columbus 2011 factbook

Factbook 2011

Regional Overview • 3

Industry & Workforce • 7

Cost of Doing Business • 29

Incentives • 34

Transportation Network • 37

Quality of Life • 42

About Us • 46

TABLE OF CONTENTS

tHE coLUMbUS REGIoN 3

The Columbus Region is an eleven-county area comprising Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway and Union counties. This Region represents the coverage area of Columbus2020!’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). Wherever possible, the information and data in this document covers the eleven-county region. However, some data are only available at the MSA level and are identified 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 • Eight-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

• 44 colleges and universities • 146,515 college students and home of

the largest university in the country• 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: 33 destination airports with 155 daily flights

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

• One-day truck drive to 47 percent of the U.S. population, higher than other major distribution centers in the U.S. (Source: Dr. Jean Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University)

REgiONAL OvERviEwtHE coLUMbUS REGIoN

SHARE OF THE AMERICAN POPULATIONWITHIN A RADIUS OF 500 MILES

Less than 5%

5% - 15%

15% - 25%

25% - 35%

More than 35%

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LoganCounty

68

COLUMBUS ECONOMIC MARKET


17%GOVERNMENT

CONSTRUCTION & MINING

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE TRADE

TRANSPORT & UTILITIES

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

OTHER SERVICES

EDUCATION & HEALTH

RETAIL TRADE

LEISURE & HOSPITALITY

10%

5%

4%

3%

13%

PROFESSIONAL& BUS. SVCS.

16%

7%

5%

11%

9%

tHE coLUMbUS EcoNoMy

The Columbus Region has a diversified 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, 2009


Source: Moody’s Economy.com

In the past decade, the fastest growing sectors have been education and health (+28 percent), transportation and utilities (+21 percent), and professional and business services (+11 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.

Financial activities

Professional and business services

Government

Manufacturing

Education and Health

$24.7

$14.3

$12.3

$9.1

$7.4

top SEctoRS by EcoNoMIc oUtpUt, 2010 (bILLIoNS oF doLLaRS

Government 150,190

Prof. & Bus. Svcs. 131,518

Retail 126,242

Manufacturing 112,723

Education & Health 96,876

Leisure & Hospitality 86,084

Financial activities 74,295

Construction & Mining 47,235

Wholesale Trade 38,527

Transportation & Utilities 37,661

Other Services 29,683

Information 23,691

159,800 Government +6%

145,430 Prof. & Bus. Svcs. +11%

124,140 Education & Health +28%

104,150 Retail -17%

90,872 Leisure & Hospitality +6%

81,807 Manufacturing -27%

67,882 Financial activities -9%

45,643 Transportation & Utilities +21%

35,819 Wholesale trade -7%

32,268 Construction & Mining -32%

27,063 Other services -9%

17,719 Information -25%

2001 2009

FIGURE 2A. CHANGE IN REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR, 2001-2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2009


coMpaNy FoRtUNE 1000 RaNk pRESENcE IN REGIoN EMpLoyMENt IN REGIoN

Abbott Laboratories 69 Significant operations 2,200

Abercrombie & Fitch 599 Headquarters 2,000

Aetna 77 Significant operations 1,180

Alliance Data Systems 693 Significant operations 2,030

American Electric Power 169 Headquarters 3,527

Anheuser-Busch Foreign-owned Significant operations 780

Ashland Inc. 272 Significant operations 1,500

Big Lots 453 Headquarters 1,310

Bob Evans Farms 962 Headquarters 350

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc. Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,100

Boeing 36 Significant operations 550

Cardinal Health 19 Headquarters 4,030

Cardington Yutaka Technologies Foreign-owned Significant operations 700

Discover Financial Services 291 Significant operations 1,030

Emerson Electric 120 Significant operations 2,000

Express Inc 902 Headquarters 800

Federal Express 73 Significant operations 700

Fifth Third Bancorp 326 Significant operations 589

General Mills 166 Significant operations 300

Greif 600 Headquarters 250

Honda of America Foreign-owned Significant operations 11,067

Huntington Bancshares 632 Headquarters 4,170

JP Morgan Chase 13 Significant operations 17,438

Limited Brands 258 Headquarters 5,200

McGraw-Hill 372 Significant operations 1,495

Medco Health Solutions 34 Significant operations 3,831

Mettler-Toledo International 886 Headquarters 666

Momentive Performance Materials 433 Headquarters 320

Nationwide 127 Headquarters 11,235

Nucor Steel Marion 157 Significant operations 405

Owens Corning 448 Significant operations 1,000

PepsiCo 43 Significant operations 470

PPG Industries 181 Significant operations 495

Retail Ventures 933 Headquarters 500

Rolls-Royce Energy Systems Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,200

Safelite Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,456

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 636 Headquarters 1,012

Stanley Electric Foreign-owned Significant operations 750

State Farm Insurance 37 Significant operations 1,894

Teleperformance USA Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,620

Time Warner Cable 95 Significant operations 1,084

TS Tech North America Foreign-owned Significant operations 1,720

United Parcel Service 48 Significant operations 1,623

Wendy’s 603 Headquarters 450

Whirlpool Corp. 143 Significant operations 3,066

Worthington Industries 891 Headquarters 1,229

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.


iNduSTRy & wORkFORCEMajoR EMpLoyERS

RaNk LaRGESt pRIvatE SEctoR EMpLoyERS FtE IN REGIoN

1 JPMorgan Chase 17,438

2 Nationwide 11,235

3 Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. 11,067

4 Kroger Co. 5,417

5 Limited Brands Inc. 5,200

6 Huntington Bancshares Inc. 4,170

7 Cardinal Health Inc. 4,030

8 Medco Health Solutions Inc. 3,831

9 American Electric Power Company Inc. 3,527

10 Whirlpool Corp. 3,066

11 Battelle 2,618

12 Abbott Laboratories 2,200

13 Alliance Data 2,030

14 Abercrombie & Fitch 2,000

15 Emerson Network Power/Liebert Corp. 2,000

16 State Farm Insurance 1,894

17 TS Tech North America 1,720

18 Exel 1,663

19 United Parcel Service 1,623

20 Teleperformance 1,620

21 Giant Eagle Inc. 1,600

22 Ashland Inc. 1,500

23 McGraw-Hill Education/School Education 1,495

24 Safelite 1,456

25 Big Lots Inc. 1,310

Sources: Columbus2020!; Columbus Business First, Book of Lists, 2010; local economic development agencies

The Columbus Region has nearly 300 internationally owned companies with one or more establishments in the 11-county area.

coUNtRy coMpaNIES

Japan 92

Germany 35

UK 32

Canada 23

France 19

Switzerland 21

Netherlands 12


INtERNatIoNaLLy owNEd coMpaNIES RaNkEd by NUMbER oF coLUMbUS REGIoN EMpLoyEES

RaNk coMpaNy EMpLoyEES HEadqUaRtERS

1 Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. 11,067 Japan

2 TS Tech North America 1,720 Japan

3 Exel 1,663 Germany

4 Teleperformance 1,620 France

5 SafeliteAutoGlass 1,456 Belgium

6 Rolls-Royce Energy Systems 1,200 UK

7 Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc. 1,100 Germany

8 Anheuser-Busch Inc. 780 Belgium

9 Stanley Electric U.S. Co. Inc. 750 Japan

10 American Showa 709 Japan

11 Cardington Yutaka Technologies 700 Japan

12 Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 666 Switzerland

13 Alcatel-Lucent 625 France

14 Midwest Express Group 598 Japan

15 Showa Aluminum Corp. 480 Japan

16 Invensys Climate Controls 420 UK

17 AGC Automotive Americas 407 Japan

18 Jefferson Industries Corp. 400 Japan

19 Daido Metal 375 Japan

20 Nifco America Corp. 300 Japan

Sources: Columbus2020!; Columbus Business First, Book of Lists, 2010; local economic development agencies

LaRGESt MaNUFactURERS by coLUMbUS REGIoN EMpLoyEES

RaNk MaNUFactURER cENtRaL oHIo EMpLoyEES

1Honda of America Manufacturing Inc.

11,067

2 Whirlpool Corp. 3,066

3 Abbott Nutrition 2,200

4Emerson Network Power/Liebert Corp.

2,000

5 TS Tech North America 1,720

6 Anchor Hocking Co. 1,248

7Worthington Industries Inc.

1,229

8Rolls-Royce Energy Systems

1,200

9Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc.

1,100

10 Owens Corning 1,024

11 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 1,012

12 Ariel Corp 918

13 Lancaster Colony Corp. 855

14 Anheuser-Busch Inc. 780

15 American Showa 709

16Cardington Yutaka Technologies

700

17Silver Line Windows & Doors

700

18Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

666

19 Anomatic Corp. 650

20 Columbus Castings 575


LaRGESt baNkS aNd SavINGS & LoaNS coMpaNIES by cENtRaL oHIo dEpoSItS (coLUMbUS MSa)

RaNk baNk cENtRaL oHIo dEpoSItS baNk aSSEtS EqUIty capItaL

1 Huntington National Bank $10.23 billion $51.11 billion $2.82 billion

2 JPMorgan Chase $7.74 billion $1.63 trillion $127.29 billion

3 Fifth Third Bank $3.55 billion $112.74 billion $16.3 billion

4 PNC $2.86 billion $260.31 billion $28.51 billion

5 Nationwide Bank $1.95 billion $3.21 billion $296.4 million

6 Park National Bank $1.65 billion $6.19 billion $414.3 million

7 Key Bank $1.57 billion $90.18 billion $8.58 billion

8 U.S. Bank $1.06 billion $276.38 billion $24.6 billion

9 WesBanco Bank Inc. $674 million $5.38 billion $677.6 million

10 Delaware County Bank & Trust Co. $565.4 million $674.7 million $49.8 million

Sources: Columbus Business First, Book of lists 2010

FaStESt GRowING pRIvatE coMpaNIES by aNNUaL SaLES GRowtH (coLUMbUS MSa)

RaNk coMpaNy INdUStRy

1 Cyber Technology LLC Insurance

2 CallCopy Inc. Call Recording

3 Reliant Capital Solutions LLC Business Consultant

4 Mission Essential Personnel LLC Professional Services

5 Thirty-One Gifts LLC Retail

6 Insource Logistics LLC Logistics

7 Whitestone Group Inc. Security

8 Pepper Construction Company of Ohio LLC Construction

9 Compass Homes Inc. Real Estate

10 ClearSaleing Inc. Advertising

11 Anu Resources Unlimited Inc. Human Resources

12 Zipline Logistics LLC Logistics

13 Leading Edje LLC Information Technology

14 E-Cycle LLC Waste Management

15 Advanced Engineering Consultants Ltd. Engineering

16 PCPD LLC Retail

17 Astor and Black Custom Ltd. Retail

18 Axia Consulting LLC IT Consultant

19 Inside Outfitters Inc. Retail

20 Navigator Management Partners LLC IT Consultant


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 was identified as the “No. 1 up-and-coming tech city in the United States,” according to Forbes in 2008. • 2,043 science and technology establishments in the Columbus Region employ more than 38,300 workers (QCEW 2009). • The MSA has a location quotient of 1.11 in science and technology sector employment compared to the nation. • 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 Memorial Institute and Chemical Abstract Services. • Three of Ohio’s seven Edison Technology Centers, including BioOhio, Edison Welding Institute, and Polymer Ohio, 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 an entire floor with more than 16,000 square feet dedicated as a hub for startups and entrepreneurial activities, designed to create a flow of ideas and interconnectivity.

• 46,580 people in science and technology occupations in the MSA with an average wage of $73,778 (Occupational Employment Statistics 2010).

THE COLUMBUS REGION 11

MAJOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

Battelle Memorial Institute

Online Computer Library Center

Sterling Commerce

Teksystems

Accenture

Information Control Corp.

Sogeti USA LLC

Quick Solutions Inc.

Modis Consulting

Unicon International Inc.

Nestle PTC

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, March 2009; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010

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

REGION WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

59,550 $33.80

Raleigh 42,160 $34.02

Atlanta 125,310 $35.80

Minneapolis 117,020 $35.85

Chicago 192,680 $36.43

Austin 72,430 $37.02

Seattle 161,780 $40.20

San Francisco 159,910 $43.00

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

% SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

0.20 –2.00

2.01 – 3.00

3.01 – 4.00

4.01 – 5.00

5.01 – 6.34

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 efficient 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

Aerospace Engineers 80 $43.82

Computer Hardware Engineers 140 $40.57

Electrical Engineers 990 $35.33

Industrial Engineers 2,000 $35.21

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 660 $25.21

Electro-Mechanical Technicians 50 $24.55

Biochemists and Biophysicists 90 $30.23

Microbiologists 110 $30.77

Biological Scientists All Other 80 $27.00

Chemists 340 $31.39

Environmental Scientists and Specialists Including Health 660 $34.08

Biological Technicians 420 $17.85

Life Physical and Social Science Technicians All Other 450 $21.54

avERaGE aSkING RENt FoR R&d aNd FLEx SpacE, q4 2010

MEtRo aREa pER Sq Ft pER Sq M

Dallas-Fort Worth $6.42 $69.10

Atlanta $6.76 $72.76

$6.79 $73.09

Houston $7.35 $79.11

Cincinnati $7.99 $86.00

Chicago $8.15 $87.73

Jacksonville $8.35 $89.88

Charlotte $8.64 $93.00

Baltimore $9.18 $98.81

Denver $9.31 $100.21

New Jersey, north & central $9.43 $101.50

Los Angeles $9.65 $103.87

Oakland-East Bay $9.91 $106.67

Pittsburgh $12.46 $134.12

Long Island, NY $12.97 $139.61

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010; Grubb & Ellis, Industrial Market Trends, Q4 2010

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: [email protected]

ScIENcE aNd tEcHNoLoGy aSSEtS

a - Chemical Abstracts Service b - Battelle Memorial Institute

c - BioOhio d - Edison Welding Institute

E - Dublin Entrepreneurial Center F - Polymer Ohio

G - TechColumbus H - Ohio Supercomputer Center

I - Science and Technology Campus Corporation


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 47 percent of the U.S. population and 47 percent of the U.S. manufacturing capacity.

• 4,377 logistics establishments with more than 70,000 employees, yielding a location quotient for employment of 1.15 of the U.S. (QCEW, 2009).

• Average wages in distribution and logistics occupations in the Columbus MSA are 13.5 percent higher than the MSA average, adjusted for skill level (analysis of Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010).

• 22.1 percent employment growth projected in 2006-2016 for the transportation and warehousing sector in the Columbus MSA (Ohio LMI 2010).

• Rickenbacker International Airport handled more than 149 million pounds of air cargo in the 12 months ended March 2011. • 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 33 destination airports with 155 daily flights. In 2009, it served more than 6.2 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 offers $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 No. 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, Ohio Central.


LOGISTICS OCCUPATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES

MAJOR LOGISTICS COMPANIES

Abbott Nutrition

Allied Mineral Products Inc.

Big Lots

Calypso Logistics

Cardinal Health

DB Schenker Logistics

Exel

Faro Logistics Services Inc.

FedEx

FST Logistics

Hyperlogistics Group

Kahiki Foods

Kraft

Limited Brands

McGraw Hill

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

Midwest Express Group

Nash Finch Co.

Nex Transport Inc.

ODW Logistics

Ohio Steel Industries Inc.

Pacer International

Plaskolite

RCV II Logistics

Spartan Logistics

Sterling Commerce

Tech International

UPS

Vista Industrial PackagingNUMBER OF WORKERS AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS (COLUMBUS MSA)

REGION WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

68,710 $14.85

Indianapolis 78,770 $15.38

Memphis 73,920 $15.41

Los Angeles 340,440 $15.53

Pittsburgh 66,680 $15.64

Atlanta 169,790 $16.29

Chicago 319,450 $16.46

Louisville 56,280 $17.26

2.20 – 4.00

4.01 – 6.00

6.01 – 8.00

8.01 – 10.00

10.01 – 12.97

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, March 2009; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010

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% LOGISTICS


LoGIStIcS occUpatIoNS EMpLoyMENt aNd waGES (coLUMbUS MSa)

occUpatIoN EMpLoyMENt HoURLy MEaN waGE

Purchasing Managers 370 $49.30

Transportation Storage and Distribution Managers 850 $41.53

Business Operations Specialists All Other* 7,390 $31.26

Sales Representatives Wholesale and Manufacturing Technical and Scientific Products 4,270 $37.77

Sales Representatives Wholesale and Manufacturing Except Technical and Scientific Products 9,000 $29.66

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 3,140 $25.88

Inspectors Testers Sorters Samplers and Weighers 2,640 $15.43

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2,040 $17.30

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers Laborers and Material Movers Hand 1,630 $22.04

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 1,600 $24.91

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 9,520 $19.92

Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 5,390 $14.85

Conveyor Operators and Tenders 230 $13.94

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 4,430 $14.41

Laborers and Freight Stock and Material Movers Hand 25,570 $13.46

Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1,270 $12.05

Packers and Packagers Hand 7,460 $10.32

avERaGE aSkING RENt FoR dIStRIbUtIoN aNd waREHoUSING SpacE, q4 2010

MEtRo aREa pER Sq Ft pER Sq M

$2.88 $31.00

Cincinnati $3.28 $35.31

Charlotte $3.34 $35.95

Atlanta $3.34 $35.95

Dallas-Fort Worth $3.52 $37.89

Chicago $3.90 $41.98

Denver $4.01 $43.16

Jacksonville $4.06 $43.70


Houston $4.59 $49.41

Baltimore $4.65 $50.05

New Jersey, north & central $4.92 $52.96


Oakland-East Bay $6.20 $66.74

Long Island, NY $8.01 $86.22

Knox County

Licking County

Franklin County

Fairfield County

PickawayCounty

MadisonCounty

DelewareCounty

MorrowCounty

MarionCounty

LoganCounty Union

County

Major Airport

Intermodal Terminal

Dual Rail Industrial Park

National Gateway Corridor

Heartland Rail Corridor National Freight Rail Line

Major Interstates

LoGIStIcS aSSEtS

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010; Grubb & Ellis, Industrial Market Trends, Q4 2010


FaSt FactS • Manufacturing in the Columbus Region employed 81,807 in 2009 (QCEW). The sector contributed $9.1 billion to regional

output in 2010, more than any sector other than real estate. • Columbus MSA manufacturing workers averaged $106,000 of output each in 2009, more than their counterparts elsewhere

in the state. • The Columbus Region experienced a 30.3 percent increase in manufacturing productivity (output per worker) after inflation

between 2001 and 2009. • Quality sites and buildings with more than 251 million square feet of industrial space and available property averaging a

direct asking rate of $3.50/SF. • The Columbus Region had 1,929 manufacturing establishments with 81,807 employees (QCEW 2009). • High output location quotients for manufacturing of beverages (2.15), electrical equipment (1.52), transportation

equipment (2.31), and nonmetallic mineral products (1.91) (Economy.com 2010).

aSSEtS

• Battelle Memorial Institute, 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. 11 in the nation amoung MBA programs in production/operations and No. 6 among undergraduate programs in this specialization.

- 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 Institute (OMI) is a collaborative network that enables manufacturers to become globally competitive,

locally by connecting industry needs with Ohio assets such as faculty research, student co-located interns, and access to university labs and equipment.

kEy SEctoRS: MaNUFactURING


aSSEtS coNtINUEd

• Ohio Manufacturing Institute (OMI) is a single entry point for making 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 & Corrosion - Process, Microstructure & Performance Modeling - Additive Manufacturing - Welding & Joining - Design

MaNUFactURING pERcENtaGE oF totaL coUNty EMpLoyMENt

LaRGESt MaNUFactURERS

MaNUFactURER FtE

Honda of America Manufacturing Inc.

11,067

Whirlpool Corp. 3,066

Abbott Nutrition 2,200

Emerson Network Power/ Liebert Corp.

2,000

TS Tech North America 1,720

Anchor Hocking Co. 1,248

Worthington Industries Inc. 1,229

Rolls-Royce Energy Systems 1,200

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc. 1,100

Owens Corning 1,024

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 1,012

Ariel Corp 918

Lancaster Colony Corp. 855

Anheuser-Busch Inc. 780

American Showa 709

Cardington Yutaka Technologies 700

Silver Line Windows & Doors 700

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 666

Anomatic Corp. 650

Columbus Castings 575

Boeing Guidance Repair Ctr. 550

DuPont 550

Kroger Co. - Bakery Division 508

Select Sires, Inc. 500

Crane Group Co. 500

PPG Industries Inc. 495

Showa Aluminum Inc. 480

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. 470

Arvin Meritor 450

Wyandot Inc. 425

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% MaNUFactURING

5.36 – 8.00

8.01 – 12.00

12.01 – 16.00

16.01 – 24.00

24.01 – 34.37

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2009; Columbus Business First Book of Lists, 2010; Local Economic Development Agencies


MANUFACTURING OCCUPATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES (COLUMBUS MSA)

OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT HOURLY MEAN WAGE

Industrial Production Managers 900 $45.86

Business Operations Specialists All Other 7,390 $31.26

Electrical Engineers 990 $35.33

Industrial Engineers 2,000 $35.21

Mechanical Engineers 1,710 $32.97

Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1,670 $25.23

Maintenance Workers Machinery 460 $23.40

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 3,140 $25.88

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 510 $18.03

Team Assemblers 8,000 $15.40

Machinists 1,790 $18.49

Welders Cutters Solderers and Brazers 1,280 $16.01

Inspectors Testers Sorters Samplers and Weighers 2,640 $15.43

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2,040 $17.30

Production Workers All Other 1,770 $17.19

Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1,270 $12.05

Packers and Packagers Hand 7,460 $10.32

INDUSTRIAL PARKSNUMBER OF WORKERS AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS

METRO AREA WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

49,690 $16.27


Chicago 294,090 $16.83

Pittsburgh 62,150 $17.03


Louisville 48,300 $17.44

Detroit 139,680 $19.43

Seattle 84,980 $19.92

LoganCounty

68

MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

Industrial Park Locations


FoRtUNE 1000 coMpaNIES HEadqUaRtEREd IN tHE REGIoN

Company NameFortune 1000

Ranking

Cardinal Health 19

Nationwide 127

American Electric Power 169

Limited Brands 258

Momentive Performance Materials

433

Big Lots 453

Abercrombie & Fitch 599

Greif 600

Huntington Bancshares 632

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 636

Mettler-Toledo International 886

Worthington Industries 891

Express Inc 902

Retail Ventures 933

Bob Evans Farms 962

kEy SEctoRS: HEadqUaRtER & 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 21,000 workers employed directly in more than 300 corporate managing offices in the Columbus Region, yielding a location quotient of 1.61 (QCEW, 2009).

• 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 27,000, giving a location quotient of 1.82 (QCEW, 2009).

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

• Nearly 300,000 in occupations in management, business and finance, office and administrative support, and IT in the MSA, giving an overall location quotient of 1.14 (OES, 2010).

• Ample business service support is available in the Region, with 59,900 employed in more than 5,600 professional and technical establishments (location quotient of 1.13) and 60,700 in more than 2,500 administrative support establishments (location quotient of 1.25) (QCEW, 2009).

• Private sector workforce unionization rate of 5.2 percent is below the national average of 6.9 percent and 14th lowest among the 62 Midwest metro areas with 50,000 or more employees (Unionstats 2010).

• Home to 44 colleges and universities with a total enrollment of more than 146,000 undergraduate and graduate students

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 PhD programs.

Latest as of July 14, 2011


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

OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT HOURLY MEAN WAGE

Management Occupations 36,790 $50.37

Business and Financial Operations Occupations 53,690 $30.55

Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations 38,030 $35.69

Architecture and Engineering Occupations 14,300 $31.48

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 7,220 $28.44

Community and Social Services Occupations 12,780 $21.46

Legal Occupations 7,030 $37.62

Education, Training, and Library Occupations 51,830 $25.40

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 12,990 $24.44

Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations 50,960 $34.05

Healthcare Support Occupations 32,670 $12.11

Office and Administrative Support Occupations 164,340 $16.12

Sales and Related Occupations 88,760 $17.18

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

MSA WORKERS AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE

Nashville 209,730 $23.51


254,820 $24.11

Dallas 813,030 $25.99

Charlotte 184,550 $27.16

Chicago 1,157,950 $27.49

Atlanta 691,830 $27.83


Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2010


MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

Fortune 1000 Headquarters

Back O�ce or Call Center Operation

Data Center

LoganCounty

oFFIcE RENtaL aSkING RatES (pER SqUaRE Foot)

MEtRo aREa cLaSS b cLaSS a

$14.26 $18.03


Atlanta $17.48 $22.77

Dallas $17.90 $23.16

Minneapolis $18.78 $23.45

Phoenix $18.76 $24.10

Houston $19.16 $29.33

Chicago $24.33 $29.44

Seattle $23.08 $30.20

Boston $24.33 $34.55


Miami $26.14 $36.56

LOGAN

MARIONMORROW

KNOX

LICKING

FAIRFIELD

PICKAWAY

FRANKLIN

DELAWAREUNION

MADISON

Hq/bUSINESS SERvIcES pERcENtaGE oF totaL coUNty EMpLoyMENt % Hq/back oFFIcE

.13 – 1.00

1.01 – 3.00

3.01 – 5.00

5.01 – 7.00

7.01 – 8.01

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, March 2009; Grubb & Ellis, Office Market Trends Q1 2011

HEadqUaRtERS aNd bUSINESS SERvIcES LocatIoNS


INdUStRy RaNkINGS

Sources: Site Selection Magazine, March 2011; Business Facilities – Annual Rankings Report, July 2010; CityGrid, 2010; Forbes, March 2008; Business Facilities – Annual Rankings Report, July 2010

top tEN StatES by NUMbER oF NEw aNd ExpaNdEd FacILItIES REpoRtEd, 2010

RaNk StatE NUMbER oF pRojEctS

1 Texas 424

2 oHIo 376

3 Louisiana 347

4 Pennsylvania 337

5 Georgia 251

6 North Carolina 225

7 Michigan 213

8 Illinois 205

9 Indiana 199

10 Virginia 190

top tEN StatES FoR bIotEcHNoLoGy StRENGtH

RaNk StatE

1 California

2 Texas

3 Pennsylvania

4 Massachusetts

5 Kansas

6 New Jersey

7 North Carolina

8 Illinois

9 Maryland

10 oHIo

top tEN StatES FoR bIotEcHNoLoGy StRENGtH

RaNk StatE

1 Tennessee

2 Kentucky

3 South Carolina

4 Michigan

5 oHIo

bIoFUELS MaNUFactURING RESEaRcH LEadERS

RaNk StatE

1 Iowa

2 Illinois

3 Florida

4 Texas

5 Kentucky

6 North Carolina

7 Oklahoma

8 Nebraska

9 oHIo

10 Kansas

top 5 Up-aNd-coMING tEcH cItIES

RaNk cIty

1

2 Santa Fe

3 Palm Beach County

4 Houston

5 Milwaukee

top 10 LaRGE cItIES FoR ENERGy pRodUctIoN aNd coNSERvatIoN

RaNk cIty

1 Seattle

2 Denver

3 Sacramento

4 San Francisco

5 Portland

6 Oakland

7 Boston

8 Anaheim

9 Dallas

10


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., 2000-2010

MEdIaN aGE, MEtRo aREaS aNd U.S., 2009

Indianapolis

Kansas City

Louisville

Milwaukee

Nashville

Pittsburgh

U.S. average

15.2%

13.9%

10.9%

10.5%

9.7%

3.7%

21.2%

- 3.1%

34.7 35.4 36.237.8 37.0

35.5

42.336.8

Sources: American Community Survey, 2009; U.S. Census Bureau, 2010


EMpLoyMENt by occUpatIoN

The Columbus MSA has a majority white-collar workforce, including a talent pool of 36,790 in management occupations, 53,690 in business and financial occupations, and 38,030 in computer and mathematical science occupations.

Sources: American Community Survey 2009; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2010

MaNUFactURING, tRaNSpoRtatIoN, coNStRUctIoN & FaRMING

MaNaGEMENt &pRoFESSIoNaL

SaLES & SERvIcES

Indianapolis

Kansas City

Louisville

Milwaukee

Nashville

Pittsburgh

U.S. average

31.1%38.1%

32.8%39.3%

24.9%32.0%

30.8%38.3%

31.0%37.4%

27.9%36.6%

27.9%35.4%

33.3%40.0%

pERcENt oF popULatIoN aGE 25+ wItH aSSocIatE’S oR bacHELoR’S dEGREE aNd HIGHER


INStItUtIoNaL INFRaStRUctURE – EdUcatIoN aNd RESEaRcH

UNIvERSItIES aNd coLLEGES The Columbus Region is home to more than 40 colleges and universities with a total enrollment of more than 146,000 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 170 undergraduate majors and more than 250 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.

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 ten for programs specialized in supply chain and manufacturing, respectively. • 4,694 undergraduate business majors and 290 full-time MBA students (2010 enrollment). • 10 research centers, including the fields of entrepreneurship, supply chain and production.

tHE oHIo StatE UNIvERSIty – coLLEGE oF ENGINEERING

• Since 2005, more than 275 individual companies have invested in research in the College of Engineering.

• 6,118 undergraduate and 1,537 graduate students (2010 enrollment) • An important source of talent for regional employers. 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.


LoganCounty

68

MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

29

12

14

15

9

8

21

24

27

28

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

437

20

10

16

11

13

23

44

17

22

25

19

26

18

coLLEGES & UNIvERSItIES

No. coLLEGE/UNIvERSIty ENRoLLMENt

1 The Ohio State University 55,014

2Columbus State Community College

28,539

3 Franklin University 7,942

4 DeVry University 4,654

5Central Ohio Technical College - Newark Campus

4,350

6 Capital University 3,540

7 Otterbein University 3,063

8 Ohio Dominican University 3,052

9 Marion Technical College 2,659

10Mt. Vernon Nazarene University

2,622

11 The Ohio State University - Newark 2,515

12 Ohio University - Lancaster 2,280

13 Denison University 2,267

14Ashland University- Columbus Center

2,208

15 Ohio Wesleyan 1,893

16 The Ohio State University - Marion 1,828

17 Kenyon College 1,633

18Columbus College of Art & Design

1,425

19 Ohio Christian University 1,117

20 ITT Technical Institute 850

21 Hondros College 847

22Mount Carmel College of Nursing

782

23Chamberlain College of Nursing

777

24 Bradford School 657

25Mount Vernon Nazarene University - Columbus

548

26 Kaplan College - Columbus Campus 527

27 Park University - DSCC 520

28Fortis College (formerly Bohecker College)

486

29 Central Michigan University 450

30 Miami-Jacobs Career College 394

31Methodist Theological School in Ohio

227

32Kent State University - School of Library & Information Science

200

33University of Phoenix - Columbus Campus

176

34 Trinity Lutheran Seminary 151

35 Ohio Business College 148

No. coLLEGE/UNIvERSIty ENRoLLMENt

36 Pontifical College Josephinum 137

37 National College 106

38 Harrison College 99

39 Daymar College 67

40Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary

17

41Central Ohio Technical College - Knox Campus*

-

42Central Ohio Technical College - Pataskala Campus*

-

43Strayer University - Columbus*

-

44 Indiana Wesleyan -

coLUMbUS REGIoN coLLEGE/UNIvERSIty LocatIoNS

*School currently in operation, but no enrollment reported in Fall 2010.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Columbus Business First Book Lists, 2010


MajoR RESEaRcH INStItUtIoNS

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

battELLE MEMoRIaL INStItUtE

• 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 2010 alone,

Battelle added 24 R&D 100 awards, increasing the all-time total to 241.

cHEMIcaL abStRactS SERvIcE (caS)

• A division of the American Chemical Society 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 3,000 records each day to the CAS database, currently totaling over 33 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 NSF centers and labs across the nation.


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 seven 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 efforts are in assisting small- to medium-sized entrepreneurial organizations develop and commercialize 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

• TRC independently manages a transportation research and testing facility serving the needs of industries, governments, trade associations, and educational organizations worldwide.

• Located on 4,500 acres, 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.


COST OF dOiNg BuSiNESStaxES

Sources: Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, May 2010; Ohio Department of Development

bUSINESS tax INdEx 2010 StatE RaNkINGS

RaNk StatE INdEx

1 South Dakota 10.94

2 Texas 11.42

3 Nevada 12.257

4 Wyoming 14.63

5 Washington 15.57

6 Florida 23.01

7 Alabama 24.808

8 Alaska 25.16

9 ohio 25.52

10 Colorado 26.855

StatE RaNkINGS oF top coRpoRatE INcoME tax RatES

RaNk StatE INdEx

1 Nevada 0

2 ohio 0

3 South Dakota 0

4 Texas 0

5 Washington 0

6 Wyoming 0

7 Alabama 1.225

8 Colorado 4.63

9 Mississippi 5

10 South Carolina 5

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 $201,800


EFFEctIvE tax RatES oN NEw capItaL INvEStMENt

NotE: The effective 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 firms 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 effect by 2010, the year that Ohio’s tax changes are fully effective.

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 profit 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 Office 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

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan

Minnesota

Wisconsin

4.3%

3.6%

6.2%

6.5%

5.1%

6.2%

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

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%


4.73.73.4

2.4

5.24.8 5.6

7.3 7.5 7.6

10.9 11.6

Atlant

a

U.S. Average 6.9%

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City

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Loui

sville

Georgia

Nevada

Tennessee

OHIO

Kentucky

New York

Texas

Alabama

Illinois

$2.08

$2.13

$2.19

$2.24

$2.29

$2.34

$2.38

$2.45

$3.05

Georgia

Indiana

Kentucky

OHIO

U.S. Average

Tennessee

North Carolina

Nevada

Michigan

Washington

$140.26

$183.04

$245.24

$246.08

$278.39

$283.14

$333.95

$337.42

$411.36

$521.98

woRkFoRcE coSt FactoRS

pRIvatE SEctoR woRkFoRcE UNIoNIzatIoN RatE

The union membership rate of the Columbus Region’s private sector workforce is 5.2 percent, below the national average of 6.9 percent and competitive with many regions throughout the U.S.

UNEMpLoyMENt INSURaNcE tax coSt

Ohio has a cost of $246.08 per employee, below the national average of $278.39.

woRkERS’ coMpENSatIoN pREMIUM RatES

Sources: Unionstats 2009; Unemployment Insurance Opportunity Report 2010; 2010 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking Summary


REaL EStatE aNd UtILItIES

coSt pER SqUaRE Foot: dowNtowN oFFIcE SpacE

$20.80$19.71$18.50$11.25

$22.72$22.47$23.95

$24.95 $27.00$33.17

$40.52$46.43

$51.75

$64.51

Dallas

Austin

Indian

apolis

Detro

it

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Chica

go

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urgh

Housto

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San F

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Boston

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New Y

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coSt oF ELEctRIcIty (cENtS pER kILowatt-HoUR)

StatE coMMERcIaL INdUStRIaL

Illinois 11.31

Kentucky 7.63

West Virginia 6.77

Indiana 8.32

United States 10.26

oHIo 9.65

Texas 9.66

Tennessee 9.61

Michigan 9.24

Pennsylvania 9.54

New York 15.51

$4.33

$4.91

$5.24

$5.81

$6.70

$6.71

$6.74

$6.76

$6.99

$7.21

$8.98

Sources: CB Richard Ellis, May 2010; U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009


Sources: Forbes, June 2011; Site Selection Magazine, November 2010; CityGrid, 2010

bUSINESS cLIMatE

forbes bESt pLacES FoR bUSINESS aNd caREERS

RaNk MEtRo aREa coSt oF doING bUSINESS job GRowtH pRojEctEd EdUcatIoNaL attaINMENt

1 Raleigh, NC 29 11 10

2 Des Moines, IA 37 23 41

3 Provo, UT 33 16 44

4 Lexington, KY 43 96 34

5 Fort Collins, CO 67 31 12

6 Nashville, TN 32 54 64

7 Austin, TX 165 3 16

8 San Antonio, TX 21 8 133

9 Denver, CO 130 50 19

10 Dallas, TX 160 19 54

11 Cedar Rapids, IA 38 15 79

12 Lincoln, NE 9 35 29

13 Seattle, WA 161 49 11

14 Louisville, KY 26 103 131

15 Portland, OR 106 86 39

16 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 108 18 120

17 Huntsville, AL 145 12 37

18 Boise, ID 8 71 98

19 Houston, TX 185 7 95

20 Omaha, NE 51 33 55

21 Ogden, UT 27 32 100

22 Charlotte, NC 92 38 53

23 St. Louis, MO 46 118 79

24 Asheville, NC 10 48 94

25 80 90 44

top StatE bUSINESS cLIMatE RaNkINGS

RaNk StatE

1 North Carolina

2 Tennessee

3 Texas

4 Virginia

5 South Carolina

6 ohio

7 Georgia

8 Indiana

9 Louisiana

10 Alabama

top 15 MoSt SUStaINabLE bIG cItIES

RaNk cIty RaNk cIty

1 Seattle 9 Denver

2 San Francisco 10 Chicago

3 Portland 11 San Diego

4 Oakland 12 New York

5 San Jose 13 Los Angeles

6 Austin 14 Dallas

7 Sacramento15

8 Boston


tax INcENtIvES aNd cREdItS coMMUNIty REINvEStMENt aREaS • Local real property tax incentives for residents and businesses that invest in designated areas of Ohio. • In order to apply, the municipality or county must apply to the State Development Director for confirmation. • Investors meeting the local criteria must apply to the municipality or county for the real property tax exemption.

ENtERpRISE zoNES • Real and personal property tax incentives for businesses that expand or relocate in Ohio. • In order to apply, the municipality or county must apply to the State Development Director for certification. • To secure benefits, non-retail businesses must apply to the local community for local property tax exemptions and to

the Director of Development for state franchise or state income tax incentives.

job cREatIoN tax cREdIt • Refundable tax credit to companies creating at least 25 full-time jobs within three years in Ohio. • Minimum may be reduced to at least 10 full-time jobs if they are high wage. • Approved projects generally range between a 25 and 55 percent credit for a period of five to seven years.

RESEaRcH aNd dEvELopMENt INvEStMENt tax cREdIt • Non-refundable Ohio commercial activity tax credit for all investment in qualified research expenses incurred in Ohio by

eligible “C” corporations. • Qualified research expenses are based on Section 41 definitions in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and include expenses

for both in-house and contract research expenses. • The amount of the credit is based on 7 percent of the amount of all qualified investment in a specific year. The credit can

be carried forward for up to seven years.

LoaNSRESEaRcH & dEvELopMENt INvEStMENt LoaN FUNd • Loan financing of between $1 million and $5 million for projects primarily engaging in research and development activity. • Rates are fixed (at or below market rates) with terms similar to those of commercial bank financing. • Companies receive a dollar-for-dollar, non-refundable Ohio commercial activity tax credit for all principal and interest payments

during the year.

oHIo ENtERpRISE boNd FUNd • Revenue bond financing through this S&P AA- (double A-minus) rated fund, whereby proceeds from the sale of bonds

is loaned to companies for fixed rate, long-term capital asset financing. • Rates are fixed depending on the type of bond issued, with terms between seven to 10 years for equipment and 15 to 20 years

for real estate. • Up to $10 million in financing is available through this program.

166 dIREct LoaN • Direct loan financing to help finance manufacturing and other eligible facilities. • Eligible uses for funding include new building construction, building acquisition, and acquisition of machinery and equipment. • Amounts of financing are usually set at 30 percent of the project cost (to a maximum of $1 million), subject to an increase

by the Director of Development, with a minimum loan amount of $350,000. • The rate is fixed (at or below market rates) with terms similar to those of commercial bank financing.

URbaN REdEvELopMENt LoaN • Low-interest loans to municipalities or designated non-profit economic development organizations to acquire real estate for

assembly into developable parcels and remediate any brownfield contamination site to entice private business investment in distressed urban locations.

iNCENTivES


GRaNtS

RoadwoRk dEvELopMENt (629) FUNdS • Available for public roadway improvements, including engineering and design costs in projects primarily involving

manufacturing, research and development, high technology, corporate headquarters, and distribution activity. • Grants are usually provided to the local jurisdiction and require local participation.

INdUStRIaL SItE IMpRovEMENt FUNd • Assists geographically and/or economically disadvantaged counties around Ohio in the expansion and modernization of

buildings, remediation of environmentally contaminated property, and completion of other infrastructure improvements at sites used primarily for commercial or industrial activities.

oHIo job REady SItES pRoGRaM • Created to bolster inventory of available facility locations served by utility and transportation infrastructure. • Sites improved under the program are kept at and ready for future business prospects seeking locations for new or

expanded operations. • The State of Ohio will sell $150 million in bonds during a seven-year period to fund the availability of Job Ready Sites

Program grant awards. • Grants may be used to offset costs traditionally incurred in industrial and commercial site development, from acquisition

of real property to utility upgrades to construction build-out of speculative facilities.

oHIo advaNcEd ENERGy FUNd • Created to connect companies and communities with financial and technical resources to deploy energy efficiency and

renewable energy technologies, and to support advanced energy economic development.

RapId oUtREacH • Funds for on- or off-site infrastructure improvements, including water, sewer, road and rail improvements. • Given to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing, research and development, high technology, corporate

headquarters, and distribution.

INNovatIoN oHIo LoaN FUNd • Supplies capital to Ohio companies having difficulty securing funds from conventional sources due to technical and

commercial risk factors associated with the development of a new product or service. • Finance up to 75 percent of a project’s allowable costs to a maximum of $2 million and a minimum of $500,000.

oHIo tEcHNoLoGy INvEStMENt tax cREdIt • Enables Ohio taxpayers who invest in small, research and development, and technology-oriented Ohio-based firms to

reduce their state taxes by 25 percent of the amount invested. • Since 1996, over 340 companies have been approved and private investment is at $82 million. • The company and the investor must be approved before the investment is made and the company cannot currently have

more than $2.5 million in revenues or net book value. • Eligible companies may receive up to $1.5 million in investments.

SMaLL bUSINESS INNovatIoN RESEaRcH (SbIR I aNd II) • These grants provide federal funding to small, high technology businesses to perform research and development projects

that meet federal agency mission needs. • Grants issued in the first phase are approximately $100,000 and then $750,000 in the second phase.

oHIo RESEaRcH coMMERcIaLIzatIoN GRaNt pRoGRaM • Technologies previously validated by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer

(SBTTR) and Advanced Technology Program (ATP) are eligible for up to $350,000 in technology grant funding.


INcENtIvES woRkSHEEt

In order to stimulate economic growth, the State of Ohio and many local-level municipal governments provide financial incentives to companies that are willing to relocate or expand operations. Most incentive programs require a need be demonstrated (e.g., another State/location being considered for the same project.) The questions outlined below will capture the information/numbers the State and municipalities will be interested in receiving in order to develop a comprehensive incentives package.

company Name

what will the company do at the proposed operation?

what locations outside ohio are also being considered?

current Employment in ohio

current Employment Locally (and payroll)

Number of jobs you are willing to commit to creating within the first three years.

wages

a. Lowest hourly wage

b. Average wage

a. $

b. $

Machinery and Equipment Investment (M&E)

a. Type of equipment

b. Investment

a. $

b. $

Real Estate Investment

a. Lease or purchase

b. Term (lease length)

c. Improvements: $

a. Yes or No

b. $

c. $

training

a. Will employee training be required?

b. If yes, what type of training?

c. How many employees will be trained?

d. Estimated training cost per employee.

a. $

b. $

c. Explain, $

d. $

other Investment

a. Inventory

b. Furniture and fixtures

c. Other, explain

a. $

b. $

c. Explain, $

corporate Sales Estimate

a. Total

b. Sales that terminate in Ohio

a. $

b. $

other Notes:


Located in the heart of the Midwest U.S., 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-effective delivery of products and services anywhere at any time. Central Ohio is located within a one-day drive or one-hour flight of over half the population of the U.S. and Canada.

HIGHwayS aNd RoadS

TRANSPORTATiON NETwORk

RaNk cItIES 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 cItIES 500k+ 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


poRt coLUMbUS

Port Columbus International Airport flies to 33 destination airports with over 155 daily flights. In 2009, it served more than 6.2 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 INcLUdE:

• 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.

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MajoR aIRpoRtS IN tHE coLUMbUS REGIoN

aIRpoRtS IN tHE coLUMbUS REGIoN

pRIMaRy aIRpoRt

Port Columbus International

coMMERcIaL SERvIcES – NoN-pRIMaRy

Rickenbacker International

RELIEvER aIRpoRtS

Bolton Field

The Ohio State University

GENERaL avIatIoN aIRpoRtS

Delaware Municipal

Fairfield County (Lancaster)

Madison County (London)

Morrow County (Mount Gilead)

Newark-Heath (Newark)

Pickaway County Memorial (Circleville)

Bellefontaine Regional

Knox County Regional

Marion Municipal

MarionCounty

KnoxCounty

B

C

D

A

a - The Ohio State University b - Port Columbus International

c - Bolton Field d - Rickenbacker International


NoNStop FLIGHt dEStINatIoNS


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, advantage for gaining access to the global marketplace.


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.


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

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


MEtRo paRkS

Metro Parks was 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


coSt oF LIvING

FIGURE 4a. coSt oF LIvING INdEx MEtRo aREaS (U.S. = 100)

FIGURE 5a. pERcENt oF HoMES aFFoRdabLE FoR MEdIaN INcoME, MEtRo aREaS, q4 2010

St. Louis

Pittsburgh

Charlotte

Austin

Atlanta

Detroit

Salt Lake City

Phoenix

Cleveland

Denver

Minneapolis

Chicago

Baltimore

Boston

90.4

91.5

91.9

93.2

95.5

95.5

99.3

100.6

100.6

101.0

103.1

110.9

116.8

119.3

132.4

pHoENIx LoUISvILLE HoUStoN cHIcaGo SaN FRaNcISco

MEdIaN SaLES pRIcE ($000) 128 135 133 151 196 584

aFFoRdabILIty RaNk (oUt oF 226 MEtRoS)

108 79 116 177 185 222

Sources: American Chamber of Commerce Research Association (ACCRA), 2010; National Association of Home Builders, Q4 2010


HoUSING aFFoRdabILIty – top 10 MEtRo aREaS wItH Low MoNtHLy RENtS

MEtRo aREaSHaRE oF

INcoME USEd FoR RENt (%)

avERaGE RENt ($)

Oklahoma City 11.31

7.63

Indianapolis 6.77

Kansas City 8.32

Fort Worth 10.26

Cincinnati 9.65

Denver 9.66

Greenville, SC 9.61

Houston 9.24

Dallas 9.54

New York 15.51

$543

$630

$675

$677

$701

$718

$769

$814

$887

$710

MoSt RELaxEd cItIES

cIty UNEMpLoyMENt RaNk

coMMUtE RaNk

woRkING HoURS RaNk

HEaLtHcaRE RaNk

HEaLtH StatUS RaNk ExERcISE RaNk

1 Minneapolis-St. Paul 2 7 2 2 1 1

2 Milwaukee 13 1 2 4 17 15

3 Boston 7 32 8 1 5 10

4 Portland 24 16 9 23 3 2

5 18 3 16 14 14 13

bESt cItIES FoR NEw coLLEGE GRadS

RaNk cIty

1 Houston

2 Washington, D.C.

3 Dallas

4 Atlanta

5 Austin, Texas

6 Minneapolis

7 Pittsburgh

8 Denver

9

10 Fort Worth

Newsweek's top U.S. HIGH ScHooLS IN coLUMbUS REGIoN

RaNk ScHooL cIty

250 Bexley Bexley, OH

330 Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH

438 Dublin Jerome Dublin, OH

497 Columbus Alternative Columbus, OH

655 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington, OH

659 Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH

725 Dublin Scioto Dublin, OH

top 10 LaRGE cItIES FoR ENvIRoNMENtaL StaNdaRdS aNd paRtIcIpatIoN

RaNk cIty

1 Sacramento

2 Chicago

3 San Diego

4 New York

5 Dallas

6

7 Minneapolis

8 Phoenix

9 Seattle

10 San Jose

Sources: Bloomberg Businessweek 2009; Forbes, November 2010; Bloomberg Business Week, August 2010; CityGrid, 2010; Newsweek 2010, Top High Schools


Columbus2020 is a bold, new public-private partnership to advance the regional economy by leveraging its diverse industries and research and academic institutions. We seek to position the region as one of the fastest growing economies in the country and a national leader in economic development.

Columbus2020 will grow the Columbus Region’s economy by ensuring that our existing companies are growing and thriving, that the world s leading companies are attracted to the region, and that innovations are cultivated and commercialized.

columbus2020 addRESSES FoUR MaIN SEctoRS:

• Advanced Manufacturing• Headquarters and Business Services Functions• Information Technology• Logistics

SpEcIaLIzEd aREaS oF FocUS wItHIN tHESE SEctoRS INcLUdE:

• Advanced Energy• Agricultural Bioscience • Apparel • Automotive• Finance• Food and Nutraceuticals• Health and Beauty Products• Medical Devices• Plastics and Packaging

columbus2020

Deborah Scherer brings more than 15 years of global business development experience from the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Columbus2020!, 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.

ABOuT uS


The Columbus Region is guided by Columbus2020!, an aggressive economic development strategy. As a region, and your resource, we mean business.

We are here to show you the benefits of doing business in Columbus. Our economic development team will connect you with the people, information and resources your business needs. Let us use our connections to benefit your business.

EcoNoMIc dEvELopMENt SERvIcES

• Tailored research • Data and operating costs comparisons for 40 metropolitan areas • Economic impact analysis • Labor market analysis • Confidential and customized site location assistance • Detailed, comprehensive site/building locations database • Personal community and site tours • Coordination with state and local representatives • Access to local real estate professionals and private developers • Meetings with local community and business leaders

coLUMbUSREGIoN.coM

Visit our one-stop business resource center, ColumbusRegion.com, showcasing the Region as the right choice for business location or expansion featuring:

• Detailed profiles of the Region• An in-depth Data Center for building custom reports• Statistics on our diverse industries• Comprehensive demographic reports for the region

tHE columbus2020 tEaM kENNy McdoNaLd, cHIEF EcoNoMIc oFFIcER 614.225.6060 | [email protected] 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.

Matt MccoLLIStER, vIcE pRESIdENt 614.225.6953 | [email protected] McCollister joined Columbus2020! 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 Columbus2020! 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.

Matt McqUadE, dIREctoR, bUSINESS dEvELopMENt, NoRtH aMERIca 614.225.6920 | [email protected] Matt McQuade is responsible for identifying new business attraction opportunities in targeted North American markets and sectors. Prior to joining the Columbus2020! 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.

DEBORAH SCHERER, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL MARKETS 614.225.6096 | [email protected] Scherer brings more than 15 years of global business development experience from the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Columbus2020!, 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.


jUNG kIM, RESEaRcH dIREctoR 614.225.6913 | [email protected] Kim joined the Columbus2020! 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.

jUStIN bIckLE, MaNaGER, EcoNoMIc dEvELopMENt 614.225.6083 | [email protected] Bickle joined the Columbus2020! 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.

jay kNox, RESEaRcH aNaLySt 614.225.6937 | [email protected] 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).

katIE HaMILtoN, pRojEct MaNaGER, EcoNoMIc dEvELopMENt 614.225.6945 | [email protected] Murphy Hamilton joined the Columbus2020! team in November 2010 as project manager, Economic Development. Prior to joining Columbus2020!, Hamilton spent three years working with the City of Columbus in both the City Planning Division and the Economic Development office. 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.

StEpHaNIE I. boSco, EcoNoMIc dEvELopMENt cooRdINatoR 614.225.6935 | [email protected] Stephanie Bosco joined the Columbus2020! 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 vanpool coordinator for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Bosco holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science degree in English Literature from the University of Cincinnati.

PATRICIA DALTON HUDDLE, VICE PRESIDENT, EXISTING BUSINESS SOLUTION 614-225-6065 | [email protected] Patricia Dalton Huddle joined the Columbus2020! 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 Columbus2020! 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.


coMpaNy NaME cIty a/E/ER pRodUct oR SERvIcE INvEStMENt ($M) jobS

Abbott/Ross Products Columbus Expansion Nutritional products 1.0 —

Aetna I New Albany Expansion Call center 0.5 —

Aetna II New Albany Expansion Call center 0.3 —

Algaeventure Systems, Inc. Marysville Expansion Algal products 2.5 220

American Electric Power New Albany Attraction Transmissions facility 42 80

Anchor Hocking Co. Lancaster Expansion Glass stemware 9 125

Anomatic New Albany Attraction Packaging 8.7 185

Associated Hygienic Products Delaware Expansion Disposable diapers 5 100

Axium New Albany Attraction Packaging 16 165

Battelle West Jefferson Expansion Biotech research center 200 200

Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus Expansion Biotech research 5 —

Catalina Tempering Utica Attraction Energy efficient glass manufacturing 4 50

Diamond Innovations Worthington ExpansionIndustrial grade diamond products

14.8 445

Echostar Dish Network Hilliard Expansion Inbound call center — 200

Express Point Grove City AttractionDistribution and repair center

— 30

FedEx Whitehall Attraction Package distribution 30.3 334

Frank Brunckhorst Company, LLC Columbus Attraction Deli products distribution 20 93

inVentiv WestervilleExpansion & Retention

Medical facility — 165

iQor Columbus Expansion Call center — 150

JPMorgan Chase ColumbusExpansion & Retention

Banking and finance institution

20 1,000

JPMorgan Chase Gahanna ExpansionBanking and finance institution

—500-1,000

JPMorgan Chase Westerville ExpansionBanking and finance institution

— 150

Kenco Logistics Obetz Expansion Food products 20 140

Knowlton Development Corp. New Albany Attraction Personal care and beauty products 55 200

Limited Stores New AlbanyExpansion & Retention

International headquarters 0.5 25

Luxottica Obetz Attraction Eyewear — 300

Midwest Express Group East Liberty Expansion Logistics 0.7 242

MajoR SUccESSES 2008 to jULy 2011


Momentive Performance Materials Hebron ExpansionSpecialty chemicals and materials

5.4 10

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.

GahannaExpansion & Retention

Specialty chemicals and materials

0.5 40

MRS Associates WestervilleExpansion & Retention

Accounts receivable management

325

Nationwide New Albany Attraction Data center 180 40

Nationwide Westerville Expansion Back office operations — 112

NetJets & Flight Safety Columbus Expansion Business jet charter and aircraft management 196.1 810

Pactiv Dublin Expansion & Retention

Food packaging products 1.4 176

PharmaForce New Albany Attraction Sterile pharmaceuticals 36.5 200

Polymera Hebron Attraction (startup)

Wood polymer composite materials 4.0 60

SafeliteAutoglass Columbus Expansion Glass 50.0 300

Schottenstein Stores Columbus Expansion Furniture 1.2 —

Simonton Building Products, Inc. Columbus Attraction Windows and doors 1.1 85

Scotts Miracle-Gro Marysville Expansion & Retention

Lawn and garden products 23.9 53

Stanley Steemer International Inc. Dublin Expansion & Retention

Headquarters and national call center

.5 120

Sonoco New Albany Attraction Packaging 15 60

Touch Bionics Hilliard Attraction Prosthetic devices 30

TS Tech Canal Winchester Expansion Plastic injection modeling — 100

Tween Brands New Albany Expansion Offices 15 150

Verizon Wireless Hilliard Attraction Customer service center 30 500

Wendy’s Dublin Expansion & Retention Headquarters 11 50

Znode Inc. Dublin Expansion Software 1.6 40


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/MODE CONTACTS

The Columbus Region is a community of partners. Together, we make the Region rich in diversity, geography and demographics. Our partners throughout the eight-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.

City of ColumbusWilliam WebsterAdministrator, Department of Development150 South Front Street, Suite 220Columbus, Ohio [email protected](614) 645-8605

City of Grove City Charles W. Boso, Jr.Director of Development4035 BroadwayGrove City, Ohio [email protected](614) 277-3003

City of HilliardDavid MeeksEconomic Development Director3800 Municipal WayHilliard, Ohio [email protected](614) 334-2357

City of LondonDavid EadesMayor102 South Main StreetLondon, Ohio [email protected](740) 852-3243 x 103

Delaware CountyGus Comstock, CEcDEconomic Development Director101 North Sandusky StreetDelaware, Ohio [email protected](740) 833-2100

Fairfield 33 CorridorShane FarnsworthEconomic Development Director210 East Main Street, Room 404Lancaster, OH 43130 [email protected](740) 652-7162

Franklin County Department of DevelopmentJames SchimmerDirector, Economic Development and Planning150 South Front Street, FSL Suite 10Columbus, Ohio [email protected](614) 462-7301

City of Canal WinchesterLucas HaireDevelopment Director36 South High StreetCanal Winchester, Ohio [email protected](614) 837-1894

City of New AlbanyJennifer ChryslerDirector of Community Development99 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 188New Albany, Ohio [email protected](614) 855-3913

City of GahannaAnthony JonesDevelopment Director200 S. Hamilton RoadGahanna, Ohio [email protected](614) 342-4020

Madison County CICSean HughesExecutive Director730 Keny BoulevardLondon, Ohio [email protected](740) 852-2250

Village of ObetzDoug BrowellVillage Administrator/Economic Development Director4175 Alum Creek DriveObetz , Ohio [email protected](614) 491-1080

City of GroveportJeff GreenDevelopment Director655 Blacklick StreetGroveport, Ohio [email protected](614) 836-5301

Columbus2020!Kenny McDonaldChief Economic Officer 150 South Front Street, Suite 200Columbus, Ohio [email protected](614) 225-6060

City of DelawareDan WhitedEconomic Development CoordnatorOne South Sandusky St.Delaware, Ohio [email protected](740) 203-1016

City of DublinColleen GilgerEconomic Development Administrator5800 Shier-Rings RoadDublin, OH [email protected](614) 410-4615

City of Grandview HeightsPatrik BowmanDirector of Administration, Economic Development1016 Grandview AvenueGrandview Heights, Ohio [email protected](614) 481-6215

Licking CountyCheri HottingerPresident, Licking County Chamber of Commerce50 West Locust StreetNewark, Ohio [email protected](740) 345-9757 ext. 5

Logan County Chamber of CommercePaul BenedettiPresident & CEO100 S. Main StreetBellefontaine, Ohio [email protected](937) 599-5121

Marion CAN DO!Craig ThompsonPresident205 West Center StreetMarion, Ohio [email protected](740) 387-2267

Morrow County Development OfficePatricia DaviesDirector of Operations80 North Walnut Street, Suite B Mt. Gilead, Ohio [email protected](419) 947-7535


City of PataskalaTim BolandCity Administrator621 W. Broad Street, Suite 2-BPataskala, Ohio [email protected](740) 964-2416

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City of WestervilleJason BechtoldEconomic Development Administrator21 S. State StreetWesterville, Ohio [email protected](614) 901-6403

City of WorthingtonRobyn StewartAssistant City Manager, Economic Development6550 North High StreetWorthington, Ohio [email protected](614) 786-7354

City of ReynoldsburgMatt HansenPlanning Administrator7232 East Main StreetReynoldsburg, OH [email protected](614) 322-6829

City of Upper Arlington Theodore J. StatonCity Manager3600 Tremont RoadUpper Arlington, Ohio [email protected](614) 583-5042

Violet TownshipJoy Davis, CEcDEconomic Development Specialist12970 Rustic Drive NWPickerington, OH [email protected](614) 382-5988

Union County Economic Development PartnershipEric PhillipsCEO227 East Fifth StreetMarysville, Ohio [email protected](937) 642-6279

Pickaway Progress PartnershipRyan ScribnerEconomic Development Director114 West Franklin StreetP.O. Box 506Circleville, Ohio [email protected](740) 420-6498

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