Our March 2013 monthly report, with updates on jobs, new projects, and more in the Columbus Region.

1. MONTHLY
ECONOMIC
UPDATE
2013
MAR
2013
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2. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
PROJECTS MARCH 2013 AND YEAR-TO-DATE
MARCH 2013 PERFORMANCE NUMBER OF PROJECTS (2013 v. 2012) FIRST-TIME VISITS (2013 v. 2012)
March 2013 15
50 44
19 Projects Started
12 11
- 63 year to date 40 10
30 9
28
5 First Time Visits 30 25 2527 24 23
9
19 19 20 20 6 6 6 6 6
20 16 6 5 5
4 4
11 3 3
10 7 2
3
0 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 2013 2012 2013
PROJECT FLOW
New business Closed: Won: 42
projects started 74
since Jan 2012:
Lost: 32
155
Offer Made: 5
Under Negotiation: 24
Active:
81 Sales: 52
Existing business
Won: 112
projects started
since Jan 2012: Closed:
167 127
Lost: 15
Active: Offer Made: 9
40 Under Negotiation: 14
Sales: 17
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3. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
ACTIVE PROJECTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2013
TOTAL ACTIVE PROJECTS EXPANSION PROJECTS: EXPANSION PROJECTS:
(134 PROJECTS) PROJECTS BY SOURCE PROJECTS BY INDUSTRY
35
12% 30 26
25
37% 14% 20
15 12
63% 74% 10 6 5
5
0
Columbus 2020
New Existing Local ED partners
JobsOhio
ATTRACTION PROJECTS: ATTRACTION PROJECTS: ATTRACTION PROJECTS: ATTRACTION PROJECTS:
SUSPECTS AND PROSPECTS PROJECTS BY SOURCE PROJECTS BY INDUSTRY DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL
80 70
70 10% 40 36
60 5% 35
50 30
40 25 21 29%
30 20 16
20
15 12
15
10
85% 10 71%
0
5
Suspect Prospect
0
Suspects = Projects identified and
qualified via direct dialogue with the Columbus 2020
company or consultant representing the Domestic International
Local ED partners
company.
JobsOhio
Prospects = Projects qualified,
parameters defined and the company or
consultant has visited the Region.
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4. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
BUSINESS ATTRACTION | DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
MARCH 2013 COMPLETED ACTIVITIES
Orlando: The 2020 team attended the Jones Lang LaSalle Academy
in Orlando attending economic development breakout sessions and
networking with real estate and site selection professionals.
Charleston: The 2020 team attended the IAMC conference, meeting
and networking with corporate real estate professionals and
economic developers.
San Francisco/Seattle: The 2020 team conducted a business
development mission to meet with companies who are evaluating
the Columbus Region for investment as well as site location advisors.
Atlanta: The 2020 team traveled to Atlanta to hold active project
meetings with an international company looking to establish a
manufacturing operation in the Columbus Region.
Chicago: The 2020 team traveled to Chicago to network with site
selection advisors.
Japan: While on an international mission to Japan, the Columbus
2020 team conducted 19 meetings with companies evaluating the US Washington, D.C.: The 2020 team presented updates on the
market for new investment. The team also met with Columbus Columbus Region Export Plan to the Brookings Institutions and to
Region existing company headquarters. other regions participating in the Metropolitan Export Initiative.
APRIL 2013 PLANNED ACTIVITIES
St. Louis
Area Development FDI Forum
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS:
San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City, Dallas
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Columbus 2020 Germany Mission
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5. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION | MARCH 2013
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT VISITS CONDUCTED BY LOCATION VISITS CONDUCTED BY INDUSTRY
MARCH 2013 Performance: 20 25
16 20
44 Visits in March (94 YTD) 20
15
15
Visits conducted by: 9
10
9
10 8
5 5 5 7
4
5
Columbus 5
18%
2020 only
0 0
48%
Local ED
partner only
34%
Both 2020
and LEDO
CASE STUDY: SpeedFC
A leading provider of end-to-end e-commerce services and a
subsidiary of Navarre, SpeedFC plans to invest $3.2 million in
the Columbus Region for a new 770,000 square -foot e-
commerce distribution facility in Etna Township. SpeedFC has
operated in the Columbus Regon since 2006 and plans to
double its workforce with 250 new warehousing and Jobs: 250 created
distribution positions. Hiring for the new positions is expected Capital investment: $3.2 million
to kick off in September 2013.
Facility: Warehouse
In evaluating the Columbus Region, SpeedFC noted its
strategic geographic position as a defining factor. The new
facility is set to be fully operational in the fall of 2013.
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6. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
BUSINESS CREATION
NEW BUSINESS REGISTRATION* BUSINESS DISSOLUTIONS, PATENTS BY REGION INVENTORS &
SURRENDERS, WITHDRAWALS ASSIGNEES
1500 400
1,326 323 98
350 313
90
1250 1,165 1,127 300 81
71
1,028 250
199
186
1000 200
150 33
750
23 19 22
100
50
500 0
Nov Dec Jan Feb Nov Dec Jan Feb Inventor Assignee
Nov Dec Jan Feb
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
*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.
CASE STUDY: SalesGust
TechColumbus tenant SalesGust was one of seven companies at
South by Southwest Interactive to make it through the event's
Startup Weekend Next program. About 100 companies applied.
At SXSW, Startup Weekend Next provided participating
companies the opportunity to test their business model with
large groups of potential customers. SalesGust's product helps
companies track and manage commission payments to business
referrals. As a result of Startup Weekend Next, SalesGust decided
to focus on the market of software developers that sell access to
their product on a subscription model.
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7. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS
COLUMBUS IN THE NEWS WORKFORCE INFRASTRUCTURE
Columbus ranks No. 2 in U.S. job-creation survey Ohio Workforce Information Exchange Columbus Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund
A new Gallup report shows that 42.9 percent of Columbus
Governor John Kasich unveiled the Workforce The Columbus City Council passed legislation for
employers are expanding their workforce. Columbus has
Information Exchange, a new workforce tool that will funding the Columbus Urban Infrastructure
risen nine spots in the rankings since 2011.
allow employers to create a profile and input Recovery Fund program for neighborhood-based
http://bit.ly/10is7cr
forecasting needs for up to 5 years. The information capital improvement projects. This approved
collected through online data collection will be legislation will fund more than 40 projects in 25
Columbus Region featured in Delta Sky
aggregated by region and industry sector. central city neighborhoods, with tasks including
The Columbus Region was featured in a 26-page profile in
improving area sidewalks and street lights and
the March issue of Delta Sky magazine. The magazine flies
universities and career technical schools to better completing various other construction projects.
on board Delta's domestic and international flights, read by
align course offerings with industry needs.
more than 5 million travelers worldwide.
http://bit.ly/13wbr5W The Governor's Executive Workforce Board is
piloting the tool with about 25 of its members, which
Columbus Region in Top 10 for corporate facility location
With 81 new and expanded facilities in 2012, the Columbus will open up the program through
Region earned a top-10 metro area ranking and Ohio ranked OhioMeansJobs.com in the coming months.
No. 2 overall in Site Selection
regions and states for corporate facility location. Workforce Development Summit
http://bit.ly/14lB3ye
Senator Rob Portman, along with business and
education leaders from across the state, will be
Columbus among best places in U.S. for young adults
hosting a Workforce Development Summit on April
The Business Journals ranked Columbus No. 20 among the
12. The summit is an opportunity for business leaders
nation's 102 largest metro areas for based on economic
to discuss their unique needs for talent, ideas to
opportunities and quality of life for young adults.
increase efficiency and best practices to create more
http://bit.ly/16hKba1
job opportunities and economic growth for Ohioans.
http://www.columbus.org/www/dcms/files/pdf/rob-
portman.pdf
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8. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | MARCH 2013
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DATA
NUMBER EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (January 2013) NUMBER OF WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
(WEEK ENDING 12/29/12 TO WEEK ENDING 3/23/13)
Continuing New
Unemployment Change from
Jan. 2012 to 18,000 3,000
rate
Jan. 2013 17,000
(Jan. 2013)
2,500
7.4% (-1.1) 16,000
Marion 15,000 2,000
27,262 (+53) 6.7% (-1.4) 14,000
Morrow 13,000 1,500
16,451 (+162) 12,000
6.1% (-1.4) 6.1% (-1.3) 1,000
11,000
Logan Knox 10,000
21,863 (+941) 500
27,996 (+796) 9,000
4.5% (-0.8)
5.2% (-0.6) Delaware 8,000 0
3/16
12/29
3/9
1/19
1/5
2/2
2/23
2/9
3/2
3/23
2/16
1/12
1/26
Union 90,400 (+1,115)
25,887 (+311)
Number 6.1% (-0.9)
employed Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Licking
residents
(Jan. 2013)
79,390 (+944)
5.6% (-0.9)
Franklin
581,694 (+7,832)
6.8% (-0.4)
Madison
18,765 (+240) 6.0% (-0.8) COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HOUSING SALES
Fairfield
(AS OF MARCH 29)
70,256 (+901)
6.7% (-2.0)
Pickaway
Direct $151K $150K
22,472 (+297) Vacancy 2,719 2,880 2,583
Use Asking Rent
Rate
(per sf) 2,245
1,452
1,264
Office 17.5% $15.36
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
Statistics, Seasonally Adjusted Industrial 8.2% $2.95
New In Closed Average
Listings Contracts Sales Sales Price
Retail 10.2% $9.32
Feb 2012 Feb 2013
Source: Xceligent Source: Columbus Board of Realtors
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