INVESTOR UPDATE

December 6, 2013

More people are working in our region now than ever before

995,599workers

PROGRESS: JOB CREATION

PROGRESS: JOB CREATION

150,000

53,158

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000

GOAL

NEW JOBS

35.4% of goal

2010 through August 2013 The Region is

growing jobs at an unprecedented

pace

PROGRESS: CAPITAL INVESTMENT

2010 through September 2013

$3.61 BILLION

Technology, machinery, land and buildings

$3.61 billion

CLOSING THE GAP: PER CAPITA INCOME

$30,759

$39,549

$30,319

$42,298

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

$45,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Columbus Region

U.S.

Our biggest challenge

Average annual salary of all jobs created or retained in 2013 is $49,656 – 29 percent higher

than the 2010 baseline

Per capita income, 2013 YTD project wins vs. baseline

29% increase

PROGRESS: PER CAPITA INCOME

No. 2 in the U.S. for Job Creation -Gallup, March 2013

Top 10 Metro for Job Growth

-Wells Fargo, September 2013

Top 10 Metro for Facility Location -Site Selection, March 2013

No. 5 in the U.S. for Job Opportunities -Forbes, April 2013

Top 10 City for Finding Employment -Forbes, July 2013

Top7 Intelligent Community

-Intelligent Communities Forum, April 2013

Top 10 Coolest Cities in the Midwest -MSN, February 2013

COLUMBUS REGION RANKINGS

HOW ARE WE DOING IT?

45 business development missions to 31 cities and 6 countries

WE ARE MEETING THE MARKET

More than 40% of our pipeline consists of existing companies Personal interviews with nearly 500 local companies Surveys of our economic base to determine challenges and

opportunities

Analysis of our regional workforce

Analysis of our region’s export economy

Analysis of our international connections

WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN

WE ARE WINNING EVERY DAY

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Henry Ford

WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Continue to execute the plan Become a global center for investment and trade

Prepare, prepare, prepare

LOOKING AHEAD

THANK YOU

Columbus 2020

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Columbus, OH 43215

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