Our July 2012 Monthly Report includes details on everything happening in Columbus region economic development, including major projects from MSC Industrial, Sarnova and AutoTool.

1. MONTHLY ECONOMIC UPDATE | JULY 2012

2. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
PROJECTS JULY 2012 AND YEAR-TO-DATE
JULY 2012 & YTD PERFORMANCE NUMBER OF PROJECTS (2012 v. 2011) FIRST-TIME VISITS (2012 v. 2011)
July 2012 15
50
21 Projects (158 YTD) 12
37 12
3 First Time Visits (44 YTD) 40
9
27 9 8 8
30 25 7 7 7
22 21 6
Year to Date 18 19
20 17 16 6 5
Through July 2012, Columbus 2020 had 158 projects 12 14 12 13 4 4 4
9 11 11 9 9 10 3 3
started year to date, more than 80 percent higher than 10 3 2 2 2 2
the 2011 pace. There were also 44 first-time visits to the 0
0 0
Columbus Region by companies year to date through Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
July, 38 percent higher than the 2011 pace. 2011 2012 2011 2012
APPROVED PROJECTS BY JOBS OHIO CASE STUDY: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT
NETWORK
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., will build its fifth U.S.
2011 2012 YTD distribution center in the Columbus Region. The new
4% 400,000-square-foot facility on the west side of the city of
Columbus will entail $55 million in capital investment and
18% 5% 9%
an expected 300 jobs by the end of 2017.
39% 37%
12% 10% Jobs: 300
MSC is a national distributor of metalworking and
Capital Investment: $55 million
13% maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and
5%
25% services. The company supplies manufacturers with more Facility: Distribution
22%
1% 400,000 sf
than 600,000 in-stock industrial products, helping increase
their customers' productivity, efficiency and cost savings.
Columbus 2020 Team NEO
Cincinnati USA Dayton Development MSC cited numerous factors in selecting Columbus,
Appalachia Toledo RGP
including its market access, workforce, and lower costs of
Jobs Ohio
doing business.
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3. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
ACTIVE PROJECTS AS OF JULY 31, 2012
TOTAL ACTIVE PROJECTS EXPANSION PROJECTS: EXPANSION PROJECTS:
(138 PROJECTS) PROJECTS BY SOURCE PROJECTS BY INDUSTRY
35 30
30
24% 25
42% 20 15
15
17% 59% 8
58% 10 5
5
0
Columbus 2020
New Existing Local ED partners
JobsOhio
ATTRACTION PROJECTS: ATTRACTION PROJECTS: ATTRACTION PROJECTS: ATTRACTION PROJECTS:
SUSPECTS AND PROSPECTS PROJECTS BY SOURCE PROJECTS BY INDUSTRY DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL
70 62
35
60 30
50 30
24
40
20% 25
30 3% 20 35%
18 15
20 15 11
10 10 65%
77%
0 5
Suspect Prospect
0
Suspects = Projects identified and
qualified via direct dialogue with the Columbus 2020
company or consultant representing the Domestic International
Local ED partners
company.
JobsOhio
Prospects = Projects qualified,
parameters defined and the company or
consultant has visited the Region.
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4. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
BUSINESS ATTRACTION | DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
JULY 2012 COMPLETED ACTIVITIES
Washington DC: The 2020 business development team travelled to
the Washington DC area, meeting with site selection consultants and
prospective companies.
Las Vegas: The 2020 team attended the COSMOPROF North
America trade show, networking and meeting with companies in the
cosmetics, personal care, and beauty industries.
Nashville: The 2020 business development team travelled to
Nashville to meet with site selction consultants engaged with active
projects in the Columbus Region.
In China, The 2020 international business development team conducted a mission
to China and partcipated in dozens of meetings with companies, industry
associations, and officials. The 2020 team will make a return visit to China this fall.
AUGUST - OCTOBER 2012 PLANNED ACTIVITIES Salt Lake City
Logistics Development Forum
Minneapolis
US Midwest Japan Association Annual Meeting
Houston
IEDC Annual Conference
Atlanta
International Air Cargo Conference
Columbus, San Diego, Omaha, Chicago, Los Angeles
Farm Science Review (London, OH), Colliers Annual Conference,
IAMC, Area Development Forum, SIOR Fall World Conference
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS:
St. Louis, Detroit, Toledo, California, Denver
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Columbus 2020 Toronto, China, & Japan Missions
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5. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION | JULY 2012
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT VISITS CONDUCTED BY LOCATION VISITS CONDUCTED BY INDUSTRY
20 18 30
July 2012 Performance:
24
44 Visits in June (311 YTD) 25
15 13
31 by 2020 staff and 13 reported by local
20
economic development partners
10 15 12
6
4 10
5 3 4 4
5
Columbus
41% 2020 0 0
59% Local ED
partners
CASE STUDY: BOUND TREE MEDICAL
Bound Tree Medical LLC, a division of Sarnova, Inc., will move
at least 21 jobs from California to the Columbus Region. The
company currently has approximately 160 workers at its
35,000-square-foot office. The new jos will average about
$60,000 in annual salary. Jobs: 41
Capital investment: $150,000
Sarnova is a specialty provider of emergency medical and
acute care products. The company offers more than 100,000 Facility: Office (existing)
different products to emergency care facilities, hospitals, and
other patient-care facilities across the nation.
The Dublin office was one of several existing facilities around
the U.S. for which Bound Tree was considering consolidation.
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6. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
BUSINESS CREATION
NEW BUSINESS REGISTRATION* BUSINESS DISSOLUTIONS, PATENTS BY REGION INVENTORS &
SURRENDERS, WITHDRAWALS ASSIGNEES
1500 1,401 250
204 84
1,216 200 171 178
1250 1,163 1,155 66
64
141 58
150
1000
100
21 23 24
750 19
50
500 0
Mar Apr May Jun Mar Apr May Jun Inventor Assignee
Mar Apr May Jun
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
*Note: Registrations are only an indicator of business formation and do not represent actual new businesses. For example, a registration may be filed to
reserve a business name or for other reasons in advance of a potential business. Dissolutions, surrenders and withdrawals do not include mergers,
consolidations, reinstatements and other changes that may lead to a loss of a business. In addition, not all businesses that close make a filing.
CASE STUDY: NANOFIBER SOLUTIONS
Nanofiber Solutions LLC has teamed up with The Ohio State
University, Case Western University, BioOhio and others for a
$4.8 million collaboration in stem cell research. Spun off from
OSU in 2009, Nanofiber Solutions develops and manufactures
products to advance life science research, tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. Specifically, they produce membranes
made of thin plastic fibers to mimic human tissue in which cells
can grow.
In April, Nanofiber received an investment of $500,000 from the
TechColumbus Pre-Seed Fund, which makes convertible debt
companies. The collaboration will provide Nanofiber and other
companies access to equipment and expertise that they would
normally not be able to use.
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7. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS
COLUMBUS IN THE NEWS LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY WORKFORCE
Columbus ranks 10th in income adjusted for cost of living Columbus Chamber Policy Agenda Update. On July 11, Smart Works in Franklin County. On July 10, the
Forbes Magazine ranked Columbus no. 10 on its list of the the Columbus Chamber released a mid-year update of its Franklin County Commissioners introduced a new
cities where a paycheck stretches the furthest. progress on advocacy goals set at the start of 2012. effort to target its investments workforce
http://onforb.es/LYYfxd Compiled with input from Chamber members and the development and job creation. Through incentives,
entrepreneur training and financial support, the Smart
The Atlantic Cities ranks Columbus 4th in corporate clout
the 2012 Public Policy Agenda focuses on local, state and Works program will provide funding for
When ranked by number of Fortune's Global 500
federal regulatory and reform projects that impact microenterprise loans, business plan development for
headquarters per capita, Columbus ranks 4th with 1.63 HQs
businesses in the Columbus Region. startups, green job development, and further
per million people. http://bit.ly/NqBMs5
coordination with Columbus 2020.
Progress achieved year to date includes work on zoning
Ohio receives high marks for industry health, global reach
and other municipal services, participation in the Logistics Job Fair. On August 21, the Columbus
Conexus Indiana's 2012 Manufacturing and Logistics National
Municipal Income Tax Uniformity Coalition, and advocacy Region Logistics Council and the Columbus Chamber,
Report gives Ohio "A" grades for manufacturing and
for legislation such as HB 436 (SiteOhio Certification) and in cooperation with Columbus State Community
logistics industry health and market access.
SB 314 (JobsOhio 2). For more information, see: College, will host the semi-annual logistics job fair.
http://www.columbus.org/www/dcms/files/pdf/reports/ Participating companies to date include Cardinal
2012-ppa-updated-7-2-12.pdf. Health, FedEx, Limited Brands, and other major
logistics employers in the Region. For more
INFRASTRUCTURE information, see:
http://columbus.org/events/details.dT/logistics-job-
Access Ohio 2040. The Ohio Department of fair-2.
Transportation (ODOT) has begun the process of
updating Ohio's long-range transportation plan, Access
Ohio. The new plan, with a horizon year of 2040, will
include a comprehensive inventory, forecast, and analysis
of trends and issues affecting transportation in Ohio. This
plan will set the stage for ODOT transportation policies
and investment strategies for the coming years. Access
Ohio 2040 will be completed in 2013. For more
information, see:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/SPR/Stat
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8. COLUMBUS 2020 MONTHLY UPDATE | JULY 2012
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DATA
NUMBER EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (JUNE 2012) NUMBER OF WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
(WEEK ENDING 4/28/12 TO WEEK ENDING 7/28/12)
Continuing New
Unemployment Change from
June 2011 to 15,000 1,800
rate
June 2012 14,500 1,600
(June 2012)
14,000 1,400
7.7% (-2.5) 7.4% (-2.4) 13,500 1,200
Marion Morrow 13,000
16,086 (+229) 1,000
27,262 (-113) 12,500
800
12,000
6.9% (-1.2) 7.2% (-2.1) 600
11,500
Logan Knox 400
11,000
21,062 (-298) 5.0% (-0.9) 27,506 (+633) 10,500 200
Delaware
5.4% (-2.0) 10,000 0
88,373 (+1,243)
6/2
6/9
6/16
6/23
5/5
4/28
5/12
5/19
5/26
7/7
7/14
7/21
7/28
6/30
Union
25,334 (+356)
Number
employed 6.6% (-1.7) Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
residents Licking
(June 2012) 79,356 (+1,114)
6.2% (-1.3)
Franklin
5.8% (-0.1) 583,262 (+8,364)
Madison
18,854 (+269) COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HOUSING SALES
6.1% (-1.3) (AS OF JULY 31)
Fairfield 3,587 $168K
7.6% (-1.7) 70,031 (+992) 3,344 $158K
Direct Asking 3,161
Pickaway
Use Vacancy Rate Rent
22,565 (+323) 2,429
(per sf)
2,000 2,056
Office 16.3% $14.94
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
Statistic, Seasonally Adjusted Industrial 8.6% $3.26
New In Closed Average
Listings Contracts Sales Sales Price
Retail 10.3% $9.68
Jun 2011 Jun 2012
Source: Xceligent Source: Columbus Board of Realtors
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