>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I.U.

INNOVATES IS A PROGRAM E DID SIGNED TO -- DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF CREATE START-UP BUSINESSES.

>> WE CAN LOOK AT THE ECONOMY TOMORROW QUITE LITERALLY THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL CREATE OR BEING A PART OF.

>> IT WAS STARTED LAST NOVEMBER AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN THE I.U.

COMMUNITY.

>>> WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY ON A MAN WHO HAS BEEN ARCHIVING SPORTS BROADCASTS FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS.

>>> AND REMOTE WORK HAS BECOME MORE COMMON AND POPULAR, ONE BIG DRAW IS YOU CAN LIVE ANYWHERE YOU WANT.

>> WE VISITED A LOT OF THEM, AND MY KIDS ACTUALLY HAD THE FINAL VOTE, AND WE SAT DOWN AND DECIDED WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO AND THEY PICKED BLOOMINGTON.

>> PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO LURE REMOTE WORKERS TO THE STATE.

>> WE'LL HAVE THESE STORIES, PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY HAS A NEW PROGRAM FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

I.U.

INNOVATES HELPS STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOP NEW BUSINESSES.

THE PROFESSORS, STAFF AND STUDENTS INVOLVED SAY IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE STUDENTS' EDUCATION.

AUBREY WRIGHT HAS MORE.

>> INSIDE THE VON LEE BUILDING, I.U.

STUDENTS ELI SERRANO AND ELI BRANAM ARE TALKING BUSINESS?

THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT US.

>> ROSEN IS GETTING THOUSANDS OF CANS DELIVERED FOR EVERVIVE.

BRANAM C.E.O.

OF X.R.

IS SHOWING HOW A.I.

WILL HELP PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION AND SERRANO KNOW TRIES TO MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA BETTER FOR YOU, ALLED AIROMA.

>> IT GETS PEOPLE OUTSIDE TO HIM PROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> IT'S A UNIVERSITY PROGRAM THAT HELPS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOP THEIR START-UP BUSINESSES AND SERRANO IS PART OF IT AND WORKS WITH LESS EXPERIENCED STUDENTS.

>> WHEN I GOT HERE TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY, I WANTED TO BE THAT MENTOR FOR SOMEONE JUST LIKE ME BUT MAYBE A STEP BELOW ME THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHERE THE FIRST STEP IS.

>> LAST SPRING, I.U.

INNOVATES WORKED WITH 125 STUDENT START-UP FOUNDERS TOX DIRECTOR JULIE HEATH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION FITS EASILY INTO I.U.

'S MISSION.

>> AT ITS CORE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION IS ABOUT WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING.

SO EACH PERSON WHO IS HERE CAN -- CAN PROBABLY ANSWER WHAT BIG PROBLEM DO YOU WANT TO SEE SOLVED IN THE WORLD.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

>> TRAVIS BROWN SAYS ENTERPRISING STUDENTS DO MORE THAN CREATE THEIR OWN JOBS.

>> I SAID IT A MILLION TIMES.

MY STUDENTS PROBABLY CRINGE.

IT'S AN EFFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR SELF-DISCOVERY.

>> HE SAYS $11.5 BILLION OF INDIANA'S GDP WAS FUELED BY YOUNG COMPANIES.

IT'S A MAJOR DRIVER OF ECONOMIC HEALTH AND INDIANA LEADERS ARE MAKING IT A PRIORITY.

>> WE CAN LOOK AT THE ECONOMY OF TOMORROW QUITE LITERALLY THROUGH THE JOBS THAT OUR STUDENTS HERE WILL END UP EITHER CREATING OR BEING PART OF.

>> HEATH SAYS ANYONE CAN WALK THROUGH THE VON LEE DOORS AND ASK FOR HELP.

>> WE'LL ASK THEM WHERE ARE YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY.

>> WHERE DO YOU HOPE TO BE IN SIX MONTHS.

>> I.U.

INNOVATES SPONSORS PITCH COMPETITIONS, AND MORE.

SERRANO RUNS A GROUP FOR START-UP FOUNDERS.

>> WE FIND OUT WHAT EVERYONE IS WORKING ON, WHAT KIND OF METRICS THEY ARE LOOKING TO ACHIEVE, ANYTHING THAT THEY ARE STUCK ON, ANY HURDLES AND WE ALL KIND OF BRAINSTORM IT TOGETHER.

>> AND I.U.

INNOVATES TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE SHOE BOX INNOVATION PROGRAM AND NOW IT'S CALLED THE SPARK LAB.

IT FOCUSES ON THE EARLY PART OF THE START-UP PROCESS.

>> IT ENABLES US TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE.

>> IT HELPED I.U.

STUDENT AND ENTREPRENEUR MATT GACEK.

>> MANY MY FRESHMAN HEAD, I WAS LIKE, OH, GREAT, LET'S BUILD AN APP.

LET'S PUT IT ON TO THE MARKET.

IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT EVERYONE WILL USE IT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE, BILLION DOLLARS COMPANY.

>> HE LEARNED QUICKLY THAT'S NOT WHAT THE START-UP WORLD IS LIKE.

BUT GACEK IS A LONG WAY FROM HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

HIS LATEST SUCCESS COMES FROM HIS OWN STRUGGLE.

HE WAS AGAINST SEEING A THERAPIST INITIALLY BUT AFTERWARDS IT CHANGED HIS LIFE.

SO HE CREATED AN APP THAT TOOK THE JUDGMENT OUT OF THERAPY.

>> WHY NOT MAKE AN A.I.

THERAPIST THAT, ONE, LEARNS AND UNDERSTANDS WHO YOU ARE, AND TWO, IS BUILT TO HELP YOU IN YOUR OWN PERSONAL WAY.

>> THE DEVELOPMENT WAS CHAOTIC, CONSTANTLY BREAKING THE APP TO MAKE IT BETTER.

BUT PEOPLE LOVED IT!

GACEK SOLD HIS AWARD-WINNING A.I.

THERAPY AND PERSONAL GROUP APRIL TO THERA TO A TECH COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA.

>> I HAVE NEVER GONE THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THIS WAS LAWYER AND PAPERWORK AND SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL, AND THIS WAS A REAL BUSINESS.

>> HE SAYS IT CAN BE A LONG, STRESSFUL AND SOMETIMES LONELY JOURNEY, BUT HAVING A NETWORK OF MENTORS, FRIENDS AND OTHER FOUNDERS AT I.U.

MAKES AN IMPACT.

>> YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE SOMETIMES IN THE EXACT SAME STEP OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU ARE, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU DON'T FEEL ALONE ANYMORE.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> I.U.

INNOVATES CELEBRATES ITS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN NOVEMBER.

IT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN THE I.U.

COMMUNITY.

>>> STUDENTS AND FACULTY SAY THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE TO HOLD CANDLE LIGHT VIGILS AT SAM WILL GATES EVERY SUNDAY AT 11 -- SAMPLE GATES EVERY SUNDAY AT 11 P.M. AS A RESULT OF ATTENDING FIRST VIGIL ON AUGUST 25th.

THEY ARE PROTESTING NEW RESTRICTIONS ON CAMPUS SPEECH, WHICH BANS DEMONSTRATIONS AFTER 11 P.M. >> WHAT WE SEE IS AN ADMINISTRATION THAT IS -- SEEMS TO BE QUITE WILLING TO ESCALATE ITS ACTIONS TO -- TO MAKE ITS POINT.

>> THE CANDLE LIGHT NINE AS THEY WERE REFERRED TO DURING LATEST PROTEST INCLUDE DOCTORAL STUDENT BRYCE GREEN, GERMANIC STUDIES BEN ROBINSON AND SEVEN OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ANNOUNCED THEY ATTENDED THE VIGIL VIA THE INTERNET.

A HANDFUL OF PLAIN-CLOTHED I.U.

OFFICERS WATCHED OVER THE EVENT BUT DIDN'T INTERFERE.

>>> THERE'S A 93-YEAR-OLD MAN IN EVANSVILLE THAT HAS BEEN RECORDING AND COLLECTING SPORTS BROADCASTS FOR THREE-QUARTERS OF A CENTURY.

BUT WITH AGE CATCHING UP WITH JOHN MILEY, HE BEGAN LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR WHAT MAY BE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF BROADCASTS IN THE WORLD.

HE FOUND ONE AT THE I.U.

MEDIA SCHOOL'S NATIONAL SPORTS JOURNALISM CENTER.

WE SENT SEAMS TO EVANSVILLE AND NEW YORK CITY TO TELL MILEY'S STORY AND ON THURSDAY, A DOCUMENTARY CALLED ARCHIVING AIRWAVES THE MILEY COLLECTION WILL AIR ON WTIU.

HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT YOU WILL SEE.

>> I BELIEVE I HAVE THE BEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS AUDIO AND VIDEO COLLECTION THAT HAS EVER BEEN HAD.

5 SECONDS LEFT AND THE THIRD OVERTIME!

>> AND I GOT TO NBC AND LATER TO HBO, ANY TIME WE WERE DOING HISTORICAL STUFF, ONE OF MY SUGGESTIONS WAS LET ME CHECK WITH JOHN MILEY.

>> TOUCHDOWN.

>> THE THING THAT REALLY GOT ME STARTED WAS THE CALIFORNIA-NORTHWESTERN ROSE BOWL IN I BELIEVE 1949.

>> JOHN REALLY WANTED TO FIND A HOME FOR THE COLLECTION, AND WE WANTED TO HOST THE COLLECTION.

>> BASELINE SHOT.

GOOD!

FOUR SECONDS, THREE SECONDS, TWO SECONDS, ONE!

THE HOOSIERS HAVE WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

>> WELL, WE'RE JOINED NOW BY WES ACRES THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF ARCHIVING AIRWAVES, THE MILEY COLLECTION, WES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, JOE.

>> SO YOU SPENT A NUMBER OF DAYS WITH JOHN MILEY, WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

>> IT WAS FANTASTIC!

I THINK THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FOR ME WAS, YOU KNOW, I WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS GUY LIKE 30 YEARS EARLIER, BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS I COULD LEARN AND KNOW RIGHT NOW.

BUT, YOU KNOW, JOHN, I'M NOT SURE THERE'S ANYONE ON THE PLANET THAT KNOWS MORE ABOUT AMERICAN SPORTS BROADCASTING THAN JOHN MILEY DOES.

HE'S GONE FROM BEING THIS INCREDIBLY GIFTED AND PASSIONATE COLLECTOR OF OLD SPORTS BROADCASTS TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOW MORE LIKE A CURATOR AND A GREAT STORYTELLER OF GREAT GAMES AND SPORTS BROADCASTERS.

WITH A LOT OF FOLKS, OLDER GENERATIONS TELL YOUNGER GENERATIONS ABOUT THESE THINGS.

JOHN HAS THAT SPECIAL ABILITY, AND THAT SPECIAL MAGIC TRICK UP HIS SLEEVE WHERE HE CAN PRESENT THAT PARTICULAR BROADCAST OF THAT GAME OR PLAYER OR ANNOUNCER THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT AND IT JUST MAKES IT -- YOU'RE IN THE MOMENT, WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S ALIVE AND IT'S REAL AND IT'S NOW, AND IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST AN AMAZING THING THAT HE CAN DO AND HIS DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE FROM HAVING THIS COLLECTION OF PRETTY MUCH EVERY GREAT GAME THAT THERE'S EVER BEEN, IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

>> SO ARCHIVING BROADCASTS FOR OVER 70 YEARS.

I MEAN, WHAT A HOBBY!

SO WHAT GOT HIM STARTED?

>> WELL, WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE MAGNETIC RECORDING TECHNOLOGY WAS JUST STARTING TO DEVELOP TO THE POINT OF WHERE I BELIEVE HE GOT A RECORDER FROM SEARS, SO TO WHERE IT WENT OUT TO THE CONSUMERS WHERE IT WAS A WIRE RECORDER.

TAZ -- IT'S A SLIGHT FORERUNNER.

HE GOT A WIRE RECORDER, AND YOU COULD PUT THE RECORDING ON A STEEL WIRE.

THAT'S HOW THE THING WORKED.

SO JOHN GOT THE IDEA, YOU KNOW, THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY DIRECTION IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY COULD BE USED FOR.

HEY, I CAN RECORD SPORTS BROADCASTS.

AND THEN I WILL ALWAYS HAVE IT AND I CAN PLAY IT BACK AND THEN I CAN KEEP IT FOREVER.

SO THAT'S HOW IT GOT STARTED FOR HIM AND IT BECAME THIS HUGE PASSION AND THEN HE HAD OTHER FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE COUNTRY EVENTUALLY THAT ALSO RECORDED GAMES FOR HIM.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY HE WOULD CATCH UP WITH OTHER COLLECTORS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND HE WOULD START TO ACQUIRE THEIR COLLECTIONS AS WELL TO WHERE HE'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW WHERE HE IS THE GUY WHO HAS -- HE'S GOT EVERYTHING.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS KNOWS HIME.

>> EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM.

AND THAT'S THE FUNNY PART ABOUT THIS STORY, IS THAT THE BROADCASTERS, RADIO AND TELEVISION, THEY NEVER RECORDED A LOT OF THEIR GREAT LIVE PRODUCTIONS AND A LOT OF THOSE GREAT LIVE PRODUCTIONS WERE SPORTS PRODUCTIONS.

SO UNLESS YOU WERE SOMEONE AT HOME WITH A TAPE RECORDER, LIKE HE WAS, AND YOU RECORDED GAMES, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE NETWORKS HAVE IT.

AND SO JOHN IS LIKE THE GO-TO GUY WHERE ALL OF THE NETWORKS GO TO OR ALL THE BROADCASTERS GO TO IF THEY WANT TO DO A DOCUMENTARY OR SOME SORT OF HISTORICAL PROGRAM IN THE PAST.

THEY WILL GO TO HIM, BECAUSE HE'S GOT THE FOOTAGE.

AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS IF JOHN DOESN'T HAVE IT, THEN IT PROBABLY DOESN'T EXIST.

>> NOW, HOW DID I.U.

BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ARCHIVE?

>> OKAY.

SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, GALEN CLAVIO WHO HEADS UP THE MEDIA SCHOOL THERE, HE HAD BOB CASS TASS COME -- COSTAS COME AND SPEAK TO HIS STUDENTS.

BOB AND JOHN ARE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.

WHEN STARTED OFF HIS CAREER AT KMOX, HE PUT HIS HISTORIC CLIPS OF CARDINAL BASEBALL GAMES AND JOHN LISTENED TO THAT PROGRAM AND CALLED HIM AND SAID BOB, I HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF YOU DON'T HAVE.

AND SO THEIR RELATIONSHIP STARTED THERE.

SO BOB CAME TO INDIANA'S CAMPUS TO SPEAK AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD GALEN, HE SAID, HAD A I, YOU'VE GOT TO GO TALK TO THIS GUY THIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

HE'S GOT THIS UNBELIEVABLE SPORTS BROADCAST COLLECTION THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE STUDENTS TO LEARN FROM AND ACADEMICS AND STUDY AND DO RESEARCH ON.

JOHN WAS LOOKING TO DONATE THIS COLLECTION SOMEWHERE.

A GOOD HOME.

SO THAT'S HOW ALL OF THESE CONNECTIONS GOT MADE.

>> WES, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE DOCUMENTARY.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, JOE.

>> WE'RE JOINED NOW BY CLAYTON BAUMGARTH FOR LATEST HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

HI, CLAYTON.

>> HI, JOE.

>> GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB IS IN EWE GRAIN, MEETING WITH THE -- EWE CREAN MEET -- MEETING WITH UKRAINE.

IT INCLUDES SIGNING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIANA AND THE UKRAINIAN PROVINCE.

>> LIFE HAS TO GO ON, AND THAT REQUIRES PARTNERSHIPS, AND THAT REQUIRES TRUSTED ALLIES WORKING TOGETHER, EVEN IN A TIME OF WAR.

>> HOLCOMB'S VISIT COMES AS LEADERS IN HIS PARTY HAVE CRITICIZED ONGOING USAID TO UKRAINE.

BUT HOLCOMB SAYS IF UKRAINE FALLS TO RUSSIA, WHO WILL BE NEXT?

>> THE PRICE OF PEACE NOW WILL PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE ONGOING AND WIDER WAR.

>> HOLCOMB SAYS HIS VISIT WIZ INSPIRED BY UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT'S VLADIMIR ZELYNSKYY'S MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL MAYOR'S GROUP EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> AND JENNIFER McCORMICK SAYS THE PEOPLE SHOULD TRUST THEIR GOVERNMENT.

ONE PLAN INCLUDES A BAN ON LOBBYISTS GIVING GIFTS OF TO ANY LAWMAKERS OR STATE OFFICIALS.

>> THEY ARE THERE TO ADVOCATE.

IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, AND I WATCHED TOO OFTEN WHERE PEOPLE GET REAL COMFORTABLE IN TAKING SOME BIG GIFTS.

>> McCORMICK WANTS SOME STATE OFFICIALS TO WAIT AT LEAST THREE YEARS AFTER LEAVING GOVERNMENT BEFORE THEY CAN LOBBY STATE.

CURRENT WAITING TIME IS ONE YEAR.

>> KIDS IN GREENE AND OWEN COUNTY CAN GET FREE BOOKS FROM DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY.

THEY WILL SEND A FREE BOOK TO EVERY PERSON WHO PARTICIPATES UNTIL THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY.

IT'S TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND EARLY EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.

>> IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THESE KIDS LEARNING THESE WORDS WAY EARLIER THAN THEY ARE GETTING THEM NOW.

>> PARENTS OR GUARDIANS CAN ENROLL A CHILD ON THE UNITED WAY'S WEBSITE.

IT'S AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF INCOME LEVEL.

ONE IN TEN KIDS PARTICIPATED IN DOLLY'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY.

>> COLUMBUS IS CREATING A DOWNTOWN OUTDOOR REFRESHMENT AREA CALLED DORA.

IT'S A NEW PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS PATRONS 21 YEARS AND OLDER TO PURCHASE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CARRY THEM OUTSIDE TO OTHER EVENTS OR PARTICIPATING RETAILERS.

THE MAYOR SAYS IT WILL PROVIDE A NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS AND BOOST TOURISM.

>> WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE SET THOSE BOUNDARIES, AND SO WE'LL TAKE IT VERY SLOW AND SEE HOW IT WORKS.

>> SIGNAGE WILL BE PLACED ALONG THE BOUNDARIES AND PLASTIC CUPS WILL HAVE STICKERS DESIGNATED AS DORA.

IT CITES NINE TEMPORARY BAR LOCATIONS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING A DORA PERMIT.

THE PERMIT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE STATE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO COMMISSION.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS SO MUCH.

I BELIEVE 21 MUNICIPALITIES NOW ON THE DORA.

INTERESTING.

>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," AS REMOTE WORK BECOMES MORE COMMON, THE STATE IS FINDING NEW WAY IT'S TO LURE WORKERS TO INDIANA.

AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TAKE THEIR K-9 PARTNERS TO THE POOL FOR SOME TRAINING.

>> THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

WELL, IT'S NOT ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE TO CONTINUE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, THEIR K-9 PARTNERS DO TOO.

THEY TOOK PART IN WATER TRAINING AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN BLOOMINGTON.

BENTE BOUTHIER HAS MORE.

>> A POOL NORMALLY FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COMPLEX HAD 11 DOGS SPLASHING AROUND IN IT INSTEAD.

[ DOG BARKING ] >> IT WAS A TRAINING DAY FOR THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND BLOOMINGTON POLICE K-9 UNITS.

EACH DEPARTMENT HAS TWO DOGS IN ITS UNITS.

>> WITH TRAINING OF DOGS, YOU ALWAYS GOT TO MAKE IT FUN BECAUSE THEY WON'T LEARN UNLESS IT'S FUN.

IF YOU ARE ALWAYS ON THEM OR IT'S ALWAYS SERIOUS AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING PUNISHED, THEY WILL SHUT DOWN.

>> SERGEANT JORDAN HASLER WITH THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE BROUGHT HIS K-9 PARTNER WHO HE HAD FOR NINE MONTHS.

HE PICKED TWIX FROM A KENNEL IN PENNSYLVANIA.

>> WHEN HE CAME OUT, I SEEN HIM AND I KNEW HE WAS MY DOG.

>> HE WAS A DOG THAT I WOULD PROVIDE THE CITY WITH AND TRAIN HIM AND IT'S WORKED OUT WELL SO FAR.

>> HASLER AND TWIX STARTED WORKING TOGETHER IN AUGUST.

WEDNESDAY WAS TWIX'S FIRST EXPOSURE TO WATER.

HASLER THREW A TENNIS BALL INTO THE POOL FOR HIS K-9 PARTNER TO RETRIEVE.

>> THERE'S TIMES WE HAVE TO FIND MISSING PEOPLE OR TRACK PEOPLE WHO FLED FROM US AND THEY OFTEN GO TO WATER.

SO IT'S JUST GETTING THE DOG USED TO WATER.

>> FORENIGHTS -- FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>> MILLER SAYS MONROE COUNTY AIMS FOR 20 TO 24 HOURS A MONTH.

>>> AS REMOTE WORK BECOMES COMMON ACROSS MANY INDUSTRIES, WORKERS HAVE MORE SAY THAN EVER BEFORE ON WHERE TO BUILD THEIR LIVES.

CLAYTON BAUMGARTH SPOKE WITH EXPERTS ABOUT HOW A STATE PROGRAM IS ATTRACTING WORKERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SOUTHERN INDIANA.

>> IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, WHERE WOULD IT BE?

THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT NOLLS ANSWERED.

HE ACCEPTED A JOB WITH HOUR GLASS INNOVATIONS A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY THAT OFFERS SERVICES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

NOW WORKING AS THE PRESIDENT OF MILITARY APPLICATIONS, HE AND HIS FAMILY DECIDED TO MOVE FROM THEIR HOME IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TO ONE OF FIVE CITIES.

ASTORIA, OREGON, KALISPEL, MONTANA, GREENSBORO AND ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND BLOOMINGTON.

>> WE VISITED A LOT OF THEM AND MY KIDS HAD THE FINAL VOTE AND WE SAT DOWN AND DECIDED WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO AND THEY PICKED BLOOMINGTON.

SO WE GOT HERE JULY 15th THIS YEAR.

>> MOVING FROM SAN DIEGO, A CITY OF 1.4 MILLION TO BLOOMINGTON WITH A POPULATION OF 77,000 CAN BE AMUSING.

>> WE THINK IT'S SUPER FUNNY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS OH, THAT'S ALL THE WAY ACROSS TOWN HERE IN BLOOMINGTON.

AND WE'RE LIKE, OKAY.

THAT'S FUN.

WITH ZERO TRAFFIC.

>> BUT OVERALL, THE SONS FAMILY HAS BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR DECISION.

>> I'VE GOT TO THROW IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY HERE HOW WELCOMING EVERYONE HAS BEEN AND QUICKLY MAKING FRIENDS, GETTING INTEGRATED IN.

IT'S JUST I DON'T WANT TO BE STEREO TYPICAL BUT IT'S JUST MIDWESTERN NICE.

THERE'S SOMETHING TO IT.

>> WE MET NOEL AT THE MILL, A SHARED WORK SPACE HERE IN PLAN.

BY USING THE WEBSITE MAKE MY MOVE, HE WAS ABLE TO GET A THREE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO THE SPACE.

>> IT GAVE US AN AN AN ADDRESS.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A FURNISHED AIRBNB LOOKING TO FINISH OUR HOUSE.

WE HAVE CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, THE MILL HAS BEEN GREAT.

>> MAKE MY MOVE IS A JOB PLACEMENT WEBSITE THAT CONNECTS ROE MOTE WORKERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH COMMUNITIES ATTEMPTING TO ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS.

>> IT'S A FORM OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE COMMUNITIES CAN PROMOTE THEMSELVES ON THE PLATFORM, RECRUIT WORKERS AND THOSE WORKERS BRING ALL OF THEIR ECONOMIC BENEFIT WITH THEM.

>> ACCORDING TO LAUCK, INDIANA HAS BEEN A MODEL FOR COURTING PEOPLE TO BRING THE REMOTE JOBS TO THE STATE WITH FUNDING FROM THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RADIUS, A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP, COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CRAWFORD, DAVIESS, GREENE AND MARTIN COUNTIES ALL HAVE LISTED BENEFITS PACKAGES ON THE SITE.

MOST INCLUDE A STIPEND OF $5,000 AND ADDITIONAL BENEFITS SUCH AS ANNUAL PASSES TO VISIT STATE PARKS AND FREE CHECKING ACCOUNTS.

>> HAWK HIGHLIGHTS JASPER, INDIANA ASWOON OF THE SUCCESS STORIES ON THE SITE.

>> IT'S REALLY GONE GANG BUSTERS.

THEY HAVE MOVED 70 HOUSEHOLDS SO FAR.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY NOT SURPRISING WHEN YOU GO VISIT THAT AREA.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THE PEOPLE ARE AMAZING!

AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE TYPE OF THING THAT OUR USERS ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> ACCORDING TO THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE STATE HAS WELCOMED OVER 1200 NEW RESIDENTS THROUGH REMOTE WORKER.

INTERESTINGLY 53% OF MOVERS RELOCATED TO RURAL COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POPULATION DECLINE.

COMMUNITIES IN THE RADIUS BROUGHT IN 186 NEW RESIDENTS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

THESE CAN HELP TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ESPECIALLY THE INCOME REQUIRED FOR THE RELOCATION PACKAGES.

>> IT'S REALLY UP TO THE INDIVIDUALS TO SET THOSE BARS.

IN MOST PLACES, IT'S AROUND $50,000.

IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER FOR MORE COMPETITIVE COMMUNITIES.

>> CHOOSE SOUTHERN INDIANA, A PROGRAM FROM RADIUS FOCUSES ON TALENT ATTRACTION, THEY DO BOTH REMOTE WORKFORCE MARKETING.

>> WE HAVE A DEFENSE SECTOR PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF CRANE.

WE HAVE A HEALTHCARE PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE LOOKING FOR NURSES AND THAT'S CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON TWO OF OUR COUNTIES.

>> IN THE FUTURE, PAINTER WANTS TO SEE PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUS MORE ON ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HEALTHCARE AND TEACHING PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE GRADUATING STUDENTS COME BACK HOME AFTER COLLEGE.

>> IF WE CAN USE THIS PROGRAM TO KEEP LOCAL -- OR KIDS THAT ARE GRADUATING FROM OUR LOCAL, YOU KNOW, COLLEGES, YOU KNOW, I.U., PURDUE, BALL STATE, ONES WITHIN THE STATE OF INDIANA, AND HAVE THEM COME DOWN TO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND ENTER THE WORKFORCE USING OUR POPULATION INCENTIVE, THEN I THINK THAT WOULD BE A WIN AS WELL.

>> BUT PAINTER SAYS THAT MOVERS AREN'T CHOOSING TO MOVE TO INDIANA FOR INCREPTY PACKAGES.

MANY HAVE DID HE SIDED STATE'S NATURAL BEAUTY, LOWER COST OF LIVING AND MORE.

>> WHAT WE HEAR FROM THE MAJORITY OF THEM, THEY JUST ENJOY THE PACE OF LIFE HERE AND THEY CAN OWN SOME PROPERTY AND SMALLER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SMALLER COMMUNITIES, BUT WHERE WE ARE SITUATED, YOU HAVE AACCESS TO THOSE BIGGER CITY MARKETS WITHIN, YOU KNOW, AN HOUR OR LESS.

>> THE SONS FAMILY AND PAINTER AGREE THAT SMALL TOWN LIVING AND REMOTE WORK OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH IN RURAL INDIANA.

>> THE PANDEMIC TAUGHT US HOW IMPORTANT COMMUNITY IS, AND I THINK THERE'S SO MANY GREAT COMMUNITIES DOWN THERE THAT IF THEY COULD EMBRACE REMOTE WORK OR SUPPORTING REMOTE WORK, NOT EVERY PLACE HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THE MILL, BUT SOMETHING AFTER THAT KIND OF STRUCTURE, AND GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY, I THINK IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

>>> AND THE I.U.

ESKENAZI MUSEUM OF HEART -- ART HAS ART FROM MUSICIAN JOHN MELON CAMP.

IT'S ENTITLED CROSSROADS, THE PAINTINGS OF JOHN MELLENCAMP, IT SPANNED THE SEYMOUR NATIVE AND LONG-TIME BLOOMINGTON RESIDENT.

>> WE KNOW HIS MUSIC AND I WANTED TO SEE HIS ART IF IT'S ON PAR WITH HIS CAREER IN MUSIC.

IT IS.

>> THE COLLECTION WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM THROUGH DECEMBER 15th.

>>> AND DON'T FORGET IF YOU ARE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM, FRIDAY NIGHT I.U.

FOOTBALL KICKS OFF AT 7 P.M. BTN NETWORK, WATCH FOR TRAFFIC AROUND THE STADIUM.

THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM.

OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEW NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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