Kenny McDonald, president and chief economic officer of Columbus 2020, shares the latest economic progress in the Columbus Region and provides context with national and global trends.

1. COLUMBUS 2020
INVESTOR UPDATE
March 17, 2016

2. At just the right moment,
I light the match.”
-Mia Hamm
“I am building a fire,
and every day I train,
I add more fuel.

3. 10-YEAR GOALS
CAPITAL INVESTMENTNET NEW JOBS PER CAPITA INCOME
Goal: 150,000
Pace: 187,797
Goal: $8B
Pace: $11.69B
Goal: 30%
Pace: 46%
Current: 111,113 Current: $7.11B Current: 17%

4. NET JOB GROWTH, 2010-2015
METRO JOBS
Denver 188,700
Austin 177,800
Nashville 149,300
Columbus 118,900
Indianapolis 106,700
Kansas City 80,900
Cincinnati 80,500
St. Louis 72,300
Louisville 63,800
Richmond 61,100
Cleveland 58,200
Pittsburgh 47,600
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

5. NET JOB GROWTH, 2010-2015
The Columbus
metro ranks No. 17
among the country’s
50 largest metros in
private sector job
growth percentage
from 2010 to 2015
Columbus
+15.8%
San Jose
+22.7%
Denver
+18.6%
Nashville
+22.9%

6. SCORING TECH TALENT
“The Columbus Region stands out, with a greater number of tech degrees
completed than in major markets like Philadelphia or Dallas/Ft. Worth.”
1 Silicon Valley 4.32
2 Seattle 2.66
3 Washington, D.C. 2.52
4 San Francisco 2.25
5 San Francisco peninsula 2.25
6 Austin 2.24
7 Raleigh-Durham 2.01
Concentration of tech talent
(location quotient relative to U.S.)
8 Boston 1.96
9 Denver 1.59
10 Baltimore 1.56
11 Edison (NJ) 1.48
12 San Diego 1.46
13 Oakland 1.44
14 Columbus 1.42
15 Dallas/Ft. Worth 1.41

7. TOP 10 METROS
FOR NEW AND EXPANDED FACILITIES
1. Houston
2. Chicago
3. Dallas-Fort Worth
4. Atlanta
5. Detroit
6. Pittsburgh
7. Philadelphia
8. Cincinnati
9. Kansas City
10. Columbus
1. Chicago
2. Houston
3. Dallas-Fort Worth
4. Atlanta
5. Detroit
6. Cincinnati
7. Kansas City
8. Columbus
9. Philadelphia
10. New York-Newark-
Jersey City
1. Chicago
2. Houston
3. Cincinnati
4. Atlanta
5. Dallas-Fort Worth
6. New York-Newark-
Jersey City
7. Columbus
8. Detroit
9. Louisville
10. Kansas City
1. Chicago
2. Houston
3. Dallas-Fort Worth
4. Cincinnati
5. Columbus
6. Detroit
7. Louisville
8. Atlanta
9. Charlotte
10. Kansas City
2012 2013 2014 2015

8. San
Francisco
Denver
Austin
Kansas City
PittsburghColumbus
Portland
SMART CITIES
CHALLENGE FINALISTS

9. U.S. EXPORTS, 1960-2015
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
$million
Source: Census Bureau
U.S. companies exported $2.2 trillion in
goods and services in 2015, down slightly
from the past two years but still far above
historical levels

10. 0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
$million
U.S. NET FDI, 1980-2015
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Note: Net FDI equals greenfield investment, expansions and acquisitions minus closures, reductions and dispositions back to domestic ownership.
Through 3 quarters of 2015, the U.S.
reached record levels of FDI ($322bn)

11. FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANY
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN 2015
25 companies committed 1,100 jobs and invested $550M in the Region

12. PIPELINE
147 ACTIVE PROJECTS
Attraction vs. Expansion Stage
26%
74%
ExpansionAttraction
Sales
Deal
Offer
App/Accept
71
52
12
12

13. PIPELINE BY SECTOR
MANUFACTURING (55 PROJECTS)
 46 attraction; 9 expansion
 21 domestic; 34 international
 Primary clusters:
 Automotive
 Food and beverage
 Plastics and packaging
 92,000+ sq. ft. average facility size
37%

14. PIPELINE BY SECTOR
BUSINESS SERVICES (52 PROJECTS)
 29 attraction; 23 expansion
 38 domestic; 14 international
 HQ (19)
 Back Office and Call Center (33)
 BioHealth/Healthcare
 Financial Services
 Analytics/Information Services
36%

15. PIPELINE BY SECTOR
TECHNOLOGY (12 PROJECTS)
 9 attraction; 3 expansion
 R&D (2)
 Data Center (5)
 IT/Software (5)
8%

16. PIPELINE BY SECTOR
LOGISTICS (28 PROJECTS)
 25 attraction; 3 expansion
 Majority retail and/or e-commerce
 Average requirement 325,000 sq. ft.
 Most common 100-200k sq. ft.
 4 projects 500,000+ sq. ft.
19%

17. CAMPAIGNING FOR JOBS AND
INVESTMENT

18. INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

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