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SOUTH111 �A6 11 1 EN D JUNE 2009 a C/6411AZ447 ( Ma yoR SrFPhFv !. Lvrrckc V Letter from the Mayor Dear Friends and Neighbors, Amid a season of global economic turmoil, it's easy to feel as though there is no good news. With prominent media reports of layoffs and plant closings on a regular basis, sometimes positive developments can get lost. In 2008, precisely as the nation fell into recession, two international companies chose to align their futures with South Bend. They selected our city over other competitors as the place to locate corporate management functions. Fortis Plastics LLC and Heraeus Kulzer Inc. have joined prominent companies like AM General and Crowe Horwath with a headquarters in South Bend. Heraeus Kulzer Inc., a maker and distributor of dental products, relocated its North American corporate headquarters to South Bend in April 2008. Since 1989, the company has had a presence in South Bend, employing 61 full -time staff in a facility on South Lafayette Boulevard. But the company added 35 new, permanent positions. Heraeus Kulzer undertook a $1.8- million expansion of its existing 25,000- square -foot facility to accommodate the firm's administrative and managerial staff. The 9.4 -acre site, just south of the Showplace 16 Cinemas, will front the redesigned South Main Street extension when the road improvement is completed. Late in 2008 and early in 2009, Fortis Plastics LLC made separate an- nouncements to focus its corporate management functions in South Bend and consolidate operations from two plants in a facility near the airport along Voorde Drive. Fortis Plastics is a diversified custom molding supplier for the appliance, furniture, building products, industrial, automotive and medical device industries. The move will bring as many as 184 new manufacturing and corporate- management jobs to the city by 2013. In addition, the company is renovating its facility and investing $2.22 million in new equipment. In both cases, the City of South Bend worked closely with the State of Indiana to help secure these jobs. Incentives like the Metronet, a lightning - fast 50 -mile network of dark fiber optic cable, help make South Bend competitive with much larger cities. We are proud to be a community of choice for these good corporate citizens Their investment in South Bend highlights the importance of public support as a means to attract economic development. As we attract companies like these, South Bend can become key driver in powering a new economy with sustainable development and clean, good - paying jobs for our residents. Sincerely, Mayor Steve THIS MONTH... Mayor's Letter Fireworks Safety TCU Kids Triathlon Enshrinement Festival Summer Concert Series • Swim 6iKa `'!z -u.y • • 7,5 yard 1.3 miLr;s f mile • TCU 9th Annual Kids • Triathlon • • The City of South Bend Parks and • Recreation Department will present the • TCU KIDS' TRIATHLON on Sat., July • 25, 2009, at Potawatomi Park! This • event, for kids ages 5 to 14 years, • promotes healthy lifestyles for the • children of our community. • The Kids' Triathlon features a 25 yard • swim (50 yards for ages 13 -14), a 1.3 mile • bike ride, and concludes with a half mile • • run. Swimmers and non - swimmers, using • floatation devises, can both compete. As • each participant crosses the finish line, a • medal is draped around their neck. Trophies are awarded to the top five boys • • and girls swimmers and non - swimmers in • each age group. The 2008 Kids' • Triathlon video, Participants • Information, and 2009 Entry Forms are • available online at www.sbpark.org. • • Entry forms are also available at O'Brien • Recreation Center, in the Parks and • Recreation Activity Guide, or by calling • 299 -4768 ex. 239 or 261. • Entry fee is $20 if registration is • • submitted by June 19th. Entries • postmarked after July 17th can not be • accepted. • Swim, Bike, Run..... for fitness and • FUN!!! • SI USTED NO ENTIENDE INGLES Y NECESITA AYUDA PARA TRADUCIR ESTE DOCUMENTO, O SI TIENE ALGUNA PREGUNTA, POR FAVOR LLAME AL TELEFONO (574) 235 -5858 X 1000.