2. The 2011 Faulkner County Annual Economic Report 61 st Annual Presentation The Conway Rotary Club

5. Roger Lewis Report Author Stephen S. Gross Intern Amber Hall Asst. Director of Institutional Research

6. 2010 – 60 Years and 600% Growth…Not Bad! 2009 – From Cotton to Computers 2008 – Conway an Oasis In Arkansas 2007 – We Have Gas 2006 – Conway is Growing and You Can Bank on it 2005 – The Billion Dollar Economy 2011 – Big City Amenities with a Small Town Feel

11. 20072008200920102011 Energy5.513.9-18.49.515.4 Medical Care4.43.73.23.43.0 Food and Beverage3.95.41.90.83.6 Other Goods & Services3.6 6.73.41.6 Housing3.13.20.4-0.41.3 Education & Communications2.43.43.02.01.2 Transportation2.15.9-8.37.99.8 Recreation0.51.60.9-0.80.0 Apparel -0.4-0.11.0-0.52.2 All Items2.83.8-0.41.63.2

15. 735 760 1522 602 448 933 1,133 949 167

16. *UCA and other state agencies are not included.

19. YearBirthsDeathsNet Gain Birth to Death Ratio Arkansas Birth- Death Ratio 2011 1,529**800***6441.8N/A 2010 1,583**811**7341.91.5 20091,538**756**7822.01.5 20081,511**7607652.01.5 20071,481**7407442.01.5 20061,5307278032.11.4 20051,3987186801.91.4 20041,3656856802.01.3 20031,3146866281.91.3 20021,3146686462.01.3 Ten Year Summary14,5637,3517,2122.01.4

20. Real EstateAll Property Amount % ChangeAmount% Change $1,269,075,7810.9$1,744,795,8789.2 Real Estate Percent of Faulkner County $756,875,59759.6 All Property Percent of Faulkner County $990,935,13456.8

22. Murder Rape Robbery Assault

23. Burglary Larceny-Theft Motor Vehicle Theft

24. All Departments Residential Electric Customers Year Revenue Capital ExpendituresNumber % Increase Population Estimate 2012 * 98.213.626,7692.562,372 2011103.77.626,1143.560,846 201095.110.325,2373.258,908 2009 92.610.624,4644.360,670 200888.39.424,1954.960,003 200784.49.623,0623.357,193 200681.17.922,3165.855,344

25. 1/2% Sales Tax Receipts Change Over Previous Year 2011$7,811,371$338,398 2010$7,472,974$145,899 2009$7,327,074-$80,842 1% Sales Tax Change Over Previous Year 2011$12,409,268$306,370 2010$12,102,898$546,564 2009$11,556,334-$52,581

26. City Amount% of Total Conway$1,303,645,33077.2% Greenbrier83,215,0174.9% Mayflower40,062,4892.4% Vilonia43,784,6422.6% Guy3,319,3860.2% Twin Groves832,5240.0% Non-Tax Areas*214,118,01612.7% Total$1,688,977,404100.0%

27. 20102011 Annual Percentage Change Hotel$347,602$373,2437.38% Restaurant* 2,627,481 2,893,31410.12% Total$2,975,083$3,266,557

28. * Based on Advertising and Promotion Tax HotelTotal Sales Hilton Garden Inn$2,367,039 Fairfield Inn1,581,345 Hampton Inn 1,496,960 Holiday Inn Express (Opened April 2011)1,274,522 Comfort Suites (Museum Road)1,142,870 $7,862,736 Grand Total$17,477,258 % of Total44.98

29. * Does not include alcoholic beverage sales ♦Serves alcoholic beverages Chick-Fil-A (Conway Commons) $4,205,196 Chili's Bar & Grill #1067 ♦ 3,743,522 TGI Fridays ♦ 3,483,989 Cracker Barrel 3,309,456 McDonalds #29917 Salem Rd 3,306,111 McDonalds #32901 Dave Ward Dr 3,140,876 McDonald's #10667 Hwy 65 N 2,739,787 McDonald's #2872 Oak St 2,714,709 Marketplace Grill 2,713,363 Logan's Roadhouse ♦ 2,335,170 $31,692,179 Grand Total$151,590,703 % of Total20.91

33. * New severance tax rates went into effect January 2009

34. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY SEVERANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION 2011

36. 2011$474,879,704 2010$459,916,256 2009$124,142,265

37. ConwayGreenbrierMayflowerViloniaWooster $9,588,948$1,833,357$1,865,787$529,520$26,470

38. FirmsEmployees Annual Earnings Average Earnings Government586,434$237,132,914$36,868 Private2,65732,7831,144,197,46234,892 Total2,71539,217$1,381,330,376$36,856 Percent Government 2.116.417.2100

39. % Change Crop20112010-2011 Beef$17,500,000100.00 Greenhouses5,000,0000.00 Dairy3,234,00023.53 Rice2,532,60066.96 Soybeans1,722,21019.37 Corn862,72098.66 Forestry600,0000.00 Wheat696,000529.07 Fruits & Vegetables500,0000.00 Hay900,000-25.00 Hogs120,0000.00 Silage00.00 Grain Sorghum00.00 Total$33,667,53051.03%

40. 2010 Statistics Percent Change Visitors 348,5090.78 Total Travel Expenditures $77,069,6742.34 Expenditure per Visitor $2211.55 State Tax receipts $4,710,1442.62 Local Tax Receipts $1,293,0332.42 Number employed 9490.42 Payroll $14,405,0022.32 Average Annual Pay $15,1791.89