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SpU TH 8F <br /> 4 � <br /> , <br /> R R <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> July 6, 2012 <br /> Contact:Debra Johnson,Director of Communications <br /> Phone: 574-235-5853 <br /> NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO COVERS THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> SOUTH BEND National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" featured South Bend <br /> yesterday as part of its Cities series. NPR Reporter Sonari Glinton traveled to South Bend <br /> to talk with Mayor Pete Buttigieg,residents,and business owners to craft a story about <br /> the rebirth of the City, once home to the mighty Studebaker automobile manufacturing <br /> company. <br /> "Our economic and social health depends on connections that reach beyond the city <br /> limits,to the rest of the region, country,and world,"Mayor Buttigieg said of the NPR <br /> feature. "South Bend is taking control of its fixture,and others are taking note." <br /> Mayor Buttigieg explained to Glinton that although the local economy was severely <br /> impacted by the closure of Studebaker in 1963, South Bend has found new methods to <br /> leverage itself in the data economy. For example,the largest of the remaining <br /> Studebaker buildings is set to become a state-of-the-art"Renaissance Center"for <br /> computer storage and other technological advancements.Nearby, old Studebaker sites <br /> have been repurposed to become Ignition Park,a site where tech businesses can locate <br /> and expand. <br /> "Part of the Studebaker legacy is one of the most robust electrical infrastructure systems <br /> in the Midwest,"Mayor Buttigieg said. "The city is surrounded by a high-capacity, <br /> redundant transmission loop, and four transmission substations each receive power from <br /> two other substations,all at an unprecedented industrial cost of 6.23 cents per kilowatt- <br /> hour. South Bend's mild climate can help with cooling off data centers. The city also has <br /> advantages with its relatively cheap utility costs and close proximity to fiber optic lines <br /> that run along old highway and railway right-of-ways." <br /> To hear the story visit NPR's website for"All Things Considered" or use this link: <br /> http://www.npr.org/2012/07/05/155916837/a-company-town-reinvents-itself-in-south- <br /> bend-ind <br /> W <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING- 227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD-SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261 FAx 574/235-9892 <br />