Advertising Section We’Re Open fOR Business in GREATER • Economic hub of a nine-county region with nearly one million people • One-day access to 80% of the U.S. and Canadian populations SOuTH BEnD • One of top five college football towns (USA Today 2012)

“Combining old strengths with new vision, we’re succeeding in setting a new economic direction for South Bend. Our business community has been expanding, thanks to our cost competitiveness, logistical, power and fiber assets, and a dynamic spirit. We’re positioning ourselves as one of the smartest cities in We’re Open … the industrial Midwest.” Mayor 10 of the Top Reasons Why City of South Bend 1. Population Reach: Perfectly situated at the “Crossroads of 4. Technology Savvy: South Bend is among 10 worldwide America;” second in the country in the number of people cities “reinventing themselves through technology.” accessible within a day’s drive. (Smart+Connected Communities Institute). 2. Easy Accessibility: Second busiest airport in , with 5. Educated and Diverse: Supported by technical colleges nonstop flights to nine cities, including two of the nation’s and five major universities, including the University of five busiest airports. Ground transportation via the Indiana Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, Bethel College, Holy Toll Road; freight railroads through Norfolk-Southern and Cross College and IU-South Bend, IU’s largest regional Canadian National (long-route carriers) and South Shore campus. Freight (short-route carrier); passenger railroads via Amtrak 6. Low Cost of Operation/High Connectivity: Competitive and the South Shore Line (South Bend to Chicago). costs for land, labor and materials. One of the lowest costs 3. Innovation: To protect the environment and as a cost- of redundant power in the country, an extensive fiber effective measure, South Bend is the first city in the world network with six national carriers and high-speed connectivity. (according to IBM) to manage storm water overflow through 7. Focus on Arts and Culture: The area boasts a strong cultural the cloud, and continues to foster innovative discovery landscape, which includes the South Bend Museum of Art, through Innovation Park at Notre Dame and Ignition Park, Studebaker National Museum, Morris Performing Arts Center, a technology park in the heart of the city. South Bend Symphony and the Civil Rights Heritage Center. 8. Retail Hub: The greater South Bend area is home to the “There is a great deal of excitement second largest retail trade area in Indiana. about growth and development in the South Bend area. We’re building upon 9. Robust Entrepreneurial Climate: In the past three years, our history of innovation and our county is home to 11 Indiana Companies to Watch entrepreneurship, creating a strong (second in the state) and three state small business award 21st century community that is vital to winners. the Indiana economy.” 10. Single Point of Contact: The St. Joseph County Chamber Jeff Rea, President and CEO of Commerce provides a single point of contact for all St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce economic development needs – growth and expansion, attraction, startups, destination marketing.

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Whether you are large or small, whatever type of business you’re in, we are your single source for all things BUSINESS in St. Joseph County.

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It’s easy to talk value – law firms do it all the time. At Barnes & Thornburg, we’d rather walk it than talk it. It’s a distinction our clients appreciate. They like their matters staffed with less leverage and more partner involvement, and their lawyering practical, efficient and predictable. Measuring value not by time spent, but by results obtained. By how well we have walked their particular walk.

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Parking is close and inexpensive, and additional transportation services — taxis, trains, buses, rental cars — get you to your final destination with ease.

With an abundance of time and money-saving advantages including free WiFi and exceptional customer service, the South Bend Airport is ideal for getting you anywhere you need to go.

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