2015 Upstate SC Alliance Annual Report

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

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2015 RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS PRO-BUSINESS CLIMATE SOUTH CAROLINA REMAINS HIGHLY RECOGNIZED IN A NUMBER OF AREAS: RANKINGS

RECOGNITIONS

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#1 in the Export of Automobiles, #1 in the Export of Tires, and #1 in the Export of Ball or Roller Bearings and Parts U.S. Department of Commerce

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#6 in Automotive Manufacturing Strength and #10 for Best Business Climate Business Facilities Annual Rankings Report 2015

The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC MSA was the 9th highest Mid-Sized City in New Geography’s 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth report. The Spartanburg, SC MSA ranked #54 on the ranking of small cities for job growth.

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#3 in Top States for Doing Business in the U.S. Area Development Top States for Doing Business 2015

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#2 Top Moving Destination United Van Lines’ National Mover Study

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#5 in Executive Business Climate Rankings, #10 in State Business Climates and #4 in Competitiveness Site Selection magazine’s 2015 Top State Business Climate Rankings

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#10 in Best States to Do Business and #5 in Domestic Migration Chief Executive magazine’s 2015 survey of CEOs

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9th Highest Population Growth Percentage U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014-2015 population estimates

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Oconee Economic Alliance named to the Top Five Economic Development Organizations for Metal Fabrication Expansion Solutions Magazine’s 2015 Awards of Excellence

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Oconee Economic Alliance named one of the Top Micropolitan Groups of the Year Site Selection magazine’s Best to Invest: Top U.S. Groups

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Economic Futures Group of Spartanburg named to Top U.S. Economic Development Groups Site Selection magazine’s Best to Invest: Top U.S. Groups

The State of South Carolina was the top mover in the Kauffman Foundation’s 2015 Index for Startup Activity, moving up 17 places to a rank of 29.

FDi Intelligence named Greenville, SC as the #1 Micro City of the Future in North and South America. The study ranked Greenville #1 micro city for Economic Potential and #2 for Business Friendliness.

South Carolina stands out as a top destination for foreign investment, ranking #1 nationwide in attracting jobs through foreign investment for the third year running, according to analysis by IBM-Plant Location International (IBM-PLI) in its Global Location Trends: 2015 Annual Report.

South Carolina received a 2015 Gold Shovel award from Area Development magazine, in recognition of projects undertaken during the previous year that have created a significant number of high-value-added new jobs and investment.

Global Trade Magazine selected Greenville, SC as one of America’s Best Cities for Export Assistance in its 2015 annual ranking of America’s Best Cities for Global Trade.

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A MESSAGE FROM A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN OUR CHAIRMANDR. RONNIE BOOTH My tenure as the Chairman of the Upstate SC Alliance is coming to a close. As I reflect over the last two years, I am reminded how great our region truly is and how enjoyable it has been to serve in a role in which I have been able to share our strengths with the world. The Upstate is a great place to live, work, and do business, and our 2015 economic development successes are just another reminder of that fact.

To all of our investors, both public and private, thank you for the opportunity to be your Chairman. In 2014, the Upstate experienced a record-breaking $4 billion+ in capital investment.

We knew it would be hard to follow a year of such colossal success, and yet 2015 proved to be another impressive year. The Upstate experienced the highest number of jobs created and the second highest number of total announcements since the Upstate

In addition to its traditional role of marketing the region and

Alliance began keeping records in 2007. Proving that our region

generating leads and prospects for investment, the Upstate SC

continues to be a strong contender for global investment, 30 of

Alliance is taking time to build new approaches to economic

those announcements came from international companies, which

growth and opportunity. Through our work with the Global

is also the highest number since 2007.

Cities Initiative, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase, we are working to develop more productive

Through your investment in the Upstate SC Alliance, you are

strategies to build deeper and more long-term prosperity for

helping our region create a strong and globally recognized brand,

the region. The world of economic development can be slow to

improving our competitive position for economic development.

change, and the Upstate Alliance believes that it is imperative

The significant growth and success we have been able to achieve

to our regional success that we embrace a broader vision of

over the past few years is a direct result of your support, and for

economic development that reflects the demands of a modern

that I cannot thank you enough. As we often say at the Upstate SC

economy. While we want to take a moment to celebrate our

Alliance, economic development is truly a team sport. Through

accomplishments, it is more important than ever to engage in

the collaborative efforts of our organization, our local economic

work that will keep the Upstate ahead of the competitiveness

developers, the SC Department of Commerce, and our public and

curve and ensure that our counties have a prosperous future in

private sector investors, the Upstate region saw $1.291 billion

the years to come.

in capital investment, 76 total announcements and 6,471 new jobs created in 2015. By leveraging our resources and supporting

We are proud of our region’s collaborative work in economic

and funding the work of the Upstate SC Alliance, the growth and

development, our innovative thinking to become more globally

success of 2015 is an achievement we can all celebrate together.

connected, and our assertive campaign to market and brand the Upstate. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as Chairman during this time of growth and success and I look forward to seeing the progress that the Upstate will continue to make in 2016. I thank you for your continued support of the Upstate SC Alliance. I challenge current investors to consider raising your level of support to a higher level. For those who are not yet investors in this important work, please join the movement. The more who partner with us, the easier it is to tell the story of the Upstate and why “Business Moves Here.�

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT JOHN LUMMUS Our region ended last year with $1.291 billion in capital investment, 76 total announcements and 6,471 new jobs created, making 2015 another tremendous year for economic development in the Upstate of South Carolina. The statistics for 2015 are impressive. The number of jobs announced was the highest number of jobs created in a single year since we began keeping records in 2007. The number of announcements was the second highest total since 2007; 30 of those announcements were from international companies, the highest number since 2007. Finally, every investor county in the Upstate Alliance had at least one announcement.

Over the last ten years, the Upstate region has totaled $14.801 billion in new investment and 47,116 new jobs. We are very fortunate to have a number of resources that aide us in our economic development efforts including a strong existing industry presence from companies such as BMW and Michelin; a workforce that is productive and skilled; a low unionization rate; infrastructure assets including I-85 and I-26, the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, and the Inland Port Facility; and, an international presence that includes over 500 companies from 34 different countries. By far, our strongest asset is that our local developers, investors, the SC Department of Commerce, and the Upstate SC Alliance know how to work together as a team to push South Carolina forward.

Our goals at the Upstate SC Alliance are fairly simple- to market our region to the world as the best place to do business, to support our investors, and to build collaboration in the region so we can speak and act as one Upstate. Our organization was formed in 2000 with the idea that we would market our counties as one region to improve our competitiveness in attracting global investment, and this remains our purpose. In order to build on our successes, we will continue our aggressive marketing and recruitment campaigns. It’s also equally important that we take the opportunity to look at economic development in the Upstate through a new lens, examining international trends and positioning ourselves for future investment. Our work with the Global Cities Initiative, a joint

“Our vision is to position and market the Upstate region to successfully compete for business investment globally.”

project of Brookings and JPMorgan Chase, is an extension of these efforts to increase our competitiveness though greater engagement in global economies. At last year’s Annual Meeting, we released a regional Export Plan that will guide the Upstate in efforts to connect existing businesses to global markets and boost awareness of the power of exporting. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, we are releasing a regional Foreign Investment Plan that will provide strategies and tactics to elevate our global competitiveness and connectivity.

This initiative furthers our mission to attract investment by better positioning the Upstate SC region in the global economy.

During my tenure at the Upstate SC Alliance, I have talked a lot about focus and value. Focusing on our goals and not straying from these is very important.

We also want to make sure we are bringing value to our investors in everything that we do. We worked hard in 2015 to provide more opportunities for our investors, and we will continue to do so in the years to come.

I want to thank our executive committee, our board, the local developers, and our investors for all that you do to support the efforts of the Upstate SC Alliance. The region is successful because we work as a team and celebrate our progress together.

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2015 HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE UPSTATE ALLIANCE Capitalizing on the growing wealth of experience of its team members, the Upstate SC Alliance implemented a restructuring plan that provides for greater collaboration and efficiencies across the organization. Alliance team members successfully took on new roles that allow the organization to focus on our mission of telling the Upstate’s story and providing a stronger value to all the investors we serve.

EXPANDING INVESTOR OPPORTUNITIES Through the Alliance’s work with the Global Cities Initiative, UA Investors had new opportunities to support and encourage global connectivity at local events. Investors discussed global economic policies in a Roundtable Forum with an international trade delegation from the European Union; gained insight on the intersection of FDI and exports from Javier Díaz dé Leon, the General Consul for the Carolinas for Mexico; and learned of business trends and opportunities in Chile from Ellen LennyPessagno, Senior Commercial Officer at the US Embassy in Chilé.

GROWING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS The Regional Export Plan was published and its initiatives launched in early 2015. As a continuation of the region’s participation in the Global Cities Initiative, the Alliance undertook a studied market assessment in order to develop a Regional Plan for Foreign Direct Investment. The assessment included a data-driven profile of the region, one-on-one interviews with foreign-owned companies, and a series of both large and small group discussions.

NEW RESEARCH CAPABILITIES 2015 saw the development and launch of a comprehensive industry database for the region that provides shared access with county and city economic developers, and serves as a critical support element for implementation of the Regional Export Plan. The Alliance hired a Research Specialist in the summer of 2015 to provide additional research support and to manage the industry database for the region.

STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SITE CONSULTANTS Focused on building awareness of our region’s assets, the Alliance hosted a lunch in Atlanta with 16 centers of influence and local economic developers spotlighting the growth of the aerospace industry in our region; traveled to Chicago and Dallas with SC Department of Commerce to share updates and deepen relationships with site consultants; and, welcomed 8 site consultants to the region for the Upstate Fall Inbound Event with tours showcasing our Upstate communities.

EXPANDING THE UPSTATE’S MARKETING REACH Through a strong content creation initiative, the Alliance published 48 blog articles and had more than 750 posts on social media. This activity help drive more traffic to the Upstate SC Alliance website, increasing unique visitors’ to the website by 40% and International traffic by 36%.

TARGETING INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Building upon knowledge and relationships created during prior missions, the Alliance coordinated mission trips to the United Kingdom, Canada, and Spain and met with more than 20 companies interested in learning about the benefits of doing business in Upstate South Carolina. In coordination with SelectUSA, the Alliance also participated in marketing events in Scandinavia and Canada, connecting with more than 25 companies.

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GLOBAL CITIES INITIATIVES UPDATE In late 2013, the Upstate SC Alliance applied for and was accepted to a new Exchange network of the Global Cities Initiative, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. The Upstate joins a group of twenty-eight diverse metropolitan regions that are working together over the next several years to establish new metro-to-metro relationships, share best practices in global economic development, and develop actionable plans to promote greater global trade and investment.

The Upstate SC Regional Export Plan, representing the first phase of these efforts, was launched in early 2015. The plan’s strategic initiatives focus on aligning and strengthening the region’s export support system, driving participation in exporting, and heightening global awareness. An Export Task Force, made up of Upstate SC Alliance investors that are actively practicing in international trade along with partnering non-profit and governmental organizations, has been convened to oversee the plan’s implementation, which will occur over the next three years.

Notable progress in 2015 includes:

n Establishment of the Export Task Force n Development of an in-house industry

database for the region,

accessible at regional, county, and city levels to build and maintain a list of exporting companies

n Participation in eleven trade outreach events n Momentum building for Export Roadmap production

The Upstate SC Alliance has also been hard at work developing the next phase of its Global Cities Initiative efforts, the Upstate SC Regional Foreign Direct Investment Plan.

Throughout 2015, one-on-one interviews with local foreign-owned firms, small focus groups, and large stakeholder meetings were conducted to discuss the current state of the region’s foreign investment landscape and to develop strategies and tactics that could support the region’s growth in the world economy. The plan’s objectives are to:

n Expand its base of world-class, community engaged, and internationally oriented professional services sector firms that have the capacity to support industrial growth and global connectivity.

n Be recognized globally as a hot spot for material science innovations with highly collaborative companies and research universities, working together to produce more high-value exports and attracting more foreign firms.

n Increase its value and attraction as a hub in the global value chains of its target industries by growing the number of collaborative, competitive, globalized, and specialized companies in industry clusters.

n Earn

a reputation as one of the most desirable and welcoming communities in the southeastern United States to live, work, create, and play.

Plan strategies and tactics will be implemented over the next five years and will receive oversight from a Foreign Investment Task Force in the same way that the Export Task Force is overseeing the export plan.

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2015 MARKETING & BUSINESS RECRUITMENT CALENDAR OUTBOUND EVENTS EVENT

DATE

LOCATION

TARGET

Photonics West

February 7-12

San Francisco, CA

Advanced Materials

MD&M West

February 10-12

Anaheim, CA

BIO - Medical device

Site Selectors Guild

February 24-26

Puerto Rico

Site Consultants

NPE

March 23-27

Orlando, FL

Advanced Materials

Select USA Investment Summit

March 23-24

Washington DC

All sectors

CU-ICAR Mexico Mission

March 9-12

Mexico

Automotive

Craft Brewers Conference

April 13-17

Portland, OR

Food Processing

SME (GACC)

April 13

Charlotte, NC

German Small & Medium Enterprises

SAE World Congress/Detroit Mission

April 20-22

Detroit, MI

Automotive

BIO focused Mission during BIO International

June 15 - 18

Philadephia, PA

BIO - Pharma & Med Device

Atlanta COI Mission

Summer

Atlanta, GA

Site Consultants/COIs

Charlotte COI Mission

August 25

Charlotte, NC

Site Consultants/COIs

SelectUSA Nordic Road Show

September 14-21

Norway, Denmark & Finland

All sectors

United Kingdom NW Mission

September 21-25

NW United Kingdom

Industrial Manufacturing

IAMC Fall Forum

September 26-30

Cleveland, OH

COIs

Toronto Mini Mission

October 5-7

Toronto, ON

All sectors

Spain Mission

October 19-23

Spain/Ireland

All sectors

AirTec International Aerospace Supply Fair

November 3-5

Frankfurt, Germany

Aerospace

OESA Annual Outlook/Detroit Mission

November 10

Detroit, MI

Automotive

SEUS Japan

November 14-16

Birmingham, AL

All sectors

Select USA Canada

November 17

Toronto, ON

All sectors

PLMA Private Label Show

November 15-17

Chicago, IL

Agribusiness/Food

DATE

LOCATION

TARGET

SC Automotive Council - Auto Summit

February 23-25

Upstate SC

Automotive

iMAGINE Upstate

March 28-April 4

Upstate SC

Media/COIs

BMW Pro Am

May 14-17

Upstate SC

Automotive

Japanese Delegation Visit

July 1

Columbia, SC

All sectors

INBOUND EVENTS EVENT

SCAC/OESA Joint Meeting

August 27

Greenville, SC

Automotive

SC Aerospace Industry Event

August 26-27

Columbia, SC

Aerospace

Upstate Consultant Event

October 7-9

Upstate SC

COIs

SCBIO

November 5-6

Charleston, SC

BIO

COI= Centers of Influence (Site consultants, international business and trade organizations, real estate brokers/developers)

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MARKETING & BUSINESS RECRUITMENT MILESTONES 304 PRESENTATIONS / 5 Year Look Presentations made to external market audiences about the Upstate

2015 PIPELINE

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Advanced Materials Aerospace & Defense Automotive & Transport Bioscience & Healthcare Energy & Utilities Industrial Manufacturing Business Services Other

32 19 34 12 13 10 9 45

174 NEW COMPANIES

400

339

384 304

300

272

200

100

0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

51 RFIs / 5 Year Look

Formal prospect information requests issued to economic development teams 64

64

53

51

46

48

32

TOP COUNTRIES OF INTEREST

365

33

16

0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Measured by Active Contacts in Pipeline USA Canada Germany Spain United Kingdom Italy China

230 78 58 42 37 20 16

65 VISITS / 5 Year Look

Visits by companies and centers of influence to the Upstate

100

94

75

69

75 65

50

33 16

0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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

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2011-2015 TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT & JOB CREATION

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5 YEAR TOTAL

$9.56 BILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT | 25,897 NEW JOBS 354 Projects / 132 International CAPITAL INVESTMENT

JOBS

10.0 B

30000

$8.28 B

$9.57 B

8.0 B

25,897 2013

6.0 B

25000

20000

19,426 2013

$4.22 B 4.0 B

15000

$3.12 B

14,494 2013 10000

2.0 B

9,528 2013

$805 M 0

5,411

2011

2012

$805 Million 5,411 Jobs 53 Projects 23 International

$2.31 Billion 4,117 Jobs 66 Projects 22 International

2013 $1.10 Billion 4,966 Jobs 86 Projects 29 International

2014

2015

$4.06 Billion 4,932 Jobs 73 Projects 28 International

$1.3 Billion 6,471 Jobs 76 Projects 30 International

5000

2015 // 76 TOTAL COMPANIES $1,291,317,360 IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT // 6,471 NEW JOBS 28 NEW COMPANIES

48 EXISTING COMPANIES

$531,087,360 in capital investment // 3,129 new jobs // 3S International Corp. // aalchem // Advanced Manufacturing & // // // // // // // // // // //

Power Systems Aran Packaging CareCam Health Systems Casto Development Cobb-Vantress Coca-Cola Cold Mountain Material Corp.

Confidential Project 1 Confidential Project 2 Confidential Project 3 Confidential Project 4 Confidential Project 5

// // // // // // // // // // // // // //

CRM Global Manufacturing Dollar Tree Earth’s Creation, USA EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics Inc. Kirchner Design Inc. Kobelco Construction Machinery USA Inc. MAIREC Moderna Products Mogul SC Nonwovens Corp.

Pantex Americas Inc. PecTec Corp.

Rite Aid Corporation US Building Innovations Inc. Vapor Apparel

$760,230,000 in capital investment // 3,342 new jobs // // // // // // // // // // // // // //

Associated Packaging AstenJohnson Inc. Auriga Polymers Inc. Bausch & Lomb BorgWarner Inc. Brawo USA CB&I CH2M Hill Cos. Ltd. Confidential Project 1 Confidential Project 2 Confidential Project 3 Confidential Project 4 Confidential Project 5 Confidential Project 6

Cott Beverages Draxlmaier Group Erwin Penland Haemonetics Inteplast ITECH South ITT Enidine JTEKT North America King Automation Lakeside Steel and Machine Inc. // Lily Marley LLC // Loom Craft Inc./Homtex Inc. // Magna International

// // // // // // // // // //

// // // // // // // // // // // // // //

Mainstay Fuel Technologies Inc. Mitsubishi Polyester Film Inc. Monti Inc. O’Neal Inc. Palmetto Engineering Polydeck Screen Corp.

Pro Towels Reinicke Athens Inc. (RAI) Röchling Automotive USA LLP SAGE Automotive (Abbeville) SAGE Automotive (Greenville) ScanSource Schaffler Group USA Sutera USA LLC

// // // // // // //

SYNNEX Corporation Techtronic Industries NA (TTI) Timken UTI Logistics Utility Partners WYNIT Distribution ZF Transmissions Gray Court

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2015 FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW ASSETS

LIABILITIES & CAPITAL

CURRENT ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Petty Cash United Community Bank United Community Bank Money Market–Contingency United Community Bank Money Market–State Funds United Community Bank Money Market–EMSI Pledges Receivable–Public Pledges Receivable–Private Other Receivable Prepaid Expenses

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

$484.47 $133,624.25 $226,226.34 $999,693.94 $24,750.00 $81,327.00 $206,750.00 $1,000.00 $56,410.07

Accounts Payable Other Payables Deferred Revenue - Public Deferred Revenue - Private Deferred Revenue-Naming Rights Unearned State Funds Deferred Grant Income

$15,485.16 $32,110.57 $81,109.09 $365,749.92 $6,083.35 $1,006,421.86 $26,812.50

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

$1,533,772.45

$1,730,266.07

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT Office Furniture and Equipment Office Upfit Accumulated Depreciation

$277,325.05 $447,345.39 $(372,223.34)

United Community Bank Loan Deferred Lease Liability

$199,188.83 $91,855.56

TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES TOTAL PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT

$291,044.39

$352,447.10

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$1,824,816.84

TOTAL ASSETS

$2,082,713.17 CAPITAL Beginning Unrestricted Net Assets Change in Net Assets The Upstate SC Alliance engages an independent CPA firm to perform an annual audit of its financial statements.

The audit of the 2014 financial statements was completed in September 2015. The independent CPA issued an unqualified audit opinion. Copies of the audit are on file at the Upstate SC Alliance.

The financial statements presented in the report represent collective statements of all Alliance activity. The statements represent grant and onetime funding activities incorporated into the overall revenues and expenses.

This collective reporting provides a more comprehensive view of the scope of work completed by the Upstate SC Alliance in 2015.

TOTAL CAPITAL

$77,333.76 $180,562.57

$257,896.33

TOTAL LIABILITIES & CAPITAL

$2,082,713.17

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY & HISTORICAL ANALYSIS REVENUE

2015 ACTUAL

2015 BUDGETED

2014 ACTUAL

2013 ACTUAL

Investor Revenue Sponsorships/Grants/Other Revenue State Funds Applied to Budget

$1,402,102.02 $97,525.50 $478,210.27

$1,401,751.00 $53,679.84 $575,000.00

$1,333,256.50 $141,847.18 $409,092.09

$1,222,083.59 $93,495.76 $558,869.86

TOTAL REVENUE

$1,977,837.79

$2,030,430.84

$1,884,195.77

$1,874,449.21

2015 ACTUAL

2015 BUDGETED

2014 ACTUAL

2013 ACTUAL

Accounting Fees Auto Expenses Insurance - Employees Employee Benefits - Retirement Insurance - Corporate Bank Charges & Interest IT Support Miscellaneous Office Expense Office Lease Payroll Taxes Salaries Temporary or Subcontractor Wages/Expenses Training

$32,475.40 $19,701.90 $71,371.06 $18,360.15 $8,960.63 $14,426.07 $16,498.94 $24,976.48 $37,099.45 $73,989.97 $7,997.76 $124,644.96 $25,769.15

$43,230.00 $29,750.00 $83,920.00 $19,950.00 $9,000.00 $16,560.00 $24,000.00 $26,500.00 $50,280.00 $96,000.00 $8,184.70 $133,700.00 $15,000.00 $15,000.00

$37,665.31 $21,087.61 $58,495.23 $19,467.51 $8,461.12 $19,268.04 $22,302.68 $62,023.94 $36,255.83 $75,259.01 $8,051.40 $110,103.61 $9,608.55

$41,187.63 $24,264.63 $61,970.61 $19,266.52 $7,936.91 $23,017.57 $19,962.85 $42,219.28 $45,456.66 $70,220.95 $10,277.07 $125,162.31 $620.80 $8,436.51

TOTAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSE*

$476,271.92

$571,074.70

$488,049.84

$500,000.30

2015 ACTUAL

2015 BUDGETED

2014 ACTUAL

2013 ACTUAL

$591,860.08 $42,580.96 $22,878.63 $12,349.03 $24,140.59 $60,059.63 $241,735.74 $41,782.06 $81,541.52 $59,311.99 $1,010.00

$577,926.94 $72,500.00 $26,200.00 $12,000.00 $33,200.00 $67,500.00 $234,750.00 $68,300.00 $182,000.00 $87,800.00 $2,500.00

$531,392.29 $41,938.53 $30,473.14 $8,949.69 $19,741.70 $130,108.79 $162,316.42 $38,203.25 $140,573.58 $54,845.23 $1136.08

$561,668.72 $90,955.59 $69,517.93 $8,849.24 $22,068.31 $100,156.17 $32,063.64 $52,224.08 $117,728.40 $85,282.65 $869.73

$1,179,250.23

$1,364,676.94

$1,159,678.70

$1,141,384.46

2015 ACTUAL

2015 BUDGETED

2014 ACTUAL

2013 ACTUAL

Investor Materials & Publications Travel & Meetings Meals & Entertainment

$16,223.85 $40,682.63 $15,589.10

$26,000.00 $20,000.00 $24,000.00

$9,994.05 $11,979.46 $33,760.49

$13,890.55 $20,252.52 $21,736.59

TOTAL FUNDRAISING EXPENSE

$72,495.58

$70,000.00

$55,734.00

$55,879.66

2015 ACTUAL

2015 BUDGETED

2014 ACTUAL

2013 ACTUAL

Total Operational Expense Total Program and Service Expense Total Fundraising Expense

$476,271.92 $1,179,250.23 $72,495.58

$571,074.70 $1,364,676.94 $70,000.00

$488,049.84 $1,159,678.70 $55,734.00

$500,000.30 $1,141,384.46 $55,879.66

TOTAL EXPENSE SUMMARY

$1,728,017.73

$2,005,751.64

$1,703,462.54

$1,697,264.42

OPERATIONAL EXPENSE

PROGRAM & SERVICE EXPENSE Payroll / Salaries Marketing Tools and Publications Marketing Tools - Website Prospect & COI Recruitment Economic Development Travel & Events Economic Development Research** Public Relations Trade Shows Mission Trips In Bound Events Miscellaneous TOTAL PROGRAM AND SERVICE EXPENSE

FUNDRAISING

EXPENSE SUMMARY

*Must subtract contingency & depreciation amount to get true number **Substantial overage a result of 2 new programs (EMSI and Data Center Certification) covered by grants & sponsorships

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NON-VOTING MEMBERS

MEMBERS AT LARGE

EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS

2015 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Vice Chair Max Metcalf Government & Community Relations BMW Manufacturing

Chairman Dr. Ronnie Booth President Tri-County Technical College

Secretary/Treasurer Steve Cooper Managing Partner Rodl & Partner

John Lummus President/CEO Upstate SC Alliance

John Miller, Jr. President Emeritus AnMed Health System

Alan Blackmon Manager of Engineering Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative

Carter Smith Economic Developer Co-Chair Spartanburg Economic Futures Group

Claude Thomas Abbeville County Council

Butch Kirven Greenville County Council

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PUBLIC SECTOR BOARD Abbeville County Stephen Taylor Anderson County Francis Crowder Cherokee County Jim Cook Greenville County Butch Kirven Greenwood County Mark Allison Laurens County Ernie Segars Oconee County Paul Cain Spartanburg County Jeff Horton Union County Frank Hart City of Clinton Mayor Robert McLean City of Easley Mayor Larry Bagwell City of Greenville Mayor Knox White City of Greer Mayor Rick Danner City of Spartanburg Mayor Junie White City of Union Mayor Harold Thompson

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY BOARD Anderson University Dr. Evans Whitaker Clemson University Max Allen Greenville Technical College Dr. Keith Miller Spartanburg Community College Henry Giles Tri-County Technical College Dr. Ronnie Booth

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Clear Channel Bill McMartin Duke Energy George Acker

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIRS Greer Development Corporation Reno Deaton Economic Futures Group Carter Smith

EMERITUS Irv Welling Chair Emeritus Bill Workman Emeritus Board

PRIVATE SECTOR BOARD AFL Telecommunications Jody Gallagher AnMed Health John Miller AT&T Terrance Ford Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc. Alan Blackmon BMW Manufacturing Corporation Max Metcalf Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Craig McCoy Broad River Electric Co-Op J. Richard Baines Fairway Outdoor Advertising of the GSA Rick Steele Greenville Health System Sam Konduros Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Dave Edwards Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Frank Davis Hire Dynamics Kim Wallace Human Technologies, Inc. Nat Banks Integral Solutions Group Tom Farthing Laurens Electric Cooperative David Wasson Little River Electric Cooperative Bobby Ferris MAU Workforce Solutions Baker Hatcher McNair Law Firm, P.A. Reggie Gay Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (PMPA) Coleman Smoak Piedmont Natural Gas Hank McCullough Rödl Langford de Kock LLP Steve Cooper Santee Cooper Annie Caggiano Smith Moore Leatherwood Frank C. Williams SunTrust Banks, Inc. David Torris The Cliffs Communities David Sawyer Thornblade Club Hector Batista Verdae Properties, LLC Rick Sumerel Wells Fargo Chris Fincher Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice Jamie Francis

HONORARY BOARD MICCO Corporation Minor Shaw SC Council on Competitiveness Ann Marie Stieritz SC Department of Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt Ten at the Top Dean Hybl

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AECOM Corporation Allen Tate Relocation & Corporate Services Alliance Consulting Engineers Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Bank of America BE&K Building Group Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Bob Jones University Bon Secours Wellness Arena CMC Cary Engineering CMC Structural Coldwell Banker Caine Colliers International Upstate Corporate Center Eastern Industrial Supplies, Inc. ECM Solutions Embassy Suites Greenville Resort & Conference Center Entegra Financial Faithful+Gould Find Great People (FGP) First Citizens Bank First Tennessee Bank Fitts & Goodwin Gibbs International Global Performance - a Wood Group Mustang Company Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce Greenville Chamber of Commerce Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) Gregory Pest Solutions Harper Corporation Hogan Construction Group, LLC HRP Associates, Inc. Indexx Printing Solutions Laurens County Water & Sewer Commission (LCWSC) M.B. Kahn Construction Co.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE CBRE Elliott Davis LLC GreerWalker United Community Bank

ADVOCATES Chase City of Fountain Inn Economic Development/Natural Gas Crowne Plaza Evans General Contractors Fifth Third Bank HSBC Bank NAI Earle Furman NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Ogletree Deakins O’Neal Pacolet Milliken Enterprises Palmetto Health Baptist Easley Redwood Living Rosenfeld Einstein SC State Ports Authority South Carolina Power Team Spartanburg Water & Sewer System Spectrum Business Sunbelt Rentals TD Bank The Oliver Group Zuendt Engineering

Manufacturers Caring for Pickens County MCA Architects Inc. McCrory Construction Company McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture Melloul-Blamey Construction SC Ltd. Michelin Milone & MacBroom Moss & Associates MTC Federal Credit Union Nexsen Pruet Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein Performance Payroll Phillips Staffing Pickens Railway Company Plus Inc. Premo Ventures PWC Regions Bank Roebuck Buildings Co. S&ME, Inc. Sage Automotive Interiors SC Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC) Senator International Sharp Business Systems Skanska USA Building South State Bank Southern First Sticky Fingers The Kidder Group, Inc. The Spinx Company THS Constructors, Inc. TPM Triangle Construction Company, Inc. UPS Windsor/Aughtry Company Windstream Wingspan Performance Yeargin Potter Shackelford Construction

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