Columbus 2020 chief economic officer Kenny McDonald presented the latest progress toward the organization's goals to investors and ED411 attendees on December 6, 2013.

1. INVESTOR UPDATE
December 6, 2013

2. PROGRESS: JOB CREATION
995,599
workers
More people are
working in our region
now than ever before

3. PROGRESS: JOB CREATION
2010 through August 2013
The Region is
growing jobs at an
unprecedented
pace
53,158
NEW JOBS
35.4% of goal
150,000
GOAL
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000

4. PROGRESS: CAPITAL INVESTMENT
2010 through September 2013
$3.61
billion
$3.61 BILLION
Technology,
machinery, land and
buildings

5. CLOSING THE GAP: PER CAPITA INCOME
$45,000
$42,298
$40,000
$39,549
$35,000
$30,759
$30,000
$30,319
Our biggest
challenge
$25,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Columbus Region
U.S.

6. PROGRESS: PER CAPITA INCOME
Per capita income, 2013 YTD project wins vs. baseline
29%
increase
Average annual salary of all
jobs created or retained in 2013
is $49,656 – 29 percent higher
than the 2010 baseline

7. COLUMBUS REGION RANKINGS

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

8. HOW ARE WE DOING IT?

9. WE ARE MEETING THE MARKET
45 business development missions to 31 cities and 6 countries

10. WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN

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

11. WE ARE WINNING EVERY DAY

12. WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER
Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford

13. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

14. LOOKING AHEAD

Continue to execute the plan

Become a global center for investment and trade

Prepare, prepare, prepare

15. THANK YOU
Columbus 2020
150 S. Front St., Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
columbusregion.com | 614-225-6063