1. SiteFinder ® Update Melissa Pasquale Director, Real Estate January 16, 2008

2. What is CERC?  Nonprofit organization incorporated in 1992  Specializing in:  Economic Development  Marketing  Research

3. Tools

4. Business Assistance Supporting business attraction, formation & expansion  Connecticut's Business Response Center – call center offering information on federal, state & local business assistance  Smart Start - state program to assist business owners with business registration, licensing & permitting  ProgramFinder ® - online, searchable database of federal, state, regional, local & private business-assistance programs

5. CERC SiteFinder ®  Free, Web-based searchable database, available to the public, economic development tool  Established in 1994 as an internal system – moved to web in 1998, upgrade to FastFacility-built platform in 2005  Still the most comprehensive list of available commercial real estate in Connecticut  Broker created, broker driven and broker controlled  Complements other commercial platforms

6. www.CTSiteFinder.com Total Members: 149 Members Properties: 2,439 Total Associate Members: 493 Associate Members Properties: 186 Total Acres Active Sites: 7,709 Total Square Feet Active Buildings: 47,044,227 More than 550 reported Success Stories over 11 years

7. Visitor Sessions: 461,236 Average Searches per Month: 5,779 Average Length per Visitor Session: 13 Minutes Visitors Performing Searches: 39% - User/Tenant 36% - Broker Searches by Property Type 2007 Stats

9. Thank You! For More Information Contact: Melissa Pasquale Director, Real Estate mpasquale@cerc.comwww.CTSiteFinder.com