FACTBOOK 2013

Regional Overview • 3

Industry & Workforce • 7

Cost of Doing Business • 29

Incentives • 36

Transportation & Communications Network • 38

Quality of Life • 44

About Us • 49

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Columbus Region is an 11-county area comprising Delaware, Fairfi eld, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway and Union counties. This Region represents the coverage area of Columbus 2020’s economic development activities.

The Columbus Region varies from the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which comprises 8 of the above 11 counties (excluding Knox, Logan and Marion) and an additional two (Hocking and Perry). Wherever possible, the information and data in this document covers the 11-county region. However, some data is only available at the MSA level and is identifi ed as such in the text, title or source.

• Eleven-county region located in Central Ohio

• Population of 2 million people• Population growth rate of

1.3 percent annually • Ten-county Columbus MSA, 2nd fastest

growing among Midwest metro areas with at least 1 million in population

• Driver of Ohio’s population and economic growth

• 54 college and university campuses • 147,400 college students• Home to 15 Fortune 1000 headquarters

COLUMBUS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY

• State capital and largest Ohio city• 15th largest city in the U.S.

COLUMBUS IS WELL CONNECTED TO THE REST OF THE U.S. AND BEYOND

• Port Columbus International Airport: 32 destination airports with 140 daily fl ights

• Enhanced freight rail connections to East Coast ports in Norfolk, VA, Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, NC

• Columbus is within 500 miles of 45 percent of the U.S. population, higher than other major distribution centers in the U.S. (Source: ESRI Business Analyst, 2011)

REGIONAL OVERVIEWTHE COLUMBUS REGION

MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

LoganCounty

68

COLUMBUS ECONOMIC MARKET

U.S. Population within 500 miles

Columbus Chicago

Virgina Beach Los Angeles

Pittsburgh Atlanta

Charlotte Minneapolis

Louisville Savannah

St.Louis Phoenix

Indianapolis Dallas

New York

=

Memphis

Denver

Seattle

137,459,019 – 45% 83,057,072 – 27%

101,326,589 – 33% 45,967,238 – 15%

135,667,844 – 44% 79,749,856 – 26%

96,542,915 – 31% 43,684,979 – 14%

115,800,515 – 38% 64,437,648 – 21%

94,830,062 – 31%

10%

37,586,621 – 12%

109,139,475 – 35% 46,110,670 – 15%

90,003,562 – 29%

89,537,113 – 29%

16,705,730 – 5%

12,495,820 – 4%

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17%GOVERNMENT

CONSTRUCTION AND MINING

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE TRADE

TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

OTHER SERVICES

EDUCATION AND HEALTH

RETAIL TRADE

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

10%

3%

4%

3%

15%

PROFESSIONALAND BUSINESS SERVICES

17%

7%

5%

11%

8%

THE COLUMBUS ECONOMY

The Columbus Region has a diversifi ed economy where no single major industry sector represents more than 17 percent of employment. Finance and insurance, advanced manufacturing, health, logistics and other industries are complemented by the presence of The Ohio State University and the state capital.

FIGURE 1A. REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2011

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Source: Moody’s Economy.com

In the past decade, the fastest growing sectors have been education and health (+41 percent), transportation and utilities (+26 percent), and leisure and hospitality (+9 percent). Continued investment in the Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park and other areas of the Region’s logistics sector has been a major factor in the growth of transportation and utilities.

Government 150,190

Professional and Business Services 155,209

Retail 126,242

Manufacturing 112,723

Education and Health 96,876

Leisure and Hospitality 86,084

Financial Activities 74,295

Construction and Mining 47,235

Wholesale Trade 38,527

Transportation and Utilities 37,662

Other Services 30,257

156,894 Government +4.5%

164,716 Professional and Business Services +6.1%

136,543 Education and Health +40.9%

104,450 Retail -17.3%

93,899 Leisure and Hospitality +9.1%

79,343 Manufacturing -29.6%

67,167 Financial Activities -9.6%

47,401 Transportation and Utilities +25.9%

32,889 Wholesale Trade -14.6%

31,779 Construction and Mining -32.7%

27,470 Other Services -9.2%

2001 2011

FIGURE 2A. CHANGE IN REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR, 2001 - 2011

Financial Activities

Professional and Business Services

Government

Manufacturing

Education and Health

$23.6

$18.2

$11.8

$10.0

$8.2

TOP SECTORS BY ECONOMIC OUTPUT, 2012 (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2011

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COMPANY FORTUNE 1000 RANK PRESENCE IN REGION EMPLOYMENT IN REGION

Abbott Nutrition 71 Significant operations 2,200

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 561 Headquarters 2,650

Accenture plc Foreign-owned Significant operations 495

Aetna Inc. 89 Significant operations 1,249

Alliance Data Systems Corporation 667 Significant operations 2,374

American Electric Power Co. 176 Headquarters 3,338

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 580

Ashland Inc. 307 Significant operations 900

Big Lots, Inc. 467 Headquarters 1,106

BMW Financial Services NA, LLC Foreign-owned Significant operations 850

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc./ Roxane Laboratories, Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,250

The Boeing Company 39 Significant operations 450

Cardinal Health, Inc. 21 Headquarters 4,384

Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 750

CenturyLink, Inc. 171 Significant operations 950

Cigna Corporation 130 Significant operations 400

Columbia Gas of Ohio (NiSource Inc.) 409 Significant operations 1,161

Discover Financial Services, Inc. 300 Significant operations 1,581

DSW Inc. 915 Headquarters 726

DuPont 72 Significant operations 560

Emerson Electric Co. 120 Significant operations 1,800

Exel Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,900

Express, Inc. 903 Headquarters 800

Express Scripts Holding Company 36 Significant operations 2,441

FedEx Corporation 70 Significant operations 700

Fifth Third Bancorp 372 Significant operations 588

Fiserv, Inc. 540 Significant operations 900

Frontier Communications Corporation 464 Significant operations 597

PepsiCo, Inc. 41 Significant operations 470

General Electric Company 6 Significant operations 441

Greif, Inc. 550 Headquarters 250

Honda of America Mfg., Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 10,540

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 700 Headquarters 4,813

IBM 19 Significant operations 671

International Paper Company 111 Significant operations 355

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 16 Significant operations 17,438

Limited Brands, Inc. 256 Headquarters 6,000

The McGraw-Hill Companies 384 Significant operations 1,062

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 838 Headquarters 800

Molina Healthcare, Inc. 412 Significant operations 500

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. 452 Headquarters 650

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company 100 Headquarters 11,085

Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. 138 Significant operations 405

Owens Corning 454 Significant operations 1,024

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 165 Significant operations 3,000

PPG Industries, Inc. 180 Significant operations 520

Rolls-Royce plc Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,132

Safelite Group, Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,021

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 704 Headquarters 1,165

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 43 Significant operations 1,854

Tween Brands, Inc. 705 Significant operations 470

Teleperformance Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,682

Time Warner Cable Inc. 103 Significant operations 1,779

TS TECH Co., Ltd. Foreign-owned Significant operations 2,078

United Parcel Service, Inc. 52 Significant operations 1,623

The Wendy’s Company 694 Headquarters 681

Whirlpool Corporation 147 Significant operations 3,066

Worthington Industries, Inc. 802 Headquarters 1,390

FIFTEEN FORTUNE 1000 COMPANIES ARE HEADQUARTERED IN THE REGION, INCLUDING SIX FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES. SEVERAL OTHER FORTUNE 1000 AND MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ARE AMONG THE REGION’S LARGEST EMPLOYERS.

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INDUSTRY & WORKFORCEMAJOR EMPLOYERS

RANK LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS FTE IN REGION

1 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 17,438

2 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company 11,085

3 Honda of America Mfg., Inc. 10,540

4 Limited Brands, Inc. 6,000

5 The Kroger Co. 5,281

6 Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 4,813

7 Cardinal Health, Inc. 4,384

8 American Electric Power Co. 3,338

9 Whirlpool Corporation 3,066

10 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 3,000

11 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2,650

12 Express Scripts Holding Company 2,441

13 Alliance Data Systems Corporation 2,374

14 Battelle 2,201

15 Abbott Nutrition 2,200

16 TS TECH Co., Ltd. 2,078

17 Exel Inc. 1,900

18 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 1,854

19 Emerson Network Power 1,800

20 Time Warner Cable Inc. 1,779

21 Teleperformance 1,682

22 United Parcel Service, Inc. 1,623

23 Discover Financial Services, Inc. 1,581

24 Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. 1,465

25 Giant Eagle, Inc. 1,454

Sources: Columbus 2020; Columbus Business First, Book of Lists, 2012; local economic development agencies

The Columbus Region has more than 600 internationally owned companies with one or more establishments in the 11-county area.

COUNTRY COMPANIES

Japan 153

United Kingdom 81

Canada 68

Germany 63

France 43

Switzerland 41

Rest of Europe 93

Rest of Asia 22

Rest of World 43

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INTERNATIONALLY OWNED COMPANIES RANKED BY NUMBER OF COLUMBUS REGION EMPLOYEES

RANK COMPANY EMPLOYEES HEADQUARTERS

1 Honda of America Mfg., Inc. 10,540 Japan

2 TS TECH Co., Ltd. 2,078 Japan

3 Exel Inc. 1,900 Germany

4 Teleperformance 1,682 France

5 Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc. / Roxane Laboratories, Inc. 1,250 Germany

6 Rolls-Royce plc 1,132 UK

7 Safelite Group, Inc. 1,021 UK

8 BMW Financial Services NA, LLC 850 Germany

19 Midwest Express Group 760 Japan

10 Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc. 750 Japan

11 Je�erson Industries Corporation 750 Japan

12 AGC Glass Company North America, Inc. 640 Japan

13 Stanley Electric U.S. Co. 605 Japan

14 Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 580 Belgium

15 Alcatel-Lucent 580 France

16 American Showa, Inc. 550 Japan

17 Accenture plc 495 Ireland

18 Keihin Thermal Technology of America, Inc. 440 Japan

19 Invensys Controls 423 UK

20 Daido Metal Co., Ltd. 375 Japan

Sources: Columbus 2020; Columbus Business First, Book of Lists, 2012; local economic development agencies

LARGEST MANUFACTURERS BY COLUMBUS REGION EMPLOYEES

RANK MANUFACTURERCENTRAL

OHIO EMPLOYEES

1Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

10,540

2 Whirlpool Corporation 3,066

3 Abbott Nutrition 2,200

4 TS TECH Co., Ltd. 2,078

5 Emerson Network Power 1,800

6 Worthington Industries, Inc. 1,390

7Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc. / Roxane Laboratories, Inc.

1,250

8 Ariel Corporation 1,241

9The Anchor Hocking Company

1,200

10The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

1,165

11 Rolls-Royce plc 1,132

12Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

1,125

13 Owens Corning 1,024

14Lancaster Colony Corporation

856

15 Columbus Castings 800

16Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

800

17Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.

750

18 Anomatic Corporation 750

19Je�erson Industries Corporation

750

20Silver Line Building Products, LLC

700

LARGEST BANKS AND SAVINGS & LOANS COMPANIES BY CENTRAL OHIO DEPOSITS (COLUMBUS MSA)

RANK BANK CENTRAL OHIO DEPOSITS BANK ASSETS NET LOANS AND LEASES

1Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

$10.32 billion $54.18 billion $37.83 billion

2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. $9.42 billion $1.81 trillion $580.06 billion

3 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. $5.56 billion $263.31 billion $154.84 billion

4 Fifth Third Bancorp $4.04 billion $114.54 billion $78.65 billion

5 Nationwide Bank $3.19 billion $4.48 billion $1.41 billion

6 The Park National Bank $1.82 billion $6.28 billion $4.11 billion

7 KeyCorp $1.62 billion $86.2 billion $54.21 billion

8 U.S. Bancorp $1.04 billion $330.47 billion $197.03 billion

9 WesBanco Bank, Inc. $504.1 million $5.52 billion $3.19 billion

10 The DCB Financial Corp $472.9 million $523.2 million $350.2 million

Sources: Columbus Business First, Book of Lists 2012

FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES BY ANNUAL SALES GROWTH (COLUMBUS MSA)

RANK COMPANY INDUSTRY

1 A2Z Field Services LLC Property Services

2 Medical Sta�ng Options Inc. Sta�ng Services

3 Champion Real Estate Services Real Estate

4 e-Cycle LLC Waste Management

5 PRISM Marketing Marketing

6 Zipline Logistics LLC Logistics

7 Big Red Rooster LLC Branding

8 DataCenter.bz LLC Data Center

9 Dynamit Technologies LLC IT Consultant

10 Fast Switch Ltd. IT Consultant

11 ComResource Inc. IT Consultant

12 Worthington Jewelers Ltd. Retail

13 MES Inc. Logistics

14 Portfolio Creative LLC Sta�ng Services

15 Whitestone Group Inc. Security Services

16 CallCopy, Inc. Contact Center

17 Axia Consulting LLC Business Consultant

18 Lancaster Pollard Finance

19 Navigator Management Partners LLC Business Consultant

20 Ohio Power Tool Inc. Retail

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KEY SECTORS: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FAST FACTS

• A large, educated workforce, combined with superior research capabilities and a strong corporate foundation, has allowed Central Ohio to become one of the fastest growing innovation and technology hubs in the nation.

• The 315 Research & Technology Corridor is one of the largest research-based sites in the U.S., employing more than 50,000 people and managing more than $1 billion in research grants annually.

• Columbus identified as eighth-best city in the U.S. for tech job growth (Praxis Strategy Group 2012). • 2,098 science and technology establishments in the Columbus Region employ more than 42,000 workers. (QCEW 2011) • The MSA has a location quotient of 1.24 in science and technology sector employment compared to the nation. For R&D in

physical, engineering and life sciences, the LQ is 1.39 (QCEW 2011). • The state’s $1.6 billion program to develop industry clusters in targeted high-tech sectors has already changed Ohio’s

economic landscape in such areas as biomedical imaging and advanced materials. As of June 2009, the $469 million expended thus far in Third Frontier funds has leveraged over $4 billion of additional funding and created an estimated 48,000 direct and indirect jobs.

ASSETS • Home to two of the world’s leading private-research institutions, Battelle and Chemical Abstract Services. • Three of Ohio’s six Edison Technology Centers, including BioOhio, Edison Welding Institute, and PolymerOhio,

which provide product and process innovation and commercialization services to both established and early-stage technology-based businesses.

• TechColumbus accelerates the growth of the innovation economy by providing vital resources and assistance to people and enterprises that depend on technology to achieve their business goals.

• Science and Technology Campus Corporation, a state-of-the-art research park located on The Ohio State University campus, links world-class academic technical expertise with commercial innovation.

• Ohio Supercomputer Center, provides supercomputing, cyber-infrastructure, research and educational resources for academic research, industry and government.

• The Dublin Entrepreneurial Center taps into the entrepreneurs and ideas generated in the Dublin community. • Transportation Research Center, a world-leading provider of vehicular testing services, independently managing a 4,500 acre

transportation research and testing facility serving the needs of industries, governments, trade associations and educational organizations worldwide.

• INC@8000, a business incubator in New Albany, boasts more than 16,000 square feet dedicated as a hub for startups and entrepreneurial activities, designed to create a flow of ideas and interconnectivity.

• 52,550 people in science and technology occupations in the MSA with an average wage of $75,025 (Occupational Employment Statistics 2011).

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MAJOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

Battelle

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center, Inc.)

Sterling Commerce

TEKsystems, Inc.

Accenture plc

Information Control Corporation

Sogeti USA LLC

Quick Solutions Inc.

Modis

Unicon International, Inc.

Nestle USA

IBM

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, March 2010; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011

NUMBER OF WORKERS AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND IT OCCUPATIONS (COLUMBUS MSA)

REGION WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

61,410 $34.28

Raleigh 41,940 $34.58

Atlanta 125,120 $35.91

Minneapolis 118,990 $36.33

Chicago 161,650 $36.89

Austin 77,310 $37.88

Seattle 170,930 $41.22

San Francisco 167,830 $44.70

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

PERCENTAGE

.29 – 2.00

2.01 – 3.00

3.01 – 4.00

4.01 – 5.00

5.01 – 6.72

LOGAN

MARIONMORROW

KNOX

LICKING

FAIRFIELD

PICKAWAY

FRANKLIN

DELAWAREUNION

MADISON

OHIO THIRD FRONTIER

The Ohio Third Frontier is an unprecedented commitment to create new technology-based products, companies, industries and jobs. In May 2011, the Ohio Third Frontier was extended through 2015, indicating a widely held understanding by the populace that technology and innovation will lead to economic prosperity both today and for future generations.

The $2.3 billion initiative supports applied research and commercialization, entrepreneurial assistance, early-stage capital formation, and expansion of a skilled talent pool that can support technology-based economic growth. The Ohio Third Frontier’s strategic intent is to create an “innovation ecosystem” that supports the e�cient and seamless transition of great ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES (COLUMBUS MSA)

OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT HOURLY MEAN WAGE

Life Physical and Social Science Technicians All Other 490 $21.54

Electro-Mechanical Technicians 50 $24.73

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 860 $25.17

Chemists 440 $31.61

Environmental Scientists and Specialists Including Health 700 $31.98

Microbiologists 120 $32.55

Electrical Engineers 1,240 $33.64

Industrial Engineers 1,190 $33.88

Computer Hardware Engineers 150 $33.94

Food Scientists and Technologists 130 $39.43

Aerospace Engineers 70 $44.84

Materials Scientists 120 $46.50

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011; Colliers International, Q3 2012

THE OHIO STATE UNIV.

MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

COLUMBUS ECONOMIC MARKETFORTUNE 1000 HEADQUARTERS

MATT McCOLLISTERVice President, Economic Development150 South Front ST, Suite 200Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: (614)225.6953Email: mm@columbusregion.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSETS

A - Chemical Abstracts Service B - Battelle

C - BioOhio D - Edison Welding Institute

E - Dublin Entrepreneurial Center F - PolymerOhio

G - TechColumbus H - Ohio Supercomputer Center

I - Science and Technology Campus Corporation

AVERAGE ASKING RENT FOR TECH/R&D SPACE

METRO AREA PER SQ FT PER SQ M

$4.82 $51.88

Cincinnati $7.24 $77.93

Houston $7.94 $85.47

Dallas-Fort Worth $8.35 $89.88

Portland, OR $9.34 $100.53

Denver $9.50 $102.26

Oakland $9.72 $104.63

Boston $10.78 $116.03

Philadelphia $11.00 $118.40

Pittsburgh $11.51 $123.89

Atlanta $12.21 $131.43

New Jersey - Northern $12.26 $131.97

Los Angeles $12.69 $136.59

Washington, D.C. $14.05 $151.23

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KEY SECTORS: LOGISTICS

FAST FACTS

• Located at the heart of the Midwestern United States, the Columbus Region provides easy access to major national and global markets.

• The Columbus Region is within a 10-hour truck drive of 46 percent of the U.S. population, 47 percent of U.S. manufacturing capacity and 47 percent of U.S. headquarters operations (ESRI, 2011).

• 4,152 logistics establishments with more than 70,000 employees, yielding a location quotient for employment of 1.12 of the U.S. (QCEW 2011). • Rickenbacker International Airport handled more than 161 million pounds of air cargo in the 12 months ending September 2012. • The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business is ranked No. 7 among supply chain/logistics programs nationwide

(U.S. News & World Report, 2012).

ASSETS

• Port Columbus International flies to 32 destination airports with over 140 daily flights. In the 12 months ending in September 2012, it served more than 6.3 million passengers. The Port Columbus Master Plan demonstrates capacity for future expansion and improvements to accommodate beyond 10 million passengers per year.

• The new Heartland Corridor allows double-stacked freight trains to travel directly from the Port of Virginia to a state-of-the-art intermodal facility located at Rickenbacker International Airport in Franklin County. • The Heartland Corridor connects Columbus to Virginia ports that will increase their capacity in anticipation of the Panama

Canal’s expansion in 2014. • Rickenbacker International Airport is a dynamic, international logistics center home to a tremendous base of air, rail and road

transport companies. It handles more than 300,000 lifts a year and o�ers $660 million in transportation cost savings to shippers.

• A $59 million CSX intermodal freight terminal expansion is underway in Columbus. The expansion is part of the National Gateway initiative, linking deep water east coast ports with Midwestern markets.

• Combined intermodal facilities to handle 800,000 container lifts annually, with land and capacity to grow. • Home to Foreign Trade Zone #138, which comprises six pre-designated Magnet Sites and can provide FTZ designation to any site located within a 25-county service area in Central Ohio. • Two national and one regional rail carrier: Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation and Ohio Central.

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MAJOR LOGISTICS COMPANIES

Abbott Nutrition

Allied Mineral Products, Inc.

Big Lots, Inc.

Calypso Logistics

Cardinal Health, Inc.

DB Schenker Logistics

Exel Inc.

Faro Logistics Solutions, Inc.

FedEx Corporation

FST Logistics, Inc.

Hyperlogistics Group

Kahiki Foods, Inc.

Kraft Foods Inc.

Limited Brands, Inc.

The McGraw-Hill Companies

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

Midwest Express Group

Nash Finch Company

NEX Transport, Inc.

ODW Logistics, Inc.

Ohio Steel Industries Inc.

Pacer International, Inc.

Plaskolite, Inc.

RCV II Logistics

Spartan Logistics

Sterling Commerce

Tech International

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Vista Industrial Packaging

MARION

LOGAN

MORROW

KNOX

LICKING

FAIRFIELD

PICKAWAY

FRANKLIN

DELAWAREUNION

MADISON

NUMBER OF WORKERS AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS (COLUMBUS MSA)

REGION WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

65,520 $14.51

Indianapolis 80,850 $15.46

Memphis 76,220 $15.74

Los Angeles 344,890 $15.84

Pittsburgh 67,150 $16.07

Atlanta 172,900 $16.58

Chicago 326,720 $16.69

Louisville 58,940 $17.46

PERCENTAGE

2.27 – 4.00

4.01 – 6.00

6.01 – 8.00

8.01 – 10.00

10.01 – 14.63

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, March 2010; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011

LOGISTICS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

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LOGISTICS OCCUPATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES (COLUMBUS MSA)

OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT HOURLY MEAN WAGE

Packers and Packagers Hand 8,150 $10.51

Laborers and Freight Stock and Material Movers Hand 22,770 $12.00

Conveyor Operators and Tenders 190 $14.02

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 4,720 $14.60

Machine Feeders and O� bearers 890 $13.68

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers 2,550 $15.67

Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 4,400 $15.95

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2,220 $17.67

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 9,420 $20.39

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers Laborers and Material Movers Hand 1,740 $22.58

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 1,610 $24.75

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 3,080 $25.88

Sales Representatives Wholesale and Manufacturing Except Technical and Scientifi c Products 9,170 $28.28

Business Operations Specialists All Other 6,370 $31.98

Sales Representatives Wholesale and Manufacturing Technical and Scientifi c Products 4,580 $36.96

Transportation Storage and Distribution Managers 930 $43.83

Purchasing Managers 340 $50.23

AVERAGE ASKING RENT FOR DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING SPACE

METRO AREA PER SQ FT PER SQ M

$2.64 $28.42

Dallas $3.05 $32.83

Atlanta $3.19 $34.34

Cincinnati $3.22 $34.66

Charlotte $3.29 $35.41

Chicago $3.62 $38.97

Jacksonville $3.78 $40.69

Pittsburgh $4.46 $48.01

Denver $4.63 $49.84

Oakland $4.68 $50.38

Baltimore $4.72 $50.81

Houston $5.24 $56.40

Los Angeles $6.11 $65.77

New Jersey - Northern $6.16 $66.31

Long Island, NY $9.67 $104.09

LOGISTICS ASSETS

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011; Colliers International, Q3 2012

Knox County

Licking County

Franklin County

Fairfield CountyPickawayCounty

MadisonCounty

DelawareCounty

MorrowCounty

MarionCounty

LoganCounty Union

County

Major Airport

Intermodal Terminal

Dual Rail Industrial Park

National Gateway Corridor

Heartland Rail Corridor National Freight Rail Line

Major Highways

FedEx Hub

UPS Hub

FAST FACTS • The 1,759 manufacturing establishments in the Columbus Region employed 79,343 in 2011 (QCEW). The sector

contributed $10.0 billion to regional output in 2012. • Columbus Region manufacturing workers averaged $125,046 of output each in 2012. • The Columbus Region experienced a 31 percent increase in manufacturing productivity (output per worker) after

inflation between 2001 and 2012. • Quality sites and buildings with more than 256 million square feet of industrial space and available property average a

direct asking rate of $3.12/SF. • High output location quotients for manufacturing of beverages (2.04), electrical equipment (1.51), transportation

equipment (1.25), and nonmetallic mineral products (2.52) (Economy.com, 2012).

ASSETS

• Battelle, the world’s largest contract research and development organization, brings a unique blend of science and technology disciplines to solve significant logistics challenges for its clients.

• Edison Welding Institute, North America’s leading organization dedicated to the research and development of welding and materials joining technologies.

• The Ohio State University enrolls over 55,000 students and ranks No. 2 among universities nationwide in industry- sponsored research.- Fisher College of Business is ranked No. 15 in the nation among MBA programs in production/operations and No. 6 among undergraduate programs in this specialization. (U.S. News & World Report 2013).- Graduate program in industrial and systems engineering is ranked No. 19 in the nation (U.S. News & World Report 2011).

• Columbus State Community College, one of the nation’s largest community colleges, with engineering certificate programs in manufacturing, assembly, and computer-aided design.

• The Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Ohio MEP) supports the diversity and strength of Ohio’s manufacturing industry by providing the products, services and assistance that are dedicated to the productivity, growth and global competitiveness of Ohio manufacturers.

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KEY SECTORS: MANUFACTURING

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ASSETS CONTINUED

• Ohio Manufacturing Institute (OMI) is a single entry point for making The Ohio State University’s technical resources available to Ohio manufacturers and to facilitate the use of those resources for economic development. OMI collaborates with university faculty, students, and scientists in the following technical areas to find solutions for manufacturing challenges:

-Machining, Tribology, Metrology, Forming and Corrosion

-Process, Microstructure and Performance Modeling

-Additive Manufacturing

-Welding and Joining

-Design

MANUFACTURING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

LARGEST MANUFACTURERS

MANUFACTURER FTE

Honda of America Mfg., Inc. 10,540

Whirlpool Corporation 3,066

Abbott Nutrition 2,200

TS TECH Co., Ltd. 2,078

Emerson Network Power 1,800

Worthington Industries, Inc. 1,390

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc. / Roxane Laboratories, Inc. 1,250

Ariel Corporation 1,241

The Anchor Hocking Company 1,200

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 1,165

Rolls-Royce plc 1,132

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. 1,125

Owens Corning 1,024

Lancaster Colony Corporation 856

Columbus Castings 800

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 800

Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.,

750

Anomatic Corporation 750

Je�erson Industries Corporation 750

Silver Line Building Products, LLC 700

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. 650

AGC Glass Company North America, Inc. 640

Stanley Electric US, Co. 605

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 580

HBD Industries, Inc. 580

DuPont 560

American Showa, Inc. 550

PPG Industries, Inc. 520

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company 470

Boeing Guidance Repair Center 450

Keihin Thermal Technology of America, Inc. 440

LOGAN

MARIONMORROW

KNOX

LICKING

FAIRFIELD

PICKAWAY

DELAWAREUNION

MADISON

FRANKLIN

PERCENTAGE

4.42 – 7.00

7.01 – 12.00

12.01 – 17.00

17.01 – 22.00

22.01 – 34.13

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2010; Columbus Business First Book of Lists, 2012; Local Economic Development Agencies

NOTE: Excluding Delaware and Franklin Counties, manufacturing represents 19.3 percent of employment in the remaining nine counties of the Columbus Region. Manufacturing activity is especially concentrated in the northwest counties: Union (34.1 percent), Logan (28.0 percent) and Marion (24.4 percent). Within Franklin County, manufacturing is more concentrated in the southern part of the county (8.3 percent) compared to other areas (4.9 percent).

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MANUFACTURING OCCUPATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES (COLUMBUS MSA)

OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT HOURLY MEAN WAGE

Packers and Packagers Hand 8,150 $10.51

Team Assemblers 8,650 $13.67

Machine Feeders and O� bearers 890 $13.68

Production Workers All Other 1,910 $15.53

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers 2,550 $15.67

Welders Cutters Solderers and Brazers 1,200 $16.49

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2,220 $17.67

Machinists 2,090 $18.01

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 400 $18.69

Maintenance Workers Machinery 270 $22.52

Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1,600 $23.54

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 3,080 $25.88

Business Operations Specialists All Other 6,370 $31.98

Electrical Engineers 1,240 $33.64

Industrial Engineers 1,190 $33.88

Mechanical Engineers 1,660 $34.63

Industrial Production Managers 990 $48.63

INDUSTRIAL PARKSNUMBER OF WORKERS AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS

METRO AREA WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

51,320 $15.56

Indianapolis 56,170 $16.88

Chicago 300,860 $16.93

Pittsburgh 65,500 $17.29

Louisville 48,210 $17.36

Minneapolis 123,910 $17.47

Detroit 150,960 $19.52

Seattle 89,430 $20.58

4

68

3

61

79

161161

Marion

MountGilead

MountVernon

Newark

Delaware

Circleville

Marysville

London

Lancaster

Bellefontaine

13

Knox County

Licking County

FranklinCounty

Fairfield County

PickawayCounty

MadisonCounty

DelawareCounty

MorrowCounty

MarionCounty

LoganCounty Union

County

Major US/State Highway Interstate Highway Industrial Parks

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011; Columbus 2020

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FORTUNE 1000 COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED IN THE REGION

Company NameFortune 1000

Ranking

Cardinal Health, Inc. 21

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company 100

American Electric Power Co. 176

Limited Brands, Inc. 256

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

452

Big Lots, Inc. 467

Greif, Inc. 550

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 561

The Wendy’s Company 694

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 700

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 704

Worthington Industries, Inc. 802

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 838

Express, Inc. 903

DSW Inc. 915

KEY SECTORS: HEADQUARTERS & BUSINESS SERVICESFAST FACTS

• The Columbus Region is home to the headquarters of 15 Fortune 1000 companies, six of which are Fortune 500 companies.

• More than 20,000 workers employed directly in 340 corporate managing offices in the Columbus Region, yielding a location quotient of 1.53 (QCEW 2011).

• Large back office companies and operations include: Teleperformance USA, Verizon Wireless, Time Warner Cable, JPMorgan Chase, Nationwide Insurance, State Farm Insurance, Aetna.

• Insurance carriers are a particularly important segment of the Region’s back office operations. These firms employ more than 26,500, giving a location quotient of 1.74 (QCEW, 2011).

• The Columbus Region has the most competitive corporate tax climate in the Midwest.

• More than 250,000 in occupations in management, business and finance, o�ce and administrative support, and IT in the MSA, giving an overall location quotient of 1.09 (OES, 2011).

• Ample business service support is available in the Region, with 63,721 employed in more than 5,700 professional and technical establishments (location quotient of 1.17) and 60,603 in more than 2,600 administrative support establishments (location quotient of 1.21) (QCEW 2011).

• Home to 54 college and university campus locations with a total enrollment of more than 147,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

• More than 8,300 people in the Columbus MSA are employed in apparel retail company headquarters, office, and distribution facilities. The Columbus location quotient of 8.3 compared to the U.S. is higher than both the New York and Los Angeles MSAs, at 3.4 and 3.6 respectively (ESRI 2011).

ASSETS

• Job Creation Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit to companies creating at least 25 full-time jobs (within three years) in Ohio. • Workforce Guarantee Program provides 100 percent reimbursable training grants to employers that are creating at least 20

job positions. Projects can be funded up to $750,000. • Enterprise Zones/Community Reinvestment Areas provide property tax abatements for businesses that invest in designated

areas of Ohio. • The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business ranks 25th in the U.S. for its MBA program and 14th for its undergraduate

program (U.S. News and World Report, 2012 and 2011, respectively). The College has eight Master’s programs and three Ph.D. programs.

Latest as of July 14, 2011

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HEADQUARTER AND BUSINESS SERVICES OCCUPATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES (COLUMBUS MSA)

OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT HOURLY MEAN WAGE

Healthcare Support Occupations 33,490 $12.24

O�ce and Administrative Support Occupations 16,320 $16.48

Sales and Related Occupations 90,950 $17.58

Community and Social Services Occupations 13,290 $21.98

Education, Training and Library Occupations 51,180 $25.30

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 12,370 $25.97

Life, Physical and Social Science Occupations 7,250 $29.41

Business and Financial Operations Occupations 53,750 $30.73

Architecture and Engineering Occupations 13,120 $32.33

Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations 53,210 $34.33

Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations 41,040 $35.77

Legal Occupations 6,120 $41.56

Management Occupations 39,660 $50.80

NUMBER OF WORKERS AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS AND OFFICE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS

MSA WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

Nashville 214,790 $24.29

255,730 $24.80

Indianapolis 226,010 $24.81

Dallas 840,240 $26.31

Chicago 1,152,420 $27.88

Atlanta 684,260 $27.99

Charlotte 237,380 $28.12

Minneapolis 499,930 $29.18

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011

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MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

Fortune 1000 Headquarters

Back O�ce or Call Center Operation

Data Center

LoganCounty

OFFICE RENTAL ASKING RATES (PER SQUARE FOOT)

METRO AREA PER SQ FT PER SQ M

$18.51 $199.24

Orlando $21.51 $231.53

Pittsburgh $21.76 $234.22

Atlanta $22.15 $238.42

Phoenix $22.58 $243.05

Charlotte $22.66 $243.91

Nashville $23.20 $249.72

Denver $23.43 $252.20

Boston $25.80 $277.71

Westchester County, NY

$26.52 $285.46

Chicago $26.99 $290.52

Houston $27.31 $293.96

Miami $30.50 $328.30

Seattle $32.13 $345.84

Los Angeles $33.72 $362.96

LOGAN

MARIONMORROW

KNOX

LICKING

FAIRFIELD

PICKAWAY

FRANKLIN

DELAWAREUNION

MADISON

PERCENTAGE

.09 – 1.00

1.01 – 3.00

3.01 – 5.00

5.01 – 7.00

7.01 – 7.26

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, March 2010; Grubb & Ellis, O� ce Market Trends Q3 2012

HEADQUARTERS AND BUSINESS SERVICES LOCATIONS

HEADQUARTERS AND BUSINESS SERVICES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

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INDUSTRY RANKINGS

Sources: Site Selection Magazine, March 2012, November 2012; Business Facilities – Annual Rankings Report, July 2012; Forbes, May 2012

TOP 10 STATES BY NUMBER OF NEW AND EXPANDED FACILITIES REPORTED, 2012

RANK STATE NUMBER OF PROJECTS

1 OHIO 498

2 Texas 464

3 Pennsylvania 453

4 North Carolina 310

5 Virginia 273

6 Georgia 234

7 Illinois 216

8 Kentucky 198

9 Tennessee 190

10 Louisiana 181

TOP 10 STATES FOR BUSINESS CLIMATE

RANK STATE

1 North Carolina

2 OHIO

3 Texas

4 Georgia

5 Virginia

6 Alabama

7 Louisiana

8 Tennessee

9 South Carolina

10 Florida

TOP 10 STATES FOR AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING STRENGTH

RANK STATE

1 Tennessee

2 Kentucky

3 South Carolina

4 Georgia

5 Michigan

6 Alabama

7 OHIO

8 Indiana

9 Missouri

10 Texas

TOP 10 CITIES FOR TECH JOBS

RANK CITY

1 Seattle

2 Washington, D.C.

3 San Diego

4 Salt Lake City

5 Baltimore

6 Jacksonville

7 San Jose

8

9 Raleigh

10 Nashville

TOP 10 STATES FOR TRANSPORATION INFRASTRUCTURE

RANK STATE

1 Texas

2 Florida

3 Georgia

4 OHIO

5 Tennessee

6 Illinois

7 California

8 New York

9 North Carolina

10 Utah

TOP 10 STATES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH POTENTIAL

RANK STATE

1 Louisiana

2 Virginia

3 North Dakota

4 OHIO

5 Utah

6 Texas

7 Georgia

8 Tennessee

9 Pennsylvania

10 Kentucky

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QUALITY WORKFORCE

POPULATION

The Columbus population, well educated and relatively young, is growing at a pace above the national average.

POPULATION CHANGE, METRO AREAS AND U.S., 2000-2011

MEDIAN AGE, METRO AREAS AND U.S., 2011

Indianapolis

Kansas City

Louisville

Milwaukee

Nashville

Pittsburgh

U.S. average

16.2%

14.8%

11.4%

11.1%

10.4%

4.0%

22.7%

- 2.9%

35.4 35.736.7

38.3 37.036.0

42.6

37.3

Sources: Population Estimates 2000, 2011; American Community Survey, 2011

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EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION

The Columbus MSA has a majority white-collar workforce, including a talent pool of 39,660 in management occupations, 53,750 in business and fi nancial occupations, and 41,040 in computer and mathematical science occupations.

Sources: American Community Survey, 2011; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011

MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION & FARMING

18.9%

MANAGEMENT &PROFESSIONAL

54.5%SALES & SERVICES

26.6%

Indianapolis

Kansas City

Louisville

Milwaukee

Nashville

Pittsburgh

U.S.

31.1%38.5%

32.8%40.2%

25.5%33.0%

31.9%39.9%

30.7%36.7%

29.4%38.5%

28.5%36.3%

33.0%40.0%

PERCENT OF POPULATION AGE 25+ WITH ASSOCIATE’S OR BACHELOR’S DEGREE AND HIGHER

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INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE – EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES The Columbus Region is home to more than 50 college and university campuses with a total enrollment of more than 147,000 students.

The Ohio State University, the state’s flagship university and the largest university in the U.S., has over 56,000 students at its main campus in Columbus. With 168 undergraduate majors and more than 215 master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs, Ohio State provides the Region with a diverse and talented workforce for the future.

Ohio State ranks No. 2 among all U.S. universities in industry-sponsored research, according to the National Science Foundation, with leading research programs in chemical engineering (ranked No. 1 nationally), material sciences (No. 3 nationally), and mathematics (No. 6 nationally). Nearly $750 million of federally and privately sponsored research is spent annually for research at Ohio State. In 2011, $832 million of federally and privately sponsored research was spent for research at Ohio State.

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

• Full-time MBA program ranked No. 25 in U.S. News and World Report, 2012. • MBA programs in Logistics Engineering and Operational Excellence are both ranked in the

top 10 for programs specialized in supply chain and manufacturing, respectively. • 6,005 undergraduate business majors and 240 full-time MBA students (2012 enrollment). • 10 research centers, including the fields of entrepreneurship, supply chain and production.

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

• Since 2005, more than 350 individual companies have invested in research in the College of Engineering.

• 7,202 undergraduate and 1,638 graduate students (2012 enrollment). • An important source of talent for regional employers. For example, 112 engineers with Ohio

State degrees are employed by Honda Research of America (HRA), plus 55 co-op students annually.

• OSU’s 60-plus research labs and centers include the Center for Automotive Research, Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), Information Processing Systems Laboratory, Institute for Materials Research and the Ohio Manufacturing Institute (OMI).

COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• The largest community college in Ohio and among the largest in the nation. • Offers associate degrees in automotive technology, aviation maintenance, business

management, civil engineering, information technology, electro-mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and numerous other business and engineering fields.

• Logistics – Attracting and Retaining Talent, a new program designed to train entry to mid-level workers for the Region’s logistics companies, with $4.6 million in federal funding.

• Center for Workforce Development can provide customized training services for employers.

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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

NO. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT

1 The Ohio State University 56,867

2Columbus State CommunityCollege - Main Campus

30,921

3 Franklin University 7,465

4 DeVry University - Ohio 5,287

5 Central Ohio Technical College 4,246

6 Capital University 3,550

7 Otterbein University 2,997

8 Ohio Dominican University 2,913

9 Marion Technical College 2,788

10 The Ohio State University - Newark 2,677

11 Mount Vernon Nazarene University 2,574

12 Ohio University - Lancaster 2,514

13 Ohio Christian University 2,382

14 Denison University 2,288

15Ashland University - Columbus Center

2,230

16 Ohio Wesleyan University 1,829

17 Kenyon College 1,658

18 The Ohio State University - Marion 1,525

19 Columbus College of Art and Design 1,459

20Mount Vernon Nazarene University - Gahanna Campus

1,212

21 Hondros College 1,140

22 Mount Carmel College of Nursing 914

23 Fortis College 826

24 Chamberlain College of Nursing 610

25 Bradford School 603

26 ITT Technical Institute - Hilliard 507

27 Park University - DSCC 499

28 Central Michigan University 420

29 ITT Technical Institute - Columbus 367

30 Kaplan College - Columbus Campus 335

31 Miami-Jacobs Career College 331

32 Methodist Theological School 224

33 Harrison College 213

34Kent State University - School of Library & Information Science

200

35 Ohio Business College 194

36 Pontifi cal College Josephenum 175

37 Trinity Lutheran Seminary 136

38 National College 124

39 Daymar College 93

NO. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT

40 Indiana Wesleyan University* 92

41 Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary 15

42Columbus State Community College - Westerville Center*

-

43Columbus State Community College - Delaware Campus*

-

44Franklin University - Delaware Center*

-

45 Strayer University* -

46Ohio University - Pickerington Center*

-

47Columbus State Community College - Dublin Center*

-

48Franklin University - Dublin Center*

-

49Franklin University - Westerville Center*

-

50Mount Vernon Nazarene University - Columbus Campus*

-

51Ohio Christian University - Dublin Center*

-

52Central Ohio Technical College - Knox Campus*

-

53Central Ohio Technical College - Pataskala Campus*

-

54Mount Vernon Nazarene University - Newark Campus*

-

COLUMBUS REGION COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LOCATIONS

Sources: NCES, CBF, Columbus 2020

*School currently in operation, but no enrollment reported.

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MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

Central Ohio is home to two of the world’s leading private-research institutions, Battelle and Chemical Abstracts Service.

BATTELLE

• The world’s largest contract research and development organization, dedicated to scientific, educational, technology and community endeavors and investments.

• 22,000 employees in more than 130 locations worldwide. • Operates seven national laboratories for the U.S. government, managing two-thirds of the nation’s energy research. • Annual research budget of more than $5 billion. • Won more R&D 100 awards than any other organization in the country except General Electric. In 2011 alone,

Battelle added 21 R&D 100 awards bringing the historical tally to 281.

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE (CAS)

• A division of the American Chemical Society, CAS is the world’s largest and most current, comprehensive source for chemical and scientific information.

• CAS monitors, indexes and abstracts the world’s chemistry-related literature and patents, updates this information daily and makes it accessible through state-of-the-art information services.

• Adds more than 4,500 records each day to the CAS database, currently totaling over 36 million.

ONLINE COMPUTER LIBRARY CENTER (OCLC)

• The world’s largest library cooperative, with a mission to further access to the world’s information by reducing costs and improving services through shared, online cataloging.

• A worldwide organization, OCLC membership comprises 27,000 libraries, archives and museums in 171 countries.

FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES

A large, educated workforce, combined with superior research capabilities and a strong corporate foundation has allowed the Columbus Region to become one of the fastest growing innovation and technology hubs in the nation. Organizations like TechColumbus have recently helped Columbus achieve its position as the “No. 1 up-and-coming tech city in the United States,” according to Forbes in 2008.

TECHCOLUMBUS

• A world-class technology incubator that provides funding, guidance, and other resources to create new companies and strengthen existing businesses.

• A catalyst for technology-driven economic development in the Columbus Region, TechColumbus helps to connect the Region’s technology assets.

• TechColumbus membership includes more than 700 tech-based and tech-enabled businesses in the Region, representing over 175,000 employees.

OHIO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER (OSC)

• OSC provides a reliable high-performance computing and communications infrastructure for a diverse, statewide/regional community including education, academic research, industry and state government.

• With more than two decades of innovation and service, today OSC is a fully scalable center with mid-range machines to match those found at the National Science Foundation centers and labs across the nation.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS CORPORATION (SCITECH)

• A state-of-the-art research park located on The Ohio State University campus linking world-class academic technical expertise with cutting-edge commercial technology-based innovation.

• SciTech consists of almost 500,000 square feet of office, laboratory, manufacturing and warehouse space which provides research and development opportunities for both new and existing high technology companies in the Region.

• At its completion, SciTech will contain over one million square feet of floor space for an estimated 2,000 on-site workers.

OHIO TECHANGELS

• Provides investment capital for commercialization of innovations in IT, advanced materials and medical technology.

EDISON TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

The Columbus Region contains three of Ohio’s six Edison Technology Centers, which provide product and process innovation and commercialization services to both established and early-stage technology-based businesses:

• BioOhio: Statewide center focused on promoting bio-life sciences industry in Ohio, including pharmaceutical and medical device development. Principal e�orts are in assisting small- to medium-sized entrepreneurial organizations by developing and commercializing bio-life sciences technology.

• Edison Welding Institute: An internationally recognized membership-based organization that is focused on materials joining technology. EWI conducts research and development for both industry and government.

• PolymerOhio: Networking group committed to the global competitiveness and growth of Ohio’s polymer industry. Members include Ohio polymer companies, leading polymer academic agencies and service providers.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.

• Established by The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, TRC is a world-leading provider of vehicular testing services, providing R&D and compliance and certification testing for vehicles and components for crash testing, emissions testing, dynamic testing and durability testing.

• Part of its 4,500 acres in East Liberty is a track used by Honda, which owns TRC, to test safety, durability and fuel e�ciency for its vehicles.

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COST OF DOING BUSINESSTAXES

Sources: Ohio Department of Development; Competitiveness of state and local business taxes on new investment,

Ernst & Young, 2011; Location Matters, Tax Foundation, 2012

STATES WITH LOWEST EFFECTIVE TAX RATE ON NEW INVESTMENT

RANK STATE INDEX

1 Maine 3.0%

2 Oregon 3.8%

3 OHIO 4.4%

4 Wisconsin 4.5%

5 Illinois 4.6%

6 Virginia 5.4%

7 New Hampshire 5.4%

8 Delaware 5.7%

9 Wyoming 5.8%

10 Minnesota 6.0%

OHIO RANKING FOR TOTAL EFFECTIVE TAX RATE BY BUSINESS FACILITY TYPE

FACILITY TYPE NEW EXISTING

Overall 3 5

Corporate HQ 9 7

R&D Facility 10 12

Call Center 10 17

Distribution Center 1 35

Capital-Intensive Manufacturing 3 6

Labor-Intensive Manufacturing 3 12

OHIO’S TAX REFORM

OLD TAX STRUCTURE CURRENT TAX STRUCTURE

CORPORATE INCOME / FRANCHISE TAX

Tax rate of 8.5 percent on net income over $50,000

OR4.0 mills on corporate net worth

TAX ELIMINATED

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY TAX NoneTax rate of 0.26 percent on income

in excess of $1 million

SALES AND USE TAX Top tax rate of 6.0 percent Top tax rate of 5.5 percent

PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXMedian state tax rate of $1.6002

per $100 of market valueTAX ELIMINATED

REAL PROPERTY TAXMedian state tax rate of $1.7003

per $100 of market value

Median state tax rate of $1.7915 per $100 of market value. Eliminated 10 percent tax rollback

on business property

PERSONAL INCOME TAXTop tax rate of 7.5 percent on

income over $200,000Top tax rate of 5.925 percent on

income over $204,200

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STATES WITH NO CORPORATE INCOME TAX

NOTE: The e� ective state and local tax rates (taxes divided by before-tax income) on new capital investments are calculated for four selected manufacturing industries (food processing, pharmaceuticals, electronic components and motor vehicles) and three service industries (information services, computer services, and research and development). The representative fi rms are multi-state companies selling primarily in regional, national and international markets. The included state and local taxes are those imposed directly on a company’s new capital investments (machinery, plant and equipment): corporate income and net worth taxes, property taxes, the sales tax imposed on the purchases of capital equipment and structures, and the Commercial Activity Tax. The tax parameters for each state are based on the tax features scheduled to be in eff ect by 2010, the year that Ohio’s tax changes are fully eff ective.

STATE BUSINESS TAX BURDEN (COMPANY WITH $5M IN SALES, 50% IN-STATE/50% OUT-OF-STATE)

NOTE: Total sales (i.e., net gross receipts) of $5,000,000; expected profi t margin of 5.0 percent, with 50 percent of sales in-state and 50 percent of sales to out-of-state customers; purchase of $1,500,000 in personal property (required for State of Michigan tax calculations).

EFFECTIVE TAX RATE ON NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT (COMPARISON OF LOGISTICS SITES)

NOTE: In 2010-2011, the Ohio Department of Development’s Policy Research and Strategic Planning Offi ce conducted a comparative analysis to estimate actual tax costs for a sample of logistics sites in the Midwest region. The analysis included various relevant state and local taxes, including sales and use tax, income tax, property tax and business tax. Key assumptions for each site include $34 million in capital investment, a workforce of 51 full-time employees with a combined payroll of $1.4 million per year, C-corporation status for the business, and locational sales of $4.8 to $7.3 million per year of sales to out-of-state customers; purchase of $1,500,000 in personal property (required for State of Michigan tax calculations).

OHIO

Kentucky

Indiana

Pennslyvania

West Virginia

Michigan

$13,425.00

$4,050.00

$15,747.50

$17,786.00

$19,987.00

$28,676.00

Sources: Ohio Department of Development, Logistics Tax Comparison Study, 2011; Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council 2012

OHIO – (Rickenbacker)

Illinois – Naperville

Illinois – Orland Park

Indiana – Indianapolis

Kentucky – Louisville

Pennsylvania – Pennsbury

Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh

Tennessee – Memphis

1.66%

1.78%

1.94%

2.11%

1.66%

1.82%

1.82%

2.07%

WORKFORCE COST FACTORS

PRIVATE SECTOR WORKFORCE UNIONIZATION RATE

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAX COST

Ohio has a cost of $341.58 per employee, below the national average of $439.66.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PREMIUM RATES

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2.7

6.9

7.78.5

10.010.410.4 10.6

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Los Ang

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10.9

Seattle

Michigan

Florida

OHIO

Georgia

North Carolina

Kentucky

Tennessee

Pennsylvania

Illinois

$1.73

$1.82

$1.84

$1.88

$1.90

$1.96

$2.02

$2.15

$2.83

Georgia

Indiana

Kentucky

OHIO

U.S. Average

North Carolina

Nevada

Pennsylvania

Michigan

$212.99

$300.16

$319.10

$341.58

$439.66

$452.90

$488.06

$520.43

$523.26

Sources: Unionstats 2010-2012 3-year average; 2012 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking Summary; Unemployment Insurance Opportunity Report, October 2012

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REAL ESTATE AND UTILITIES

COST PER SQUARE FOOT: DOWNTOWN CLASS A OFFICE

$22.85$22.65$21.39$19.48

$24.28$23.78

$29.98$31.48

$36.12 $36.85 $37.25

$45.85

$53.80

$68.99

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Sources: Colliers International, Q3 2012; U.S. Energy Information Administration

States with electricity retail choice programs

States with gas and electricity retail choice programs

States with gas retail choice programs

In 2001, the Ohio state legislature passed bill that resulted in the Ohio Electric Choice Program. This program drives competition in the energy mar-ketplace, providing businesses with a choice in how they spend their money on electricity. Likewise, businesses may choose the provider of their gas under the Natural Gas Customer Choice Program.

OHIO ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS CHOICE PROGRAMS

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Sources: Site Selection Magazine, November 2012; Corporate Knights, June 2012; Forbes, June 2012

BUSINESS CLIMATE

FORBES BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS AND CAREERS

RANK METRO AREA COST OF DOING BUSINESS JOB GROWTH PROJECTED EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

1 Provo, UT 33 30 28

2 Raleigh, NC 29 15 13

3 Fort Collins, CO 66 23 6

4 Des Moines, IA 37 35 54

5 Denver, CO 130 45 18

6 Ogden, UT 27 39 73

7 Lincoln, NE 9 28 39

8 Dallas, TX 160 18 43

9 Austin, TX 165 3 16

10 Nashville, TN 32 41 79

11 Omaha, NE 50 36 45

12 Oklahoma City, OK 17 24 109

13 San Antonio, TX 21 11 130

14 Durham, NC 94 31 11

15 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 108 16 115

16 Seattle, WA 161 53 14

17 Asheville, NC 10 67 82

18 Charlotte, NC 92 40 52

19 Fayetteville, AR 40 59 133

20 Houston, TX 185 8 99

21 Atlanta, GA 96 122 36

22 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 156 104 20

23 San Francisco, CA 197 76 5

24 79 65 49

25 Cambridge, MA 198 37 4

TOP STATE BUSINESS CLIMATE RANKINGS

RANK STATE

1 North Carolina

2 OHIO

3 Texas

4 Georgia

5 Virginia

6 Alabama

7 Louisiana

8 Tennessee

9 South Carolina

10 Florida

THE GREENEST CITIES IN AMERICA

RANK CITY SCORE RANK CITY SCORE

1 Portland 35 8 Chicago 31

1 San Francisco 35 8 Minneapolis 31

1 Seattle 35 8 Philadelphia 31

4 Denver 33 8 Phoenix 31

5 Albuquerque 32 8 Sacramento 31

5 Charlotte 32

5 Oakland 32

8 31

SCORES ARE OUT OF 38

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Situated in the middle of the State of Ohio, the Columbus Region has a rich and varied climate. Exposed equally to air from Canada and the tropics, Columbus enjoys seasonal variability with cold winters and warm, humid summers.

PRECIPITATION • Columbus is favored with a balanced rainfall throughout the year. Each month averages at least two inches of rainfall, while none average more than five. • Located outside of the Midwestern lake effect Snow Belt, Columbus receives on average 28.4 in of snow annually in comparison to 38.8 in Chicago and 59.3 in Cleveland. • Columbus enjoys a broad June through September peak in sunshine and relatively cloud-free conditions, each month

receiving slightly more than 60 percent of maximum possible sunshine.

LOW RISK OF NATURAL DISASTERS • The Columbus Region is located outside major U.S. earthquake, hurricane, volcano and tsunami zones. • Any severe weather typically includes occasional tornadoes, hail, high winds and winter storms. • Severe droughts and floods are a rare occurrence for the city. While flooding does occur occasionally, it is restricted

to lowland areas as most rainfalls can be handled e�ectively by area stream and river basins. Droughts in Ohio occur on average two times per decade.

WEATHER FACTS • July is the average warmest month. • The highest recorded temperature was 102 degrees F in 1954. • The average coolest month is January. • The lowest recorded temperature was -28 degrees F in 1994. • The maximum average precipitation occurs in July.

TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES • The Columbus Region lies in between the vast flat rolling terrain of the west and north and the majestic foothills of the

Appalachian Mountains in the southern and eastern portions of the state. This provides residents with access to a variety of seasonal outdoor recreational options including boating and hiking in the summer and snow skiing in the winter. In fact, the Metro Parks system comprises 16 natural area parks with a combined 25,000 acres of land and water in seven Central Ohio counties.

WEATHER AND CLIMATE

COLUMBUS MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY

MONTH DAILY MAX TEMP. F° DAILY MIN TEMP. F° MEAN TEMP. F° PRECIP. (INCHES)

January 36.2 20.3 28.3 2.53

February 40.5 23.5 32.0 2.20

March 51.7 32.2 42.0 2.89

April 62.9 41.2 52.0 3.25

May 73.3 51.8 62.6 3.88

June 81.6 60.7 71.2 4.08

July 85.3 64.9 75.1 4.62

August 83.8 63.2 73.5 3.72

September 77.1 55.9 66.5 2.92

October 65.4 44.0 54.7 2.31

November 52.4 34.9 43.7 3.19

December 41.0 25.9 33.5 2.93

Annual 62.6 43.2 52.9 38.52

Sources: NOAA National Climatic Data Center, 30 year Averages; NOAA National Climatic Data Center; Weather.com

* Degree day data are used to estimate amounts of energy required to maintain comfortable indoor temperature levels. Daily values are computed from each day’s mean temperature (max + min/2). Each degree that a day’s mean temperature is below or above 65 degrees Fahrenheit is counted as one heat-ing or cooling degree day. These measurements can help relate each day’s temperatures to the energy required to heat and cool buildings and can be very helpful in understanding and comparing electric usage.

For example, if the low temperature for a day was 40° and the high temperature was 70°(40° + 70° = 110°), the average was 55° (110°/2 = 55°). This average is 10 degrees colder than 65°, so this day had 10 heating degree-days.

Any average daily temperature below 65° would represent a heating degree-day, because you would operate the heater to offset the colder weather.

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CLIMATE AND THE ECONOMY • Due to its location and atmospheric conditions, Ohio is a water-rich state, providing resources for commerce, agriculture and recreation. The state boasts 74 state parks, 34 with marinas and 60,000 miles of streams. Lake Erie lies along 262 miles of its northern border and the Ohio River spans 436 miles of the southern border. A great beneficiary of Ohio’s water rich environment is agriculture. Corn and soybeans are the top Ohio crops, followed by dairy products, greenhouse and nursery products. Ohio leads the country in egg and cheese production and ranks among the top state producers of flowers, especially poinsettias. Other crops include: winter wheat, hay, tomatoes for processing, apples, grapes, sweet corn, mushrooms, maple syrup and more. Ohio also harvests and exports a significant amount of its hardwood forests in the southeastern hills.

COLUMBUS HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS*

MONTH HEATING DEGREE

DAYS

COOLING DEGREE

DAYS

January 1,154 0

February 940 0

March 731 2

April 415 9

May 152 61

June 27 198

July 3 305

August 7 254

September 80 109

October 347 12

November 654 1

December 982 0

Annual 5,492 951

MINNEAPOLIS HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS

MONTH HEATING DEGREE

DAYS

COOLING DEGREE

DAYS

January 1,616 0

February 1,273 0

March 1,034 0

April 560 4

May 222 41

June 44 146

July 7 259

August 20 190

September 178 56

October 516 3

November 978 0

December 1,428 0

Annual 7,876 699

AUSTIN HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS

MONTH HEATING DEGREE

DAYS

COOLING DEGREE

DAYS

January 475 7

February 319 18

March 163 59

April 44 147

May 2 323

June 0 495

July 0 605

August 0 610

September 2 439

October 32 207

November 205 51

December 406 13

Annual 1,648 2,974

Other cities for comparison:

Sources: NOAA National Climatic Data Center, 30 year Averages; NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Climate of Ohio Report

TAX CREDITS AND ABATEMENTS JOB CREATION TAX CREDITThe Job Creation Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit to companies creating at least 25 full-time jobs within three years in Ohio. The minimum may be reduced to at least ten full-time jobs if they are high wage. The tax credit is measured as a percentage of the state income tax withholdings for all new employees hired under the program, and is applied toward the company’s commercial ac-tivity tax liability. Should the amount of the credit exceed the company’s commercial activity tax liability for any given year, the dif-ference is refunded. A business must apply for the credit before committing to the project. Applicants must be approved through the Ohio Tax Credit Authority before hiring begins.

OHIO ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAMThe Ohio Enterprise Zone Program provides real property tax incentives for businesses that expand or relocate in Ohio. To establish an Enterprise Zone, a municipality or county must apply to the Director of Development for certification. To secure benefits, businesses must apply to the local community. Certain qualifying businesses may be eligible for additional benefits.

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREASThe Community Reinvestment Areas provide companies locating in a designated Community Reinvestment Area an exemption of up to 100 percent of improvement value for up to 15 years on real property taxes. To be eligible, a company must make an agreement with the local community prior to going forward with the qualifying project.

FINANCINGRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT LOANThe Research and Development Investment Loan Fund provides loan financing between $500,000 and $5 million for projects primarily engaging in research and development activity. Rates are fixed (at- or below-market rates) with other loan terms similar to those of commercial bank financing. Companies receive a dollar-for-dollar, non-refundable Ohio commercial activity tax credit for principal and interest payments made during the year up to $150,000 during the loan term.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT TAX CREDITThe Research and Development Investment Tax Credit provides a non-refundable tax credit up to seven percent for qualified research and development expenses. Qualifying expenses fit into two categories: in-house research expenses, and contracted research expenses. Any unused portion of a tax credit may be carried forward for up to seven years.

OHIO ENTERPRISE BOND FUNDThe Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund provides revenue bond financing through an S&P rated fund, whereby proceeds from the sale of bonds are loaned to companies for fixed-rate, long-term capital asset financing. Rates are market-driven and fixed prior to funding. Loan terms range between 7 to 10 years for equipment and 15 to 20 years for real estate. Up to $10 million in financing is available through the program.

166 DIRECT LOANThe 166 Direct Loan provides loans for land and building acquisition, construction, expansion, or renovation, and equipment purchases for eligible businesses. The program provides low-interest loans up to 40 percent not to exceed $1.5 million.

REGIONAL 166 DIRECT LOANThe Regional 166 Direct Loan provides loans for land and building acquisition, construction, expansion, or renovation, and equipment purchases for eligible businesses. Regional economic development agencies administer the program. It provides low-interest loans up to 75 percent collateral value, not to exceed $500,000.

INNOVATION OHIO LOAN FUNDThe Innovation Ohio Loan Fund provides loans for acquisition, construction, and related capital costs of technology, facilities, and equipment purchases. The fund was created to assist existing Ohio companies in developing next-generation products and services within the state’s Industry Sectors up to 75 percent ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million.

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INCENTIVES

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GRANTS ROADWORK DEVELOPMENT (629)Roadwork Development (629) funds are available for public roadway improvements, including engineering and design costs. Funds are available for projects primarily involving manufacturing, research and development, high technology, corporate headquarters and distribution activity. Projects must create or retain jobs. Grants are reimbursable and provided to a local jurisdiction and require local participation.

WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTThe Workforce Training Grant supports companies that are making investments in facilities, equipment, and training that result in the retention and creation of jobs for Ohioans. The program provides reimbursable financial support to employers for training, paying for a portion of instructor salaries, materials, travel and special needs.

OTHERCLEAN OHIO REVITALIZATION FUNDThe Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund is a key financial component to helping a community build economic capacity by providing funding for Brownfield redevelopment. Brownfield redevelopment allows a community to reclaim and improve its lands, making property viable for new development. Grants are made through a competitive process that includes local evaluation.

BROWNFIELD REVOLVING LOAN FUNDThe Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, Ohio, o�ers this program that o�ers below market rate loans to assist with the remediation of a Brownfield property to return the property to a productive economic use in the community.

VOLUME CAPVolume Cap provides a federal tax benefit by allowing eligible issuers to issue tax exempt Private Activity Bonds up to a state limit known as the “Volume Cap.” The State of Ohio’s allocation of Volume Cap is determined annually by the Internal Revenue Service on a per capita basis, and may be used for projects consisting of multi-family housing, single-family housing, exempt facilities, manufacturing and student loan bonds.

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Located in the heart of the Midwest, the Columbus Region provides easy access to major national and global markets. In fact, Inbound Logistics recently ranked Columbus as one of the nation’s logistics hotspots in 2010. The Region’s transportation infrastructure allows the cost-e�ective delivery of products and services anywhere at any time. Central Ohio is located within a 10-hour drive or one-hour flight of nearly half the population of the U.S.

HIGHWAYS AND ROADS

TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

RANK CITY GOOD

1 Atlanta 84%

2 Jacksonville 74%

3 Orlando 70%

4 Phoenix 67%

5 Dayton 64%

6 Nashville 62%

7 Tampa-St. Petersburg 62%

8 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 61%

9 60%

10 Miami 56%

U.S. Urban Road Average 34%

RANK CITY POOR

1 Jacksonville 1%

2 Atlanta 1%

3 Tampa-St.Petersburg 2%

4 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 4%

5 5%

6 Bakersfield 5%

7 Miami 6%

8 Salt Lake City 7%

9 Nashville 7%

10 Orlando 7%

U.S. Urban Road Average 24%

CLEVELAND

DETROIT

INDIANAPOLIS

CHICAGO

LOUISVILLE

PITTSBURGH

CINCINNATI

ATLANTA

ST. LOUIS

80

75

9080

90

64

70

80

71

COLUMBUS 70

77

77

64

75

65

40

250 miles 400 km

500 miles 800 km

RICHMOND

TORONTO

Crossed by eight major interstate highways, the Columbus Region has easy

southbound access through the Mid-Atlantic states to the Southeast. The Region’s

east-west corridors traverse the country from coast to coast and into the Rockies.

Interstate access also provides major benefits to in-state commerce with easy travel

possible from any market in the state to another.

Cities (>500,000 population) with the Highest Percentage of Roads in Good Condition

Cities (>500,000 population) with the Lowest Percentage of Roads in Poor Condition

Source: Tripnet Urban Roads Report, September 2010

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PORT COLUMBUS

Port Columbus International Airport flies to 32 destination airports with over 140 daily flights. In the 12 months ending in September 2012, it served more than 6.3 million passengers. The Port Columbus Master Plan demonstrates capacity for future expansion and improvements to accommodate beyond 10 million passengers per year.

BUSINESS TRAVEL AMENITIES

• Valet parking • Free wi-fi • USB and power outlets • Business center and meeting rooms

RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Rickenbacker International Airport is a high-speed, international, multi-modal logistics hub and strategically planned cargo complex that serves several key business segments, including international airfreight, cargo airlines, freight forwarders, logistics companies, e-tailers, corporate aviation businesses, manufacturers, and distributors.

Located just 10 miles south of Columbus, Rickenbacker contains two 12,000 ft. runways capable of handling any aircraft in the world. Rickenbacker gives businesses a key competitive advantage for gaining access to the global marketplace.

AIR

MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE COLUMBUS REGION

AIRPORTS IN THE COLUMBUS REGION

PRIMARY AIRPORT

1. Port Columbus International

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – NON-PRIMARY

2. Rickenbacker International

RELIEVER AIRPORTS

3. Bolton Field

4. The Ohio State University

GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS

5. Bellefontaine Regional

6. Delaware Municipal

7. Fairfield County (Lancaster)

8. Knox County Regional

9. Madison County (London)

10. Marion Municipal

11. Morrow County (Mount Gilead)

12. Newark-Heath (Newark)

13. Pickaway County Memorial (Circleville)

14. Union County (Marysville)

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NONSTOP FLIGHT DESTINATIONS

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FREIGHT RAIL AND PORT ACCESS

CLEVELAND

DETROIT

INDIANAPOLIS

CHICAGO

LOUISVILLE

PITTSBURGH

NORFOLK

COLUMBUS

CINCINNATI

RickenbackerIntermodal Yard

NORFOLK

BALTIMOREWASHINGTON, D.C.

WILMINGTON

RickenbackerIntermodal Yard

CLEVELAND

DETROIT

INDIANAPOLIS

LOUISVILLE

PITTSBURGHCOLUMBUS

CINCINNATI

MAP – HEARTLAND AND NATIONAL GATEWAY CORRIDORS

The new Heartland Corridor allows double-stacked freight trains to travel directly from the Port of Virginia (Norfolk International Terminals) to a state-of-the-art intermodal facility located at Rickenbacker International Airport in Franklin County.

The National Gateway Corridor provides the Columbus Region additional port connections in Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, NC, an advantage for gaining access to the global marketplace.

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FOREIGN TRADE ZONE #138 AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

FTZ #138 is comprised of six pre-designated Magnet Sites with the main site encompassing industrial parks surrounding Rickenbacker International Airport. In addition, FTZ #138 is able to provide FTZ designation to any site located within a 25-county service area in Central Ohio.

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OARnet, a multidisciplinary research center of OSU, operates a 1,850+ mile fi ber optic network around Ohio with speeds recently upgraded to 100 Gbps.

FIBER NETWORK

COLUMBUS REGION FIBER MAP

LATENCY STUDY MAP

According to CBRE, Columbus has become a data center hub for retail, fi nance and other sectors due to low to medium latencies and lower total cost of ownership.

Source: CBRE, Special Report: Data Centers - Latency Impact, August 2012

Phoenix

Los Angeles

San Francisco

Silicon Valley

Seattle

Chicago

Detroit

Toronto

St. Louis

Cleveland

Boston

New York Northern NJ

Philadelphia

Northern VAWashington, D.C.

Charlotte

Miami

Legend: Latency Chart

Avg < 5.0

Avg < 10.0

Avg < 15.0

Avg < 20.0

Avg < 25.0

Avg < 30.0

Avg < 35.0

Avg < 40.0

Avg > 40.0

Houston

Dallas

500 Mi/805 Km

Atlanta

Nashville

CincinnatiKansas City

ToledoAkron

Pittsburgh

Denver Dayton

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QUALITY OF LIFEHIGHLIGHTS

• Wide range of entertainment and recreation options • The No. 1 ranked zoo, public library and science museum in the nation • Affordable housing market, diverse housing communities • Commute time below the national average • Healthcare providers among the best in the country • Cost of living well below other metro areas

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

- Central Ohio Home & Garden Show

- Arnold Sports Festival

MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST

- Ohioana Book Festival

- Asian Festival - Komen Race

for the Cure

- Columbus Arts Festival- Creekside Blues &

Jazz Festival - Juneteenth Celebration - Worthington Art Festival- German Village Haus

und Garten Tour - Columbus Pride Festival

- Red, White & Boom!

- Jazz & Rib Fest- Ohio State Fair

- Dublin Irish Festival

- Festival Latino - Reynoldsburg

Tomato Festival

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

- Greek Festival - India Festival- Columbus

Oktoberfest- Marion

Popcorn Festival

- Columbus Italian Festival - Columbus Marathon - Circleville Pumpkin Show - HighBall Halloween - All American Quarter

Horse Congress

- Columbus International Festival

- Columbus Jewish Film Festival

- First Night Columbus

MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS

Arnold Sports Festival Mar

Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) Oct-Apr

Columbus Clippers (AAA baseball) Apr-Sep

Columbus Crew (MLS) Mar-Oct

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Aug

Memorial Tournament (PGA) Jun

The Ohio State University (NCAA sports)

Aug-May (varying)

ARTS & CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS

Ballet Met

CATCO

Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

Columbus Jazz Orchestra

Columbus Museum of Art

Columbus Symphony Orchestra

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Franklin Park Conservatory

The Kings Arts Complex

Lincoln Theatre

Ohio Historical Center

Ohio Theatre

Olentangy Indian Caverns

Opera Columbus

Palace Theatre

Short North Arts District

Wexner Center for the Arts

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METRO PARKS

The Metro Parks were established in 1945 to acquire and protect land proximate to the city of Columbus. Today, the Metro Parks system comprises 16 natural area parks with a combined 25,000 acres of land and water in seven Central Ohio counties.

FIGURE 3A. METRO PARK MAP

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COST OF LIVING

COST OF LIVING INDEX METRO AREAS (U.S. = 100)

PERCENT OF HOMES AFFORDABLE FOR MEDIAN INCOME, METRO AREAS, Q3 2012

St. Louis

Charlotte

Austin

Atlanta

Salt Lake City

Pittsburgh

Phoenix

Detroit

Cleveland

Denver

Minneapolis

Baltimore

Chicago

Boston

89.2

89.6

93.7

94.4

95.0

95.7

95.7

96.0

98.9

101.9

105.1

110.8

118.0

118.6

142.8

DENVER LOUISVILLE HOUSTON CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO

MEDIAN SALES PRICE ($000) 140 240 139 171 185 659

AFFORDABILITY RANK (OUT OF 225 METROS)

118 153 85 191 172 224

Sources: American Chamber of Commerce Research Association (ACCRA), 2012; National Association of Home Builders, Q3 2012

78.1% 84.4% 70.5%

31.4%

81.6% 74.3%

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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S 2012-2013 HONOR ROLL

HOSPITALS NO. OF SPECIALTIES NATIONALLY RANKED

NO. OF SPECIALTIES HIGH-PERFORMINGV

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center 10 3

Grant Medical Center-Ohio Health 2 10

Riverside Methodist Hospital-Ohio Health 1 11

Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital 1 -

Doctor's Hospital - 1

Mount Carmel East and West Hospitals - 1

Mount Carmel St. Ann's - 1

COLUMBUS REGION HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

RANK 2011 ADMISSIONS BUSINESS NAME PATIENT SERVICES

REVENUE EMPLOYEES

1 92,091 OhioHealth $2.6 billion 14,025

2 64,667 Mount Carmel Health System $1.1 billion 7,961

3 60,456 Ohio State University Health System $1.7 billion 8,300

4 20,434 Nationwide Children's Hospital $770.0 million 7,472

5 10,429 Fairfield Medical Center $20.6 million 1,820

6 7,843 Licking Memorial Health Systems $151.5 million 1,578

7 6,774 Maryhaven $15.1 million 270

8 3,076 Berger Health System $69.0 million 564

9 2,459 Memorial Hospital of Union County $67.8 million 579

COLUMBUS REGION MAJOR HOSPITALS, NUMBER OF BEDS

Ohio State University Hospital

Riverside Methodist Hospital

Mount Carmel West

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Grant Medical Center

Mount Carmel Saint Ann’s

Licking Memorial Hospital

OSU Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare

Fairfield Medical Center

Select Specialty Hospital

Marion General Hospital

Doctors Hospital

951

771

721

451

383

256

227

226

224

216

186

171

170

HEALTHCARE

Sources: American Hospital Directory, data retrieved 12/14/12; Columbus Business First, Book of Lists 2012; OneSource; U.S. News & World Report, July 2012

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of only 12 children’s hospitals around the country on U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-2013 Honor Roll.

7 U.S. CITIES WITH THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

RANK CITY

1 Omaha

2 St. Louis

3 Dallas

4

5 Houston

6 Tucson

7 Raleigh

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CITIES WITH HIGHEST INCOMES ADJUSTED FOR COST OF LIVING

METRO AREA ADJUSTED INCOME

Houston $61,581

San Jose $59,838

Detroit $57,016

Memphis $55,908

Dallas $55,564

Charlotte $54,816

Cincinnati $54,580

Austin $54,393

Seattle $53,874

$53,691

TOP 10 BEST CITIES FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS

RANK CITY

1 New York

2 Houston

3 Dallas

4 Washington, D.C.

5 Atlanta

6 San Francisco

7

8 Denver

9 Philadelphia

10 San Diego

2012 BEST CITIES FOR WORKING MOTHERS

RANK CITY

1

2 New Orleans

3 Hartford

4 Cincinnati

5 Providence

6 Birmingham

7 Cleveland

8 Richmond

9 Bu�alo

10 Louisville

INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES FORUM TOP7

CITY

Oulu, Finland

Stratford, Canada

Taichung City, Taiwan

Tallinn, Estonia

Taoyuan County, Taiwan

Toronto, Canada

BEST CITY FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES

RANK CITY

1 Boston, Massachusetts

2 Seattle, Washington

3 Denver, Colorado

4 Baltimore, Maryland

5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 Washington, D.C.

7

8 Austin, Texas

9 Washington, D.C.

10 San Francisco, CA

TOP 10 BIG CITIES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP

RANK CITY

1 Fort Worth, TX

2 Charlotte, NC

3 San Antonio, TX

4 El Paso, TX

5 Jacksonville, FL

6 Austin, TX

7 Phoenix, AZ

8 Indianapolis, IN

9 Denver, CO

10

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S TOP U.S. HIGH SCHOOLS IN COLUMBUS REGION

RANK SCHOOL CITY

120 Bexley High School Bexley

156 Dublin Jerome High School Dublin

216 Olentangy Liberty High School Powell

244 Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington

256 Olentangy High School Lewis Center

410 Dublin Co�man High School Dublin

583 Dublin Scioto High School Dublin

659 New Albany High School New Albany

Sources: Forbes, July 2012, October 2012; Fiscal Times, October 2012; U.S. News & World Report, 2012 Best High Schools

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THE COLUMBUS REGION IS GUIDED BY COLUMBUS 2020, AN AGGRESSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

Columbus 2020 is an economic development organization representing the 11-county Columbus Region, an area ranked as a top location for business. Columbus 2020 works in collaboration with state and local partners to off er comprehensive services to companies evaluating the area.

Our team leverages the strengths of the Columbus Region’s talented workforce, small and large businesses, research and academic institutions, logistics infrastructure and international connections to ignite economic growth and build a healthier, more sustainable future for Central Ohio.

GOALS TO ACHIEVE BY THE YEAR 2020:

• Add 150,000 net new jobs

• Increase personal per capita income by 30 percent

• Add eight billion dollars of capital investment

• Be recognized as a national leader in economic development

THE PLAN:

• Retain and expand the companies and industries that call the Columbus Region home today

• Attract major employers to establish operations in the Columbus Region

• Create more commercial enterprises by leveraging research assets and entrepreneurs

• Improve civic infrastructure and political conditions that enhance the economic development environment

Columbus 2020

ABOUT US

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THE Columbus 2020 TEAM KENNY MCDONALD, CECD, CHIEF ECONOMIC OFFICER 614-225-6060 | KM@COLUMBUSREGION.COMKenny McDonald, CEcD, serves as the primary leader of all economic development and business attraction efforts. His previous experience includes seven years as the executive vice president of the Charlotte Regional Partnership as well as leadership positions at the Albuquerque Economic Development Corporation, Fluor Daniels Global Locations Strategies and the Savannah Economic Development Authority. McDonald received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Dickinson State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from Georgia Southern University.

BECKY BLATT, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF ECONOMIC OFFICER614-225-6067 | BB@COLUMBUSREGION.COMBecky Blatt joined Columbus 2020 in January 2012 and serves as executive assistant to the chief economic officer. Prior to joining Columbus 2020 Blatt worked for the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission and spent seven years as the Associate Director of the Conway Center for Family Business in Columbus. She understands the economic impact family-owned businesses have on the Columbus Region as well as the value arts and culture play in making communities desirable places to work, live and visit. During her career, Blatt has worked for SSTI, Columbus Urban Growth Corporation, the Ohio Department of Development and the Ohio House of Representatives. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from Miami University.

MATT MCCOLLISTER, VICE PRESIDENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 614-225-6953 | MM@COLUMBUSREGION.COMMatt McCollister joined Columbus 2020 in November 2010 as vice president of economic development. McCollister brings more than 14 years of regional economic development experience to the team. Prior to Columbus 2020 McCollister served as vice president of Economic Development for the Columbus Chamber and as Business Development Manager for the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce. McCollister earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and English from the University of South Carolina and graduated from the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute.

PATTY HUDDLE, VICE PRESIDENT, EXISTING BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 614-225-6065 | PATTY_HUDDLE@COLUMBUS.ORG Patty Huddle joined the Columbus 2020 team in September 2011 as vice president, existing business solutions. In her capacity as vice president, she will be responsible for leading initiatives to retain and expand businesses in the 11-county Columbus Region. Huddle has extensive economic development experience. Prior to joining Columbus 2020 she held positions at TechSolve, the Ohio Department of Development and the City of Upper Arlington, where she served as Deputy City Manager – Economic Development. Huddle earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/International Business from The Ohio State University. She is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional and has been active in numerous economic development-related associations.

DEBORAH SCHERER, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL MARKETS 614-225-6096 | DS@COLUMBUSREGION.COMDeborah Scherer brings more than 15 years of global business development experience from the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Columbus 2020, Scherer was the director of the Ohio Department of Development’s Global Markets Division and an International Sales Manager for a private capital equipment manufacturer. Scherer is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Ohio University with areas of concentration in International Business, Marketing and Spanish.

MATT MCQUADE, DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, NORTH AMERICA 614-225-6920 | MMQ@COLUMBUSREGION.COM Matt McQuade is responsible for identifying new business attraction opportunities in targeted North American markets and sectors. Prior to joining the Columbus 2020 team in January 2011, McQuade managed the Ohio Business Development Coalition’s sales strategy, which included a sales force consisting of 20 of Ohio’s largest economic development organizations. He holds Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees from The Ohio State University.

JUSTIN BICKLE, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 614-225-6083 | JB@COLUMBUSREGION.COMJustin Bickle joined the Columbus 2020 team in November 2010 as senior project manager. Previously, Bickle spent seven years with economic development organizations at the city, county and regional level in both Ohio and Texas. Most recently, he served as manager of economic development at the Columbus Chamber. Bickle holds a bachelor’s degree with concentrations in history and political science, as well as a Master of Public Administration & International Affairs, both from Bowling Green State University. He is also a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute.

KATIE HAMILTON, PROJECT MANAGER 614-225-6945 | KMH@COLUMBUSREGION.COMKatie Murphy Hamilton joined the Columbus 2020 team in November 2010 as project manager, Economic Development. Prior to joining Columbus 2020, Hamilton spent three years working with the City of Columbus in both the City Planning Division and the Economic Development o�ce. Her experience also includes the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. and Capitol South. Hamilton holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University with concentrations in both Economics, and Real Estate and Urban Analysis.

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CHRIS STRAYER, CLIENT SOLUTIONS OFFICER 614-225-6905 | CHRIS_STRAYER@COLUMBUS.ORGChris Strayer joined the Columbus 2020 team in November 2011. He is the primary contact for many top executives, business owners and community and government leaders in the Columbus Region. Chris has extensive knowledge in economic development and processes to attract and retain businesses. Chris has economic development experience in positions with the Ohio Department of Development, the City of Canal Winchester, the Village of Granville and HNTB Corporation. Chris earned a Bachelor’s degree in science from Michigan State University.

STEPHANIE I. BOSCO, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 614-225-6935 | SB@COLUMBUSREGION.COM Stephanie Bosco joined the Columbus 2020 team in August 2010 as economic development coordinator and administrator for the Mid-Ohio Development Exchange. Bosco brings eight years of professional experience from a variety of industries. Previously Bosco held positions in both membership and economic development at the Columbus Chamber. Earlier in her career, Bosco worked in publishing as an editor for McGraw-Hill Education and with the public as the van pool coordinator for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Bosco holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science degree in English Literature from the University of Cincinnati.

KARIN REDELBERGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR614-225-6088 | KR@COLUMBUSREGION.COMKarin Redelberger joined Columbus 2020 in February 2012. As an economic development coordinator, Redelberger supports Columbus 2020’s projects team and connects with local economic development organization professionals, business leaders and government officials. She is a client services professional of 18 years whose previous industry experience includes legal, telecommunications, and higher education. Redelberger holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications degree from the University of Dayton and is currently enrolled in The University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute.

BETH HARRINGTON, VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS614-225-6951 | BH@COLUMBUSREGION.COMBeth Harrington serves as the primary liaison for current and potential investors to the fundraising e�ort. Harrington previously enjoyed 20 years of experience raising money in a variety of leadership positions for organizations in Nashville, Richmond, San Diego and Houston. Harrington earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Arts degree from Western Kentucky University in Corporate Communications.

IRENE ALVAREZ, DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 614-225-6941 | IA@COLUMBUSREGION.COMIrene Alvarez leads the planning, management and execution of all marketing, communications and media relations programs for Columbus 2020, with the goal of promoting the Columbus Region on a local, national and international level. She previously led Columbus branding and advertising initiatives through her work at agency Fahlgren Mortine, and prior to that worked as marketing manager at Experience Columbus. She holds a B.S. in communications from Ohio University. JUNG KIM, RESEARCH DIRECTOR 614-225-6913 | JUNG_KIM@COLUMBUS.ORGJung Kim joined the Columbus 2020 team in November 2010 to direct economic and business research. His prior experience includes Community Research Partners, a nonprofit research center based in Columbus; the State of New Jersey’s Office of Smart Growth; and Strategic Planning Advice, an economics and planning consulting firm in the UK. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the Urban Land Institute. Kim has a Master of Science in Regional and Urban Planning from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and urban studies from Northwestern University.

JAY KNOX, RESEARCH ANALYST 614-225-6937 | JAY_KNOX@COLUMBUS.ORG Jay Knox joined the Columbus 2020 team in January 2011 as research analyst. Knox brings market research and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience, including the GIS Department of Ohio Army National Guard, and business research for Nextedge Applied Research and Technology Park. Knox holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and Urban Planning from Wittenberg University and a Master of Geography degree from The Ohio State University, concentrating in urban geography and GIS.

VICTOR THORNE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT 614-961-7805 | VT@COLUMBUSREGION.COM Victor Thorne joined the Columbus 2020 team in April 2012 as managing director, strategic development. Thorne began his career at Morgan Stanley and has consulted for Lucent Technologies’ Supply Chain Networks and Coffou Partners, a retainer-based executive search firm. He most recently was a director at TechColumbus and the Ohio TechAngel Funds, the largest angel investment network in North America.

JEFF ZIMMERMAN, DIRECTOR, COLUMBUS REGION LOGISTICS COUNCIL 614-225-6086 | JEFF_ZIMMERMAN@COLUMBUS.ORGJeff Zimmerman joined the Columbus Chamber of Commerce team in February 2012 as Director, Columbus Region Logistics Council. He contributes to Columbus 2020’s initiatives by serving as a staff member to the Council as both administrator, chief advocate and steward of the CRLC mission supporting Infrastructure, Workforce, Technology and Business Environment issues. Previously, Jeff held positions as an independent Business Development consultant, Sales/Operational Leadership roles with Boise Cascade O�ce Products/ O�ceMax and Moore Business Forms. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Buffalo State College and holds a Certified Logistics Associate certification from Columbus State Community College.

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COMPANY NAME CITY A/E/ER PRODUCT OR SERVICE INVESTMENT ($M) JOBS

2Checkout.com Grandview Heights E Electronic payment services - 189

Accel inc. New Albany ER Packaging company for personal care and beauty products 20.0 231

AcuSport Corporation Bellefontaine E Outdoor sporting goods HQ and distribution 3.0 80

Algaeventure Systems, Inc. Marysville ER Algal products, filtration 9.0 220

American Howa Kentucky Delaware A Manufacturer of sun shades for automobiles 1.8 85

Anomatic Corporation New Albany ER Manufacturer of anodized caps for personal care and beauty products 8.7 185

Aoki Manufacturing Columbus, Inc. Columbus A Manufacturer of auto parts - 15

Ariel Corporation Mount Vernon E Gas compressors 11.5 100

Axium Plastics Inc. New Albany AManufacturer of plastic containers for food, personal care, healthcare, automotive

16.0 165

Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc. Groveport A Consumer products 9.4 75

The Brickman Group, Ltd. New Albany A Operations center for the landscape company 0.9 120

Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc. Cardington E Tier II Honda supplier - 200

CitiFund Services Ohio, Inc Columbus E Fund services 2.8 300

Closed Loop Refining & Recovery, Inc. Columbus A Electronics recycling 2.0 55

Columbia Gas of Ohio Columbus E Utility 50.0 650

Diamond Innovations, Inc. Worthington ER Manufacturer of industrial grade diamond products 14.8 445

Discover Financial Services, Inc. New Albany E Data center 76.2 662

DSW Inc. Columbus ER O�ce and distribution center 17.0 926

e-Cycle, LLC Hilliard ER Electronics recycling 1.5 250

East Liberty Auto Plant (Honda/Acura ) East Liberty E Automotive manufacturing 166.0 NA

Exel Inc. Obetz A Logistics - 275

Florida Production Engineering Circleville E Injection molding for auto manufacturing 2.5 270

FT Precision Inc. Fredericktown ER Automotive parts supplier 82.6 310

Food Safety Net Services Columbus A Food testing laboratory 0.8 40

Frank Brunckhorst Co. LLC Columbus A Deli meat distributor 20.0 93

Green Gourmet Foods of Ohio LLC Baltimore A Microwaveable potato products 8.4 123

Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Marysville E Automotive research & development - NA

Honda Transmission Manufacturing of America, Inc. Russells Point E Automatic transmissions 425.0 100

MAJOR SUCCESSES 2010 TO 2012

IBM Columbus A Advanced data analytics 3.2 500

inVentiv Health Inc. / GSW Advertising L.L.C. Westerville E Healthcare communications

networks - 165

Jeyes Group Ltd. New Albany A Manufacturer of household cleaning products - 172

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Gahanna E Financial services - 500

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Westerville E Financial services 5.2 350

Kern, Inc. Grove City ER Intellectual property for mailing productions equipment - 75

Knowlton Development Corp. New Albany A Manufacturer of personal care and beauty products 55.0 200

Kraft Groveport E Food manufacturer - 100

La Senza Corporation Columbus E Fashion retailer - 50

Manta Media Inc. Columbus E Provider of online business profiles - 130

Midwest Express Group East Liberty E Autoparts consolidation 0.7 242

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Columbus A Distribution center 55.0 250

Nestle USA Dublin ER Research laboratory 12.0 200

Netsmart Technologies Dublin E Software company, health and human services industry - 93

Niagara Bottling, LLC Gahanna A Water bottling plant 50.2 73

Pacer International, Inc. Dublin ER Logistics - 455

PACS Industries, Inc. Mount Vernon E Manufacturer of switch gears and control panels 2.5 152

Pactiv Dublin ER Manufacturer and distributor of food packaging products 1.4 176

Parker Hannifin Carroll ER R&D 2.7 87

Restoration Hardware, Inc. West Je�erson ER Online marketing services and consulting 13.0 163

Rolls-Royce plc Mount Vernon ER Distribution center and customer service 4.7 240

Sedgwick CMS Hilliard E Business services 1.6 200

Sika Corp. Marion A Construction materials 4.0 10

Star Dynamics Corporation Hilliard ER Radar equipment/defense 4.0 101

Teleperformance Hilliard, Dublin E Call center - 550

The Orchard & Company Plain City E Apple food products - 60

Thirty-One Gifts, LLC Columbus A Distribution center - 1,350

Transportation Research Center, Inc. East Liberty E Automotive testing and research

facility 16.0 360

Vee Pak of Ohio New Albany A Distribution-produces packages and labels for personal care products 11.4 120

Wendy's Dublin ER Headquarters for restaurant chain 14.9 423

Zulily Obetz A Fulfillment center 2.0 580

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COLUMBUS REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS

The Columbus Region is a community of partners. Together, we make the Region rich in diversity, geography and demographics. Our partners throughout the 11-county region are ready to help you by providing details about their communities, whether you need distribution space, existing real estate or room to build, city living or rural land.

Fairfield 33 Development AllianceBob ClarkEconomic Development Director210 East Main St., Room 407Lancaster, OH 43130 rdclark@co.fairfield.oh.us740-652-7162www.co.fairfield.oh.us/dev/

Franklin County Department of DevelopmentJames SchimmerDirector, Economic Development and Planning150 S. Front St., FSL Suite 10Columbus, Ohio 43215jrschimmer@franklincountyohio.gov614-462-7301development.franklincountyohio.gov/

City of GahannaAnthony JonesDevelopment Director200 S. Hamilton RoadGahanna, Ohio 43230anthony.jones@gahanna.gov614-342-4020www.gahanna.gov/

City of ColumbusWilliam WebsterDeputy Director of Jobs & Economic Development150 S. Front St., Suite 220Columbus, Ohio 43215wpwebster@columbus.gov614-645-8605www.cityofcolumbus.org/

City of Canal WinchesterLucas HaireDevelopment Director36 S. High St.Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110lhaire@canalwinchesterohio.gov614-837-1894www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/

Columbus 2020Kenny McDonaldChief Economic Officer 150 S. Front St., Suite 200Columbus, Ohio 43215km@columbusregion.com614-225-6060www.columbusregion.com/

Delaware CountyGus Comstock, CEcDEconomic Development Director101 N. Sandusky St.Delaware, Ohio 43015GComstock@co.delaware.oh.us740-833-2100www.co.delaware.oh.us/

City of DelawareDan WhitedAssistant City ManagerOne S. Sandusky St.Delaware, Ohio 43015dwhited@delawareohio.net740-203-1016www.delawareohio.net/

City of DublinColleen GilgerEconomic Development Administrator5800 Shier-Rings RoadDublin, OH 43016CGilger@dublin.oh.us614-410-4615dublinohiousa.gov/

City of Grove City Charles W. Boso, Jr.City Administrator4035 BroadwayGrove City, Ohio 43213cboso@grovecityohio.gov614-277-3003www.grovecityohio.gov/

City of GroveportJeff GreenDevelopment Director655 Blacklick St.Groveport, Ohio 43125jgreen@groveport.org614-836-5301www.groveport.org/

City of Grandview HeightsPatrik BowmanDirector of Administration, Economic Development1016 Grandview Ave.Grandview Heights, Ohio 43212pbowman@grandviewheights.org614-481-6215www.grandviewheights.org/

City of HilliardDavid MeeksEconomic Development Director3800 Municipal WayHilliard, Ohio 43026dmeeks@hilliardohio.gov614-334-2357hilliardohio.gov/

Licking County Chamber of Commerce/Grow Licking County CICDan EversDirector of Economic Development50 W. Locust St.Newark, Ohio 43055devers@lickingcountychamber.com740-345-9757 ext. 5http://www.lickingcountychamber.com/

Area Development Foundation of Knox CountySteve WaersPresident110 E. High St.Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050steve@knoxadf.com740-393-3806www.knoxadf.com/

City of LondonDavid EadesMayor102 S. Main St.London, Ohio 43140deades@rrohio.com740-852-3243 x 103ci.london.oh.us/

Madison County CIC730 Keny Blvd.London, Ohio 43140740-852-2250www.madisoncountychamber.org/

Logan County Chamber of CommercePaul BenedettiPresident & CEO100 S. Main St.Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311ceo@logancounty.com937-599-5121www.logancountyohio.com/

City of New AlbanyJennifer ChryslerDirector of Community Development99 W. Main St., P.O. Box 188New Albany, Ohio 43054jchrysler@villageofnewalbany.org614-855-3913www.newalbanyohio.org/

Marion CAN DO!Craig ThompsonPresident205 W. Center St.Marion, Ohio 43302craigt@marioncando.com740-387-2267marioncando.com/

Morrow County Development O¥cePatricia DaviesDirector of Operations80 N. Walnut St., Suite B Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338pat@morrowcountydevelopment.com419-947-7535www.morrowcountydevelopment.com/

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City of PataskalaTim BolandCity Administrator621 W. Broad St., Suite 2-BPataskala, Ohio 43062tboland@ci.pataskala.oh.us740-964-2416www.ci.pataskala.oh.us/

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City of WestervilleJason BechtoldEconomic Development Administrator21 S. State St.Westerville, Ohio 43081jason.bechtold@westerville.org614-901-6403www.westerville.org/

City of WhitehallZach WoodruffDirector of Development360 S. Yearling RoadWhitehall, Ohio 43213zach.woodruff@whitehall-oh.us614-338-3103www.whitehall-oh.us/

City of WorthingtonRobyn StewartAssistant City Manager, Economic Development6550 N. High St.Worthington, Ohio 43085rstewart@ci.worthington.us614-786-7354www.worthington.org/

City of ReynoldsburgBrad McCloudMayor7232 E. Main St.Reynoldsburg, OH 43068bmccloud@ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us614-322-6804www.ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us/

City of PickeringtonJoe HendersonDevelopment Services Director51 E. Columbus St.Pickerington, OH 43147jhenderson@pickerington.net614-833-2204www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/

City of Upper Arlington Robert LambCommunity & Economic Development Manager3600 Tremont RoadUpper Arlington, Ohio 43221rlamb@uaoh.net614-583-5046www.uaoh.net/

Violet TownshipJoy Davis, CEcDEconomic Development Specialist12970 Rustic Drive NWPickerington, OH 43147ec.development@violet.oh.us614-382-5988www.violet.oh.us/

Union County Economic Development PartnershipEric PhillipsCEO227 E. Fifth St.Marysville, Ohio 43040ephillips@unioncounty.org937-642-6279www.unioncounty.org/economic-development

Pickaway Progress PartnershipRyan ScribnerEconomic Development Director114 W. Franklin St.P.O. Box 506Circleville, Ohio 43113rscribner@pickawayprogress.com740-420-6498www.pickawayprogress.com/

Village of ObetzRod DavissonVillage Administrator4175 Alum Creek DriveObetz, Ohio 43207rdavisson@obetz.oh.us614-491-1080www.obetz.oh.us/