The document provides an economic update for the Columbus region for July 2013. It summarizes project and business development activity for the month, including 18 new projects started and 39 business retention and expansion visits conducted. Data on job numbers, unemployment rates, housing sales, and commercial real estate vacancy rates and rents for the region is also presented. Case studies highlight new investments and expansions by companies like Lululemon, Avnet, and InfoMotion Sports Technologies.

1. MONTHLY
ECONOMIC
UPDATE
2013
JULY
2013
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2. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2013
PROJECTS JULY 2013 AND YEAR-TO-DATE
JULY 2013 PERFORMANCE
FIRST-TIME VISITS (2012 vs. 2013)
NUMBER OF PROJECTS STARTED
(2012 vs. 2013)
JULY 2013
18 projects started
15
50
44
12
- 138 year to date
40
6 first time visits
27 24
30 25
24
25
2120
19
19
20
11
30
12
18
16
9
23
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012
6 6
5
6
7
10
10
9
28
20
11
6
4
4
7
6 6
44
2
3
6
3
4
2
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013
2012
2013
CASE STUDY: LULULEMON
Vancouver, British Columbia-based lululemon will open
its second U.S. distribution center in the city of
Columbus. The retailer of yoga-inspired athletic apparel
will invest $26.5 million and create 170 new jobs with $6
million in payroll.
The distribution center will service most, if not all, of the
Jobs:
170 created
Eastern and Central time zones, supporting lulelemon's
Capital investment:
$26.5 million
aggressive retail and e-commerce growth. The company
Facilities:
Distribution center
selected the Columbus Region over other locations
based on its quality workforce and competitive costs of
doing business.
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3. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2013
ACTIVE PROJECTS AS OF JULY 31, 2013
TOTAL ACTIVE PROJECTS
(128 PROJECTS)
EXPANSION PROJECTS:
PROJECTS BY SOURCE
EXPANSION PROJECTS:
PROJECTS BY SECTOR
EXPANSION PROJECTS:
DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL
35
10%
30
26
20
22%
47%
12%
21
25
15
9
10
53%
68%
4
5
88%
0
Columbus 2020
New
Existing
Domestic
Local ED partners
International
JobsOhio
ATTRACTION PROJECTS:
SUSPECTS AND PROSPECTS
ATTRACTION PROJECTS:
PROJECTS BY SOURCE
ATTRACTION PROJECTS:
PROJECTS BY SECTOR
ATTRACTION PROJECTS:
DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL
80
70
3%
59
60
40
50
34
35
9%
30
40
25
30
20
20
15
9
10
10
88%
0
Suspect
16
32%
5
68%
5
0
Prospect
Suspects = Projects identified and
qualified via direct dialogue with the
company or consultant representing the
company.
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Columbus 2020
Local ED partners
Domestic
International
JobsOhio
Prospects = Projects qualified,
parameters defined and the company or
consultant has visited the Region.
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BUSINESS ATTRACTION | DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
JULY 2013 COMPLETED ACTIVITIES
Chicago: The 2020 team held meetings with an international
corporate venture investor and a venture capital firm.
Columbus: The 2020 team hosted several consultants and site
selector advisors for visits to the Columbus market as well as visits
by an international journalist and four national journalists.
AUGUST 2013 PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Salt Lake City
Logistics Development Forum
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS:
Detroit, New York
ACTIVE PROJECT MEETINGS:
Cleveland, Seattle
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5. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2013
BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION | JULY 2013
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
VISITS CONDUCTED BY LOCATION
JULY 2013 Performance:
15
16
14
39 Visits in June (230 YTD)
10
9
10
12
8
5
6
8
Columbus
2020 only
56%
7
4
2
0
36%
9
4
4
8%
19
20
16
12
Visits conducted by:
VISITS CONDUCTED BY SECTOR
0
Columbus
Local ED
partner only
Dublin
All other
Franklin
County
All other
Region
Both 2020
and LEDO
CASE STUDY: AVNET, INC.
Avnet, Inc., one of the world's largest electronics
distributors, announced that it will consolidate four
existing facilities in the Columbus Region into one
facility in Obetz. In addition to consolidating the
current 350-employee Columbus Region workforce,
Avnet will invest $2.5 million in equipment and add
up to 300 more employees.
Jobs:
300 created
Capital investment: $2.5 million
Facility:
Distribution center
a dozen service companies in the past 18 months, all
part of an aggressive effort to develop a full -service
offering for its customers. Avnet selected the
Columbus Region over other areas in the U.S. based
on its strategic location for logistics and access to
workforce.
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6. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2013
BUSINESS CREATION
NEW BUSINESS REGISTRATION*
1500
1,363
BUSINESS DISSOLUTIONS,
SURRENDERS, WITHDRAWALS
PATENTS BY REGION INVENTORS
& ASSIGNEES
300
1,319
238
250
1250
1,074
1,114
1000
200
91
191
186
99
85
80
180
150
100
750
24
18
27
20
50
500
0
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Inventor
Mar
Source: Ohio Secretary of State
*Note: Registrations are only an indicator of business formation and do not represent actual new businesses. For example, a registration may be filed to
reserve a business name or for other reasons in advance of a potential business. Dissolutions, surrenders and withdrawals do not include mergers,
consolidations, reinstatements and other changes that may lead to a loss of a business. In addition, not all businesses that close make a filing.
Assignee
Apr
May
June
Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
CASE STUDY: INFOMOTION SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES
Dublin-based InfoMotion Sports Technologies Inc. recently
closed a $3.5 million Series A investment round. The funding will
help InfoMotion's consumer launch of its 94Fifty basketball
product. The 94Fifty basketballs have embedded sensors that
track speed and force of dribbling, release angle, rotation and
other key elements of the physics of good ball-handling and
shooting. To date, the company has marketed the product to
college teams.
On July 17, InfoMotion announced a distribution and product
partnership with Spalding, the world's largest baseketball
equipment supplier. The new investment will help build upon
this opportunity. The company initially located to the Columbus
Region in part because of an Innovation Ohio Loan Fund, which
provided $750,000 in early-stage capital.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS
COLUMBUS IN THE NEWS
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICY & ADVOCACY
Columbus metro area job numbers at all -time high
$3 billion to fast-track Ohio highway projects
Ohio leaders show support for air bases' funding
On July 22, Governor Kasich unveiled a new
Political, military and economic leaders throughout
transportation funding plan for 41 projects across
the state are defending Ohio's Air Force and
Ohio. Of the $3 billion to be spent over six years,
Air National Guard base units in preparation of
Central Ohio projects amount to $572 million.
federal budget cuts. Four members of the National
The Columbus metro area has continued to gain jobs and
set record highs since recovering its losses from the
recession in May 2012. http://bit.ly/16SKKHf
Columbus no. 15 aspirational city
Commission on the Structure of the Air Force
New analysis ranks Columbus in the top 15 in the U.S. based
Key projects in the Columbus Region supported by
on job growth, unemployment, quality of life, and
the plan include the U.S. 23/I-270/SR 315
demographics. http://thebea.st/13qYgyQ
interchange in northern Franklin County, I-70/71 in
Columbus, U.S. 33 in Fairfield County, and ISix Columbus Region hospitals in national rankings
U.S. News & World Report's list of best hospitals includes six
270/U.S. 33 in Dublin.
heard testimony July 30 from leaders advocating
for continued funding of Ohio's air bases, including
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. Columbus
Chamber President & CEO Michael Dalby testified
that the state has invested in supporting these
bases and are ready to support any expansion.
from the Region, topped by The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center. http://bit.ly/fVgrbB
Columbus highlighted as a fashion hub
USA Today covers the Columbus Region's fashion
companies, from the retail giants headquartered here to
independent boutiques. http://usat.ly/16uA9jV
For all of the latest news, visit:
http://columbusregion.com/news-events-reports/in-themedia
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8. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2013
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DATA
NUMBER EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (June 2013)
Continuing
6.5% (+0.2)
Madison
18,942 (+141)
6.1% (+0.1)
Franklin
593,897 (+4,188)
7.6% (+0.3)
Pickaway
22,803 (+164)
1,400
12,000
1,200
11,000
1,000
6.8% (+0.4)
Licking
80,173 (+635)
6.1% (+0.0)
Fairfield
70,863 (+538)
7/27
7/20
7/13
7/6
Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
(AS OF JULY 31)
Use
Vacancy
Rate
Direct
Asking Rent
(per sf)
Office
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
Statistics, Seasonally Adjusted
6/29
0
6/22
200
6/15
400
7,000
6/8
600
8,000
6/1
800
9,000
6,000
6.9% (-0.0)
Knox
27,868 (+75)
10,000
5/25
5.5% (+0.1)
Union
25,714 (+204)
5.2% (+0.2)
Delaware
91,109 (+759)
1,600
13,000
7.7% (+0.4)
Morrow
16,213 (+145)
1,800
14,000
5/18
7.7% (+0.2)
Marion
26,904 (-620)
2,000
15,000
6.5% (+0.1)
Logan
21,710 (-89)
Number
employed
residents
(Jun 2013)
New
16,000
5/11
Change
from
Jun 2012 to
Jun 2013
5/4
Unemployment
rate
(Jun 2013)
NUMBER OF WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
(WEEK ENDING 5/4/13 TO WEEK ENDING 7/27/13)
7.0%
16.0%
3,946
3,346
$184K $196K
3,721
3,161
2,545
2,810
$15.43
Industrial
HOUSING SALES
$2.95
Retail
10.0%
$9.28
New
Listings
In
Contracts
Jun 2012
Source: Xceligent
Closed
Sales
Average
Sales Price
Jun 2013
Source: Columbus Board of Realtors
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