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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—March 8, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> (A) Airport Economic DevelopmentArea <br /> (2) continued... <br /> interest and satisfaction are and though the <br /> numbers are still coming in, 83% of those <br /> readers are saying southbendON is proving <br /> to be a very significant tool in understanding <br /> where South Bend is going, where it is today <br /> and what's going on here. The newsletter <br /> itself, as small a thing as it might be, in the <br /> face of the South Bend Tribune's much <br /> larger circulation, is in fact one of the best <br /> tools, and continued investment as proposed <br /> is very important. Fifty major articles have <br /> been placed all over the country and even <br /> overseas about what's going on in South <br /> Bend. Through meeting brochures, the video, <br /> shows out at the airport and other things, <br /> Blue Waters Group is slowly getting the <br /> story out and it's a difficult story to put out <br /> because people have a different <br /> understanding of South Bend than is true <br /> today. Blue Waters Group has invested the <br /> city's money as well as it can be managed in <br /> various tools, video tapes, ads, publicity, <br /> websites, etc. Blue Waters Group is here to <br /> ask you for your continued support and we <br /> are very strongly committed to help South <br /> Bend succeed. <br /> Mr. Varner noted that the city now has a <br /> $2M investment in consulting for Ignition <br /> Park. He wondered how much more is <br /> needed. Mr. Strickler explained that there is <br /> a bell curve in moving something like this <br /> forward. There's been an enormous amount <br /> of money and time spent and a lot of people <br /> working on this project, not only here but <br /> outside of South Bend. The task at hand <br /> 18 <br />