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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—October 11, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> B. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (1) continued... <br /> Staff has purposely proceeded so that the city <br /> doesn't get headed down a path it can't <br /> afford to take. <br /> Mr. Varner said that perhaps the need is <br /> really to fill the space with good quality <br /> small light manufacturing. <br /> Ms. Hathaway responded that"cloud <br /> computing," which is what Data Realty is, <br /> really is a generator in and of itself, but if we <br /> have a number of cloud computing <br /> companies there, we would draw data <br /> analytics companies. Whether this is to be a <br /> high-tech office park, or manufacturing, or <br /> industrial, you want to look at the land plan <br /> as responding to the surrounding area. This <br /> is a real good land plan. It brings people in <br /> from four directions. It highlights a center <br /> piece. It doesn't matter that the city gets the <br /> huge industrial building. Phase 1B doesn't <br /> put this road in. We would be able to take <br /> this entire block and turn it over to some very <br /> large company. The flexibility is there to <br /> provide for lots of small businesses or to <br /> provide for very large businesses. When we <br /> talk about planning for those potential <br /> ecosystem components, those very wide <br /> easements and the ability to plunk in more <br /> duct banks for power if we need to, we'll <br /> have the space. We won't have to come back <br /> later and tear roads up. <br /> Mr. Varner asked whether we have defined <br /> what a suitable tenant would be for Ignition <br /> Park. Ms. Hathaway responded that we have <br /> 15 <br />