ANNUAL REPORT

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2011 – 2012

ANNUAL REPORT

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WELCOME

Welcome to the Central SC Alliance 2011–2012 Annual Report. As you

will discover in the following pages, 2011 was a record year for our

region. For this we celebrate! As we consider our current and future

prospects, pent up demand, global economic forces, reshoring of

labor, and the return of manufacturing to the US —all bode well for us.

As last year’s record demonstrates, Central SC is well positioned for

continued success. Congratulations to all!

It is our time indeed!

MIKE BRIGGS

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MARKETING TRIPS & CONFERENCES:

• New York Marketing Mission

• Charlotte Developer Luncheon – Charlotte, NC • Canadian Marketing Mission – Toronto and Montreal • Paris Air Show – Paris, France

• Detroit and Windsor, Canada Marketing Mission

• Northwest and Canadian Marketing Mission – Seattle, Portland and Vancouver • Washington Marketing Mission – Washington DC

• National Business Aviation Association – Las Vegas, NV

• 2011 & 2012 Palmetto Economic Development Corporation – Hilton Head, SC • 2011 & 2012 South Carolina Economic Developer’s Association – Myrtle Beach, SC • Site Selectors Guild – Orlando, FL

• SmartState Conference – Charleston, SC • Dallas Marketing Mission – Dallas, TX

• 2012 National Coffee Association Convention – Charleston, SC • Spring Prospect Event

• INTERPHEX Trade Show – New York City • 2012 SEUS Cananda – Myrtle Beach, SC • Aviation Week – Charlotte, NC

• Expansion Management Roundtable in the South – Palm Coast, FL

Today, we are in a global competition for jobs and must continue to find innovative ways to get an edge.

Our lead generation program has elevated the Central SC Region to a new level in economic development

marketing and has created opportunities that we have never experienced. We are not only knocking on more

doors, we are getting into the offices of C-level executives. It’s an exciting time for our team and we are

confident that we shall continue to see measurable results from this program.

DAVID KING

Vice President of Marketing

Following the lead of Michelin, two additional major global tire companies have now located in the Central South Carolina region, making our state the biggest tire manufacturer in the United States. A superior logistics and transportation network and a business-friendly cost effective environment continue to help this region attract new capital investment and jobs. It’s a win-win opportunity that

defines Central South Carolina as one of the preferred business locations in the state and in the nation.

Contact us at 803-733-1131 for more information on how we can assist you with your site selection needs or visit www.centralsc.org.

We’ve been on a roll.

Central South Carolina Alliance • 1201 Main Street • Suite 100 • Columbia, SC 29201 • 803-733-1131

JANUARY 2011 – MAY 2012:

95 GO TO MEETINGS

WITH COMPANIES WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL OR HAVE PLANS TO EXPAND.

THE LEAD GENERATION PROGRAM COMPLETED

7,962 CALLS

AND REACHED

689 DECISION MAKERS

WITH PROSPECTIVE COMPANIES.

0 50 100 150 200 Go-To-Meetings Outbound Direct

Contacts Inbound DirectContacts

95

GO TO MEETINGS

181

OUTBOUND DIRECT CONTACTS

21

INBOUND DIRECT CONTACTS

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METRICS

Since 1994, the Central SC Alliance has worked directly with

companies who have invested over $9.6 billion and created over 58,000 new jobs in the Central SC Region.

Over the last 18 years, every dollar invested in the Central SC Alliance returned to the region:

$449

in capital investment,

$65

in New Property Taxes,

$95

in Annual Payroll, and

$852

in TOTAL economic benefit.

2011 was truly a record year for the Central SC region. The Central SC Alliance generated $1,106,455,000 in total announced capital investment and 3,533 announced jobs in 2011! 147 new projects were generated and we hosted 177 visits from prospective companies over the past 18 months in our region. Overwhelmingly, manufacturing operations accounted for the largest share of new projects logged. Since January 2011, 75% of our announced projects have been expansions of existing industry. We continue to see existing companies further invest in our region due to the strong business climate, strategic location, strong workforce and training programs, and ease of transportation they have experienced. While various global trends such as the right-shoring of jobs to the US, greenfield expansions, and the rebirth of American manufacturing have allowed us the opportunity to capitalize on recruiting our newest companies to the region.

Central SC Alliance County Developer Other Ally SCDOC 44% 26% 18% 12% Central SC Alliance County Developer Other Ally SCDOC 44% 26% 18% 12%

1994 $218,250,000

3,285

1995 $524,300,000

4,379

1996 $293,500,000

3,861

1997 $342,980,000

2,846

1998 $642,144,000

3,111

1999 $756,204,000

4,645

2000 $681,489,000

6,707

2001 $469,600,000

2,442

2002 $260,800,000

1,102

2003 $149,000,000

1,229

2004 $723,495,929

2,276

2005 $591,329,000

2,700

2006 $510,405,000

1,997

2007 $730,345,000

3,981

2008 $560,549,000

2,625

2009 $358,943,450

1,686

2010 $474,780,000

4,276

2011 $1,106,455,000 3,533

2012 $293,080,000

1,418

Total

$9,687,649,379 58,099

YEAR INVESTMENT JOBS

GEORGIA NORTH CAROLINA ATLANTIC OCEAN G R EE_N V IL LE S_PA RTA_N BU_R G YORK CHESTER UNION LAURENS PICKENS OCONEE ANDERSON ABBEVILLE GR_EE NW OOD EDGEFIELD AIKEN CHEROKEE LANCASTER CHESTERFIELD DARLINGTON MA_RL BO_RO DILLON FLORENCE WILLIAMSBURG BERKELEY DO RC_HE ST_ER COLLETON BAMBERG BARNWELL HAMPTON ALLENDALE JASPER C HA R L ES T O N BEAUFORT GEO RG ETO WN HORRY MARION FAIRFIELD NEWBERRY LEXINGTON RICHLAND KERSHAW CALHOUN ORANGEBURG ORANGEBURG LEE SUMTER CLARENDON M C CO_R M IC_K SALUDA Columbia Metropolitan Columbia 95 95 26 26 20 77 85 20 26 385 Charleston International Myrtle Beach International ATLANTIC OCEAN

METRICS & PROJECTS

ORIGIN OF ANNOUNCED PROJECTS

37% 29% 14% 11% 9% 37% 29% 14% 11% 9%

PROJECTS BY AVERAGE WAGE

Automotive Parts Mfg. Aerospace Component Mfg. Finance Accounting, Back-Office, Customer Service Food & Beverage Processing, Distribution Tool, Equipment, Metal Mfg. Other Manufacturing/Distribution 20% 11% 23% 20% 20% 3% 3% Pharmaceutical Automotive Parts Mfg. Aerospace Component Mfg. Finance Accounting, Back-Office, Customer Service Food & Beverage Processing, Distribution Tool, Equipment, Metal Mfg. Other Manufacturing/Distribution 20% 11% 23% 20% 20% 3% 3% Pharmaceutical

ANNOUNCED PROJECTS BY INDUSTRY TYPE

Manufacturing Office Distribution Warehousing Other 68% 20% 6% 3% 3% 20% Manufacturing Office Distribution Warehousing Other 68% 20% 6%3% 3% 20%

PROJECTS BY FACILITY TYPE

FOR EVERY $370 INVESTED IN THE CENTRAL SC ALLIANCE BETWEEN 1994–2012,

ONE JOB HAS BEEN CREATED.

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COMPANY NAME

NEW/EXPANSION

INVESTMENT

JOBS

PRODUCT/SERVICE

Spirax Sarco Expansion $10,000,000 28 Steam Systems Components Koyo Corp. Expansion $20,000,000 25 Ball bearings

Mars Pet Care Expansion $128,640,000 277 Dry Dog and Cat Food

GKN Aerospace New $38,000,000 278 Aerospace Component Manufacturing TD Bank Expansion $0 200 Banking Services

Kiswire Expansion $2,500,000 0 Wire Products

Alucoil America Corp. New $5,000,000 18 Mfg. Aluminum Products Sensor Electronic Technology Inc. Expansion $20,000,000 150 Mfg. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. New $313,000,000 707 Pharmaceutical Mfg.

Pure Power Technologies Expansion $25,000,000 150 Engine Testing, R&D Universal Trade Solutions New $10,000,000 100 Metals Import/Export Innovative Composites International, Inc. New $9,300,000 300 Plastics (Composites)

Aflac Expansion $0 80 Supplemental Insurance Services LOGANEnergy LLC New $1,000,000 25 Manufacture Mobile Fuel Cells Michelin Expansion $200,000,000 270 Passenger and Earthmover Tires Interstate Resources, Inc. New $13,795,000 60 Waterproof Corrugated Boxes Aflac Expansion $0 140 Supplemental Insurance Services Verizon Expansion $0 500 Call Center Operations

Mars Pet Care Expansion $9,376,000 0 Dry Dog and Cat Food Mars Pet Care Expansion $7,548,000 0 Dry Dog and Cat Food US Food Service Expansion $10,000,000 0 Food Distribution

DHL Expansion $0 140 Customs Brokerage Facility Confidential Investments — 283,296,000 85 — $1,106,455,000 3,533

2011 INVESTMENTS

12/29/11 12/16/11 12/13/11 11/22/11 11/16/11 11/09/11 10/31/11 10/31/11 10/28/11 10/06/11 10/05/11 09/07/11 08/22/11 07/26/11 05/10/11 04/27/11 02/15/11 02/03/11 01/24/11 01/24/11 01/24/11 01/13/11 — TOTAL

ANNOUNCED

Richland Richland Richland Orangeburg Lexington Newberry Clarendon Richland Lexington Richland Orangeburg Orangeburg Richland Richland Lexington Lexington Richland Richland Orangeburg Richland Lexington Lexington —

COUNTY

COMPANY NAME

NEW/EXPANSION INVESTMENT

JOBS PRODUCT/SERVICE

6/11/12

McEntire Produce Expansion $5,000,000 47 Fresh Produce Processing

5/23/12

Avtec Inc. Expansion $6,100,000 25 Manufactures Communication Systems

5/22/12

WNS Holdings New $4,250,000 750 Business Process Outsourcing

5/22/12

Federal Mogul Friction Products Expansion $7,000,000 40 Extended-life brake friction products

4/10/12 Michelin Expansion $250,000,000 100 Earthmover Tires

4/12/12

Aflac Expansion $0 400 Supplemental Insurance Services

4/10/12

Accuride Expansion $8,730,000 25 Aluminum Wheels

3/26/12

Starbucks Expansion $7,000,000 6 New VIA Coffee Packaging Line

2/21/12

Diversified Information Technologies, Inc. New $5,000,000 25 Secure Document Storage

TOTAL $293,080,000 1,418 $1,399,535,000 Richland Lexington Richland Orangeburg Lexington Richland Kershaw Calhoun Kershaw

ANNOUNCED

2012 INVESTMENTS (TO DATE)

3,533 NEW JOBS

CREATED IN 2011 FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CENTRAL SC REGION

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CALHOUN COUNTY

LEE PRICKETT

County Administrator 803.874.2435 | [email protected]

CITY OF COLUMBIA

JIM GAMBRELL

Economic Development Director

803.734.2700 | [email protected]

CLARENDON COUNTY

JOHN TRULUCK

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

TIFFANY HARRISON

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PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS

Advanced Disposal Aerotek

Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc. Alliance Consulting Engineers Allied Barton Security

Apartment & Corporate Relocation Services Arnold Companies

AT&T

B.P. Barber & Associates Baker, Ravenel, & Bender L.L.P. Bank of America

Bank of Clarendon

Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. BB&T

Blue Marlin Restaurant & Catering BlueCross BlueShield of SC Buchmaier Law Firm LLC Carlisle Associates, Inc. CB Richard Ellis Chernoff Newman

Coldwell Banker United Realtors Colliers International

Colonial Life

Columbia Metropolitan Airport Cox Industries, Inc.

Cyberwoven Delta Dental

Diversified Development, Inc. Duke Energy

Eastman Chemical Company Elliott Davis, LLC

Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A. Fairfield Electric Cooperatives First Citizens

First Community Bank Fisher & Philips Fitts & Goodwin, Inc. Florence & Hutcheson

Food Service, Inc. Fuss & O’Neill, Inc.

Gallman Personnel Services Glenn Associates Surveying, Inc. Grace Outdoor

Grubb & Ellis / Wilson Kibler Hahl, Inc.

Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd

Homeowners Mortgage/CoastalStates Bank Hood Construction, Inc.

KBR Building Group KeenanSuggs KershawHealth

LCK Construction Services LLC Lexington Medical Center M.B. Kahn

Mashburn Construction McCrory Construction McNair Law Firm McWaters, Inc. Mead & Hunt, Inc.

Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative Miller-Valentine Group

NAI Avant NBSC

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Newberry County Hospital

Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. Nexsen Pruet, LLC

Ogletree Deakins O’Neil, Inc.

Palmetto Economic Development Corp. Palmetto Health Alliance

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP PNC Bank

Progress Energy Providence Hospital Recruiting Solutions

Regions Banks

Richardson Construction Company Rick Smoak Photography

Robert Half International

Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC Roedl Langford de Kock, LLP Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc. S&ME, Inc.

Santee Cooper (c) SCANA Corporation Shelco, Inc.

Snelling Staffing Services Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc. Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. Southern Way Catering

Spirit Communications Stevens & Wilkinson, Inc. Sun Printing, Inc. TD Bank

The Blencowe Group, Inc. The Boudreaux Group

The Climatic Development Company, LLC Wells Fargo

Willoughby & Hoefer, PA

PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTORS

Calhoun County City of Columbia Clarendon County Fairfield County Kershaw County Lexington County McCormick County Newberry County Orangeburg County Richland County

University of South Carolina

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CLARENDON COUNTY

JOHN TRULUCK

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

TIFFANY HARRISON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMITTEE

KERSHAW COUNTY

PEGGY MCLEAN

LEXINGTON COUNTY

CHARLTON L. “CHUCK” WHIPPLE

MCCORMICK COUNTY

COLUMBUS STEPHENS

County Administrator

864-852-2231 | [email protected]

NEWBERRY COUNTY

TERESA POWERS

Economic Development Directo

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ORANGEBURG COUNTY

GREGG ROBINSON

Executive Director

RICHLAND COUNTY

NELSON LINDSAY

THE HONORABLE VINA ABRAMS

Chair, Central Midlands Regional Planning Council

SCOTT R. ADAMS

General Counsel & Vice President,

External Affairs Prysmian Group-North America

JIM B. APPLE

Chairman & CEO, First Citizens Bank HON. WILLIAM B. BANNING, SR.

Chairman, Lexington County Council

HON. STEPHEN K. BENJAMIN

Mayor, City of Columbia

MARK K. BENNETT

Senior VP, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

MICHAEL R. BRENAN

President, BB&T

G. MICHAEL BRIGGS

President & CEO, Central SC Alliance

GEORGE J. BULLWINKEL, JR.

President & COO, SCANA Corporation

MARK COX

VP, Commercial Relationship Manager, Capital Bank

TED CREECH

Director of External Affairs, AT&T South Carolina

HON. DAVID L. FERGUSON, SR.

Chairman, Fairfield County Council

C. W. “CHUCK” GARNETT

President & CEO, NBSC

JOHN J. GARRISON

VP, Colonial Life

STAN F. GIBSON

EVP, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

J. BARRY HAM

President, Bank of Clarendon

WILLIAM L. HART

CEO, Fairfield Electric Cooperative, Inc. JAMES E. HAZEL, JR.

COO, Elliott Davis, LLC

HON. CHARLES T. JENNINGS, JR.

Chairman, McCormick County Council

HON. HENRY H. LIVINGSTON, III

Chairman, Newberry County Council

JOHN MCALLISTER

ALC, Broker in Charge, John McAllister Realty Consulting

DR. HARRIS PASTIDES

President, University of South Carolina

DAVE PETERSON

Plant Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company

ANNE M. SINCLAIR

Chiar, Richland Lexington Airport Commission

HON. DWIGHT L. STEWART

Chairman, Clarendon County Council

HON. HONORABLE DAVID K. SUMMERS

Chairman, Calhoun County Council

HON. KELVIN E. WASHINGTON, SR.

Chairman, Richland County Council

DR. MARSHALL WHITE, JR.

President, Midlands Technical College

HON. GENE WISE

Chairman, Kershaw County Council MICHAEL A. WOLFE

Division Executive, First Citizens Bank

HON. JOHNNIE WRIGHT, SR.

Chairman, Orangeburg County Council

JIM B. APPLE | Chairman

HON. JOHNNIE WRIGHT, SR. | Vice Chairman JAMES E. HAZEL, JR. | Funding & Finance Chairman GEORGE J. BULLWINKEL, JR. |

Development Chairman

G. MICHAEL BRIGGS | President & CEO

HON. STEPHEN K. BENJAMIN TED CREECH

C. W. “CHUCK” GARNETT HON. DWIGHT L. STEWART STAN F. GIBSON

HON. DAVID K. SUMMERS, JR. DR. HARRIS PASTIDES

HON. KELVIN E. WASHINGTON, SR.

CENTRAL SC ALLIANCE STAFF

MIKE BRIGGS

President & CEO | [email protected] ANN BROADWATER

Senior Project Manager | [email protected] ANNETTE BURRELL

Office Manager | [email protected] AZAD KHAN

Director of Research | [email protected] DAVID KING

Vice President of Marketing | [email protected] TRACY MCMILLIN

Senior Project Manager | [email protected] CALLISON RAWL

Director of Public & Investor Relations | [email protected]

STEPHEN RODDEY

Senior Project Manager | [email protected] ERIN SAVITZ

Marketing Associate | [email protected] SANDRA WALLACE

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