Board Retreat November 7, 2007

Today’s Agenda 8:30-9:00: Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:15: Welcome and introductions 9:15-9:30: Board Meeting, election of new board members 9:30-10:00: Review P3 mission, history and objectives 10:00- 10:45: What is working, what can we do better? 10:45-11:45: Headlines, Long term goals & Objectives 12:00-12:45, lunch 1:00-2:30, Set long term goals Today’s Agenda

P3 Mission, Objectives & Goals MISSION STATEMENT “To serve as the catalyst to create a positive business environment that promotes new investment, job growth, and job retention.” PURPOSE • Stimulate new investment and job creation. • Protect and support existing employment base. • Support the education and training of existing and future workers. • Improve the quality of life for the residents of Pickaway County. • Encourage development of appropriate infrastructure. • Increased focus on product development. 5-YEAR GOALS 1500+ NEW, HIGH QUALITY JOBS $45 MILLION IN NEW PAYROLL $450+ MILLION IN NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT P3 Mission, Objectives & Goals

How did we get to where we are today? Late 2004-Early 2005 board was re-structured after failed marriage with Ross County CIC and Silverlode Report March 2005 Received large gift from Mary Virginia Hannan In July 2005 CIC Board hired Nate Green as Economic Development Director December 2005 Board hired Resource Development Group to conduct an economic development assessment and funding campaign March 3, 2006 Board held Visioning/Planning Session April, 2006 name changed to Pickaway Progress Partnership

Results of 2006 planning session Planning session participants identified 4 areas for P3 to focus its efforts: Marketing Market and promote Pickaway County Regional advertising and targeted industry marketing Direct and electronic mail campaigns Outreach to economic development network partners Trade show attendance Website – featuring community profiles, demographics, fact sheets, sites, buildings, news, and maps Image Enhancement Results of 2006 planning session

Results of 2006 planning session NEW BUSINESS RECRUITMENT Leverage Ohio Department of Development & Market Columbus attraction efforts Purchase targeted company lists Host developers and site selection consultants Develop prospect information packages Develop a relationship database of Pickaway County natives Complete site selector database and contact management program Establish a quick response team Results of 2006 planning session

Results of 2006 planning session EXISTING INDUSTRY SUPPORT – EXPANSION ASSISTANCE Corporate calling program – Executive Pulse Software Project financing assistance State/local incentive programs Government Procurement Wage & benefit surveys Downstream supplier recruitment Manufacturer’s Roundtable/Industry Forums Results of 2006 planning session

Results of 2006 planning session Product Development Infrastructure Development Cooperative/Joint Development Agreements JEDD implementation and support Industrial Parks Incentives Coordination with state and federal officials Spec. building and land assembly Entrepreneurship program Countywide Economic Development Strategic Plan/Silverlode Implementation Jobs Ready Sites Task Force Results of 2006 planning session

P3 Successes & Ongoing Projects Attracting CircleGreen LLC to Former Smurfit Stone Container Site $200,000 grant from ODOD for Phase II environmental study Ethanol Project NanoStatics Assisted with lease down payment as incentive Facilitated meetings with ODOD for loan Florida Process Engineering expansion Fundraising campaign $1.25MM over 5 years P3 Successes & Ongoing Projects

P3 Successes & Ongoing Projects Launched website Creation of Northern Pickaway County Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) Ashville Commerce Center Speculative Building using ODOD Loan and Grant Alsco Metals Expansion Hyperlogistics Pickaway Competitiveness Network P3 Endowment P3 Successes & Ongoing Projects

P3 Successes & Ongoing Projects Intermodal East-West Connector Committee Ashville-South Bloomfield Infrastructure Committee Retail Development Broadband/Fiber Ring Madison Twp JEDD US EPA Brownfield Grant Thomson Property Crane Plastics facility Wage & Benefit Survey P3 Successes & Ongoing Projects

Where do we go from here?