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Adam Hoge

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
825 total appearances

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Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

Um,

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

What really just needs to be finalized, I think, is the actual location near Wolf Lake in in Hammond, which they know it hasn't really been quite put on a map for the rest of us yet.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

And then just the due diligence that is necessary in both the team and the governor of Indiana today in there.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

statements, the respective statements indicated that that is still a last hurdle.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

You know, the actual site, the due diligence to know that, hey, this is viable to actually put a mega project.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

And that, of course, goes beyond just the stadium site.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

There's the issues of the of the Indiana toll road, which is going to help.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

fund this project.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

That was also part of the news this morning in Indiana.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

And what happens with the Skyway where it costs $16 just one way to go through there right now?

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

If you're coming from the city, there's a lot of questions that need to be answered from that standpoint.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

Yeah, I mean, look, the deal is going to be more favorable for the Bears in Indiana.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

I think part of the issue here is like this morning, as their list, they were very clear in Indiana today how they're going to fund it.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

I mean, from bond issuance.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

to a Hammond tax to repay it.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

They already have the blueprint from Lucas Oil Stadium.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

It's very similar to how they funded Lucas Oil Stadium, which has been very successful down there.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

They're going to renegotiate the lease with the Indiana Toll Road to help repay for the infrastructure that will be needed in Hammond.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

There's a food and beverage tax that'll go in in Lake County, Indiana, as well as a 5% innkeeper's tax.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Adam Hoge: Bears aren't bluffing about potentially moving to Indiana

I mean, all of this stuff was laid out in a way that I could easily take notes right here in this notebook.