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Letter from The EG Chairmen

Thank you for your support of The Enterprise Group in 2016. Your investment

in the Imagine Jackson 2020 campaign has enabled our staff and volunteers to

work with Jackson area business and community leaders to encourage

investment, and create and retain jobs, that will have a positive impact on our

local economy for years to come.

The Enterprise Group Board adopted the Imagine Jackson 2020 plan with an

aggressive goal of assisting in the creation of 1,500 jobs over the course of the

five year plan. As you can see from the enclosed 2016 annual update, the EG

staff assisted over 50 clients who have made commitments to create 650 new

jobs and invest over $88 million in Jackson County. Thanks to the health of our

area businesses, our unemployment rate dropped to nearly 4% and there are

almost 70,000 people employed in Jackson County.

The EG would not be in a position to support this business growth and

expansion without your investment in our five year initiative. We would

welcome your input or any questions or comments you might have about our

efforts or the enclosed information.

Again, thank you for your generous support!

Sincerely,

Dan Phelan Jason Sanders

Chair Immediate Past Chair

Indirect Jobs

to be Created 782$88.8652

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2017 EG Executive

Committee

Daniel Phelan, Chairman

Jackson College

Jason Sanders, Immediate

Past Chairman

Arctaris Michigan Partners

Hendrik Schuur, Treasurer

Henry Ford Health

Systems/Allegiance Health

Mark Alyea

Alro Steel

Tim Levy

Industrial Steel Treating

Mike Overton

Jackson County

Tim Sparks

Consumers Energy

Tim Rogers, President & CEO

The Enterprise Group of

Jackson, Inc.

EG Staff:

Amy L. Torres, Vice President

of Economic Development

Debbie Kelly, Director of

Marketing

Michelle Alexander, Office

Manager

Kim Langenberg, PTAC

Program Director

100 E. Michigan Avenue

Suite 1100

www.enterprisegroup.org

517-788-4455

HERE’S WHAT

WE DO…

THE ENTERPRISE GROUP OF JACKSON, INC.

2016 YEAR IN REVIEW

We help businesses start and

relocate to Jackson County

We help existing

businesses thriveWe are the go-to source for

Jackson County economic data

We work hard to find

Jackson residents work

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EG Staff continues to work with Jackson County, Summit Township, Blackman Charter Township,

and representatives from the private sector regarding development options for future US127 South

and County Farm Road properties.

The EG is a participant on a steering committee with business and education partners to develop a

local Work Ethic Certificate Program focused on enhancing the soft skills of graduating high school

seniors.

Site & Infrastructure Development.

Workforce Development.

MI Unemployment Rate

Jackson CountyUnemployment Rate

Unemployment Data

Dec. 2016

Dec. 2012

Dec. 2009

4.3%8.1%

13.8%

4.4%

Jackson County Economic Overview for 2016 Annual Highlights: • Average Monthly Unique Job Openings = 3,273

• Top job openings: #1)Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers; #2)Registered Nurses; and #3)Retail Salespersons.• Median Family Income; Jan. 2016 is $58,432

• Median Hourly Earnings; Jan. 2017 is $20.01/hour

Source: 2015-2016 Jackson Economic Overview; Emsi Q1 2017 Data Set provided by Michigan Works! Southeast; and U.S. Census Bureau January 2016

EG Staff oversaw the approval process for the Parma Local Development Finance Authority

(PLDFA) Tax Increment Finance (TIF) and Development Plan Amendment No. 4, which was

approved by the Village of Parma in October 2016. Bids for Phase I are anticipated to go out on

April 1, 2017. The improvements will enable the Parma-Sandstone Certified Business Park to

accommodate future MACI expansions, and allow for development of the remaining vacant

parcels.

8.7%13.5%

Workforce Development.The EG, along with each economic development partner within the Greater

Ann Arbor Region 9, was awarded a grant from Michigan Works! Southeast

for workforce, skilled training and business development. The grant will allow

regional economic development partners and Michigan Works! Staff to better

coordinate efforts to meet area employers’ workforce needs.

2016 Brownfield Totals:

$44.1 Million New Investment

209 New Jobs Committed

127 Retained/Saved Jobs

Over $215,000 in Grant Funds

committed to Projects.

Spotlight on Airmaster Fan Company Airmaster Fan Company’s history originates in 1886 as the first electrical fan was patented by the Diehl

Fan Company. During the next hundred years, Airmaster acquired the Chelsea, Brundage and Power

Line Fan companies and marketed each brand separately. To streamline operations, sales and marketing

of circulation/ventilation products were consolidated in 2002 to one name, Airmaster Fan Company.

In 2013, Airmaster was purchased by another family business from Germany, the Maico group. The

Maico group is a globally recognized leader in ventilation products and they are known for their product

quality, reliability and reputation. Maico also brings additional new market opportunity, fan innovation and

product expertise to Airmaster.

Under new leadership, Benjamin Braitsch, the new President of Airmaster, worked closely with EG Staff

for site relocation assistance, and to discuss expansion plans to accommodate their growth. In 2016,

Airmaster, and their 30 existing employees, moved across town to the former American Corrugated

facility at 9229 S. Meridian Road on US 127 in Columbia Township. EG Staff collaborated and led the

effort with Consumers Energy and Comcast to ensure internet service was provided to their new location.

Thanks to Airmaster Fan Company for their investment!

“From finding a new location to making sure we were finally connected to High-Speed internet, The EG

was a top-notch economic development team connecting all the dots for us. Without The EG’s support,

we would not have been able to push this project as much as we did. Their efforts helped us look forward

to completing our move on time without any extra expenses.” Benjamin Braitsch, President & CEO

Brownfield Redevelopment.

Brownfield Projects in 2016Apollo ExpressBook Exchange

Crown IndustrialJackson County Fairgrounds

Jackson Elm Holding Co.Jackson Gospel Hall Church

Old Irish MillSmalley Construction

Ultimate Auto504 S. West Avenue Project

2016 EG Investor Spotlight

THE EG100 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100Jackson, Michigan 49201 www.enterprisegroup.org 517-788-4455

Airmaster Fan/Alro Steel Corporation/Ann Arbor State Bank/Arbor North Living Center/Art Moehn Auto Group/Automated Logistics Systems/Baker College/Blackman Charter Township/Blackman Charter Township

BDDA/Blackman Charter Township BLDFA/Caster Concepts/Columbia Township/Comerica Bank/Commonwealth Associates/Commonwealth

Commerce Center/Consumers Energy/County National Bank/CP Federal Credit Union/Daniel L. Jacob & Co./Dawn Food Products/Dickinson Wright,

PLLC./Diversified Precision Products/Economic Development Corp. of Jackson County/ELCo Enterprises, Inc./Elm Plating Company/Emmons Service,

Inc./Englewood Electric/Envirologic/Experience Jackson/Fifth Third Bank/Flagstar Bank/Gerdau Special Steel N.A. /Grass Lake Charter

Township/Great Lakes Industry/Hanover Township/Henrietta Township/Henry Ford Allegiance Health/Holiday Inn/Industrial Steel Treating/I.T.C. Holdings Corporation/Jackson Area Association of Realtors/Jackson College/Jackson

Community Ambulance/Jackson County/Jackson County BRA/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce/JTV, Inc./J.V. Butterfield Investments/Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub/Lally Group/Liberty Township/Local Logic Media/Lomar Machine/Marcoux,

Allen, Schomer, Bower, Nichols, Kendall & Lindsey, P.C./Markowski & Co./Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc.(MACI)/Michigan International

Speedway (MIS)/Michigan Works! Southeast/Napoleon Township/Northstar Capital, LLC./O’Harrow Construction/Orbitform/OSB Community Bank/Parma LDFA/Parma Township/Peak Manufacturing/Petty Machine & Tool/Phil & Pat

Willis/Pioneer Foundry/PNC Bank/R. W. Mercer Company Inc./Rehmann/Richmond Brothers/Salco Engineering & Mfg./Smith Group

JJR/Spring Arbor Township/Spring Arbor University/Summit Township/Technique, Inc./The Huntington National Bank/TransPharm Preclinical

Solutions/Walton Insurance Group/William Abbott, Attorney

THANK YOU EG IMAGINE JACKSON 2020 INVESTORS

Imagine Jackson 2020: 2016 - Year One

New Jobs and Investment

163

Imagine Jackson 2020

Goal =1500New Jobs

209

280

2016 Total=652 New Jobs

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

PTAC Brownfield Business Ret./Exp./Attraction2 2016 Total

Brownfield Projects$44.1 Million Investment

209 new jobs

2016 TOTALS:$88.8 Million Investment

652 new jobs

PTAC Awards$8.1 Million Investment

163 new/retained jobs

Business Retention/ Expansion/Attraction$36.6 Million Investment

280 new jobs

 2016 EG and Community Accomplishments

2016 Development Projects Jobs Created (Committed) Jobs Retained (Committed) Investment (Committed)

EG Attraction/Retention/Exp. Projects for 2016

Vista Grande Villa 0 0 $1,400,000.00

Airmaster Fan 0 21 not available

CMC Camshaft Machine Co. 0 45 $2,000,000.00

Multimatic Inmet 80 0 not available

Crankshaft Machine Group 7 0 $1,500,000.00

Lomar Machine & Tool Company 18 24 $2,500,000.00

Petty Machine  & Tool Inc. 5 46 $190,000.00

Inosencio & Fisk 0 0 $1,000,000.00

Home 2 Suites 20 0 $4,000,000.00

Commonwealth Associates 150 150 $24,000,000.00

2016 EG TOTALS: 280 286 $36,590,000.00

JCBRA 2016 PROJECTSThe Book Exchange 5 5 not available

Crown Industrial Services Inc. 85 0 $2,799,000.00

Apollo Express 0 89 $200,000.00

Ultimate Auto Repair 3 3 $200,000.00

American Tooling Center, Inc. (ATC) 20 24 $800,000.00

KDs Tire and Auto ‐ 504 S. West Ave. 3 0 $70,000.00

Jackson County Fairgrounds 1 1 $28,000,000.00

Smalley Construction Inc. 4 5 $786,240.00

Jackson Gospel Hall Church 0 0 $750,000.00

Old Irish Mill 88 0 $10,500,000.00

2016 JCBRA TOTALS: 209 127 $44,105,240.00

PTAC 2016 PROJECTSPTAC ‐ 1st Quarter 14 0 $694,785.00

PTAC ‐ 2nd Quarter 9 0 $495,019.00

PTAC ‐ 3rd Quarter  89 0 $4,443,351.00

PTAC ‐ 4th Quarter 51 0 $2,549,044.00

2016 PTAC TOTALS*: 163 0 $8,182,199.00

2016 EG TOTALS FOR REPORTING 652 413 $88,877,439.00652 x 1.2 = 782 Indirect Jobs created as a result. 

DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS* ‐ Additional Jackson County Successes for 2016Dollar General 0 0 $1,000,000.00

East Jackson School District 0 0 $750,000.00

Baker College of Jackson 10 4 $4,100,000.00

Center for Family Health 0 0 $450,000.00

Mag‐tec Casting Corporation 0 0 $225,000.00

Kinder Morgan 0 0 $1,150,000.00

Consumers Energy Headquarters 0 0 $123,541.00

Elm Plating 0 0 $298,890.00

Apartment Building/Grocery Store 1‐3 stories 0 0 $5,000,000.00

The Glick Building Mixed‐Use Development ‐ Apartments/Condos 4+ stories 0 0 $5,000,000.00

2016 DODGE DATA TOTALS: 10 4 $18,097,431.00

GRAND TOTAL FOR 2016 662 417 $106,974,870.00

*Dodge Data & Analytics is a construction subscription service The EG utilizes to ensure all Jackson County Projects are reported. 

The EG is normally NOT involved in these projects but Staff reports to the MEDC on an annual basis for Jackson County successes for the Governer's Cup competition.

*The PTAC investment total reflects actual contract awards for the Quarter ‐ not individual companies. Job numbers are new and/or retained. The totals are not separated. 

Current as of 01/20/17