The whole state will become, economically and intellectually, a NEW CHICAGO. But, with fewer people, more money and a government that works instead of stealing.
Just reading a story today about Boeing's huge cargo plane. It's got a dozen or so places it can land at in the US ~ maybe less ~ but it came into Indianapolis to pick up a load of diabetic testing supplies, one of the high ticket items with increasing worldwide demand.
So, world's largest planes can land at Indianapolis to get the good stuff for sale on a world market.
That complex East of Indianapolis also has runways big enough for the Airbus 380 as well. I don't believe they have the terminal in place to handle it well, but I'm sure they will.
Naptown used to be way down the list economically, culturally, socially, etc. Now it's ranked #2 in the Midwest. Shortly, as the state pulls ahead of the otherwise bankrupt Michigan and Illinois, it'll probably be the #1 city.
Well said. Except that complex is west of Indy. If you haven't been back in a while, you should see this city now. You can't believe how much it has changed in just the past 10 years. It really is amazing. Wait till you see the additional Fed-Ex runways and complex they are planning for the south side of I-70. The new I-70 Airport access area was built to accomodate the Runway overpass across I-70.
All that said, let's keep it a secret. The cost of living is still real good, it's clean and conservative (as big cities go). We don't want too many big city liberals moving in. :o)
I believe Martinsville is ranked #1 in the midwest, economically, culturally, socially.
>> “but it came into Indianapolis to pick up a load of diabetic testing supplies, one of the high ticket items with increasing worldwide demand.” <<
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Somewhat of an understatement.
There is a severe shortage of those supplies in the entire western world. It seems that our sugar, pasta, margarine, and polyunsaturated oil diets are making people diabetics faster than the manufacturers can make the test units and supplies.