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1 Greater Richmond Relocation Council April 12, 2016

2 Economic Development Organizations State Virginia Economic Development Partnership Region Greater Richmond Partnership Local City of Richmond Dept. of Community and Economic Development Chesterfield County Economic Development Hanover County Economic Development Henrico County Economic Development

3 Who we are Public/Private not-for-profit regional economic development organization promoting the City of Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico.

4 Regional Characteristics Population Population of nearly 1.3 million (44th largest metro area) Labor force of more than 650,000 18% Jobs 23% 77% Richmond MSA GRP 82% Richmond MSA GRP

5 Announcements and Inventory Announced Projects 3% Industrial Buildings 3% Office Buildings 2% 97% 97% 98% GRP Planning District GRP Planning District GRP Planning District

6 Vision To aggressively generate economic opportunities that create quality jobs for all the citizens of the region and increase the tax base for needed community services. Mission Statement To globally market the Greater Richmond region as a preferred business location, generate domestic and international prospects, and support the localities business retention efforts.

7 Core GRP Programs Marketing Business Attraction Business Retention & Expansion

8 Case Study # 1: Mavalério Largest producer of decorative confectionary in Latin America Decided that moving to N. America to be closer to customers was advantageous Initially considered Delaware and Florida February 2014, GRP connected with company during Brazil Marketing Mission Marketing -> Attraction -> Location $5M investment; 50 employees

9 Domestic vs International Prospects 32% Domestic International 68% Richmond continuously ranks one of the Top 10 Mid-Sized American Cities of the Future in Foreign Direct Investment (fdi) Magazine s North American Cities of the Future.

10 An International Brand 160 internationally owned firms 30 countries 18,000 employees

11 Travel in Current Fiscal Year

12 Cost of Living Export Initiative Programs The VCU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) in collaboration with the GRP was awarded a $140,000 grant fund by JP Morgan to support the development of strategies for increasing exports in the Richmond Metro Area

13 Case Study # 2: Export Promotion Exports contribute to a more stable economy, create quality jobs, enable companies to make more investments in equipment and facilities, and give firms access to 95% of the world s consumers! Great examples of traded companies across industries and regardless of sale of service or good Encourages innovation, collaboration, and productivity which makes the region more attractive for Foreign Direct Investment efforts

14 Traded Industries vs Local Traded industries concentrate in particular regions but sell products or services across regions and countries (manufacturing, office, HQ, distribution) Local industries primarily serve the local market and tend to be proportional to the region s size (retail, hospitals, etc.) Traded Industries are the foundation of the regional economy that Local Industries depend on.

15 The Leaky Bucket

16 Mill Town Rise Creation of Mill Housing needed for employees Boon of Main Street USA

17 Mill Town Decline Healthy Mill town Mill shutters Housing & population declines Retail collapses

18 Who We Target C O R P O R AT E H E A D Q U A R T E R S Health & Life Sciences Innovative Care Health Information & Management Life Sciences Supply Chain Management Logistics Research & Analysis Multi-Modal Transportation & Warehousing Wholesale Trade Advanced Manufacturing Machinery Fabricated Metal Products Advanced Materials Finance & Insurance Banking & Securities Insurance Professional & Creative Services Information & Communication Technology Advertising, Public Relations, and Creative Services Food & Beverage Food Processing Beverages Machinery & Equipment D ATA C E N T E R S

19 As a Result of our Target Strategy 93% of new jobs 98% of new investment 85% of announced projects All within our targeted industries

20 Case Study #3: Lumber Liquidators In 2012, Lumber Liquidators determined they needed to consolidate multiple facilities, have better access to customers, and maintain close proximity to a port facility; other states were considered As a top port user in the Commonwealth, state, region, and local economic development reps worked to identify a VA site and ultimately incentivized a new development in Henrico County, providing access to the Richmond Marine Terminal Made $46M investment in 1M SF facility now operational well on the way to meeting their job creation number of 200

21 Location, Location Location!

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24 Moving Ahead Constantly looking at countries or locations that have shown more activity in recent months or years to help guide the travel calendar Food & Beverage Industry, Health & Life Sciences, Chemical Manufacturing A couple of projects in the works that have an employee relocation requirement

25 Love What you Find Website

26 Impact since 1994 $10.8 billion in capital investment 465 companies 125 new foreign firms 56,000 jobs

27 Thank you! Bethany J Miller Vice President Business Development Greater Richmond Partnership bmiller@grpva.com

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