammond Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association American Trust & Savings Bank of Whiting Newton County Loan & Savings, FSB

Source: FDIC. 2009 data as of 6/30/2009. Dollar figures in thousands.

Source: FDIC. 2009 data as of 6/30/2009. Dollar figures in thousands.

TOP 10 SMALL/MEDIUM INDIANA BUSINESSES TO WORK FOR RANK

BUSINESS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Performance Services, Inc. Gregory & Appel Insurance The Heavyweights, Inc. ANGEL Learning, Inc. Turner Construction Company of Indiana, LLC WestPoint Financial Group United Consulting Krieg DeVault LLP AIT Laboratories Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company

Source: 2009 BesttoPlaces to Work Source: 2009 Best Places Work in Indiana Survey in Indiana Survey

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TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSINESSES AND TOTAL SALES FOR INDIANA BY COUNTY 2009

TOTAL NUMBER OF BANKS FOR INDIANA BY COUNTY

COUNTY

TOTAL BUSINESSES

TOTAL SALES

COUNTY

TOTAL BANKS

Jasper Lake La Porte Newton Porter St. Joseph Starke Total

1,330 15,377 3,834 588 5,255 9,283 797 36,434

$2,448,634 $40,092,029 $9,434,733 $923,618 $14,842,312 $25,466,697 $1,188,818 $94,396,841

Jasper Lake La Porte Newton Porter St. Joseph Starke Total

13 173 38 10 62 74 8 378

Source: ESRI ESRI Source:

Source: ESRIESRI Source:

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INDIANA BANK ROBBERIES

HOOSIER LOTTERY SALES BY COUNTY

200

108

Dollars (millions)

149

150

June 2007 - July 2008

70

168

100

$79.1 $74.4

80

113

279

July 2008 - June 2009

60 50

$35.5

40

10 113 50

20 46

$31.6

30

0

$17.6

$14.9 $13.8 $3.8 $3.5

$1.6 $1.4

Jasper

Newton

Lake

La Porte

$16.3 $2.3 $2.1

Porter

St. Joseph

Starke

Source: The The Hoosier Lottery Lottery Source: Hoosier

0

2005

2006

2007

2008

Source: FBI FBI Source:

2009 (Jan-June)

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: IN 2008 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS RANK 17 31 32 33 48

STATE Illinois Michigan Ohio Indiana Kentucky United States

MEDIAN

MARGIN OF ERROR

$56,235 $48,591 $47,988 $47,966 $41,538 $52,029

+/-$363 +/-$421 +/-$317 +/-$539 +/-$446 +/-$73

Source: Census Bureau, 2008 American Source: U.S.U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey Community Survey

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PERCENT OF STATE’S MORTGAGE LOANS IN FORECLOSURE Q1 2009 STATE Illinois Ohio Indiana Michigan

PERCENT 4.5% 4.2% 4.1% 4.0%

Source: IBRC, using data from the Mortgage Bankers Association National Source: IBRC, using data from the Delinquency Survey Association Mortgage Bankers National Delinquency Survey

TOP 10 LARGE INDIANA COMPANIES TO WORK FOR RANK

COMPANY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Shiel Sexton Company, Inc. Edward Jones The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Centier Bank St. Joseph Hospital Bowen Engineering Corporation ExactTarget Ernst & Young, LLP Katz, Sapper & Miller Goshen Health System

Source: 2009 Places to Work in Indiana Survey Source: 2009 Best Best Places to Work in Indiana Survey

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BEING PRODUCTIVE INTERNET SPEED 2009 AVERAGE DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD SPEEDS

INDIANA WORKPLACE INJURY & ILLNESS RATES: WOMEN

YEAR

EMPLOYMENT

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

# OF INJURIES & ILLNESSES

# OF FATALITIES

7,830 8,620 8,490 9,400 9,460

8 14 14 10 8

1,386,000 1,397,000 1,378,000 1,362,000 1,350,000

STATE

AVERAGE DOWNLOAD SPEED (kpbs)

AVERAGE UPLOAD SPEED (kpbs)

6,351 5,692 5,343 4,352 5,074

1,577 1,206 1,088 736 1,080

Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio United States

Source: IDOL

Source: IDOL

2008-2009 DOWNLOAD SPEED RANKING STATE

60% of workers plan to look for a new job in 2010.

STATE LEGISLATURE: 2009 INDIANA SESSION STATISTICS

REPUBLICAN

52 17

48 33

BILLS Bills Introduced Bills Enacted Bills Vetoed MEASURES Measures Introduced Measures Passed/ Adopted

# OF BILLS

% ENACTED

1317 181 3

13.74%

# OF MEASURES 1785 540

of workers spend time on their social networking page during the workday.

30.3%

HOW OFTEN EMPLOYEES GO TO WORK SICK BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY HAVE TO

Source: statenet.com

Never 17%

Very Rarely 35%

Frequently 17%

Source: Society for Human Resource Management

Source: Society for Human Resource Management

Source: CareerBuilder

Source: statenet.com

-2 +1 -1 -11

Occasionally 31%

51%

% PASSED

DIFFERENCE

12 21 23 25

Source: Communications Workers of America

Source: Right Management

DEMOCRATIC

2008

14 20 24 36

Source: Communications Workers of America

PARTISAN COMPOSITION

House Senate

2009

Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio

WORK & VACATION BY GENDER

50

15

40

12

44%

9

30

20

29%

14.3

10

11.7

6

Work more than 40 hours per week

40%

35

8

8%

25

29%

20 15

4

10 2

5 0

0

0

0

12%

30

6

3

10

40

12

Average vacation days received per year

Take a full 2-week vacation

Feel guilty about taking time off

Source: Expedia.com Source: Expedia.com

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Halloween Character the Boss Most Resembles • Glenda the Good Witch, liked and respected by all - 20% • The Wolf Man, is fine one minute, howling the next - 11% • The Invisible Man, never around - 10%

33 Minutes the

average cell phone user spends texting per week.

Source: Frank N. Magid Associates

Source: CareerBuilder

TOP THREE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR HOOSIER WOMEN - 2007 Food service and drinking places

Ambulatory healthcare services

125,238 92,920

75,733

Hospitals Source: IDOL (2007)

Source: IDOL (2007)

32% of employers monitor emails and

43% of HR professionals say in the next five years, a larger proportion of the workforce at their companies will be telecommuting.

16% monitor instant messaging.

Source: Society for Human Resource Management

Source: CareerBuilder

INDIANA WORKPLACE INJURY & ILLNESS RATES: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT YEAR

EMPLOYMENT

RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES

# OF INJURIES & ILLNESSES

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

361,200 360,300 362,200 360,900 355,300

5.7 6.6 6.6 5.6 6.2

17,100 19,700 17,500 16,900 18,900

# OF FATALITIES 9 7 9 9 7

Source: IDOL

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MASS PRODUCTION INDIANA WORKPLACE INJURY & ILLNESS RATES: MANUFACTURING

YEAR

EMPLOYMENT

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

568,000 570,000 571,000 572.000 573,000

RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES U.S. INDIANA 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.8

# OF INJURIES & ILLNESSES

# OF FATALITIES

36,600 42,000 48,600 51,400 68,100

7 13 10 15 15

6.6 7.3 8.3 9.0 8.7

Indiana ranks

1st

among states in per capita manufacturing employment.

Source: IDOL

Source: IDOL

Source: Conexus Indiana

INDIANA MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS: 2009 REPORT CARD SUBJECT

IL

IN

MI

Manufacturing Logistics Human Capital Benefit Costs Global Position Productivity and Innovation Tax Climate

C C B C A C D

A BD+ C A C A

A D+ CD A D C-

OH A B+ D C A D D-

PA

WI

C C C D B B D+

B+ C C+ C B DD

Source: Conexus Indiana

Source: Conexus Indiana

Indiana exported

$26.5 billion

in goods in 2008.

Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Canada accounts for

39.6%

of Indiana’s export sales.

Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation

PREDICTED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A 150-MW INDIANA WIND FACILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD Project Development and Onsite Labor Impacts • Construction and Interconnection Labor • Construction-Related Services Turbine and Supply Chain Impacts Induced Impacts Total Impacts

JOBS

EARNINGS

OUTPUT

89

$5.31

$6.40

78

$4.70

11 492 195 775

$0.60 $18.16 $6.18 $29.64

$59.75 $20.03 $86.17

DURING OPERATING YEARS (ANNUAL)

Onsite Labor Impacts Local Revenue and Supply Chain Impacts Induced Impacts Total Impacts

JOBS

EARNINGS

OUTPUT

9 13

$0.55 $0.47

$0.55 $4.00

21 42

$0.66 $1.68

$2.15 $6.69

* Dollar figures in millions; jobs are full-time equivalents for one year.

Source: National Resources Defense Council Source: National Resources Defense Council

INDIANA’S MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS CLIMATE IS ALONG THE NATION’S ELITE The 2009 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card grades states in six areas of the economy which underlie the success of manufacturing and logistics in each state. These include specific measures of manufacturing and logistics health, human capital, the cost of benefits, the global position of the industries, state level productivity and innovation and the tax climate.

MANUFACTURING

LOGISTICS

WALMART IN INDIANA Facilities 124 Associates 40,007 Cash and in-kind donations $7.3 million to local causes and organizations State and local taxes $45.4 million paid (fiscal 2008) No. of Indiana-based 1,491 suppliers Goods/services purchased $2.35 billion from Indiana-based suppliers (fiscal 2008)

Grading Scale:

Source: Walmart Stores Inc.

Source: Walmart Stores Inc.

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Source: Conexus Indiana Source: Conexus Indiana

A

B

C

D

F

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INDIANA’S TOP 10 EXPORT INDUSTRIES 2008

UNION EMPLOYMENT TOTALS UNION/LOCAL

2005

Boilermakers #374 960 Bricklayers #4 * Carpenters * Elevators #2 1,210 Glaziers #27 * Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers #75 * IBEW #531 480 IBEW #697 990 Ironworkers #395 * Millwrights #1043 2,619 Piledrivers #578 * Plumbers #172 588 Roofers #26 217 Sheet Metal Workers #20 567 Teamsters #142 *

2006 980 * * 1,391 * * 475 1,010 * 2,674 * 594 250 559 *

2007

2008

2009

INDUSTRY

1,050 * 3,159 1,600 * * 470 1,000 * 2,829 * 614 300 558 448

1,150 900 3,420 * 750 90 472 997 1,334 * 340 * * * *

298 * 1,900 1,356 * 63 * * 573 * * * 267 350 *

Vehicles and Parts (Excluding Railway) Industrial Machinery (Including Computers) Pharmaceutical Products Electrical Machinery Optical and Medical Instruments Organic Chemicals Iron, Steel and Articles Thereof Plastics and Articles Thereof Miscellaneous Chemical Products Aluminum and Articles Thereof

* Content not provided Source: Northwest Indiana Building and Construction Trade Union

Source: Northwest Indiana Building and Construction Trade Union

Indiana ranks

1st

in income derived from foreign-owned manufacturers and 5th in reach of foreign investment.

Source: Conexus Indiana

EXPORTS (millions)

% CHANGE VS. 2007

$5,719 $5,490 $2,426 $2,233 $1,788 $1,428 $1,331 $978 $681 $478

-12.8% +2.0% +27.6% +10.2% +14.8% -13.7% +13.5% +4.4% +3.3% +10.2%

Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation

INDIANA’S COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY, 2007 RANK INDUSTRY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Manufacturing Government and Government Enterprises Health Care and Social Assistance Retail Trade Construction Wholesale Trade Finance and Insurance Professional and Technical Services Transportation and Warehousing Administrative and Waste Services

COMPENSATION (thousands) $36,962,044 $21,780,476 $14,909,046 $8,962,439 $8,348,004 $7,778,635 $6,557,105 $6,156,494 $5,701,462 $4,757,514

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, STATS Indiana

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, STATS Indiana

Top Three States for Raw Steel Production 2008 (1) Indiana - 25% (2) Ohio - 14% (3) Pennsylvania - 6% Source: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summary

COMMERCIAL-GRADE WIND DENSITY BY COUNTY COUNTY

SQUARE MILES

Jasper Lake LaPorte Newton Porter St. Joseph Starke

350 300 300 275 175 250 n/a

Source: National Resources Defense Council

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2008 SELF-IDENTIFICATION OF U.S. ADULT POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS TRADITION

2009 TOTAL POPULATION

% AMONG ALL ADULTS CHRISTIAN Catholic Baptist Mainline Christian - Methodist - Lutheran - Presbyterian - Episcopalian/Anglican - United Church of Christ Christian Generic - Christian (unspecified) - Non-denominational Christian - Protestant (unspecified) - Evangelical/Born Again Pentecostal/Charismatic - Pentecoastal (unspecified) - Assemblies of God - Church of God Protestant Denominations - Churches of Christ - Seventh Day Adventist Jehovah’s Witnesses Mormon/Latter Day Saints

£ ¤ 31

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨

!

90

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

South Bend

!

20

!

Hammond 80

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨ 94

!

Gary

!

Portage

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨ 80

Mishawaka

90

St. Joseph

Laporte ! Valparaiso

Crown Point

!

Porter Starke

Lake

!

! !

Roselawn

De Motte

2009 Total Population

by Census Tract

Knox

North Judson

1,101 - 2,500

!

2,501 - 5,000

Jasper Newton

5,001 - 7,500 7,501 - 10,000

§ ¦ ¨ 65

!

Greater than 10,000

Rensselaer

25.1% 15.8% 12.9% 5.0% 3.8% 2.1% 1.1% 0.3% 14.2% 7.4% 3.5% 2.3% 0.9% 3.5% 2.4% 0.4% 0.3% 2.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.8% 1.4%

OTHER RELIGIONS !

LARGEST AVERAGE PAID INDUSTRY: 2006-2007 INDUSTRY 2007

COUNTY

Jasper Lake La Porte Newton Porter St. Joseph Starke

PAID 2007

Manufacturing Management of Companies Management of Companies Wholesale Trade Manufacturing Management of Companies Wholesale Trade

$41,694 $74,984 $76,205 $46,660 $73,903 $78,294 $35,929

1.2% 0.9% 0.5% 0.6% 1.2%

Jewish* Eastern Religions Buddist Muslim New Religious Movements/ Other Religions

Kentland

INDUSTRY 2008

UNAFFILIATED

PAID 2008

Transportation & Warehousing Management of Companies Management of Companies Wholesale Trade Utilities Management of Companies Wholesale Trade

15.0% 0.7% 0.9% 5.0%

None/No Religion - Atheist - Agnostic Don’t Know/Refused

$43,027 $76,014 $51,084 $61,714 $77,289 $77,764 $40,547

*refers only to Jews by religion and not the total Jewish ethnic population Source: American Religious Identification Survey 2008

Source: American Religious Identification Survey 2008

Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development

2009-2014 PERCENT POPULATION GROWTH AVERAGE WAGE (MAY 2008)

£ ¤ 31

GEOGRAPHY

HOURLY

ANNUAL

Gary Division Michigan City La Porte MSA South Bend MSA Indiana U.S.

$18.53 $16.43

$38,530 $34,170

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨ !

$17.69 $18.16 $20.32

$36,780 $37,770 $42,270

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Hammond 80

!

£ ¤

South Bend

94

!

Portage

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨ 80

!

Porter Starke

Lake

ANNUAL

$30,790 $28,240

$14.24 $14.59 $15.57

$29,620 $30,340 $32,390

St. Joseph

!

!

$14.80 $13.58

Mishawaka

90

Laporte

MEDIAN WAGE (MAY 2008)

HOURLY

!

Gary

! La Porte

! Valparaiso

Source: OES from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Gary Division Michigan City La Porte MSA South Bend MSA Indiana U.S.

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

20

Crown Point

GEOGRAPHY

!

90

! !

Roselawn

De Motte

North Judson

Knox

2009-2014 Population Growth Rate

by Census Tract

!

-1.40 - 0.00%

Jasper

0.01 - 1.50% 1.51 - 2.00%

Newton

2.01 - 2.50%

§ ¦ ¨ 65

!

Rensselaer

Greater than 2.5%

Source: OES from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and

Source: OES fromof the U.S. Development Bureau of Labor Statistics Indiana Department Workforce and Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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!

Kentland

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MAIN FEATURE MINORITY/WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN INDIANA RACE/GENDER

TONNAGE 2005

2006

2007

2008

2,232,285 7,719,934

2,658,663 8,622,489

1,631,034 6,220,882

1,500,000 6,700,000

2006

2007

VALUE PORT 2005 Burns Harbor $676,807,201 Ports of Indiana $1,530,766,227

$819,834,740 $1,889,768,406

n/a n/a

INDIANA’S LARGEST CORPORATIONS

Source: Ports of Indiana Source: Ports of Indiana

£ ¤ 31

Lake Michigan

!

90

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

South Bend

!

20

!

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Hammond 80

94

!

Gary

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨

!

Portage

80

Mishawaka

90

St. Joseph

Laporte ! Valparaiso

Crown Point

Starke

! !

Roselawn

De Motte

Knox

North Judson

!

Newton

NORTHERN INDIANA EARNIGS PER JOB 2009 Percent Black Population

by Census Tract

Jasper

10% or Less 11% to 15% 16% to 45% 46% to 70% Greater than 70%

§ ¦ ¨ 65

!

Rensselaer

Kentland

2009 PERCENT HISPANIC POPULATION £ ¤ 31

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨

!

90

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

South Bend

!

20

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨ 94

!

Gary

!

Portage

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨ 80

Mishawaka

Laporte

!

!

De Motte

!

Jasper Newton

North Judson

Knox

2009 Percent Hispanic Population

by Census Tract 6.5% or Less 6.6% to 15%

§ ¦ ¨

16% to 25%

65

!

Rensselaer

26% to 45% Greater than 45%

40

Source: STATS Indiana. Includes Lake, Porter, Newton,

Source: STATS Indiana. Includes Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Starke, Jasper, Starke, Lacounties.

Porte and St. Joseph counties.

La Porte and St. Joseph

NORTHERN INDIANA 2009 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS Starke

!

Kentland

$88,485 $58,060 $51,261 $50,260 $50,057 $45,149 $44,808 $43,667 $29,175 $28,425 $25,258 $14,782

St. Joseph

Porter

Lake

!

Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Professional and Technical Services Construction Transportation and Warehousing Government Health Care and Social Services Information Other Private Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Retail Trade Accommodation and Food Service

COUNTY

COUNTY 2009 POPULATION

Jasper Lake LaPorte Newton Porter St. Joseph Starke Total

33,595 499,945 111,523 14,535 165,491 270,152 24,000 1,119,241

!

Roselawn

AVERAGE EARNINGS PER JOB

INDUSTRY

90

! Valparaiso

Crown Point

CITY

Indianapolis Indianapolis Columbus Merrillville Fort Wayne Plainfield Carmel Warsaw Indianapolis Evansville

Source: Fortune 500

Porter

!

!

Hammond 80

1. WellPoint $61,1251.1 2. Eli Lilly $20,378.0 3. Cummins $14,342.0 4. NiSource $9,069.5 5. Steel Dynamics $8,080.5 6. Brightpoint $4,658.0 7. Conesco $4,194,4 8. Zimmer Holdings $4,121.4 9. Simon Property Group $3,783.2 10. Berry Plastics Group $3,513.1 Source: Fortune 500

!

Lake

!

REVENUE (Millions)

COMPANY

2009 PERCENT BLACK POPULATION

§ ¦ ¨

114

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 2002 Source: U.S. Census Bureau,

2008

$445,114,159 $1,208,261,360

118,857 14,056 6,078 5,482 1,957

Women African-American Asian Hispanic American Indian/ Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

PORTS OF INDIANA AT A GLANCE PORT Burns Harbor Ports of Indiana

# OF FIRMS

2009 HOUSEHOLDS

12,242 190,622 42,655 5,438 63,314 103,641 9,111 427,023

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TOP 10 CITIES/TOWNS IN NORTHERN INDIANA

POLITICAL LEANING

CITY £ ¤ 31

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨

!

90

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

South Bend

!

20

!

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Hammond 80

94

!

Gary

!

Portage

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨ 80

Mishawaka

90

Laporte

St. Joseph

! Valparaiso

Crown Point

!

Porter Starke

Lake

!

! !

Roselawn

De Motte

!

Jasper Newton

§ ¦ ¨ 65

!

!

Rensselaer

North Judson

Knox

Political Leaning: Percent Middle of the Road

by Census Tract 15% or Less 16% to 20% 21% to 25% 26% to 30% Greater than 30%

Kentland

The

City of Valparaiso in Porter County was named the 2009 Community of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

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1. South Bend 2. Gary 3. Hammond 4. Mishawaka 5. Portage 6. Merrillville 7. Michigan City 8. Valparaiso 9. East Chicago 10. Schererville

POPULATION IN 2008

% OF REGION

103,807 95,920 76,732 50,026 36,976 33,057 32,405 30,429 29,978 28,886

9.4% 8.7% 7.0% 4.5% 3.4% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6%

Source: STATS Indiana.

Includes Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper,Newton, Starke, Source: Indiana.

Includes Lake, Porter, La PorteSTATS and St. Joseph counties.

Jasper, Starke, La Porte and St. Joseph counties.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (OCTOBER 2009) REGION 1

REGION 2

Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke counties

Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties

9.5

INDIANA

U.S.

12.0 9.4 9.5

Source: OES from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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INDIANA’S TOP EXPORT DESTINATION

INDIANA BLOGGERS BY LOCATION Bloomington 9%

Fishers 6%

Fort Wayne 5% Greenwood 4% Carmel 3% Crown Point 2% Noblesville 2% Peru 2%

Indianapolis 67%

Source: 2008 Indiana Blogger Census

(VALUE IN MILLIONS) 2007 2008

DESTINATION

2006

Canada Mexico United Kingdom France Germany China Japan Brazil Australia Netherlands

$9,842 $2,425 $1,890 $1,378 $734 $559 $831 $292 $397 $473

$10,804 $2,605 $1,900 $1,501 $1,100 $759 $737 $512 $470 $462

$10,518 $2,112 $1,979 $1,419 $1,271 $930 $864 $637 $544 $481

Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Source: 2008 Indiana Blogger Census

INDIANA BLOGGERS BY GENDER

60%

40%

Source: 2008 Indiana Blogger Census Source: 2008 Indiana Blogger Census

BEST STATES FOR BUSINESS STATE Indiana Kentucky Wisconsin Ohio Illinois Michigan

RANK 11 23 43 45 46 49

Source: Chief Executive magazine’s U.S. Best and Source: Chieffor Executive U.S. Worst States Businessmagazine’s 2009

Best and Worst States for Business 2009

TOP 10 COMPETITIVE STATES OF 2008 STATE 1. Ohio 2. North Carolina 3. Michigan 4. Pennsylvania 5. Kentucky/Texas 7. Tennessee/Alabama 9. Indiana 10. South Carolina Source:Site SiteSelection Selection Magazine Source: Magazine

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FROM HERE TO THERE

SOUTH SHORE DAILY COMMUTERS

BY GENDER

INDIANA IS LOGISTICS CENTRAL Hoosier State ranks in the top 10 in 33 key logistics-related categories.

1 2 3 4 5

6

• in pass-through interstates • in shortest distance to median center of U.S. population • in rail tons of primary metals originated • in rail tons of primary metals terminated • in rail tons of petroleum products terminated • in rail tons of waste & scrap material terminated • in world’s largest FedEx air hubs (Indianapolis) • in pass-through truck tonnage

7 8

• in local freight railroads • in total freight railroads

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• in Class I railroads

• in rail tons of waste & scrap material originated • in largest cargo airports (Indianapolis) • in rail tons of farm products originated • in regional railroads • in domestic waterborne shipping • in rail tons of food products originated • in number of airports • in trucking employment • in rail tons of coal terminated • in rail tons of coal originated • in rail mileage • in rail tons of transportation equipment originated • in NAFTA exports • in freight shipped out of state • in Class I rail mileage • in rail tons carried • in freight rail employment

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• in local rail mileage • in rail carloads • in truck tonnage

• in rail tons received • in number of trucking companies

Men 33% Women 67%

Source: NICTD

Source: NICTD

The roughly

13,000 Hoosiers who commute daily into Chicago on the South Shore railroad have an average annual income of $54,400 and, in aggregate, return $237.7 million in salary and wages to the Indiana economy every year.

Source: NICTD

SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT 2009 PASSENGERS Departing Arriving

NUMBER 217,850 216,333

% CHANGE VS. 2008 -10.9% -11.6%

Source: SouthBend Bend Regional Airport Figures for the 12 months Source: South Regional Airport Figures ended August 2009 vs. August 2008. for the 12 months ended August 2009 vs. August 2008

SOUTH SHORE DAILY COMMUTERS

BY PROFESSION

Source: 2009 Indiana Logistics Directory

Other 16.4% INDIANA WORKPLACE INJURY & ILLNESS RATES TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES YEAR

EMPLOYMENT

U.S.

INDIANA

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

110,000 108,800 105,200 101,800 107,700

6.4 6.5 7.0 7.3 7.8

5.5 5.3 5.6 7.4 7.0

# OF INJURIES & ILLNESSES 6,200 5,900 6,300 7,000 6,700

Technical Specialists 11.7%

Clerical/Office 28.7%

# OF FATALITIES 31 34 29 29 17

Supervisory/ Managerial 18.2%

Professional Services 25%

Source: IDOL

Source: IDOL

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COMMUTERS IN AND OUT OF COUNTIES JASPER

LAKE

Sprains, strains and tears account for

48% LA PORTE

NEWTON

of all transportation and warehousing industry injuries in Indiana.

Source: IDOL

STARKE

PORTER

$0.54 Average annual cost per mile of owning and operating a car in 2008.

ST. JOSEPH

Source: STATS Indiana Commuting Profiles Tax Year 2007

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Assumes 15,000 vehiclemiles per year.

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NORTHWEST INDIANA MEALS ON WHEELS 2008 Volunteers Hours donated Miles driven Meals delivered - Including • Pints of milk • Servings of juice • Apples • Bread rolls

Serving 48 States Canada & Mexico

865 14,116 170,000 449,000 300,000 50,000 64,684 5,000

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YOUR WELL BEING UNITED STATES HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY AGE GROUP AGE RANGE/COVERAGE Under 18 years: • With health insurance coverage • No health insurance coverage 18 to 64 years: • With health insurance coverage • No health insurance coverage 65 years or over: • With health insurance coverage • No health insurance coverage Total

ESTIMATE

MARGIN OF ERROR

73,786,055 66,457,009 7,329,046 187,579,233 150,353,431 37,225,802 37,209,240 36,684,079 525,161 298,574,528

+/-31,254 +/-68,587 +/-73,710 +/-35,025 +/-198,931 +/-184,899 +/-21,280 +/-27,753 +/-15,056 +/-19,717

Men 13%

Women 87%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 Community AmericanSurvey Community Survey

PERCENT OF POPLATION REPORTING TROUBLE SLEEPING IN PAST 30 DAYS

INDIANA HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INJURIES BY GENDER

Source: IDOL(2007) (2007) Source: IDOL

U.S. DEATHS FROM PREVENTABLE RISKS 2005 RISK Tobacco smoking High blood pressure Obesity/high BMI Physical inactivity High blood glucose High LDL cholesterol High dietary salt Low dietary Omega-3 fatty acids High dietary trans-fatty acids Alcohol use Low intake of fruits and vegetables Low dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids

MI

10.8%

IL

OH

IN

11.4%

11.4%

9.8% 14.4% UNITED STATES

MEN

KY

9.8%

248,000 164,000 114,000 88,000 102,000 60,000 49,000 45,000 46,000 45,000 33,000 9,500

WOMEN

TOTAL

219,000 231,000 102,000 103,000 89,000 53,000 54,000 39,000 35,000 20,000 24,000 6,000

467,000 395,000 216,000 191,000 191,000 113,000 103,000 84,000 81,000 65,000 57,000 15,500

Source: Public Library of Science Medicine

Source: PLoS Medicine

Source: CDC

Source: CDC

$1,200 per year The “hidden tax” paid by Indiana business and families on premiums to subsidize the cost of treating the uninsured.

Source: Center for American Progress

COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING GRADES STATE Indiana Illinois Kentucky Ohio Michigan

GRADE A A A F F

Health insurance premiums for residents of Indiana have risen

100% since 2000.

Source: National Colorectal Cancer Alliance Source: HealthReform.gov Source:Research National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance

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PRECENTAGE UNINSURED AMONG VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS 41.5%

Hispanics Less than $36,000 28.6% Aged 18-29 27.6% Aged 30-44 20.3% Non-Hispanic Blacks 19.9% South 19.7% West 18.7% Men 17.8% NATIONAL ADULTS 16.0% Aged 45-64 14.4% Women 14.4% Midwest 13.5% Non-Hispanic Whites 11.6% East 10.5% $36,000-$89,000 8.8% $90,000+ 4.5% Ages 65+ 3.0% 0

10

20

30

40

Source: June 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Source: June 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index www.buildingindiananews.com

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INDIANA WORKPLACE INJURY & ILLNESS RATES: HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

4,000

RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES

Number of physical therapists in Indiana.

Source: BLS Indiana 2008 wage survey

772,000

Men Hoosiers lacked health 13% insurance in 2008.

of the U.S. population is without health insurance.

Source: Gallup-Healthway Well-Being Index, June 2009

EMPLOYMENT

U.S.

INDIANA

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

325,600 316,000 308,400 303,200 329,600

5.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.5

6.9 6.6 6.8 7.5 7.0

# OF INJURIES & ILLNESSES # OF FATALITIES 17,000 16,500 16,100 18,600 16,500

0 0 5 3 0

Source: IDOL Source: IDOL

INDIANA HEARING RATE LOSS 5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

16%

YEAR

4.1

79%

4.0

4

in 2001 to

70.6%

3.2 3

3.0 2004

2005

The percentage of Hoosiers with employer-based health coverage fell from

2006

2007

in 2008.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Source: BLS, SOII Source: BLS, SOII

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REAL ESTATE

$105,000

HOMES FOR SALES AND AVERAGE LISTING PRICE BY STATE

Median sale price of an existing single-family home in Indiana.

Source: Indiana Association of Realtors, as of August 2009

MI

WI Homes for Sale

Homes for Sale

81,352

156,540

Avg. Listing Price

Avg. Listing Price

$249,093

OH

IN

IL Homes for Sale

156,540

Avg. Listing Price

$333,295

BUILDING PERMITS BY COUNTY 2000-2008

$333,295

Homes for Sale

59,375

Homes for Sale

Avg. Listing Price

$193,834

123,721

Avg. Listing Price

$190,092

STARKE

JASPER 300

200

250

150

200

100

150

50

100

0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

ST. JOSEPH

LAKE 2000

3000 2500

Source: trulia.com, for week ending Nov. 18, 2009

1500 2000

Source: trulia.com, for week ending Nov. 18, 2009

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1500

1000

1000 500

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

500

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

NEWTON

LA PORTE 100

600 500

80

400 60 300 40

200 100

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

STATE OF INDIANA BUILDING PERMITS 2000-2007 PORTER 40000

1500

35000 1200 30000 900 25000 600

300

20000 15000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau www.buildingindiananews.com

Since 2007, an estimated

U.S. INDUSTRIAL VACANCY RATE 12 10 8

10.7 8.5 8.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.2

9.5

6 4 2 0

Q3/06 Q4/06 Q1/07 Q2/07 Q3/07 Q4/07 Q1/08 Q2/08 Q3/08 Q4/08 Q1/09 Q2/09

Source: Grubb & Ellis& Elllis Source: Grubb

have been abandoned by pet owners evicted from foreclosed homes and by families who can no longer afford to feed their pets or no longer have space to care for their pets.

Source: ASPCA

U.S. OFFICE VACANCY RATE

U.S. LOGISTICS VACANCY RATE - ALL CLASSES

20 15

1 to 2 million pets

15 13.9

14.0 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.5

14.3 14.8

15.6

16.6 12 9

8.9

8.9

9.3

10.1

10.7 11.2

11.7

12.7

13.3

10 6

5 0

3 0 Q3/06 Q4/06 Q1/07 Q2/07 Q3/07 Q4/07 Q1/08 Q2/08 Q3/08 Q4/08 Q1/09 Q2/09

Source: Grubb & Elllis Source: Grubb & Ellis

Q1/07 Q2/07 Q3/07 Q4/07 Q1/08 Q2/08 Q4/08 Q1/09 Q2/09 Source: Grubb & Ellis & Elllis Source: Grubb

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REAL ESTATE MEDIAN AND AVERAGE SQUARE FEET OF NEW ONE-FAMILY HOMES 2008 RETURN ON HOME IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENTS INCREASE IN SALE PRICE

COST

IMPROVEMENT

Clean & De-Clutter $190 – 318 Lighten & Brighten $233 – 370 Professional Home Staging $403 - 584 Landscape Front/Back Yards $378 – 546 Fix Plumbing, Electrical $436 – 621 Replace or Shampoo Carpeting $562 – 808 Paint Interior Walls $651 – 920 Paint Exterior Walls $663 – 938 Repair Damaged Flooring $628 – 878 Update Kitchen & Bathrooms $1,404 – 1,828

REGION Northeast Midwest South West Total U.S.

AVERAGE RETURN 578% 355% 343% 319% 164% 154% 150% 147% 145% 121%

$1,505 – 1,937 $1,178 – 1,566 $1,938 - 2,431 $1,718 – 2,158 $1,205 – 1,590 $1,532 – 1,950 $1,741 – 2,179 $1,757 – 2,205 $1,633 – 2,061 $3,216 – 3,934

MEDIAN

AVERAGE

2,312 2,019 2,266 2,216 2,215

2,651 2,331 2,564 2,508 2,519

Source: U.S. Bureau Source: U.S.Census Census Bureau

A family with Indiana’s median income can afford 240% of the state’s median home price.

Source: 2007 HomeGain Survey of 2,000 real estate agents nationwide.

Source: Indiana Association of Realtors, July 2009

Source: 2007 HomeGain Survey of 2,000 real estate agents nationwide.

FINANCING FOR NEW ONE-FAMILY HOMES 2008

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AVERAGE LISTING AND SELLING PRICE 2008 - 2009

2008 Units sold Media selling price Median listing price 2009* Units sold Media selling price Median listing price

LAKE COUNTY

Cash 8%

LAKE, PORTER, JASPER, NEWTON & LA PORTE COUNTIES COMBINED

PORTER COUNTY

4,648 $124,000 $127,000

1,630 $163,400 $169,900

7,762 $130,000 $134,900

3,076 $115,900 $119,900

1,041 $162,500 $169,900

5,127 $122,000 $127,900

VA Guaranteed 4% Conventional Mortgage 78%

FHA Insured 10%

* through September 30, 2009

Source: GNIAR

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, total U.S. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, total U.S.

Source: Greater Northwest Indiana Association of REALTORS®, Inc.

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HOME OWNERSHIP RATES BY STATE STATE Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Wisconsin

2006 70.4% 74.2% 77.4% 72.1% 70.2%

2007

2008

73.8% 73.8% 76.4% 71.4% 70.5%

68.9% 74.4% 75.9% 70.8% 70.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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STATE RENTAL VACANCY RATES STATE 2005 Illinois 13.4% Indiana 14.2% Michigan 13.1% Ohio 13.4% Wisconsin 9.0%

2006 12.6% 14.0% 18.1% 12.3% 8.2%

2007

2008

10.4% 13.3% 17.0% 11.9% 7.9%

10.0% 14.8% 14.6% 10.5% 8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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REAL ESTATE TOP TEN WEALTHIEST ZIP CODES FOR 7-COUNTY AREA IN INDIANA RANK 1.

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2009 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME CITY Granger $116,708 Munster $97,675 Schererville $91,114 Valparaiso $91,414 Dyer $87,083 South Bend $83,707 St. John $90,693 Crown Point $81,573 Chesterton $78,516 Valparaiso $73,282

ZIP CODE 46530 46321 46375 46385 46311 46635 46373 46307 46304 46383

LAND AND PROPERTY VALUES 2009

2009 AVERAGE HOME VALUE

MSA

$197,660 $220,127 $201,771 $204,887 $194,402 $138,939 $208,808 $183,592 $190,173 $184,764

Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee

Source: ESRI

MEDIAN DAYS LISTED STATE Illinois 115 Indiana 118 Michigan 106 Ohio 93 Wisconsin 119

STRUCTURE COST

LAND VALUE

$257,832 $215,225 $162,967 $214,693 $111,510 $156,198 $250,290

$196,692 $166,106 $154,819 $157,422 $105,935 $143,270 $164,934

$61,240 $49,120 $8,148 $57,251 $5,576 $12,928 $85,356

Source: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Wisconsin School of Business. as of Q1 2009.

Source: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Wisconsin SchoolFigures of Business.

Figures as of Q1 2009.

Source: ESRI

MEDIAN HOME SALE DAYS LISTED BY STATE

HOME VALUES

NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IN NEW ONE-FAMILY HOMES 2008 REGION Northeast Midwest South West Total U.S.

CHANGE VS. PRIOR YEAR +43.8% +40.5% -3.6% na +17.8%

TWO OR FEWER 19% 22% 10% 13% 14%

THREE

FOUR OR MORE 39% 27% 36% 40% 36%

42% 51% 54% 46% 50%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Source: zillow.com, October 2009

Source: zillow.com, October 2009

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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REV YOUR ENGINES INDIANA GAS PRICES VERSUS OIL PRICES

INDIANA NEW-VEHICLE FRANCHISED DEALERSHIPS STATS

AVG RETAIL GAS PRICE $2.457 $2.307 $2.379 $2.287 $2.568 $2.454 $2.506 $2.525 $2.738 $2.933 $3.317 $3.478 $3.473 $3.230 $3.276 $2.402 $1.433 $1.178 $1.417 $1.392 $1.490 $1.558 $1.877 $2.235 $1.983

AVG CRUDE PRICE U.S. $69.23 $67.77 $73.27 $79.32 $87.16 $85.28 $87.06 $89.41 $98.44 $106.64 $118.55 $127.47 $128.08 $112.83 $98.50 $73.18 $53.67 $36.80 $35.00 $34.14 $42.46 $45.22 $52.69 $63.08 $60.43

3,058

MONTH/YEAR July 2007 Aug 2007 Sept 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 July 2008 Aug 2008 Sept 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2008 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 July 2009

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

Source: U.S. Department of Energy Source: U.S. Department of Energy

2007

2008

• Total Franchised Dealerships: 521

• Total Franchised Dealerships: 503

• $11.7 Billion in Sales/ $22.5 Million per Dealership

• $10.6 Billion in Sales/ $21.2 Million per Dealership

• 2.5% of IN Retail Establishments are in Franchised Dealerships

• 2.4% of IN Retail Establishments are in Franchised Dealerships

• 7.0% of IN Retail Establishments are in Franchised Dealerships (21,778 Dealership Employees/42 per dealership) • 16.7% of IN Retail Sales come from Franchised Dealerships • 12.9% of Indiana’s Total Retail Payroll is paid

by Franchised Dealers ($0.95 Billion/$1.82 Million per Dealership) • $844 per week is the Average Wage for Employees of IN Franchised Dealerships

• 6.8% of IN Retail Establishments are in Franchised Dealerships (19,864 Dealership Employees/39 per dealership) • 13.5% of IN Retail Sales come from Franchised Dealerships • 12.9% of Indiana’s Total Retail Payroll is paid

by Franchised Dealers ($0.94 Billion/$1.87 Million per Dealership) • $851 per week is the Average Wage for Employees of IN Franchised Dealerships

• 251,149 New Vehicles were Registered in Indiana and New Care Sales Generated $11.7 Billion

• 226,921 New Vehicles were Registered in Indiana and New Care Sales Generated $10.6 Billion

Source: Automobile Dealers Association of Indiana

Source: Automobile Dealers Association of Indiana

Number of gas stations in Indiana in 2008.

AUTOMOBILE MARKET SHARE BY CAR TYPE 2009

Small Pick-up 2.3%

Large Pick-up 12.5%

Small Car 16.7%

Large Van 1.3% Small Van 4.2% Mid-Size Car 22.9% SUV 7.1%

CUV 21.5%

Large Car 3.5% Luxury Car 8.0%

Source: National Automobile Dealers Association, October 2009 Source: National Automobile Dealers Association, October 2009

AVG CRUDE PRICE INDIANA $66.47 $65.20 $71.25 $78.06 $87.08 $84.42 $85.42 $87.26 $96.36 $104.53 $117.15 $126.23 $126.70 $110.12 $97.74 $71.37 $51.30 n/a $35.08 $32.74 $41.27 $43.87 $52.10 $62.72 $58.17

INCREASED ACCIDENT RISK BY CELL PHONE USAGE AND AUTOMOBILE TYPE CELL PHONE TASK Light Vehicle/Cars Dialing Talking/Listening Reaching for Device Heavy Vehicles/Trucks Dialing Talking/Listening Reaching for Device Texting

RISK OF CRASH OR NEAR-CRASH EVENT 2.8 times as high as non-distracted driving 1.3 times as high as non-distracted driving 1.4 times as high as non-distracted driving

5.9 times as high as non-distracted driving 1.0 times as high as non-distracted driving 6.7 times as high as non-distracted driving 23.2 times as high as non-distracted driving

Source:Virginia Virginia Tech Institute Source: TechTransportation Transportation Institute

When texting while driving at

220,634

55 miles per hour

Number of new hybid vehicles sold in the first nine months of 2009.

a driver will travel the length of a football field without looking at the road.

Source: hybridcars.com

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VEHICLES IN INDIANA INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASHES BY TYPE

TOP FIVE LICENSE PLATES SOLD BY COUNTY (1/1/09 TO 9/17/09) COUNTY JASPER 1. In God We Trust (IGWT) 2. Hoosier Veteran 3. Support Our Troops 4. Environment 5. Purdue

LAKE 1. IGWT 2. Hoosier Veteran 3 Purdue 4. Environment 5. Kids First

LA PORTE NEWTON 1. IGWT 1. IGWT 2. Hoosier Veteran 2. Hoosier Veteran 3. Environment 3. Environment 4. Purdue 4. Support Our Troops 5. Support Our Troops 5. Purdue

PORTER 1. (IGWT) 2. Environment 3. Hoosier Veteran 4. Purdue 5. Support OurTroops

ST. JOSEPH 1. (IGWT) 2. Notre Dame 3. IU 4. Environment 5. Hoosier Veteran

STARKE 1. (IGWT) 2. Hoosier Veteran 3. Environment 4. Support Our Troops 5. Purdue

Buses 0.3%

Other/Unknown 1.3%

Motorcycles 11.3% Large Trucks 11.4%

Passenger Cars 41.3%

Light Trucks 34.4%

Source: Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Source: Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System

TOP TEN STOLEN PASSENGER VEHICLES, 2008 1. 1994 Honda Accord 2. 1995 Honda Civic 3. 1989 Toyota Camry 4. 1997 Ford F-150 Pickup 5. 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup 6. 2000 Dodge Caravan 7. 1996 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee 8. 1994 Acura Integra 9. 1999 Ford Taurus 10. 2002 Ford Explorer Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau

Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau

SERvICES • Alignments • Annual Semi Tractor & Trailer Inspections • Brakes • Clutches • Diagnosis Equipment • Differentials • Gas & Diesel Engine Repairs

• Hydraulic Cylinder & Pump Repair • OSHA Crane Inspections • Preventative Maintenance • Steering • Telescoping Boom Repair • Transmissions • Tune-ups

REPAIR AnD SERvICE

As of October 2009, the Big Three American carmakers held

44.6% of the total U.S. market, down 3.3 percentage points from 2008.

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Cranes Fork Lifts Large & Small Generators Power Scaffolds Compressors

Official Dealer

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MARKETING TOP 25 NATIONAL ADVERTISERS - 2007 vs 2008 RANK 2007 2008 1 3 2 4 8 7 10 5 13 11 6 9 15 18 21 14 24 12 17 19 26 25 23 27 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

MARKETER

AD SPENDING (millions) 2007 2008

Procter & Gamble Co. Verizon Communications AT&T General Motors Corp.

Johnson & Johnson Unilever Walt Disney Co. Time Warner General Electric Sears Holding Corp.

Ford Motor Co. GlaxoSmithKline Toyota Motor Corp.

L’Oreal Walmart Stores Bank of America Corp.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Sprint Nextel Corp.

Sony Corp.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Corp.

J.C. Penney Co. PepsiCo Pfizer Kraft Foods

$5,180.00 $3,379.90 $3,430.00 $3,060.20 $2,408.80 $2,417.90 $1,997.80 $2,754.80 $1,791.30 $1,956.90 $2,525.20 $2,123.00 $1,757.90 $1,632.30 $1,432.40 $1,770.90 $1,360.00 $1,800.00 $1,736.90 $1,518.90 $1,307.50 $1,316.00 $1,362.30 $1,291.10 $1,508.80

% CHANGE -6.60% 9.50% -10.40% -5.20% 5.00% 0.20% 11.00% -19.90% 12.70% -4.70% -26.50% -13.90% -3.80% 2.50% 15.90% -6.80% 16.70% -16.70% -15.70% -10.70% 2.30% -0.20% -5.00% 0.10% -15.60%

$4,838.10 $3,700.00 $3,073.00 $2,901.10 $2,592.20 $2,422.60 $2,217.60 $2,207.70 $2,019.30 $1,864.90 $1,856.00 $1,827.00 $1,690.40 $1,673.10 $1,659.80 $1,650.00 $1,587.30 $1,500.00 $1,464.90 $1,356.90 $1,337.80 $1,314.00 $1,293.90 $1,292.40 $1,272.10

247 billion Total e-mails sent worldwide per day in 2009.

Source: The Radicati Group

2008 POST-SEASON SPORTS: NATIONAL TV AD SPEND ($ MILLIONS)* 748 643 330 326 250

Pro Football (Jan-Feb ‘08) NCAA Men's Basketball (Mar-Apr ’08) Pro Basketball (Apr-Jun ‘08) Pro Baseball (Oct ‘08) College Football Bowls (Dec ’07-Jan ‘08) * includes Pre-Game, Game & Post-Game Programming

Source: TNS Media Intelligence Source: TNS Media Intelligence

2009 E-MAIL ACCOUNTS Other 2%

Source: AdAge Source: AdAge

Corporate Users 24%

Consumers 74%

ACADEMY AWARDS VERSUS THE SUPER BOWL YEAR 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

ACADEMY AWARDS HH% RATING INDEX 28.6 29.2 26.2 25.4 20.4 26.0 25.4 22.9 23.0 17.9

100 102 92 89 71 91 89 80 80 63

SUPER BOWL HH% RATING INDEX 40.2 43.3 40.4 40.4 40.7 41.4 41.1 41.6 42.6 43.1

100 108 100 100 101 103 102 103 106 107

Source: The Radicati Group

Source: The Radacati Group

In the first half of 2009, coupon redemption increased

23%

over the first six months of 2008.

Source: TNS Media Intelligence analysis of Nielsen Media Research data

Source: TNS Media Intelligence analysis of Nielsen Media Research data

$1.8 million

Annual cost of managing spam to a company with 1,000 e-mail users.

Source: The Radicati Group

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Source: Inmar

HOUSING-RELATED ADVERTISING CATEGORIES: JAN-JUNE 2009 VS. JAN-JUNE 2008 CATEGORY Home & Building Retailers Real Estate Home Furnishings & Appliances Building Materials TOTAL

JAN-JUNE 2008 (Millions) $2,220.6 $1,118.2 $530.3 $428.4 $4,297.5

JAN-JUNE 2009 (Millions) $1,696.7 $551.3 $428.7 $357.2 $3,033.9

% CHANGE -23.6% -50.7% -19.2% -16.6% -29.4%

Source: TNS Media Intelligence Source: TNS Media Intelligence

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Time spent viewing online videos in 2009 was up

B-TO-B AD SPENDING - 2008 vs 2007 CATEGORY Business publications Consumer magazines Newspapers Network TV Internet (display only) Cable network TV Spot TV National newspapers Local Radio Outdoor

TOTAL 2008 TOTAL 2007 REVENUE (add 000) REVENUE(add 000) $2,577,780 $2,310,287 $1,261,001 $1,509,514 $1,356,449 $1,218,350 $1,323,420 $1,213,102 $1,046,069 $940,871 $1,045,920 $847,325 $606,553 $576,317 $461,909 $375,950 $458,355 $345,268 $401,584 $341,708

% CHANGE -10.40% -16.50% -10.20% -8.30% -10.10% -19.00% -5.00% -18.60% -24.70% -14.90%

Source: BtoB Magazine Source: BtoB Magazine

ACADEMY AWARDS ADVERTISING RATES AND SPENDING 1999-2008

81%

Of all e-mail traffic is spam.

Source: The Radicati Group

YEAR 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

COST :30 UNIT TOTAL AD SPEND ($000) (millions) 1,000 $48.0 1,305 $61.3 1,450 $61.6 1,290 $63.2 1,355 $65.0 1,503 $78.2 1,503 $72.1 1,647 $80.7 1,666 $80.0 1,689 $81.1

Source: TNS Media Intelligence Source: TNS Media Intelligence

74%

of U.S. adults read a newspaper in print or online at least once a week.

Source: Scarborough Research

25%

per viewer over 2008.

Source: The Nielsen Company

TOP 10 WEB BRANDS FOR OCTOBER 2009 (U.S., HOME AND WORK) RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

UNIQUE AUDIENCE BRAND (add 000) Google 147,861 Yahoo!

133,537 MSN/WindowsLive/Bing 112,340 Facebook 107,482 Microsoft 93,824 AOL Media Network 91,205 YouTube 90,396 Fox Interactive Media 61,987 Wikipedia 61,881 Apple 59,580

TIME PER PERSON (hh:mm:ss) 1:53:07 3:06:24 1:57:40 6:09:48 0:45:46 2:30:32 1:12:41 1:44:08 0:17:03 1:14:14

Source: The Nielsen Company

Source: The Nielsen Company

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LIFELONG LEARNING ALL EDUCATION DEBT - GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE YEAR Total Master’s Degree Doctoral Degree Professional Degree MBA MSW PhD EdD Law (LLB or JD) Medicine

PERCENT BORROWING 69.60% 69.40% 56.30% 87.90% 68.90% 77.70% 48.00% 73.30% 88.60% 83.20%

CUMULATIVE DEBT $47,503 $40,208 $58,967 $98,711 $41,676 $49,017 $45,455 $44,880 $92,937 $127,272

Source: Finaid.org

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PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED… STATE Michigan Ohio Illinois Indiana Kentucky U.S. Average

HIGH SCHOOL 89.90% 89.30% 87.20% 86.80% 86.80% 85.90%

COLLEGE

(Associate Degree of higher)

35.60% 34.70% 40.80% 34.50% 30.60% 37.10%

EXPENDITURE PER PUPIL IN FALL ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS STATE Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Wisconsin

2001-02 7,956 7,734 8,653 8,069 8,634

2002-03 8,287 8,057 8,781 8,632 9,004

2003-04 8,606 8,431 9,094 9,029 9,240

2004-05 8,896 8,919 9,340 9,330 9,755

2005-06 9,113 8,929 9,575 9,692 9,993

2006-07 9,596 9,080 9,922 9,940 10,397

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Source: National Center for Education Statistics

2.5%

PROJECTED CHANGE IN OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING SOME POST-SECONDARY TRAINING OR COLLEGE DEGREE, 2002-2012 LOCATION Indiana United States Top States

Percentage of Indiana state grant financial aid dollars dedicated to part-time students.

CHANGE +16.6% +21.4% +33.9%

Source: Indiana Department of Education

Source: Indiana Adult Education and Workforce Skills Performance Report

Source: Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Source:The The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

INTERNSHIPS: HOURS WORKED PER WEEK

S erving northweSt i ndiana For o ver 30 YearS

Serviced with Integrity...

Done with Pride

40+ 20.4%

1-10 9.1%

11-20 16.9%

Commercial Trucking Service 31-40 39.9%

21-30 13.7%

Source: Indiana INTERNnet

Nearly

Source: Indiana INTERNnet

53%

INTERNSHIPS: PAID VS. UNPAID

219-972-0193

Unpaid 27.6%

www.pctruckinginc.com Paid 72.4%

Dumps • FlatbeDs • lowboys • stretch Flats tippers/walking Floors • construction aggregates

Source: Indiana Source: IndianaINTERNnet INTERNnet

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NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES 2007 GRAD RATE

2008 GRAD RATE

CHANGE

80.4 78.6

76.1 72.9

-4.3 -5.7

Lake County School Town of Munster Hanover Community School Corp Crown Point Community Sch Corp Lake Central School Corp School Town of Highland Griffith Public Schools School City of Hobart Tri-Creek School Corporation Merrillville Community School Whiting School City Lake Ridge Schools Lake Station Community Schools River Forest Community Sch Corp School City of Hammond School City of East Chicago Gary Community School Corp Campagna Academy Charter School

95.7 90.7 86.4 83.4 81.6 82.0 78.9 82.6 77.6 78.2 69.5 66.3 67.1 58.1 53.6 46.1 14.6

93.2 93.0 89.9 84.6 83.0 82.2 82.0 79.6 79.0 74.6 66.3 64.4 61.6 58.2 53.9 50.3 35.3

-2.5 2.3 3.5 1.2 1.4 0.2 3.1 -3.0 1.4 -3.6 -3.2 -1.9 -5.5 0.1 0.3 4.2 20.7

La Porte County South Central Com School Corp New Prairie United School Corp Dewey Township Schools LaPorte Community School Corp MSD of New Durham Township Michigan City Area Schools

89.5 94.9 89.5 80.9 64.2 59.7

94.6 90.8 79.2 76.1 73.0 70.4

5.1 -4.1 -10.3 -4.8 8.8 10.7

Newton County North Newton School Corp South Newton School Corp

75.6 67.2

84.8 76.8

9.2 9.6

Porter County East Porter County School Corp Union Township School Corp Valparaiso Community Schools Duneland School Corporation MSD Boone Township Portage Township Schools Porter Township School Corp

92.3 89.4 90.6 83.1 90.5 81.1 88.5

94.2 88.6 88.6 86.5 84.9 83.3 78.9

1.9 -0.8 -2.0 3.4 -5.6 2.2 -9.6

St. Joseph County John Glenn School Corporation Penn-Harris-Madison Sch Corp Union-North United School Corp South Bend Community Sch Corp School City of Mishawaka

81.7 79.2 70.1 62.5 55.6

83.8 82.7 76.9 61.3 59.6

2.1 3.5 6.8 -1.2 4.0

Starke County Oregon-Davis School Corp North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp Knox Community School Corp

74.6 72.4 69.5

85.2 71.5 69.6

10.6 -0.9 0.1

SCHOOL CORPORATION Jasper County Kankakee Valley School Corp Rensselaer Central School Corp

Source: Indiana Department of Education of Source: Indiana Department

Education

HIGHEST AVERAGE TEACHERS SALARY 2008-09 SCHOOL CORPORATION Gary Community North Knox West Lafayette MSD Decatur Township MSD Mount Vernon

SALARY $57,500 $57,400 $57,400 $57,400 $57,200

Source: Indiana Department of Education

Source: Indiana Department of Education

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NATURAL ELEMENTS BP WHITING REFINERY MODERNIZATION PROJECT 2008-2012 Project investment

$3.8 billion

Environmental improvements

$1.4 billion

Facility acreage

1,400

Permanent employees

1,700

Construction workers employed at modernization’s peak

5,000

RANK STATE COAL PRODUCTION

Source: BP Source: BP

The BP Whiting refinery has the largest processing capacity of any U.S. refinery outside the Gulf Coast.

FASTEST-GROWING STATES FOR WIND POWER RANK 1 2 3 4 5

STATE Indiana Michigan Utah New Hampshire Wisconsin

Source: American Wind Energy Association Source: American Wind Energy Association

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

INDIANA WIND ENERGY PROJECTS EXISTING PROJECTS NAME Fowler Ridge I Fowler Ridge II Goodland I Total

COUNTY Benton, Tippecanoe Benton, Tippecanoe Benton

UNITS 40 182 87 309

MEGAWATTS 100.0 300.3 130.3 530.8

UNITS 133 53 121 66 373

MEGAWATTS 199.5 106.0 199.7 99.0 604.2

RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

STATE Wyoming West Virginia Kentucky Pennsylvania Montana Texas Indiana Illinois Colorado North Dakota

Source: Department of Energy Source:U.S. U.S. Department of Energy

WASTE TONS DISPOSED BY COUNTY COUNTY Lake Jasper St. Joseph La Porte Porter Newton Starke

COUNTY Benton Benton White White

2005 2006 1,321,724 1,487,764 203,323 187,279 194,160 193,176 103,593 108,926 93,278 104,723 11,896 13,604 9,737 10,096

2007 1,404,194 202,477 180,491 114,893 95,202 11,584 9,913

Source: Indiana Department of Environmental Management Source: Indiana Department of Environmental Management

INDIANA RANKS

10th

UNDER CONSTRUCTION NAME Fowler Ridge II Hoosier Wind Project Meadow Lake I Meadow Lake II Total

THOUSAND SHORT TONS 467,644.17 157,778.09 120,322.71 65,413.64 44,785.70 39,016.93 35,893.11 32,918.04 32,028.46 29,627.10

nationally in total energy consumption.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

Source: American Wind Energy Association

Source: American Wind Energy Association

There were INDIANA CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION & RESERVES Proven Reserves Estimated Production

2004 11 2

2005 16 2

2006 12 1

Figures millions of barrels Source: U.S.inDepartment of Energy, figures in millions of barrels

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Source: U.S. Department of Energy

2007 17 2

2008 15 2

4,718

crude oil producing wells in Indiana in 2008.

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CROP PRODUCTION INDIANA CROP

U.S.

TOTAL PRODUCTION (millions) 2008 2009 % CHANGE

Corn for Grain Soybeans Winter Wheat Alfalfa Hay Other Hay Apples

873.6 244.4 38.6 1.2 0.7 23

903 235.6 30.6 1.2 0.8 32

3% -4% -21% 0% 3% 39%

TOTAL PRODUCTION (millions) % CHANGE 2008 2009 12,101.20 2,959.20 1,867.90 66.6 76.1 800.5

12,924.50 3,245.30 1,537.30 73.0 79.0 784.6

7% 10% -18% 5% 4% -2%

UNITS bushels bushels bushels tons tons pounds

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office. 2009 figures are forecast as of September 24, 2009.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office. 2009 figures are forecast as of September 24, 2009.

INDIANA RANKS

16th

nationally in wind power operating capacity.

Source: American Wind Energy Association

MILK PRODUCTION (MILLION POUNDS) STATE Indiana Illinois Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin

2008 266 148 357 655 728 426 2,066

2009 279 156 366 685 760 436 2,143

+5% +5% +3% +5% +4% +2% +4%

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Source: USDA National Statistics Service, Field FieldAgricultural Office. 2009 figures are forecast as ofIndiana September 24, 2009

Office. 2009 figures are forecast as of September 24, 2009.

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CHANGE

The average size of an Indiana farm is

242 acres.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

The amount of Indiana tomatoes grown for processors is projected to increase

21% in 2009.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office. 2009 figures are forecast as of September 24, 2009.

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ACTIVE CULTURE WHERE HOOSIERS DIRECT THEIR CHARITABLE GIVING BEST DINING & ENTERTAINMENT IN NORTHWEST INDIANA CATEGORY Best Fine Dining Restaurant Best Bar Best Steakhouse Best Place for a Business Lunch Best Family Restaurant Best Pizza Best Golf Course Best Live Entertainment Venue Best Banquet Facility Best Hotel Best Movie Theater Best Bowling Alley

ESTABLISHMENT Lucrezia Northwoods Kelsey’s Steak & Seafood Gamba Ristorante Round the Clock Restaurant Gelsosomo’s Pizza White Hawk Country Club The Center for Visual & Performing Arts Avalon Manor The Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza Portage 16 IMAX Stardust Bowl

LOCATION Crown Point St. John Multiple locations Merrillville Multiple locations Multiple locations Crown Point Munster Merrillville Merrillville Portage Multiple locations

Source: Northwest Indiana Times Best of the Region 2009 Source: Northwest Indiana Times Best of the Region 2009

Arts & Culture 2.7% Neighborhood 2.2%

Youth & Family 1.8% Education 7.0% Health 2.8%

Environment/Animals 2.4% International Affairs 7.6%

Basic Needs 9.9% Public Society Benefit 8.4%

Other 8.2%

Religion 47.0% Source: The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 2008 Indiana Gives Report

Source: The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 2008 Indiana Gives Report

There are about

165,000

boats registered in the state of Indiana.

Source: marinetitle.com

Dry Red Sweet Red Dry White Sweet White Dessert Non-Traditional Non-Grape Blush * Best in Show Source: Indiana Wine Fair Source: Indiana Wine Fair

WINERY Oliver Winery, Bloomington Mallow Run, Bargersville Oliver Winery, Bloomington Easley Winery, Indianapolis Brown County Winery, Nashville Grape Inspirations, Carmel Oliver Winery, Bloomington

Source: Indiana National Guard 2007-2008 Biennial Report

PERCENT OF HOOSIERS WHO MEET DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS

2009 INDIANA WINE FAIR GOLD WINNERS CATEGORY

In 2008, the Indiana National Guard deployed more soldiers than any other state in the nation.

WINE Merlot 2006* Rougeon Viognier 2008 Cayuga White Old Barrel Port Coco Royale Creekbend Catawba

Recommended Insufficient Inactive

2003

2005

2007

46.7% 39.4% 13.9%

47.7% 39.3% 13.1%

47.7% 39.7% 12.7%

Source: CDC Source: CDC

58.7% of Indiana households made charitable gifts in 2006, totaling an estimated

$3.86 billion Source: The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 2008 Indiana Gives Report

INDIANA PARK ATTENDANCE PARK

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Brown County 1,551,370 Turkey Run 1,202,282 Spring Mill 962,721 Hardy Lake 904,738 Indiana Dunes 904,035 Pokagon 837,848 McCormick’s 668,475 Potato Creek 569,561 Mounds 566,846 Clifty Falls 470,666

1,306,374 868,950 726,013 682,805 673,420 646,369 634,181 515,848 425,147 405,884

1,306,066 743,157 619,910 266,887 1,080,363 672,199 576,251 596,644 392,869 337,988

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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INDIANA NATIONAL GUARDSMEN DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN 2007 AND 2008 • Soldiers - 4,749 • Airmen - 773 Source: Indiana National Guard 2007-2008 Biennial Report

PERCENT WHO MEET DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS BY STATE STATE

PERCENT

Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Ohio Wisconsin

48.80% 47.70% 45.00% 50.70% 50.40% 55.30%

Indiana communities received

$2.38 in direct economic benefits for every $1 spent on libraries.

Source: Indiana University Kelley School of Business, “The Economic Impact of Libraries in Indiana”

Source: CDC

Source: CDC

The Indiana State Fair welcomed

973,902 visitors in 2009, breaking the old mark of 900,365 set in 2004.

TOP 10 BESTSELLERS IN INDIANA 1. Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 100 Years of Racing 2. Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History 3. Weird Indiana: Your Travel Guide to Indiana’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets 4. Moths of the Limberlost 5. The Calumet Region: An American Place 6. Oddball Indiana: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places 7. 101 Trees of Indiana: A Fieldguide 8. Haunted Lafayette 9. “Prohibition Is Here to Stay: ” The Reverend Edward S. Shumaker and the Dry Crusade in America 10. Game Day Notre Dame Football: The Greatest Games, Players, Coaches and Teams in the Glorious Tradition of Fighting Irish Football Source: Amazon.com, December 2009

Source: Amazon.com, December 2009

Source: Indiana State Fair

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WELCOME CENTER ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR SPORTING EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS HOSTED BY THE SOUTH SHORE CVA AND/OR SOUTH SHORE SPORTS PROMOTIONS

2009 AVERAGE AMOUNT SPENT ON ENTERTAINMENT £ ¤ 31

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨

!

90

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

South Bend

!

20

!

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Hammond 80

94

!

Gary

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨

!

Portage

80

COUNTY Lake Porter La Porte

Mishawaka

90

St. Joseph

Laporte

2009 9,652 2,678 213

2008 5,683 2,731 512

* additional rooms for the National Softball Association World Series were booked in Michigan and Chicago Southland

! Valparaiso

Crown Point

2007* 4,215 1,515 372

!

Porter

Source:SSCVA SSCVA Source:

Starke

Lake

!

! !

Roselawn

De Motte

Knox

North Judson

!

Jasper Newton

$1,048 - $1,500 $1,501 - $3,000 $3,001 - $4,500 $4,501 - $6,000 Greater than $6,000

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!

SOUTH SHORE CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY/SOUTH SHORE CONVENTIONS 2009

2009 Average Amount Spent on Entertainment

by Census Tract

Rensselaer

Conventions and meetings hosted Total attendees

11,000+

Estimated economic impact !

22 $1 million+

Source:SSCVA SSCVA Source:

Kentland

2009 AVERAGE AMOUNT SPENT ON TRAVEL

SOUTH SHORE CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY/SOUTH SHORE SPORTS 2009 Sporting events hosted

£ ¤ 31

22

Total attendees

!

90

80,000+

Estimated economic impact

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

South Bend

!

20

$5.3 million

!

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Hammond 80

94

!

Gary

!

Portage

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨ 80

Mishawaka

90

Laporte

St. Joseph

! Valparaiso

Source: SSCVA SSCVA Crown Point

!

Porter Starke

Lake

The hotel industry in Indiana produces more than

!

! !

$1.4 billion

Roselawn

De Motte

!

Jasper Newton

in revenue annually.

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!

Source: Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research and Building Better Communities

!

Rensselaer

North Judson

Knox

2009 Average Amount Spent on Travel

by Census Tract $532 - $1,000 $1,001 - $1,500 $1,501 - $2,000 $2,001 - $2,500 Greater than $2,500

Kentland

TOP 10 INDIANA COUNTIES FOR HOTEL INDUSTRY OUTPUT, EMPLOYMENT AND VALUE-ADDED RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

COUNTY Marion Lake Monroe Allen Hamilton St. Joseph Tippecanoe Orange Vandenbergh Harrison

INDUSTRY OUTPUT (millions)

$483.79 $85.88 $64.23 $53.68 $55.16 $52.54 $45.82 $42.97 $42.39 $24.68

HOTEL INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT 6,567 1,125 928 998 889 912 822 571 775 314

INDUSTRY VALUE-ADDED

Source: Ball State University Center for Business Source: Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research and Economic Building Better Communities and BuildingResearch Betterand Communities

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(millions)

$302.78 $52.71 $31.36 $32.81 $34.25 $31.62 $24.12 $27.31 $25.93 $14.28

YIELD FOR EVERY $1 IN CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AD SPENDING SECTOR ADDITIONAL SPENDING Food Service $65 Arts and Recreation $38 General Merchandise Stores $23 Accommodations $16 Amusement and Gambling $5 Museum and Historical Attractions $3 Total $151 Source: Ball State University Center for Business and Source: BallResearch State University Center forBetter Business Economic and Building Communities and Economic Research and Building Better Communities

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT NORTHERN INDIANA POPULATION GROWTH BY COUNTY COUNTY Lake St Joseph Porter Jasper La Porte Starke Newton

POPULATION (2008) % GROWTH VS. 1990 3.80% 493,800 7.90% 266,680 25.80% 162,181 31.10% 32,544 3.60% 110,888 4.00% 23,658 2.80% 13,933

Source: Indiana Business Research Source: Indiana Business Research CenterCenter

As of November 2009,

30 counties in Indiana are under quarantine due to the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that kills ash trees.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources

PERCENTAGE OF TRAFFIC COLLISIONS IN 2008 INVOLVING A DEER BY COUNTY COUNTY Starke Newton Jasper Porter La Porte St. Joseph Lake

PERCENT 30.3% 23.7% 21.4% 8.8% 4.3% 3.9% 1.8%

1,200

Fire departments (including volunteer) in Indiana.

Source: ReferenceUSA

NORTHERN INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC CONFERENCES DUNELAND Chesterton, Crown Point, Lake Central, LaPorte, Merrillville, Michigan City, Portage, Valparaiso GREAT LAKES ATHLETIC Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton GREATER SOUTH SHORE Calumet, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison, Marquette Catholic, North Newton, River Forest, South Central (Union Mills) (football only), Wheeler, Whiting NORTHERN INDIANA Elkhart Central, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington NORTHWEST CROSSROADS Andrean, Griffith, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, Munster NORTHWESTERN Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side PORTER COUNTY Boone Grove, Hanover Central, Hebron, Kouts, LaCrosse, Morgan Township, South Central (Union Mills), Washington Township Source: Indiana High School Athletic Association Source: Indiana High School Athletic Association

Source: Indiana Crash Facts 2008 Source: Indiana Crash Facts 2008

Marital Status in Indiana 2008

Source: Indiana Business Research Center, U.S. Census Bureau

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT 2009 CRIME INDEX

Every year, the Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area hosts tens of thousands of

sandhill cranes

on their annual migration. For November 2009, weekly estimates of the number of cranes in the Area exceeded 10,000 a week, topping out at 14,500 cranes at the end of the month.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources

£ ¤ 31

Lake Michigan

§ ¦ ¨

!

90

§ ¦ ¨

Michigan 94 City

!

£ ¤

!

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Hammond 80

94

!

Gary

!

Portage

! La Porte

§ ¦ § ¨ ¦ ¨ 80

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Source: U.S.Survey Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

Mishawaka

90

St. Joseph

Laporte

Crown Point

!

Porter Starke

Lake

!

! !

Roselawn

De Motte

Knox

North Judson

2008 Crime Index

by Census Tract

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Jasper Newton

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ROAD REPORT SEATBELT USAGE RATES 100

INDIANA TRAFFIC SAFETY BUDGET

Motorcycles 1%

87.9

84.3

94.5

91.2 78.7

80 64.9

Planning & Administrative 4% Occupant Protection 10%

Dangerous Driving 7%

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Alcohol 24%

Traffic Records 13%

2008

2007

2008

Source: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

20.1%

Source: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

Community Traffic Services 15%

of licensed Americans - roughly 41 million drivers would not pass a written drivers test exam if taken today.

Police Traffic Service 26% Source: Indiana Justice Institute Source:Criminal Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

Source: 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test

AREA INDOT AND LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY (LPA) PROJECTS LET TO CONSTRUCTION 2009

In 2008, seat belt usage in Indiana reached an all-time high of

91.2%

Source: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

COUNTY # OF CONTRACTS Lake 25 St. Joseph 19 Jasper 8 Porter 9 La Porte 7 Starke 4 Newton 2 Multiple Counties 11 Total 85

TOTAL AWARDED $143,448,852 $38,806,211 $16,160,348 $7,898,927 $7,734,703 $3,774,718 $2,451,560 $4,154,045 $224,429,364

LARGEST SINGLE PROJECT $97,375,132 for I-80/I-65 reconstruction project $6,242,248 for added travel lanes on McKinley Ave. in Mishawaka $12,194,469 for road rehabilitation on I-65 $2,326,879 for US 30 asphalt resurface $1,784,815 for US 30 asphalt resurface $2,382,444 for US 30 asphalt resurface $1,973,246 for US 41 surface treatment, microsurface $1,498,635 for crack sealing on I-94, I-65, US 30 and other locations

Source: INDOT LaPorte Office; for FY2009 1, 2009) 2008 – June 30, 2009) Source: INDOT LaPorte DistrictDistrict Office; figures forfigures FY2009 (July 1, 2008 – (July June 30,

WHERE ARE THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE DRIVERS IN THE MIDWEST?

MOTORCYCLIST FATALITIES IN INDIANA, 2003-2007 119

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RANK 22 22 29 34 35

STATE Indiana (tie) Michigan Illinois Ohio Kentucky

150

100

# OF FATALITIES 898 814

Source:2009 2009 GMAC GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test Source: Insurance National Drivers Test

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82 2003

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56 50

2004

2005

2006

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2007

2005

2006

2007

2008

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INDOT LAPORTE DISTRICT ROAD MAINTENANCE 2009

INDIANA TRAFFIC-RELATED FATALITIES AT 55-YEAR LOW IN ‘08 YEAR 2007 2008

200

157

105

80

Source: 2009GMAC GMAC Insurance Source: 2009 Insurance National Drivers Test National Drivers Test

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TOTAL SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS IN INDIANA

Source: INDOT LaPorte District Office; figures for FY2009; INDOT LaPorte District includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Starke, Marshall, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Fulton, White, Cass and Carroll counties

Plowed over 1.6 million miles, using 90,000 tons of salt and 750,000 gallons of salt brine Placed 12,000 tons of asphalt for road maintenance Chip Sealed 250 miles of road.

Mowed 11,500 acres of roadside Repaired, replaced, or installed 6,000 traffic signs.

Painted 3,100 miles of white and yellow lines Repaired 300 bumps Cleaned 47,500 linear feet of ditch Cleaned and flushed 600 bridges and bridge decks Repaired 1300 linear feet of guardrail Spent over 29,000 hours picking up litter along the roadways

www.buildingindiananews.com Source: INDOT LaPorte District Office; figures for FY2009 (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009); INDOT LaPorte District includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Starke, Marshall, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Fulton, White, Cass and Carroll counties

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LastWord opinion page

Past as Prologue: Northern Indiana’s Industrial Infrastructure Still in Demand

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By Lori Tubbs, President, Commerical Advantage, Inc.

nterstate 80/94 is a dividing line in Northwest Indiana. What happens south of it, in places like Crown Point or St. John or Indiana’s Community of the Year, Valparaiso, gets noticed. But north of I-80/94? Unless you live there, you might not know it exists.

But not only is it really there, it’s also really busy. If you are a company looking for a site with heavy industrial capabilities north of I-80/94, good luck. Space with high ceilings, big cranes and rail access is very nearly at full capacity right now. If it wasn’t for the recession, there would be no space at all – and even with the downturn, occupancy is still probably 90 or 95 percent.

Surprised? You shouldn’t be. While the heyday of heavy industry in northern Indiana might be behind us, it would be a huge mistake to believe that everything created by, and to serve, that industry is without value. Nothing could be further than the truth. In fact, companies from all over the country – and all over the globe – are eyeing the region precisely because of those capabilities.

Just the other day, I got a call from a company whose business includes selling

steel. They don’t manufacture it, but they still need facilities to store it, rail to move it and heavy cranes to lift it. In recent months, companies from Michigan to Texas to Italy have looked at locations in the region.

Some are just taking their time with the process. Others, however, are waiting for an appropriate space to open up.

This shortage of space suitable for heavy industry is a little-noticed but important issue that calls for regional leadership.

Overall, Indiana remains extremely attractive to manufacturers because of its transportation infrastructure. According to the Ports of Indiana’s 2009 Indiana Logistics Directory, the state ranks in the top 10 in more than 30 logistics categories, and enjoys a premium geographic location that puts 70 percent of the U.S. population within a day’s drive. More than 325,000 Hoosiers work for logistics companies or in logistics-related jobs. And for all the struggles of the region’s steel companies, metals still play a big role in all this motion: 20 percent of the entire nation’s rail shipments of metals originate in Indiana, and another 13 percent are received here.

But without a building that suits their

needs, all those logistics advantages end up being beside the point. A big part of the challenge is the cost of constructing new facilities for heavy industrial manufacturing uses, which can be more than twice the cost of leasing similar space (if you can find it).

That makes new construction a nonstarter in this economy.

Yet, there’s no doubt that Northwest Indiana could use the jobs and tax dollars which would come with new businesses locating here. A first step might be for commercial realtors and local economic development officials to come together to explore ways in which public/private partnerships might be created to help offset the costs of new facility construction, enabling companies that want to locate here to actually construct the facilities to do so.

Another step would be for my colleagues in the commercial real estate business to establish better communications. We all have clients looking for space, and in many cases we have existing customers we have placed who have space available to sublet.

The more we can put these two together, the more jobs and growth come to the region.

And in the end, that’s what it’s all about.

The opinions expressed in this article are the views of the authors. We welcome your response.

If you are interested in writing an opinion piece, send an e-mail to editor@buildingindiananews.com.

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