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Kettler statement on Elanco Animal Health selecting Indiana for new global HQ

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Note to the Press:?Please include the following statement from Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler in your coverage of? Elanco Animal Health announcing its base for future global consolidated operations to be headquartered in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 4, 2020) ?? "As director of agriculture for the state of Indiana the announcement today from Elanco Animal Health and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is celebrated news. Elanco Animal Health is the second largest animal health company in the world and has had locations in Indiana for many years.? Our state?s agriculture climate and infrastructure is a large consideration of why global companies come to Indiana. We are excited that Elanco Animal Health selected the Hoosier state as the location for their global headquarters and that they will continue calling Indiana home," said Kettler.?

To view Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch's statement on this announcement click here.?

For the full announcement click here.?

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ABOUT ISDA
The?Indiana State Department of Agriculture?(ISDA) was established as a separate state agency by the Legislature in 2005. Administratively, ISDA reports to?Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch,?who also serves as Indiana?s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. Major responsibilities include advocacy for Indiana agriculture at the local, state and federal level, managing soil conservation programs, promoting economic development and agricultural innovation, serving as a regulatory ombudsman for agricultural businesses, and licensing grain firms throughout the state.