Data Center

Vora Technology Park

101 Knightsbridge Drive Hamilton, Ohio

CityBof Hamilton U T L E R C O UN T Y OH I O

Vora Technology Park

Vora Technology Park was built with occupant comfort and data center fault tolerance in mind. It provides Class A office space, a secure state-of-the-art data center, and a professional incubator wing for the use of both established and growing high-technology companies, thereby providing partners and tenants the opportunity to exponentially grow their businesses.

The facility was the former home of the Champion International/International Papers corporate headquarters which included their data center operations for all of their North American operations. In 2007, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions (CBTS) invested approximately $60 million in the development of a new data center at the site.

Class-A Office Space • • • • • • •

365,000 square feet of flexible office space Class A interior and exterior finishes 4-story atrium with skylights Campus-style facility 5 passenger & 2 freight elevators & 4 escalators Shipping/receiving docks Lighted parking areas for 850 vehicles

Facility Redundancy • Multiple fiber optic paths and network providers into and out of the campus • Redundant and independent commercial power (13,800 volt) sources - City of Hamilton, Duke Energy, and backup generation • Redundant mechanical systems controlled by digital control system networked to a Building Automation System • Redundant geo-thermal wells for cooling system

Green Features • Can certify 100% renewable energy for businesses • High efficiency geo-thermal well water cooling system which draws from Great Miami Aquifer, one of the largest in the country • Grey water from cooling system used for irrigation on both Vora’s property and Miami University Hamilton’s property

State-of-the-Art Data Center

1

•

Mechanical systems with 100% redundancy

•

100 seat Disaster Recovery Center for business continuity operations

•

Ideal as a primary backup or disaster recovery site

Ideal Location •

Center of Cincinnati-Dayton-Oxford triangle

•

Adjacent to the Great Miami River (above the 100-year flood plain)

•

Adjoins Miami University Hamilton campus

•

12 minutes to Butler County Regional Airport

•

35 minutes to downtown Cincinnati

•

45 minutes to Cincinnati and Dayton airports

Banquet and Conference Facilities •

Over 14,000 square feet of configurable conference and banquet space available

•

Vora Main Dining Room capacity seats over 650 banquet style

•

Cafeteria with full-service kitchen

•

Configurable conference and meeting rooms

•

Video conference rooms

•

Outdoor plaza & gazebo for summer receptions

Park-like Setting •

55-acre campus setting

•

Professionally landscaped grounds

•

2 miles of walking trails in a nature reserve

•

2.2 acre pond with illuminated fountains

Advanced Building Systems Infrastructure Building Automation I Control Systems •

Closed circuit TV monitoring system on campus

•

65,000 square feet of Tier 3 data center

•

Networked fire, EMS and Life Safety systems

•

Windows and roof rated for 120 mph winds

•

•

Fully automated computer HVAC

Johnson Control’s Metasys building automation system for realtime monitoring along with automatic remote notification of critical system messages

Central Cooling Plant •

1,550 tons total capacity

•

58°F well water from Great Miami Aquifer is provided by three wells for year-round energy efficient cooling operation

•

Excellent means of removing heat from Data Center, reducing reoccurring utility costs significantly

•

After being utilized in the Data Center, it flows out to a six acre pond and used for irrigation on campus. Any water not used for irrigation flows back to the Great Miami River

Central Heating Plant •

Dual fuel capable 5 steam boilers 5250 MBH each

•

Fuel tanks with 40,000 gallons of on site fuel oil storage

Air Handlers •

10 digitally controlled systems

•

Individual thermostats for office spaces

Electrical Service & Emergency Power •

5,500 KVA with dual primary feeders

•

Automatic transfer in 90-second of loss of primary feed

•

Underground redundant feeders with tie switches

•

300 KW Caterpillar emergency generator

Fast Facts 233k

Building area available (sq. ft.)

Redundancy

In both power grid and fiber network

For lease Terms negotiable

$10

Per sq. ft. nnn

Lighting •

Peerless indirect pendant-hung lighting in office areas

•

Fluorescent can lights in all hallways

Flexible Power Distribution Systems •

Vertical distribution closets for data switching equipment, fiber optics and UPS power

•

Horizontal distribution features in-floor cell ducts system for distribution of power & data to work stations/offices

Atrium

Plumbing System •

Two water feeds from the City water supply (8” & 10”)

•

850-gallon domestic hot water circulation system

•

Duplex water softener

•

Storm/flood water rejection capacity 80,000 gallons/min

•

Emergency power back up for all plumbing

Cafeteria

Other Systems •

Sprinkler system installed throughout entire facility

•

Card access control throughout campus

•

Multi-mode fiber optic backbone throughout campus

•

Panduit Giga-Channel, cat 5e horizontal Ethernet cabling

•

Honeywell FS90 fire detection & audio evacuation

Conference and meeting rooms 2

Utilities & Sustainability The City of Hamilton, Department of Electric, is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power for customers in and around the City of Hamilton, as well as other associated services and systems.

The City of Hamilton has owned and operated its own electric utility system since 1893. As the City’s electric service requirements increased, the utility has grown into an integrated generation, transmission and distribution system serving approximately 30,000 customers, with operating revenues of over $65 million annually. The City has consistently invested in its Electric System over the years to ensure that it provides the most cost-effective, responsive and reliable service possible.

As a result of the City’s consistent efforts to continuously improve its Electric System, Hamilton’s low-cost power provides its customers with highly competitive and stable electric rates as compared to other electric energy providers in the region.

Presently, 40% of Hamilton’s electric supply is provided by green hydroelectric power. In 2014, the amount of Hamilton’s power generation from renewable, non-carbon emitting sources will be between 65-70%, and 100% by the end of 2015.

The City of Hamilton is prepared to offer 100% green energy at the rates detailed in the follwing pages.

The City of Hamilton can offer the following estimated “All-in Costs” for a very high (90%) load factor customer at the following demand levels: 1. 3 MW

$0.56 (per kWh)

2. 5 MW

$0.55 (per kWh)

3. 10 MW

$0.54 (per kWh)

4. 15 MW

$0.53 (per kWh)

Summary of Incremental Power Supply Costs and Projected PCA for Potential New Customer Annual Energy Sales (MWh) Total System

New Cus- Total tomer

New Customer Incremental Peak Power Supply Demand Costs ($) (MW)

Projected PCA ($/ kWhsold)

582,000

118,260

700,260

15

4,300,000

0.00614

582,000

78,840

660,840

10

2,866,667

0.00434

582,000

39,420

621,420

5

1,433,333

0.00231

582,000

23,652

605,652

3

860,000

0.00142

Source: City of Hamilton Electric Department

7%

70% RENEWABLE ENERGY

When the city completes construction on the new Meldahl Hydroelectric Dam in 2014, the amount of Hamilton’s power generation from renewable, non-carbon emitting sources will be between 65-70%, and 100% by the end of 2015.

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UTILITY COSTS

It is often the case that going green comes at a higher cost. Not in Hamilton. The City’s customer-owned utilities operations will provide customers a 7% average monthly savings over their neighbors in Southwest Ohio in 2013. Coupled with City of Hamilton incentives, this savings can be increased even more.

Potential New Customer (3 MW) - Industrial Cost of Service Rate

Month

Billed Demand (kW)

“Billed Energy (kWh)”

Hamilton ($)

Load Factor (%) “Customer Charge”

Demand Charge

Energy Charge

PCA

UEMA

UGRMA

Total

“kWh Tax “

($)

($/kWh)

Economic Development Credit ($)(1)

Total With Credit

($)

($/kWh)

Jan

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Feb

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Mar

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Apr

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

May

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Jun

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Jul

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Aug

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Sep

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Oct

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Nov

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Dec

3,000

1,971,000

90

5,239

70,050

29,171

-

-

-

7,164

111,624

0.05663

-

111,624

0.05663

Total

36,000

23,652,000

90

62,868

840,600

350,050

-

-

-

85,969

1,339,486

0.05663

-

1,339,486

0.05663

(1) Economic Development Credit of $0/kW-month for substation and distribution demand related costs.

Industrial Customer Charge ($)

Cost of Service 5,239.00

Demand Charge ($/kW)

23.35

Energy Charge ($/kWh)

0.01480

Power Cost Adj. (PCA)

0.00000

UEMA (%)

0.00

UGRMA (%)

0.00

kWh Tax First 2,000 kWh Next 13,000 kWh

0.00419

Additional kWh

0.00363

Econ. Dev. Credit ($/kW-mo.)(1)

FIBER OPTIC NETWORK

Hamilton has a large municipally owned fiber optic network that runs throughout the City. It will be able to be utilized at gigabite speeds. Hamilton is developing a plan to utilize its dark fiber for economic development.

0.00465

0.00

BEST TASTING WATER

In 2010, the City’s water was ranked “The Best Tasting Tap Water in the World” at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition. The City of Hamilton’s water was recognized as the best tasting municipal water in the State of Ohio in 2010 and 2012. Hamilton sits on a large aquifer and has abundant water capacity.

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Potential New Customer (5 MW) - Industrial Cost of Service Rate Month

Billed Demand (kW)

“Billed Energy (kWh)”

Hamilton ($)

Load Factor (%) “Customer Charge”

Demand Charge

Energy Charge

PCA

UEMA

UGRMA

Total

“kWh Tax “

($)

($/kWh)

Economic Development Credit ($)(1)

Total With Credit

($)

($/kWh)

Jan

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Feb

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Mar

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Apr

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

May

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Jun

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Jul

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Aug

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Sep

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Oct

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Nov

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Dec

5,000

3,285,000

90

5,772

114,850

49,604

-

-

-

11,934

182,159

0.05545

-

182,159

0.05545

Total

60,000

39,420,000

90

69,264

1,378,200

595,242

-

-

-

143,206

2,185,912

0.05545

-

2,185,912

0.05545

(1) Economic Development Credit of $0/kW-month for substation and distribution demand related costs.

Industrial

Cost of Service

Customer Charge ($)

Industrial

5,772.00

Cost of Service

Customer Charge ($)

7,053.00

Demand Charge ($/kW)

22.97

Demand Charge ($/kW)

22.19

Energy Charge ($/kWh)

0.01510

Energy Charge ($/kWh)

0.01578

Power Cost Adj. (PCA)

0.00000

Power Cost Adj. (PCA)

0.00000

UEMA (%)

0.00

UEMA (%)

0.00

UGRMA (%)

0.00

UGRMA (%)

0.00

kWh Tax

kWh Tax

First 2,000 kWh

0.00465

First 2,000 kWh

0.00465

Next 13,000 kWh

0.00419

Next 13,000 kWh

0.00419

Additional kWh

0.00363

Additional kWh

0.00363

Econ. Dev. Credit ($/kW-mo.)(1)

0.00

Econ. Dev. Credit ($/kW-mo.)(1)

0.00

Potential New Customer (10 MW) - Industrial Cost of Service Rate Month

Billed Demand (kW)

“Billed Energy (kWh)”

Hamilton ($)

Load Factor (%) “Customer Charge”

Demand Charge

Energy Charge

PCA

UEMA

UGRMA

“kWh Tax “

Total ($)

($/kWh)

Economic Development Credit ($)(1)

Total With Credit

($)

($/kWh)

Jan

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Feb

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Mar

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Apr

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

May

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Jun

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Jul

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Aug

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Sep

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Oct

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Nov

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

Dec

10,000

6,570,000

90

7,053

221,900

103,675

-

-

-

23,858

356,486

0.05426

-

356,486

0.05426

(1) Economic Development Credit of $0/kW-month for substation and distribution demand related costs.

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Potential New Customer (15 MW) - Industrial Cost of Service Rate Month

Billed Demand (kW)

“Billed Energy (kWh)”

Economic Development Credit ($)(1)

Hamilton ($)

Load Factor (%) “Customer Charge”

Demand Charge

Energy Charge

PCA

UEMA

UGRMA

Total

“kWh Tax “

($)

($/kWh)

Total With Credit

($)

($/kWh)

Jan

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Feb

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Mar

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Apr

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

May

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Jun

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Jul

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Aug

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Sep

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Oct

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Nov

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Dec

15,000

9,855,000

90

8,266

323,100

161,425

-

-

-

35,783

528,574

0.05364

-

528,574

0.05364

Total

180,000

118,260,000

90

99,190

3,877,200

1,937,099

-

-

-

429,396

6,342,884

0.05364

-

6,342,884

0.05364

(1) Economic Development Credit of $0/kW-month for substation and distribution demand related costs.

Industrial

Cost of Service

Customer Charge ($)

8,265.80

Demand Charge ($/kW)

21.54

Energy Charge ($/kWh)

0.01638

Power Cost Adj. (PCA)

0.00000

UEMA (%)

0.00

UGRMA (%)

0.00

kWh Tax First 2,000 kWh

0.00465

Next 13,000 kWh

0.00419

Additional kWh

0.00363

Econ. Dev. Credit ($/kW-mo.)(1)

0.00

Cost Savings Comparison Assumptions: • Average Monthly Usage - 6,570,000 kWh • Average Demand - 10,000 kW • Power Factor - 90% Current Tariff Rate Comparison Duke Energy Ohio DP (rate as of 1/2/14)

COH Cost of Service Rate

Duke vs. City -Difference in Current Rates ($)

Duke vs. City -Difference in Current Rates (%)

January

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

February

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

March

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

April

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

May

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

June

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

July

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

August

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

September

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

October

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

November

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

December

$419,984

$356,486

$63,498

15.1%

$5,039,802

$4,277,832

$761,970

15.1%

Total Annual

At 10 MW (90% Load Factor), Hamilton would be $762,000, or 15.1%, cheaper than Duke

Note: 1/1/14 rates include a 3% projected increase from Distribution Rate Case 6

Workforce

Fast Facts

Information Technology in the Greater Cincinnati MSA Occupation Title

Employment

Hourly Mean

Hourly Median

General and Operations Managers

9,340 $56.05 $46.50

Computer and Information Systems Managers

2,610 $53.39 $52.49

Computer Hardware Engineers Computer and Information Research Scientists

170

$42.41 $40.67

**

$51.64 $52.66

Computer Systems Analysts

5,410 $39.69 $38.43

Computer Programmers

2,400 $32.70 $31.80

Software Developers, Applications

5,340

Software Developers, Systems Software

1,050 $39.43 $38.86

Database Administrators

880

$37.58

$37.41

Workforce within 30 minute drive time from Hamilton

Top Occupations 30 minute drive time Blue Collar Services Administrative Support

3,040 $32.05 $31.69

Computer Support Specialists

4,920

Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects

2,240 $36.39 $36.11

Computer Occupations, All Other

1,740 $38.50 $38.57

Management/ Business/ Financial Professional

$21.89 $21.19

Actuaries

130 $46.66 $42.66

Operations Research Analysts

570 $34.26 $31.65

Statisticians

290 $34.32 $30.42

Total IT Occupations (non-managers)

28,070 $34.11

Total IT Occupations (including managers)

30,850 $35.79 $34.88

Top Industries 30 minute drive time 50%

40%

$33.21 30%

20%

10%

0%

Services Manufacturing Retail Trade

Source: Esri Community Analyst

7

White Collar

Sales

$34.10 $33.64

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Source: CincinnatiUSA Partnership

435k

Finance/ Insurance/ Real Estate

Education

Key Educational Institutions Near Hamilton Vora Technology Park is adjacent to Miami University Hamilton, a regional campus of the highly regarded Miami University. It offers associate degrees and courses for bachelor degrees in advanced technology field.

Wright State U. U. of Dayton Miami U.

5 miles away from Vora Technology Park is Butler Tech, Ohio’s largest career-technical school.

Butler Tech offers programs for both traditional students and in-career students looking for additional skills. The programs include certification in advanced technology maintenance systems. Butler Tech prides itself on working with industries to custom-tailor programs around industry needs.

Miami U.-Hamilton

U. of Cincinnati

Cincinnati State Xavier U.

Northern Kentucky U. Colleges & Universities - Regional Miami University - Hamilton*

Enrollment

# IT Degrees

4,500

Distance 11

ITT Tech - West Chester*

Associate’s

Bachelor’s

9

2

0 mi

Master’s

10 mi

Miami University

17,400

105

13 mi

18

80

7

Univ. of Cincinnati

33,400

218

19 mi

5

108

100

University of Dayton

11,100

23

25 mi

16

7

Cincinnati State Technical

10,600

50

26 mi

50 66

ITT Tech - Norwood

560

66

29 mi

7,000

8

30 mi

18,400

170

31 mi

0

ITT Tech - Dayton

440

57

32 mi

57

Lincoln College of Technology

470

12

35 mi

12

Xavier University Wright State

Air Force Institute of Technology

740

39

35 mi

Gateway Community and Tech

4,900

28

37 mi

Northern Kentucky University

15,800

55

40 mi

129,810

853

Total Colleges & Universities - Within 1.5 hour drive

Enrollment

# IT Degrees

Distance

111

51

8

37

2

28 47

8

254

372

210

Associate’s

Bachelor’s

Kentucky St

2,800

17

47 mi

3,500

29

53 mi

29

14,200

40

55 mi

40

Master’s

11

6

14

University of Kentucky

27,300

48

55 mi

28

Morehead St

11,000

12

65 mi

12

Franklin College

1,100

10

67 mi

10

Bellarmine University

3,500

13

68 mi

7

6

Sullivan University

5,900

51

68 mi

37

1

13

600

67

68 mi

63

4

31

Sullivan College of Technology and Design Jefferson Community and Tech

15,100

31

69 mi

Ball St University

22,200

24

70 mi

13

11

Eastern Kentucky

16,100

19

73 mi

13

6

202

54

129

21

84

35

884

376

Columbus St Community College

31,000

42

79 mi

Ohio State University

56,900

276

80 mi

7,500

166

80 mi

IUPUI

30,600

119

80 mi

Total

490,920

1,795

Franklin University

* Miami University - Hamilton’s information is an estimate and ITT Tech - West Chester did not report their numbers Source: CincinnatiUSA Partnership

5

8

Edison St Community College Bluegrass Community and Tech

Doctorate

15 Doctorate

6

42 16

494

20

41 8

About Hamilton Located in the heart of the Cincinnati-Dayton metroplex, Hamilton is Butler County’s Seat of government and its center for finance, industry, arts and culture. Hamilton, Ohio is the second largest city in the tri-state Cincinnati region. The City of Hamilton is unique in that it owns and operates all four major utilities: electric, natural gas, water and wastewater. It is consistently among the most affordable providers of utilities in the entire state of Ohio. Along with its affordability, Hamilton is among the most progressive in sustainable electric power generation. Approximately 65-70% of its power generation will come from renewable resources by 2014.

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Proximity to Major Markets CITY Cincinnati, OH Dayton, OH Columbus, OH Indianapolis, IN Lexington, KY Louisville, KY Toledo, OH Detroit, MI Cleveland, OH Chicago, IL Pittsburgh, PA

OH

IN KY

2012 Community Profile

2010 Crime Statistics-Offenses Per 100k Pop. City of City of Hamilton Cincinnati

Hamilton Population

62,224

Households

24,628

Median Age

35.5

Median Household Income

$35,699

Property Crime

City Avg. (USA)

Violent Crime Murder

3.2

22.9

8.9

Robbery

328.1

712.9

255.1

Aggravated Assault

228.9

402.1

409.0

20.8

176.5

104.7

1,600.6

2,194.0

980.1

328.1

545.2

407.6

4,259.2

4,198.1

2,710.3

Assault Gun Property Crime

5000

4000

MILES 25 35 98 110 110 140 190 247 248 274 281

Hamilton

Burglary

Cincinnati

Motor Vehicle Theft

USA

Larceny

Violent Crime

3000

Murder

2000

Robbery Hamilton

1000

Aggravated Assault

0

Assault Gun

Burglary

Motor Vehicle Theft

Larceny

Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development 9

Cincinnati USA

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Regional Airports Butler County Regional Airport

The Butler County Regional Airport offers high quality facilities including: • • • • • •

5500x100’ runway with a full length parallel taxiway Ample number of T-hangars, and corporate/executive hangars with the capability for overnight storage ILS, Localizer/DME, and RNAV (GPS) approaches On-site weather station (ASOS) Clearance delivery frequency State of the art general aviation terminal, completed in May of 2002

Vora Technology Park 3.5 mi l es

Butler Co. Regional Airport

Butler County Regional Airport is 3.5 miles from Vora Technology Park and a ten minute drive

Major Airports Daily NonDrive in # of Daily within 2hrs Stop Miles Flights Drive Destinations

Butler County Regional Airport runway

International Destinations

Annual Passenger Traffic

Cincinnati

--

53

180

Canada, Mexico, Paris

7,100,000

Dayton

35

20

65

Canada

1,500,000

Columbus

100

34

148

Canada, Mexico, No Europe

7,000,000

Louisville

110

25

150

None

5,000,000

Lexington

90

14

34

None

1,070,000

Indianapolis

120

Hubs North America Hub for DHL

North America Hub for UPS

Source: CincinnatiUSA Partnership

Butler County Regional Airport Terminal 10

Local & State Financial Assistance Job Creation Tax Credit

The Ohio Third Frontier is successfully building an innovation economy with a commitment to:

A refundable tax credit to companies generally creating at least 10 new jobs (within three years) with a minimum annual payroll of $660,000 that pay at least 150% of the federal minimum wage. The tax credit is measured as a percentage of the state income tax withholdings for all new employees hired under the program, and is applied toward the company’s commercial activity tax liability. Should the amount of the credit exceed the company’s commercial activity tax liability for any given year, the difference is refunded. A business must apply for the credit before committing to the project. Applicants must be approved through the Ohio Tax Credit Authority before hiring begins.

Available Buildings

Ohio Third Frontier

Created in 2002, the Ohio Third Frontier is an unprecedented commitment to create new technologybased products, companies, industries and jobs. The $2.3 billion initiative’s strategic intent is to create an “innovation ecosystem” that supports the efficient and seamless transition of great ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace.

Hamilton, Ohio

February 7, 2013

• Produce a high level of economic return for the state in quality jobs, company growth, and wealth creation • Attract companies, talent, and capital to Ohio • Create sustainable engines of economic development activity in key areas of technology and industry strengths • Reduce the risk of pursuing entrepreneurial, innovation, and development activities in Ohio

Hamilton Business Development Team Serves as a single point of contact and direct oneon-one communication to businesses throughout the process rather than requiring businesses to navigate a maze of multiple departments and individuals.

Local Job Creation Tax Credit Offers eligible companies a tax credit against their local corporate earnings tax. This program is similar to the Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit, with the exceptions that the tax credit is granted at the local level and it is a non-refundable credit.

Butler County RLF Butler County’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) provides low interest loans for projects by private, for-profit businesses occurring in the County. Loans are made for property acquisition, construction, renovation, expansion, machinery, and equipment.

Contact

Jody T. Gunderson

Economic Development Director City of Hamilton, Ohio 513.785.7070

Tom Koffel

Facility Manager

Vora Technology Park tkoffel@voratechpark.com

CityBUTLER of Hamilton COUNT Y OHIO