“Research, Education & Economic Impact…Making the Future Brighter for NE Tennessee”

ETSU Workshop

Millennium Centre - Johnson City, TN

March 20, 2013

Jobs4TN

Ultimate Goal

Tennessee Becomes

No. 1 in the Southeast

for High-Quality Jobs

Strategy #1

Prioritizing Key Clusters &

Existing Businesses

Strategy #2

Establishing Regional

“Jobs Base Camps”

Strategy #3

Reducing Business

Regulation

Strategy #4

Investing in Innovation

Jobs4TN Plan

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2011 Private Sector Job Growth

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0.4%

0.7%

1.6%

-0.4%

1.8% 1.0%

1.2%

0.3%

2.5%

1.0%

0.5%

Source: 12 Month Private Sector Growth Rate, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

-0.2% 0.1%

Kingsley Brock (Senior Advisor)Kingsley Brock serves as Senior Advisor of Special Projects to the Commissioner. Formerly, Brock was assistant commissioner for business development after having served in economic development at ECD for the past ten years. Kingsley has served as lead recruiter on a number of significant projects including Federated Department Stores, Oreck, Verizon Wireless, Hemlock Semiconductor and Jackson National Life Insurance. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University and resides in Nashville with his three children. Kingsley will manage ECD’s business development functions, project managers, field staff, FastTrack and film and entertainment functions.

Brenda Pfeiffer (Project Manager) Recruitment: Key ActivitiesTarget Sector: Automotive, Chemicals and ManufacturingBrenda Pfeiffer is currently a national recruitment specialist for ECD, having successfully managed more than 100 economic development projects since 2007 with capital investments totaling more than $500 million. Prior to joining ECD, she worked as economic development director for Hickman County where she successfully recruited more than 500 new jobs and $125 million in new capital investment. She is a graduate of Oakland University in Rochester, MI and in 2004 graduated from the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma.

Toby Compton (Project Manager)Target Sectors: Transportation, Warehouse and Logistics; Back Office ServicesToby Compton comes to ECD from the Office of the Mayor in Nashville where he has served as legislative director since 2007. A graduate of Lipscomb University and Cumberland University, Compton advised Nashville’s mayor on legislative issues in the Tennessee General Assembly as well as a broad array of municipal boards and commissions. He gained recognition for his management of Nashville’s Emergency Operations Center during the flood of 2010.

John Butler (Project Manager)Target Sector: International CompaniesJohn Butler is currently an international projects specialist for ECD with responsibility for handling foreign direct investment projects in Tennessee and manages a portfolio totaling more than $500 million in potential capital investment in the state. He was formerly vice president of international development for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and managed export policy for the state of Tennessee during the mid-90’s and is a graduate of the University of Westminster-London

Gina Brown (Project Manager)Target Sector: Healthcare and HeadquartersGina Brown currently works as a jobs development specialist at ECD with responsibility for projects in the Middle Tennessee region. She has been with ECD since 2008 and has successfully managed large scale investments such as Loews Hotels Shared Services Center, 3M and Asurion and currently manages projects representing more than $150 million in potential capital investment in Tennessee. Brown is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

2013 Recruitment Team

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2012 Recruitment Events

• SEUS-Japan Annual Meeting: The Governor and Commissioner will lead a delegation of economic development and business leaders to the SEUS-Japan meeting in Tokyo on September 13-15, 2012.

• Dinners at the Governor’s Residence: Governor Haslam will host a series of dinners for CEOs at the Governor’s residence. Dinners currently being planned focus on the healthcare information technology sector and companies headquartered in Tennessee.

• Out-of-State Recruitment Trips: The Governor and Commissioner will make several out-of-state recruitment trips to key markets including California, Dallas, and New York City.

• New Marketing Materials: ECD will produce a series of new marketing materials focused on each of the state’s target sectors. These materials will be available in electronic and hard copy in Spring 2012.

• New Site Selection Consultant Newsletter: ECD will launch a new recruitment newsletter targeting site selection consultants. This quarterly newsletter will focus on the state’s incentives, available sites, and recently located projects.

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FastTrack Economic Development Fund

• Governor Haslam proposed a total of $80 million in new FastTrack funding in the 2012 legislative session

• These new grants are highly flexible and could be used for a wide array of purposes including relocation costs, building repairs, retrofitting, and temporary office space

• These new grants are intended to be used in exceptional circumstances, when the company investment will have a disproportionate impact on the region

• These grants will be subject to the same public reporting requirements as other FastTrack programs

FastTrack Economic Development Grants

INCITE Innovation Initiative

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Entrepreneurship Capital

Technology

INCITE Initiative(Innovation, Commercialization, Investment,

Technology and Entrepreneurship)

The Governor announced his INCITE Initiative on May 5, 2011 at the TTDC Annual Conference.

Startup Tennessee

Regional Accelerators

Co-Investment Fund

Governor’s Innovation ConferenceJune 2013

NE Tennessee Regional Accelerator

Contact:

Dave Lawrence, Executive Director

2109 W. Market Street, Suite 140

Johnson City, TN 37614

(423) 439-8135

dave@accelnow.com

• TNTrade is the state’s new export promotion initiative for small and medium-sized businesses

• TNTrade is administered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

• TNTrade connects Tennessee companies to organizations that provide services to help businesses enter new markets.

Please visit http://tn.gov/ecd/tntrade for more information

TNTrade Initiative

Export Growth in Tennessee

Exports contributed to more than 46% of the U.S. economy’s

growth between 2009-2011.

In Tennessee, an increase of roughly $144, 000 worth of

exports creates one quality job.

Export Program

Tennessee Trade Academy

4 Export Assistance Offices

3 Export Specialists

9 Regional Directors

Trade Missions

Capitalizing on Opportunities

Canada

Foreign Investment Representative

Mexico

Export Assistance Office

United Kingdom

Export Assistance Office and Foreign

Investment Representative

Germany

Export Assistance Office and Foreign

Investment Representative

China

Export Assistance Office

Japan

Foreign Investment Representative

Community Involvement

Work closely with ECD Regional

Teams

Export officers will tour all

three Grand Divisions in

February

Refer potential export companies to ECD

Goal of a 10% increase in exportsPoint 3

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2013 Rural Economic Development Initiatives

SelectTN Sites

Retail, Tourism & Agriculture

ThreeStar

• ECD launched the SelectTN Sites program in Spring 2012 to certify high-quality sites across the state through a respected national site selection firm

• ECD will aggressively market SelectTN Sites to site selection consultants and companies, helping create a level playing field for all high-quality sites across the state

• ECD enhanced its Tennessee Main Street, Tennessee Downtowns and Retire Tennessee programs to focus on supporting tourism and retail development. ECD also strengthened its partnerships with the Tennessee Department of Tourism and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture

• ECD launched a revised program to better your communities by improving in 3-5 key areas

Measurable: Annual Scorecard

3 SCORED AREAS 2 ACTIVITY BASED AREAS

• Annually participate in two ECD events or programs such as Governor’s Conference, Rural Development Summits, Main Street, Tennessee Downtowns, Retire-TN or submit a CDBG

• Joint Economic Development Board meets statute requirements

• Budget adopted on time per governing statue.

• File annual cash flow forecast with Comptroller’s office.

• File debt management policy with Comptroller’s office.

• Create or maintain an Audit Committee.

• Decrease crime rate per 1,000 inhabitants

• TBI data, released in April/May of each year is used for this metric.

• Statewide we had a 2% decrease in crime from 2010-2011

• Increase in % of 3rd - 8th grade students scoring proficient or advanced in math

• Scores are released annually in July/August

• 126 of 136 school districts had improvement from 2010 -2011

• BMI Scores of 8th Graders

• Scores are released in July/August. All 136 school districts collect data annually.

Jobs & Economic

Development

Fiscal Strength & Efficient

GovernmentPublic Safety

Education & Workforce

Development

Health & Welfare

ThreeStar

Business Development (Statewide)

ECD Projects 2013 To Date 2012 Annual 2011 Annual

New 4 39 35

Expansions 17 152 105

Total Projects 21 191 140

New Project Jobs 772 5,174 7,252

Expansion Jobs 2,118 14,888 10,923

Total Jobs 2,890 20,062 18,175

New Project Investment $109,938,467 $473,003,364 $1,002,948,938

Expansion Investment $533,667,105 $2,707,195,739 $2,391,990,958

Total Investment $643,605,572 $3,180,199,103 $3,394,939,896

ECDProjects Pipeline Projects

Projects 188

Jobs 25,069

Investment $6,877,796,051

2013 Business Development Pipeline (Statewide)

ECDProjects Pipeline Projects

Projects 12

Jobs 758

Investment $299,473,716

2013 NE Region Pipeline (2013 To Date)

Iliff McMahan, Jr.Regional Director

Northeast TN Regiono/ 423.434.0157c/ 423.290.1520

iliff.mcmahan@tn.gov

Contact Information

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