2013 Year in ReviewJoanna Helms – President, WCDA

February 27, 2014

2013 Year End Review

2013 Year End Review

2013 Year End Review

MARKETING

MARKETING EFFORTS

2013 Year End Review

Mount Olive Shell Building Microsite

MARKETING EFFORTS

2013 Year End Review

PLACEMENT:WINDOWS OF WAYNE

PRINT ADVERTISING

MARKETING EFFORTS

2013 Year End Review

PLACEMENT:MOUNT OLIVE TRIBUNENC Pickle Festival Edition

PRINT ADVERTISING

SOCIAL NETWORKING

2013 Year End Review

500+ Connections

206 Likes

500 Followers 1,859 Views

STRATEGIES

2013 Year End Review

BIO CONFERENCE

NORTH CAROLINA’S EASTERN REGION

NC DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

STRATEGIES

2013 Year End Review

MISSION TRIP TO TORONTO14 COMPANY TRIPS

LEAD GENERATED CONFERENCE CALLS20 CONFERENCE CALLS

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

2013 Year End Review

2013 Year End Review

WORKFORCE

NOTABLES

2013 Year End Review

WAYNE COUNTY NAMED FIRST CERTIFIED WORKREADY COMMUNITY

IN NORTH CAROLINA

NOTABLES

2013 Year End Review

Wayne County reached12,000 CRCs Awarded!

23.3% of labor force

2013 Year End Review

EVENTS

EVENTS

2013 Year End Review

Industry Leaders Luncheon – April 2013

Anna MangumSpecialist, E3 Program

Wayne County Chamber of CommerceHot Topic Forum – “Economic Development”

NOTABLES

2013 Year End Review

Dr. Mike WaldenEconomist, NC State University

INITIATIVES

2013 Year End Review

Executive RoundtableSPX Transformer Solutions

Wayne County Industry CelebrationGolf Tournament

EVENTS

2013 Year End Review

2013 Industry of the Year

Wayne County Industry CelebrationAwards & Reception

EVENTS

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Transformer Solutions

2013 Year End Review

NETWORKING

LOCAL PARTICIPATION

2013 Year End Review

• Wayne County Human Resources Association• Wayne County Brownfields Committee• WORKS Steering Committee• Wayne County Chamber of Commerce• Leadership of Wayne County Board of Regents• Military Affairs Committee• Wayne County Transportation Committee

STATE & REGIONAL PARTICIPATION

2013 Year End Review

• North Carolina’s Eastern Region–NCER State of the Region– Economic Developers Advisory Group

• North Carolina Economic Developers Association–NCEDA Annual Conference–Legislative Reception

• Neuse River Development Authority –Board of Directors

• Biotech in ENC Advisory Committee

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NOTABLES

H.F. Lee Plant Dedication – April 2013

NOTABLES

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NOTABLES

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Brownfields Annual Conference

NOTABLES

2013 Year End Review

Wage & Fringe SurveyCapital Associated Industries

• 60% participation locally• 5 regional partners

2013 Year End Review

RECRUITMENT

RESPONSIVENESS

2013 Year End Review

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2013 Year End Review

ACX Pacific Northwest

38 Jobs$4.7 Million Investment

2013 Year End Review

RETENTION

ACTIONS

2013 Year End Review

Projects/Issues Addressed17

Companies Visited53

Contacts126

EXPANSIONS

2013 Year End Review

$1 MILLION INVESTMENT

29 JOBS ANNOUNCED

$9 MILLION INVESTMENT

20 JOBS ANNOUNCED

EXPANSIONS

2013 Year End Review

$4.1 MILLION INVESTMENT

77,000 SF production/warehouse space

EXPANSIONS

2013 Year End Review

Jobs655

Investment$44.8 MILLION

Companies33

EXPANSION

20131Year End Review

CLOSURES

2013 Year End Review

GODWIN DOOR

Announced Total Jobs Lost = 10

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2013 SUMMARY

New Investment - $44,762,000

Net New Job – 655

Jobs Lost – 10

Jobs Created – 665

2012 SUMMARY

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UNEMPLOYMENT

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Unemployment Rate

2012- 9.02013 – 7.0

$251,000Received

73 Investors

2013 SUMMARY $

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2013 Year End Review

2013 Special Account DepositsTOTAL $271,683

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Mid Plan Assessment

2013 Year End Review

• Favorable Feedback• Most Investors “Very Satisfied”• Continue Communication• Stay the Course

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2014 FORECASTING

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COMPANIES

JOBS

EXPANSIONS

2013 Year End Review

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COMPANIES

JOBS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2013 Year End Review

ACME 40 jobs

Eaton, Bussman Division

CLOSINGS

2013 Year End Review

123 Jobs

EXTERNAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN

2013 Year End Review

EXTERNAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN with 310 LTD

2014 marketing efforts will focus on lead generation follow up

Targeted Outreach

Follow up on 25 identified new prospects

Geographic Mission

10 F2F meetings with pre-screened, qualified leads

Strategic Plan YR 4 (2014)• Product Development

• Education & Workforce Development• External Marketing & Recruitment

• Retention & Expansion• SJAFB

• Investor Relations & Development

2013 Year End Review

2013 Year End Review