2016 Mid-Year Report

2016 MID-YEAR REPORT

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT // JOHN LUMMUS Since its founding in 2000, the Upstate SC Alliance has consistently strived to market our region to the world and bring business to the Upstate, while advocating that the public and private sectors work together as a strong, focused region. As a team, we have achieved great success, with more than $15 billion in new investment and 50,000 new jobs created over the last 10 years in our region.

The Upstate’s industrial growth has come about for numerous reasons, including our workforce, proximity to markets, strong industrial base, our emergence as a center of advanced technologies, and our business friendly environment. But the glue that keeps all of this together is our willingness and ability to collaborate and make these new and expanding businesses successful. The fact that internationally known companies such as BMW, Michelin, ZF, Bosch, GE, and many others have chosen the Upstate, and have prospered and expanded here is one of our best selling points.

Our greatest challenge at the Upstate SC Alliance is to stay on the cutting edge of economic development so we can assure that this success continues in the decades to come. We have embarked on a mission through the Global Cities Initiative to transform our region from a global player to a global leader in the world economy. We feel that globalization is here to stay, and for the Upstate to continue to flourish, we must become even more connected and engaged in the global economy. We will continue to work on this ambitious goal in 2016 and the years to come.

I want to thank our public and private sector investors for your constant support of the Upstate SC Alliance. I also want to thank the local economic developers and the South Carolina Department of Commerce for being part of a great team in the Upstate. I commit to you that your Upstate SC Alliance will continue to work hard every day to make our region the best place for business.

MID-YEAR FUNDRAISING MILESTONES INVESTOR SUMMARY Chairman’s Circle: Board: Honorary Board: President’s Circle: Director’s Circle: Advocate: Friend:

NEW INVESTORS C.H. Robinson City of Mauldin CNP Technologies Corporate Center Dominion Resources Services, Inc. ECM Solutions Engineered Systems, Inc.

2 52 4 1 5 23 88

Ivannovation K&L Gates McCrory Construction Michelin Net3 Technology Phillips Staffing Plus Inc.

Premo Ventures ReWa Sticky Fingers The Kidder Group, Inc. UPS Zeundt Engineering

175 INVESTORS 159 PRIVATE 16 PUBLIC 20 INVESTORS total private and public

sector investors

sector investors

new investors

Information current as of 6/30/16

MID-YEAR BUDGET Actual Revenue to Budget Investors Applied Sponsorships / Grants / Other States Funds Utilized Totals Actual Expenses to Budget

Actual Revenue Through 6/30/16

2016 Projected Revenue

Percent to Projected

2015 Actual Revenue

$812,769.99

$1,431,355.00

56.78%

$1,402,102.02

$31,337.30

$97,350.00

32.19%

$97,525.50

$202,613.36

$603,248.76

33.59%

$478,210.27

$1,046,720.65

$2,131,953.76

49.10%

$1,977,837.79

Actual Expenses Through 6/30/16 2016 Budgeted Expenses

Percent to Budgeted

2015 Actual Expenses

Total Operational Expense

$311,178.52

$623,411.20

49.92%

$545,529.41*

Total Program & Service Expense

$514,768.21

$1,413,542.56

36.42%

$1,179,250.23

Total Fundraising Expense Total Expenses

$21,061.83

$95,000.00

22.17%

$72,495.58

$847,008.56

$2,131,953.76

39.92%

$1,797,275.22

*Must back out contingency and depreciation amount to get true number

MID-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS Growing Investor Engagement. The Alliance has welcomed 20 new investors in 2016, and investor momentum and engagement continue to grow. Investors have enjoyed new networking opportunities such as hockey and basketball games at The Well, welcomed international delegates, and participated in lively Coffee & Conversations. Investors have forged deeper connections during the revival of the Investor Roundtable Club’s small-group setting this spring and through collaborative Export Task Force meetings.

RECENT RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS Attraction of Jobs Through Foreign Investment Global Location Trends

Strengthening Global Competitiveness. In March, the Alliance launched the Regional Foreign Direct Investment Plan, which outlines steps local business, civic, government and economic development leaders can take to increase our global engagement and grow foreign direct investment. On July 21st, more than 250 gathered from four regions to attend the Global South Metro Exchange, an event spearheaded by the Alliance to discuss matters affecting our collective regions’ global competitiveness and explore opportunities for collaboration.

(State of SC)

Best States for Business Chief Executive (State of SC)

Expanding Recruitment Outreach. The Alliance has shared our message with companies at trade shows and on mission trips to California, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. In February, the Alliance hosted a delegation with the Scandinavian Automotive Suppliers Association, and in April, investors joined us in welcoming the director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York. During the first half of 2016, the Alliance promoted and participated in events that serve to support and grow our industrial base, including the 2016 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo, the BMW Supplier Diversity Conference, the BMW Pro-Am, and the 5 th Annual SC Automotive Summit.

Tire Exporter in the Nation U.S. Census Bureau (State of SC)

Gold Shovel Award Area Development (State of SC)

MAJOR MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR PROPOSED EVENT

// Q3/Q4, 2016

DATE(S)

LOCATION

TARGET(S)

CONTACT

Farnborough Air Show

July 11-17

London, UK

Aerospace

Marc Metcalf

Charlotte Mission Trip

August 10-11

Charlotte, NC

COIs

Jacob Hickman

National Issues Forum

September 7-9

Washington DC

Advocacy

John Lummus

SEUS Japan

September 11-23

Tokyo, Japan

All sectors

Aimee Redick

Scottsdale Mission Trip

September 26-29

Scottsdale, AZ

Advanced Materials

Marc Metcalf

Canada Mission Trip

October 3-6

Toronto & Montreal, Canada

All sectors

Jacob Hickman

IAMC Fall Forum

October 8-12

Indianapolis, IN

All sectors and COIs

John Lummus

K Show

October 19-26

Dusseldorf, Germany

Advanced Materials

Jacob Hickman

Airtec

October 25-26

Munich, Germany

Aerospace

Emelie Hegarty

Atlanta COI

November

Atlanta, GA

COIs

Aimee Redick

Medica 2016

November 14-17

Dusseldorf, Germany

All sectors

Marc Metcalf

SC Aerospace Conference

August 24-25

Columbia, SC

Aerospace

Site Consultant Inbound Event

October 19-21

Upstate SC

Site Consultants

Aimee Redick

SCBIO Annual Conference

November 10-11

Upstate SC

Biosciences

Marc Metcalf

Outbound Events

Inbound Events

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MARKETING & BUSINESS RECRUITMENT MILESTONES Q1 + Q2 2016 ANNOUNCED CAPITAL INVESTMENT & JOB CREATION $467,015,000 CAPITAL INVESTMENT // 2,153 JOBS CREATED // 33 COMPANIES (20 NEW // 13 EXISTING)

NEW & EXPANDING COMPANIES

2016 PIPELINE Q1/Q2

BASF Seneca Baxter Enterprises, Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering Borgeson Universal Co. Inc. Bosch Rexroth Corp.

Brose North America Inc. Central Packaging and Crating Ing. ChartSpan Medical Technologies Inc. CRI Tolling LLC/Synalloy D&W Fine Pack Engineered Plastic Components Inc. (EPC) Era-contact USA Essex Weld USA Inc. Fitesa Simpsonville Inc. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.

GESCRAP Greenco Beverage Co. International Mold Corp. (I.M.C.) Minghua USA/Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology Corp.

Morley Nason Co. PA Solutions Proper Polymers Prysmian Group Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. RMF Sioux Chief Manufacturing Sitel SterAssure Processing Sun City Produce Total Quality Logistics Tower International Ushers Machine and Tool Co. Inc. WG Plastics Technology Corp.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Zero Connect

Pipeline by Target Industry Type Advanced Materials Automotive & Transport Aerospace & Defense Bioscience & Healthcare Industrial Manufacturing Energy & Utilities Business Services Other Total

135 90 131 81 55 61 44 107 704

TOP COUNTRIES OF INTEREST Top 6 Countries by Active Contacts in Pipeline USA Canada Germany Spain United Kingdom Italy

154 PRESENTATIONS / 5 Year Look Presentations made to external market audiences about the Upstate

400

339

365

254 79 63 47 41 21

23 RFIs / 5 Year Look

Formal prospect information requests issued to economic development teams 64

64

384

53 304

48

300

0

75

2013

2014

2015

2016 YTD

69

75 65

50

23 29

16

2012

94

51

46

154 100

Visits by companies and centers of influence to the Upstate

100

32

200

29 VISITS / 5 Year Look

0

25

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 YTD

0

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 YTD

* Starting in 2012, numbers include all visits from companies and COIs. Prior to 2012, visits recorded were project-related only.