1. Bucks County

2. Greater Philadelphia 5th Population 5th Personal income
5th Labor force
4th Media market

3. Powerful Market
46.1 million people; $1.46 trillion in spending power

4. Greater Philadelphia Center of Higher Education
101 schools, 144 campuses
290,000 FTE students
80,000 degrees awarded
2nd to Boston in bachelors degrees
1st in first professional degrees

5. Bucks County Share of regional activity 10% of GPR population
8.9% of employment; 13.6% of mfg.
9.0% of GRP
11.1% of total personal income
$52,487 per capita personal income
12,618 FTE’s at six institutions
33.6% of degrees bachelors or higher

6. Bucks County Waterfront – Two Different Worlds
17 riverfront townships and boroughs
245,565 riverfront residents – 39%
94,900 jobs in 2008 – 40%
Lower Bucks – industrial/commercial
Upper Bucks – recreational/historic
49.6 miles of riverfront
21.8 miles commercial
27.8 miles recreational

7. Core Functions Select Greater Philadelphia
GPR competes actively for projects
Operates an organized, managed process
Generates accurate data and analysis
Develops messages and outreach
Conducts policy advocacy

8. LECG Smart San Francisco Consulting Firm Quick decision process
Key drivers: labor, cost, customer access
Research provided
Cost of living
Space costs
Occupational wage rates
European flights

9. Logistics Media Tour Hosted Reporters
Australia, Brazil, Korea, Germany, South Africa, UK
Three day, tri-state tour
Ports, transportation, warehousing
Generated four articles to date

10. Assist Companies Single Regional Source For Information Site tours
Introductions
Local partner coordination
Incentive facilitation

11. Mark Group Energy Efficiency Company Provided custom research
Hosted five visits
Workforce and market analysis
Real estate search and tours
Incentive discussions
Leadership roundtable
U.S. CEO interviews

12. Locate Sources 62 Firms have Selected Greater Philadelphia
Local Partner 31%
ED Partner 36%
Website 28%
Site Selector 5%

13. Cumulative Results Business Attraction 61 companies 4,200 jobs
$1.74 billion annual direct impact
$4.08 billion annual output
7/31/10

14. Improving Greater Philadelphia
Policy Initiatives
Amtrak
PHL
Route 422
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital

15. Single Regional Resource
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