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City of South Bend nj_^< <br />I, <br />Petition for Incentives <br />Petition must include a$250 filing fee payable to the City Clerk's Office or online via the City's website at <br />http://southbendin.gov/government/content/ tax-abatement before processing can be complete <br />General Information Project Name Project Number <br />Legal name as registered with Secretary of <br />WSJM-INC <br />State <br />Business structure S Corporation <br />Company website https://wvvw.midwestfamilysouthbend.com/ <br />Proposed Project Information <br />Proposed project address 316 E Monroe Street Parent company name WSJM-INC <br />City,State,Zip South Bend, IN,46601 Legal owner WSJM-INC <br />Site acreage or acreage required 1.64 acres <br />Is the real estate owned or <br />teased <br />Square feet of facility 18,185 If leased by wham <br />Primary Contact Information <br />Primary company contact name Bill Gamble title General Manager <br />Address of company contact 1301 East Douglas Road Phone 574-247-4320 <br />City,State,Zip Mishawaka, IN,46545 <br />EJ1ail bgamble@wsbtradio.com <br />Senior Official Information <br />Company senior official name Dave Doetsch Title President <br />Address of company contact(if different from 580 E Napier Ave <br />Phone 269-925-1111 <br />above) <br />City,State,Zip Benton Harbor,MI,49085 Email daved@midwestfamilyswmi.com <br />Consultant Information/Agent <br />Hired business consultant/agentname National Construction Consultant release MN) <br />Address <br />701 E Washington Street Suite 103 <br />Local economi`derelopmentpartners <br />Noapproval(T/N <br />City,State,Zip Madison,WI,53703 Ernail bernie@nationalconstructioninc.com <br />Project Overview <br />Brief description of your <br />company,project,and why the We are looking to re-locate our all our operations back to South Bend. <br />property Is necessary for In 2008, former ownership moved our four radio stations from Southeconomicgrowth <br />Bend to Mishawaka. All of our radio stations (WSBT, WNSN, <br />WZOC,WQLQ) have a strong connection to South Bend, none more so <br />that WSBT radio. WSBT first signed on the air on July 3, 1922 as <br />WGAZ. It is one of Indiana's oldest radio stations. The call sign stood <br />for "World's Greatest Automotive Zone," which was a nod to Studebaker <br />Automobiles, headquartered and manufactured in South Bend. On <br />September 9, 1925, the call letters became WSBT. We are a part of <br />South Bend's history and want to once again be broadcast from the city. <br />Certified Technology Park appropriate <br />Is the project in a Tax Incremental Financing Yes-South Bend Central Development Area <br />r it 1 area?If so.which? <br />Certify that the Building Permit has not been N <br />Number of residential units created by 0 <br />Issued iy/N1 oroiect <br />If this is a petition for personal property tax abatement,has There will be one for property taxes and personal propertytheequipmentbeeninstalled <br />Investment Details <br />Public Infrastructure needs(Off- Has any 500 funding been What is the value of any equipment being purchased In What is the value of any equipment being <br />site of project in dollars) received? Indiana for the project? purchased from out of state for the project? <br />No 2,735,600 600,000