BEAUFORT/ HILTON HEADSOUTH CAROLINA
SAVANNAHGEORGIA
277 BULLETINS250 POSTERS3 DIGITAL DISPLAYS
DMA: SAVANNAH
BEAUFORT & HILTON HEAD, SC / SAVANNAH, GA
17 MILLIONVISITORS EACH YEAR
ARE RETURN VISITORS
TOP 10EMPLOYERSGULFSTREAM
BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. JOSEPH’S CANDLER
CARECORE NATIONAL
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT
HARGRAY
MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES
SAVANNAH IS HOME TO THE
DRAWING 300,000 VISITORS
2ND BIGGEST ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL
IN THE U.S.
BEAUFORT
AMERICA’SHAPPIESTSEASIDE
TOWN
SAVANNAH
#10AMERICA’S
COZIEST CITIES
HAVE A3-HOUR
CONVERSATIONWITH TRAVELERS
ON
4MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
56,000MILITARY AND FAMILY
$630,000,000,000 ECONOMIC IMPACT
CHARLESTON, SC
BEST CITY IN THE U.S.(3 YEARS IN A ROW)
JUST SAYIN’
CONDÉ NAST, TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZINE, JULY 2014
2ND BEST CITYIN THE WORLD
OF VISITORS CITED FOOD AND RESTAURANTS AS THE MOST ENJOYABLE ASPECT
OF THEIR VISIT
TOP 10EMPLOYERSJOINT BASE CHARLESTON
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
BOEING
CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE
BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT II
TRIDENT HEALTH SYSTEM
WALMART
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
3RD HIGHEST GROWTH RATE ANYWHERE ON THE ATLANTIC COAST
33
NEWRESIDENTSEVERY DAY
VISITORS SPEND $3.5
BILLION EACH YEAR
BILLION WITH A “B”
FLORENCESOUTH CAROLINA
368 BULLETINS708 POSTERS7 DIGITAL DISPLAYS
DMA: FLORENCE-MYRTLE BEACH, COLUMBIA-SUMTER
FLORENCE, SC
12 MILLION VEHICLES
TRAVEL
SHAWAFB
THIRDARMYU S A R C E N T
5,400 ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY
11,000FAMILY MEMBERS
600CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
HQ AT SHAW AFB
1,200 SOLDIERS
200 CIVILIANS AND FAMILY$80K AVG. THIRD ARMY SALARY
EVERY YEAR
FLORENCE SITS AT THE HALFWAY POINT
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND MIAMI
TOP 10EMPLOYERSMcLEOD
CAROLINAS HOSPITAL
FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT
HONDA OF SC
TUOMEY
SAFE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE
SONOCO
NANYA PLASTICS
IFH
A THRIVING CENTER FOR
MEDICAL CARE
THE COOL KIDSCALL IT
FLOTOWN
MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM, AND HEALTHSOUTH
HAVE TRANSFORMED THE FLORENCE SKYLINE WITH MULTI-STORY HIGHRISES AND COMMUNITY RELATION PROJECTS
NASCAR’SSOUTHERN
500AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY
ATTRACTS OVER 63,000 RACE FANS
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
CHARLOTTENORTH CAROLINA
893 BULLETINS628 POSTERS24 DIGITAL DISPLAYS2 DIGITAL KIOSKS
DMA: CHARLOTTE, RALEIGH, GREENSBORO
CHARLOTTE, NC
1.5 MILLIONDRIVERS
TRAVEL AROUND AND THROUGH
MECKLENBURG COUNTY EVERY DAY
RANKED #1 FOR MEGA-MILERS
F O R T U N E
500 21 BANK OF AMERICA
52 LOWE’S
123 DUKE ENERGY
150 NUCOR
271 FAMILY DOLLAR
309 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE
469 DOMTAR
NCAA FOOTBALLBOWL GAMES
BELK BOWL & ACC BOWL
TOP 10EMPLOYERSCAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
WELLS FARGO
BANK OF AMERICA
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
NOVANT HEALTH
WALMART & SAM’S CLUB
CITY OF CHARLOTTE
DUKE ENERGY
FOOD LION
HARRIS TEETER
PRO SPORTS TEAMS
PANTHERS NFLHORNETS NBA
HOUNDS LACROSSE
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
“NATURE BOY” RIC FLAIR
CALLS CHARLOTTE HOME
28 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
INCLUDING
UNC-CHARLOTTE JOHNSON & WALES
QUEENS UNIVERSITY
FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE U.S.
15 MOTORSPORTS EVENTS EVERY YEAR
INCLUDING NASCAR SPRINT CUP ALL-STAR RACE, COCA-COLA 600,
AND BANK OF AMERICA 500
1.5 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY
CHARLOTTEMOTOR SPEEDWAY
NORFOLK, VA
6 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY
LARGESTMILITARY
POPULATIONIN THE U.S.
F O R T U N E
500 213 SMITHFIELD FOODS
247 NORFOLK SOUTHERN
346 DOLLAR TREE
380 HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
TOP 10EMPLOYERSU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SENTARA HEALTHCARE
NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CITY OF NORFOLK
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF THE KING’S DAUGHTERS
BAE SYSTEMS SHIP REPAIR
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES
ONE OF THE
TOP 10 MARKETS FOR BUSINESS RELOCATION &
EXPANSION
ONE OF THE
TOP 10 BOOMINGDOWNTOWNS
AT 35 MILESVIRGINIA BEACH ISGUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS’
L O N G E S TPLEASURE BEACH
LEHIGH VALLEY/ PHILADELPHIAPENNSYLVANIA
233 BULLETINS665 POSTERS32 DIGITAL DISPLAYS
DMA: PHILADELPHIA
LEHIGH VALLEY/PHILADELPHIA, PA
TOP 10EMPLOYERSAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS
PPL CORPORATION
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH
B. BRAUN OF AMERICA
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
ST. LUKE’S UNIVERSITY HEALTH
OLYMPUS
SANDS BETHWORKS GAMING
MACK TRUCKS
CRAYOLA
F O R T U N E
500 234 PPL
276 AIR PRODUCTS
900,000 VISITORS COME FOR MUSIKFEST
AUGUST • BETHLEHEM, PAAMERICA’S LARGEST FREE NON-GATED MUSIC FESTIVAL
LEHIGH VALLEYBETHLEHEM • ALLENTOWN • EASTON
64th MOST POPULATED METRO AREA
821,623 POPULATION
3rd LARGEST POPULATION IN PA
13% OF THE PHILADELPHIA DMA
10COLLEGES &
UNIVERSITIES
LEHIGH VALLEYMEDIAN HOUSE-HOLD INCOME
15%HIGHER
THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE
1,130,000VISITORS PER SEASON
IRONPIGSMINOR LEAGE BASEBALL
PHANTOMSMINOR LEAGE HOCKEY
10 BEST CITIES FOR FAMILIES#5: ALLENTOWN
100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE & LAUNCH A NEW BUSINESS
#58: BETHLEHEM
NORTHEASTPENNSYLVANIA
158 BULLETINS432 POSTERS11 DIGITAL DISPLAYS
DMA: PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, WILKES-BARRE
NORTHEAST, PA
POCONO RACEWAY
25 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY
SKIING • GAMING • WATERPARKS • CAMPING • SO MUCH MORE
MAJOR LEISURE & OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DESTINATION FOR PA, NJ & NY
ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
60% OF RACE FANS VISIT FROM OUT OF STATE
$158,000,000
HOSTS MULTIPLE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES, ARCA RACING SERIES, AND NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACES
ANN ARBOR/DETROITMICHIGAN
119 BULLETINS266 POSTERS13 DIGITAL DISPLAYS3 WALLSCAPES
DMA: DETROIT, TOLEDO, FLINT-SAGINAW
ANN ARBOR/DETROIT, MI
OVER 100,000 FANS HAVE PACKED THE BIG HOUSE FOR EVERY
HOME FOOTBALL GAME SINCE 1975
ANN ARBOR ART FAIRS(4 SIMULTANEOUS EVENTS)
ATTRACT
500,000 VISITORS EVERY JULY
43,000STUDENTS
30,000EMPLOYEES
VISITORS GATHER FOR JANUARY’S
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
AUTO SHOW
TOP 10EMPLOYERSFORD MOTOR CO.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
CHRYSLER
GENERAL MOTORS
U.S. GOVERNMENT
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEMS
C.H.E. TRINITY HEALTH
DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER
BEAUMONT HEALTH SYSTEMS
ST. JOHN PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEMS
F O R T U N E
500 7 GENERAL MOTORS
8 FORD MOTOR CO.
165 TRW AUTOMOTIVE
177 LEAR CORP.
194 PENSKE
273 ALLY FINANCIAL
290 DTE ENERGY
310 AUTOLIV
323 MASCO
351 VISTEON
352 BORGWARNER
446 PULTEGROUP
464 CON-WAY
468 KELLY SERVICES
#2COLLEGE
TOWN
#13TOP 100
BEST PLACES TO LIVE
LANSING, MI
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MSU FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND HOCKEYATTRACT JUST UNDER MILLION FANS EACH YEAR
4.7 MILLION VISITORSEACH YEAR
TOP 10EMPLOYERSSTATE OF MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM
GENERAL MOTORS
LIBERTY NATIONAL LIFE
AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE
MEIJER
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MCLAREN–GREATER LANSING HOSPITAL
DART CONTAINER
F O R T U N E
500 428 AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE
OVER 4,000 DOCTORS
HAVE GRADUATED FROM THEMSU COLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINE
t h o m a s m . c o o l e y l a w s c h o o l
LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN LANSINGLARGEST LAW SCHOOL IN THE NATION
MOST STUDENTS COME FROM OUT-OF-STATE
50,085STUDENTS
11,100EMPLOYEES
MICHIGAN’SSTATE
CAPITAL
KALAMAZOO, MI
TOP 10EMPLOYERSSPECTRUM HEALTH
MEIJER
AMWAY
BRONSON HOSPITAL
BORGESS HOSPITAL
PFIZER
KELLOGG’S
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STRYKER
F O R T U N E
500 198 KELLOGG’S
306 STRYKER
W E S T E R N M I C H I G A NU N I V E R S I T Y
STUDENTS
24, 294
LARGEST AVIATION PROGRAM IN THE U.S.
D IV IS ION I NCAA ATHLETICS
GRAND RAPIDS’
ARTPRIZEATTRACTS ALMOST
400,000 VISITORSIN SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
KALAMAZOO & GRAND RAPIDS ARE HOME TO
19 CRAFT BREWERIES
WE REALLY LOVE BEER
GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
(I’VE GOT A GAL IN)KALAMAZOO
SPENT 8 WEEKS AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD
CHARTS IN 1942
#10BEST PLACE FOR A HEALTHYWORK-LIFEBALANCE
#9AFFORDABLECOLLEGE
TOWN
THE ST. JOSEPH MARKET COVERS
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
HOME OF NOTRE DAME AND THE FIGHTING IRISH
ST. JOSEPH, MI
THE Riviera OF THE MIDWEST
THE TOP LOCATION FOR
SECOND HOMEBUYERSFROM CHICAGO
TOP 10EMPLOYERSLAKELAND REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
WHIRLPOOL
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
FOUR WINDS CASINO RESORT
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER
BERRIEN COUNTY
LECO
LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE
MODINEER COMPANY
BENTON HARBOR AREA SCHOOLS
F O R T U N E
500 153 WHIRLPOOL
TOP TEN AREA FOR
AGRITOURISM • SEASONAL FARMERS MARKETS •
• 15 WINERIES •• LOCAL PRODUCE INCLUDING PLUMS, GRAPES, PEACHES AND CHERRIES •
•A FAVORITE DESTINATION FOR FOODIES
FROM ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
SILVERBEACH
ATTRACTS HUNDREDSOF THOUSANDS
OF VISITORSEVERY YEAR
KENOSHA/RACINE, WI
KENOSHA & RACINE
MAKE UP 20% OF THE
MILWAUKEE MARKET
ARE YOU MISSING OUT?
TOURISTS SPEND $167,000,000
IN KENOSHA COUNTY EACH YEAR
TOP 10EMPLOYERSALL SAINTS HEALTHCARE
S.C. JOHNSON & SON
CNH AMERICA
RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT
KENOSHA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER
UNITED HOSPITAL
DIVERSEY
INSINKERATOR
SNAP-ON
#2BEST PLACE TORAISE A FAMILY
GET A KRINGLEIN RACINE
YOU CAN THANK US LATER
WISCONSIN’S OFFICIAL STATE PASTRY
MADISONWISCONSIN
85 BULLETINS296 POSTERS4 DIGITAL DISPLAYSHENRY VILAS ZOO DISPLAYSMALL DISPLAYS
DMA: MADISON
MADISON, WI
#1BEST JOBMARKET
#1BEST CITY
FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
#1TOP 100 BEST
PLACES TO LIVE
WHAT MADISON LACKS IN SCALE, IT MAKES UP FOR IN A DENSITY OF COOL SH*T!- POP UP AGENCY INNOVATION TOUR
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
43,275 STUDENTS
UW FOOTBALL: 100,000 VISITORS PER GAME
UW BASKETBALL & HOCKEY: 17,000 VISITORS PER GAME
21,727 FACULTY & STAFF
TOP 10EMPLOYERSUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
UW HEALTH | MADISON
EPIC SYSTEMS
AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
KRAFT FOODS
AMERICAN GIRL
TREK BIKES
SPECTRUM BRANDS
DEAN HEALTH SYSTEM
WPS HEALTH INSURANCE
F O R T U N E
500 393 AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
DANE COUNTY’S AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME:
$61K
WISCONSIN AVERAGE: $52KNATIONAL AVERAGE: $53K
PEORIA, IL
GRAND VIEW DRIVE------------
“THE WORLD’SMOST BEAUTIFUL
DRIVE”-TEDDY ROOSEVELT
WINNER OF THE
ALL-AMERICA CITYAWARD
4 TIMES
BRADLEY UNIVERSITYILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
EDGE FOOTBALLTHUNDER HOCKEYRIVERMEN HOCKEY
CORNBELTERS BASEBALLCHIEFS BASEBALL
ILLINOIS STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, AND
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SPORTS FANS VISIT
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
WILL IT PLAYIN PEORIA?
CONSIDERED A PROTOTYPICAL AMERICAN CITY, PEORIA IS A POPULAR TEST MARKET FOR PRODUCTS AND POLITICIANS
5TH BEST A M E R I C A N CITY FOR GOLFB L O O M I N G T O N
TOP 10EMPLOYERS
CATERPILLAR
STATE FARM
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
COUNTRY FINANCIAL
UNIT 5 SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
UNITYPOINT HEALTH
OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 150
ADVOCATE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER
F O R T U N E
500 41 STATE FARM
49 CATERPILLAR
CHAMPAIGN, IL
UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS
PARKLANDCOLLEGE
TOP RANKEDCOMMUNITY
COLLEGE
18,000STUDENTSENROLLEDANNUALLY
COLLEGE FOR INERNATIONALENROLLMENT
ATTENDANCE AT FIGHTING ILLINI
BASKETBALL GAMES
#15IN THE NATION
TOP 50BEST PLACESTO RAISE A
FAMILY
TOP TEN
TECH CITIESOUTSIDE SILICON VALLEY
44,520STUDENTS
10,349EMPLOYEES
TOP 10EMPLOYERSUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN UNIT 4 SCHOOL DISTRICT
KRAFT FOODS
PARKLAND COLLEGE
PLASTIPAK
CHRISTIE CLINIC
HOBBICO
CITY OF CHAMPAIGN
AMDOCS
CARLE COMMUNITY CARE
ILLINOIS MARATHON20,000 RUNNERS
$10 MILLION IN VISITOR SPENDING