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SpU TH 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> B. Where we are/ The KROC Center <br /> • One of the surest signs of South Bend's momentum is the place where we gather <br /> tonight. Here,where downtown meets the West Side, we can see what public- <br /> private partnership physically looks like. <br /> • This facility represents a $64 million investment in our community, built in <br /> partnership with the Salvation Army, the city, state, and countless private <br /> partners. <br /> • Opened in January, the Kroc Center is already serving thousands in our <br /> community, and has a generous scholarship program covering up to 75% of the <br /> cost of membership to ensure that a low income is no obstacle to being able to <br /> take advantage of the fitness, arts, faith, and education programming here. <br /> • Even the way this facility was built is an example for partnerships going forward: <br /> empowering women- and minority-owned businesses through concrete and <br /> achievable goals as part of the subcontracting process to build this amazing <br /> structure. <br /> • Tonight we are close to a number of other bright spots in the coming rebirth of the <br /> downtown area. <br /> • We are a six minute walk from the new and improved Coveleski Stadium. <br /> • From there, it's a couple minute's walk North to the doorstep of a new Veterans <br /> Affairs Clinic, which will have its Grand Opening in a few weeks. <br /> • And if you head in the other direction, a three or four minute walk South will <br /> bring you to the looming tower of an empty Studebaker factory that may soon see <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />