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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—March 8, 2011 <br /> 5. OLD BUSINESS <br /> (A) Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (1) continued... <br /> and the contact for potential prospects to <br /> locate at Ignition Park. <br /> Mr. Gibney added that Mr. Inks sent out a <br /> summary to Commission members on <br /> March 4, 2011, which briefly summarized all <br /> the contracts entered into so far related to <br /> planning for Ignition Park. We have learned <br /> an enormous amount since we started talking <br /> about Innovation Park, Ignition Park and the <br /> wagon-train of businesses that we expected <br /> to flow from Innovation Park to Ignition <br /> Park. We now understand we have to be <br /> much more proactive than reactive for <br /> businesses to come here. We have learned a <br /> lot through Ms. Hathaway's research as she <br /> travelled all over the country, all over the <br /> mid-west, and looked at successful parks, old <br /> parks, new parks, small parks, parks <br /> associated with universities and has really <br /> been a great aid to the staff Three years ago <br /> staff was cut back in Community & <br /> Economic Development. Ms. Hathaway has <br /> been doing a great job to assist the staff In <br /> terms of the people Ms. Hathaway will be <br /> working with in 2011 and 2012, they're all <br /> housed at Innovation Park at this time. Ms. <br /> Hathaway's guiding the work of Grahram <br /> Allen, BSA, Baker& Daniels and bringing <br /> us all to the table for joint planning. The staff <br /> is pleased with the job Ms. Hathaway is <br /> doing. Data Realty will have a $20M <br /> building and $25M worth of equipment for <br /> the first project in Ignition Park. Again, the <br /> staff is pleased with its relationship with <br /> Notre Dame and Innovation Park but needs <br /> 8 <br />