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Economic Development Annual Report

July 2013-December 2014

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Powering the Economy for Southeast MichiganHome to more than 315,000 companies, including 14 Fortune 500 companies, and 5.3 million people, the Detroit region has the talent, resources and cutting-edge facilities to drive innovation and offer unrivaled opportunities to compete in the 21st century economy. As the premier business development organization in Michigan, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s economic development programs provide the expertise to navigate the who, where, and how of business growth to move the economic needle forward in Southeast Michigan.

Who we are…The Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a robust economy for businesses and individuals to thrive. Funded by an elite group of public and private sector leaders who are committed to growing the regional economy, the Foundation has been leading collaborative efforts for more than 20 years to provide a single point of contact for firms considering doing business in the Detroit region.

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*Phase II will include construction of a new facility and 250 jobs.

DEALS: July 2013-December 2014

Attracting Business and Investment from Around the WorldThe Chamber’s economic development Business Attraction program is focused on bringing national and international investment to the region. From July 2013 to December 2014, Business Attraction representatives engaged in seven international trade missions and 16 trade shows and conferences in China, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, to market the region and build relationships with key governments, companies and associations to attract talent and investment.

Company Location Industry Investment New JobsActuaplast Livonia Automotive $5.5 million 35

Brugola USA Plymouth Automotive $19.6 million 58

Data Driven Detroit Detroit Health care TBD 36

Eissmann Group Automotive Port Huron Automotive $13.5 million 233

The Foundation Hotel Detroit Hospitality $28 million TBD

Hengst of North America Novi Automotive $2 million 10

Nemo Capital Partners Southfield Health care $2.2 million 125

Radix Inc. (Phase I) Trenton Automotive, Aerospace, Defense

$250,000* 4

Shiloh Industries Plymouth and Canton Automotive $48 million 128

SL America Corp. Auburn Hills Automotive $12.6 million 80

TOTAL $131.6 million 709

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Trade Missions with the Governor and MEDC The Chamber’s Business Attraction team continues to serve as a key partner in trade missions involving Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). In the past 18 months, the Chamber has partnered with the Governor and the MEDC on trade missions to China twice to promote Michigan’s automotive and manufacturing industries to companies looking to expand operations in the United States.

In April 2014, the Chamber helped lead a European trade mission to Germany and Italy. The weeklong trip culminated with the announcement of Brugola USA’s investment of $19.6 million to create up to 58 jobs in Plymouth, and Eissmann Group Automotive’s investment of $13.5 million to create 233 jobs in Port Huron.

Trade Missions (July 2013-December 2014)

ITS World Congress Tokyo, Japan

(September 2013)

Mission to China with Gov. Rick Snyder (September 2013)

Chinese International Auto Parts Expo and Beijing Auto Show (April 2014)

Mission to Italy and Germany with Gov. Rick Snyder (April 2014)

Farnborough International Airshow (July 2014)

Frankfurt Auto Show, Frankfurt, Germany (September 2014)

Mission to China with Gov. Rick Snyder (November 2014)

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Business Attraction Promotes Regional Opportunities at U.S. Army Association Expo Held every October in Washington, D.C., the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) annual meeting and expo serves as a critical platform to express the Chamber’s support for the military’s infrastructure located in the region, reaffirm relationships with current defense firms, as well as seek out and draw more military and defense-related investment to Southeast Michigan.

In 2014, the Chamber partnered with Macomb County, the Michigan Defense Center and Oakland County in an effort to promote the assets of the Michigan Defense Corridor located in Macomb County, and the larger defense industry to the more than 500 exhibitors and key military leaders.

ITS World Congress in DetroitThe Chamber, along with Butzel Long, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, DTE Energy, Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce and counties of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne collaborated at the 2014 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Detroit to showcase Michigan as the epicenter of innovative connective technology. The event brought together more than 10,000 of the world’s leading transportation policymakers, researchers, high-tech innovators, and business professionals from the United States, Europe and Asia to share the latest ITS applications from around the globe. Resulting from the event, the Business Attraction team worked with numerous companies on opportunities to set up operations in the Detroit region.

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Site Consultant Activity (January 2013 – December 2014)

Market trips hosted by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Six trips to five domestic markets (Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, New York, Salt Lake City)

114 consultants reached

Market trips hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber

Four trips to four domestic markets (Boston, Cleveland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.)

25 consultants reached

Seven regional economic development partners from Ann Arbor SPARK, DTE Energy, Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Macomb County, Monroe County and Wayne County Economic Development

Delegations (July 2013 – December 2013)

Hosted delegations from seven foreign markets including: the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC), and representatives from Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Tasmania

Delegations (January 2014 – December 2014) Hosted delegations from 11 foreign markets including: the

Austrian Automotive Delegation, Chicago International Trade Commissioners’ Association (CITCA), Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Chinese Real Estate Investor Delegation, China Gear Association, German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) Auto Delegation, France Ministry of Labor Delegation, French Plastics Delegation, French Auto Dealers Association, Taiwan Telematics Industry Association (TTIA) Delegation, Xuangcheng, China Delegation

Showcasing the Region’s AssetsBusiness Attraction serves as a resource for national and international site selectors, providing data on demographics, workforce and infrastructure in Southeast Michigan. In the past year, the team participated in 10 domestic site consultant marketing trips and in the past 18 months hosted 18 delegations from across the nation and world.

10Deals

709Jobs created

$131.6 million Invested in the Detroit region

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Making the Case for Michigan’s Automotive Industry MICHauto advocates on behalf of the automotive industry to emphasize the importance of technological development, talent attraction and collaboration as keys to maintaining Michigan’s leadership in the global automotive marketplace. These issues were the primary focus of two legislative hearings in the past 18 months, including a Michigan Senate Economic Development and House Commerce committee joint legislative hearing hosted by MICHauto and the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) at the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Also in 2014, MICHauto hosted 23 state legislators and their staffs at its inaugural MICHauto Supplier Reception in Lansing to educate and inform state policymakers on the size, scope and innovative nature of Michigan’s automotive industry.

Expanding Michigan’s Leadership in Automotive With nearly 100 investors, MICHauto continues to expand as a statewide initiative dedicated to promoting Michigan as the global epicenter of the automotive industry. MICHauto provides a platform for collaboration on advocacy, awareness, business attraction, and talent attraction and retention. In the past year, these efforts included:

Leading an awareness campaign featuring billboards displaying industry-related facts from its award-winning “Michigan is Auto” report during the 2014 North American International Auto Show.

Partnering with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to lead a summer 2014 statewide tour of six vehicles representing a variety of manufacturers and suppliers that assemble, design and/or engineer world-class vehicles in Michigan.

Releasing a statewide survey on the perceptions of automotive careers among youth ages 17-24, the basis of which was used for a roundtable discussion with industry thought leaders at the 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Convening strategic partners for numerous planning meetings to brand and position Southeast Michigan as the global hub for intelligent mobility research and development.

95Investors (July 2013-December 2014)

Attendees at

486 571

3.6 million Billboard impressions/views

98,638Detroit People Mover impressions/views

S U M M I T

2013 2014

Fueling Michigan’s Automotive Industry

709Jobs created

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Growing the Automotive Talent PipelineMICHauto continues its work to ensure a robust pipeline of talent for Michigan’s automotive industry. As part of its Discover Auto Series, MICHauto partnered with Project Lead the Way to provide 246 students with guided tours of eight automotive technical centers across the state, educating them on the industry, its technology, and promoting automotive engineering as an exciting and viable career choice.

Discover Auto also brought seven MICHauto companies to the University of Michigan and Wayne State University during the 2013-2014 academic year, where students heard from industry representatives and exchanged resumes with prospective employers. The event was part of a series to expose students across the state to the automotive industry and various engineering career paths.

2 Discover Auto Events

148 Student Attendees

8 Automotive Center Tours

246 Students Hosted

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122Number of users

23Community partners

Backed by a $100,000grant from the New Economy Initiative

Startgrid Offers Entrepreneurs Tools for Success Building on Detroit’s rich culture of innovation, the Chamber’s Startgrid Detroit online platform provides tools and resources needed to integrate and connect entrepreneurs into the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem. Backed by a $100,000 grant from the New Economy Initiative, Startgrid Detroit brings people together to share knowledge, create new markets and build productive enterprises. Following the launch of Startgrid Detroit at the 2014 Detroit Policy Conference, over 100 users have since joined, attracting the participation of key entrepreneurship organizations including Ann Arbor SPARK, Ponyride and TechTown Detroit. Financial support is provided by The Charter One Foundation, EY and the New Economy Initiative.

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Connecting Michigan Businesses to Global CustomersThe Chamber connects existing Michigan businesses to new global customers through its InnoState program and strategic partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC). InnoState includes 57 members and numerous partners, including the Chamber, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the Workforce Intelligence Network. These organizations work closely together to provide connections to new customers, modeling and simulation tools, and technical and workforce training for members.

In partnership with Pure Michigan Business Connect, InnoState

members engaged in seven curated matchmaking summits between July 2013 and December 2014.

These efforts provided critical one-on-one meetings between hundreds of suppliers and major purchasers including Boeing, FCA US LLC (formally Chrysler Group LLC) and General Electric Co.

InnoState helped market its members at eight trade shows, including the FABTECH 2013 and 2014 Expos, Pacific Design and Manufacturing Expo, and the American Public Transportation Association Expo.

209 jobs were created as a direct result of

new contracts facilitated by the Chamber and InnoState’s partnership with PMBC.

$29.7 million

in contracts were awarded through InnoState and PMBC intervention and matchmaking summits.

2,595 one-on-one matchmaking meetings between suppliers and buyers were

facilitated by the Chamber and InnoState’s partnership with PMBC.

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Recognizing that today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce, the Detroit Scholarship Fund (DSF) program, administered by the Chamber on behalf of Gov. Rick Snyder, helped sign up 5,523 eligible students from 55 high schools between July 2013 and December 2014. Of those, 608 are currently enrolled in college courses – roughly double the number enrolled as full-time students from the previous year.

The DSF team conducts multiple outreach events throughout the year to educate students and school counselors from kindergarten to 12th grade about the opportunities for a tuition-free path to an associate degree or technical certificate. The program is funded through the Michigan Education Excellence Foundation and subsidizes tuition and fees for students who do not receive enough financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Eligibility is open to Detroit residents who attend a high school in the city.

In addition to the DSF, the Chamber has operated the Detroit Compact program for over 20 years. The program currently provides a tuition-free education at four-year universities to over 300 students from Detroit. Combined, these two programs represent the largest scholarship effort operating in the city of Detroit. Chamber leadership is continuing to work with a number of education stakeholders to better integrate and expand the programs for future students.

5,523

608Number of students enrolled (by college)

255 51 153 21 128

students signed up for Detroit Scholarship Fund (July 2013-December 2014)

Increasing Accessibility to Higher Education

The Chamber is recognized by the business, government and civic communities as a leader in regional collaboration. Whether it is bringing together government leaders to collaborate on issues or regional stakeholders to drive initiatives, the Chamber plays a central role by acting as a platform for problem solving and uniting individuals to share ideas to move the economic needle.

Together with its partners, the Chamber markets Southeast Michigan’s resources and cutting-edge facilities to global investors in order to drive the region’s continued economic revitalization. The public partners include:

Along with the public partners, the Chamber convenes two regionally-focused groups comprised of private sector CEOs and executives, the Economic

Development Advisory Board and the Economic Development Leadership Council. These groups provide strategic guidance to the Chamber’s

economic development portfolio and strategy, assuring accountability and success.

In 2015, economic development partners signed a regional business attraction protocol agreement, which provides for positive promotion of, and cooperation within, the 11-county region. The protocol defines the partners’ specific roles and responsibilities as it relates to business leads and prospects, coordinates messaging around regional assets, aligns the region’s resources and activities, and emphasizes a commitment to transparency.

Partners included: Ann Arbor SPARK, Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Lapeer Development Corporation, Lenawee Now, Macomb County Department of Community and Economic Development, Monroe

Business Development Corporation, Oakland County Department of Economic Development and Community

Affairs, Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership, Wayne County Department of Economic Development and the

Detroit Economic Growth Corporation.

Advancing the Region Through Collaboration

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Thank You InvestorsYour contribution and support make these economic development results possible.

A-1 Fabrication

AAA Michigan

ABC Group Sales & Marketing

Acro Service Corporation

ADAC Automotive

Air & Liquid Systems Inc.

Airfoil Public Relations Inc.

Aisin World Corp. of America

AMI Manchester Stamping LLC

Ann Arbor SPARK

Aon Risk Services Central Inc.

Automotive Hall of Fame

Axalta Coating Systems LLC

Bank of America

Better Business Bureau

Bianchi Public Relations Inc.

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Black & Veatch Corporation

Blue Heron Talent LLC

Bodman PLC

Bollhoff Inc.

Braithwaite Global

Bridgestone Americas

Brophy Marketing Services

Butzel Long, a Professional Corporation

City of Novi

City of Southfield

Clark Hill PLC

Clayton & McKervey, P.C.

Colliers International

Comerica Inc.

Consumers Energy

D&B Landscaping Inc.

Deloitte LLP

Delphi Corporation

Delta Air Lines

DENSO International America Inc.

Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Driving For America

Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County

Edelman

Eisbrenner Public Relations

Elektrobit Automotive

EY

ESG Automotive Inc.

EWI Worldwide

Facebook

Fakhoury Law Group

Faurecia North America Inc.

Federal-Mogul Corporation

FirstMerit Bank

Fleishman-Hillard

Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce

Foley & Lardner LLP

Franco Public Relations Group

G&R Machine Tool

GalaxE.Solutions

George Johnson & Company

George W. Auch Company

Ghafari Associates LLC

GKN Automotive

Google

Graybar

G-TECH Professional Staffing Inc.

Harman International

Hickey & Associates

Highgate LLC

Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

Hylant

I-69 International Trade Corridor Next Michigan Development Corporation

IAC Group North America

IAV Automotive Engineering

Ignite Social Media

Infineon

ITB Group

Jawood, a Genpact Company

Kapnick Insurance Group

Kautex Inc.

Kostal of America Inc.

KPMG LLP

Lacks Enterprises

Lambert, Edwards & Associates

Lawrence Technological University

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Lenawee Economic Development Corporation

Level One Bank

Linamar Sales Corp/ Linamar Transportation

Magna International of America Inc.

Mahindra North American Technical Center

Marshall E. Campbell Company

McNeely & Lincoln Associates Inc.

Mervenne & Company

Michigan First Credit Union

Michigan International Speedway

Miller Canfield

Monroe County Business Development Corporation

Nissan Technical Center North America

Novelis North America

NTH Consultants Ltd.

Nvidia Corporation

P & G Fluid Power Inc.

Penske Corporation

PFA Recycling

Phoenix Contact

Pittsburgh Glass Works - PGW

Plante Moran PLLC

Plunkett Cooney

PRA Global

Private Jet Services

Quest 4 Solutions

R.L. Coolsaet Construction Co.

Realtime Technologies Inc.

ROSSETTI

Rudolph Libbe Inc.

SAE International

Selander Law Office PLLC

Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership

Shiloh Industries

SigmaTek Systems

Signature Associates-Cushman & Wakefield

SKF Automotive

Skidmore Studio

Spencer Butcher Group

T&M Associates

Taktix Solutions

TechShop Detroit

The Bartech Group

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

The Mannik & Smith Group Inc.

The Quell Group Inc.

The Timken Corporation

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc.

UHY Advisors MI Inc.

Up2Go International

Usher Oil Company

Utility Supply & Construction

Varnum LLP

Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC

Walsh College

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Weight Watchers (The W W Group Inc.)

Wolverine Solutions Group

WTI-USA LLC

Yazaki North America Inc.

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Investment in the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation

Strategic partnerships allow the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation to implement an economic development program committed to powering the economy for Southeast

Michigan. For more information on investment opportunities with the Foundation, contact Marnita Hamilton, director of investor relations, at 313.596.0310 or mhamilto@detroitchamber.com.