ANNUAL REPORT 2014Garland Chamber of CommerCe

Advertising & Media (1%)Arts, Culture & Entertainment (2%)Automotive & Marine (4%)Business & Professional Services (8%)Computers & Telecommunications (2%)Construction Equipment & Contractors (3%)Community & Civic Organizations (5%)Finance & Insurance (11%)Government, Education & Individuals (4%)Health Care (12%)Home & Garden (2%)Industrial Supplies & Services (5%)Legal (2%)Lodging & Travel (2%)Manufacturing, Production & Wholesale (12%)Personal Services & Care (2%) Pets & Veterinary (<1%)Public Utilities & Environment (2%)Real Estate, Moving & Storage (5%)Religious Organizations (1%)Restaurants, Food & Beverages (9%)Shopping & Specialty Retail (7%)Transportation (<1%)

Garland ChamberMembership Categories

Total members: 470

a Year of STraTeGY

SUCCESS&2014The Garland Chamber of Commerce staff, board of directors, committees and members had much to be proud of in 2014. The year brought extensive innovations in strategic planning, milestone celebrations for Paul Mayer and Karina Olivares, celebrating 25 and 20 years respectively with the Chamber, and major progress in providing more relevant resources for the Garland business community. Explore the Annual Report to learn more about the strategy that made 2014 a success.

Advertising & Media

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Automotive & Marine

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Computers & Telecommunications

Construction Equipment & Contractors

Family, Community & Civic Organizations

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Government, Education & Individuals

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Home & Garden

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Personal Services & Care

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Dr. Rene Barajas, Garland ISDLiz Beauchamp, Atmos Energy

Linda Braga, The Braga Law FirmsChad Brumit, KARLEE Co.

Jessica Conner, Atlas CopcoRaul Cantero, National Circuit Assembly

Dr. Jean Conway, Eastfield CollegeDonna Ditmars, Kraft Foods, Inc.

David Dunavin, General Dynamics OTSDr. Kay Eggleston, Richland College

Phil Elmore, Christian Care Centers, Inc.Alyson Archer Goodhartz, The Archer Company

Malinda Brownlee Howell, Ebby Halliday RealtorsEva Hummel, Baylor Medical Center at Garland

Scott McMurdie, Shea & McMurdie FinancialEarl Moorer, Tosca Ltd.

Chad Powell, Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Jerry Prater, Huber, Prater, & Henson, P.C.

Dr. Thomas A. Reed, Thomas A. Reed, DDSBo Saavedra, Northwestern Mutual

Kevin Slay, City of GarlandJim Smith, Batteries + Bulbs

Marisol Trevizo, Pilar Funeral HomeBarry Young, Oncor Electric Delivery

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Paul Mayer, CEOKarina Olivares, President

Ayako Schuster, VP Economic DevelopmentJenna Dickson, Director of Strategic Planning

Hayley Hangartner, Member RelationsLiza Ceniceros, Project Director

Diane Whitlock, Office Manager

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MiSSiONAs servant leaders and a role model of performance

excellence, the Chamber is the trusted unifying force that acts as the catalyst for positive change in

the greater Garland community.

ViSiONThe greater Garland community will enjoy a

sustainable high quality of life with a vibrant and varied business environment.

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Garland ChamberMembership Growth

Garland Outcomes for FY 2013-2014Business Startups – 8Jobs Created/Retained – 16Capital Infusion - $134,800 North Texas Outcomes for FY 2013-2014Business Startups – 302Jobs Created/Retained – 3,167Capital Infusion - $106,503,797

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Garland Chamber2014

New initiatives

Member information Center

1 Maintain Your Current Business Information

2 Share News About Your Business

3 Pay Outstanding Membership Dues or Invoices

4 Post Job Openings or Member-to-Member Deals

In 2014, the Garland Chamber launched a new Member Information Center that allows Chamber members to log in and take advantage of a variety of new features.

Contact a Chamber staff member to set up your login, then visit garlandchamber.com/members/member-login.html to explore!

Technology upgrades, such as the use of Apple iPad tablets in board and committee meetings, allow the Chamber staff to conduct business more efficiently. Tablets allow users to access

up-to-the-minute information while saving staff time and high volumes of paper previously used to build presentation booklets.

Technology Upgrades

direct Connect ReformattingAfter two successful years of “speed networking,” the Chamber's monthly Direct Connect event underwent an overhaul. The fast-paced morning networking format now invites attendees to meet and greet more potential connections through a rotating roundtable structure. Upon arrival, attendees are given a rotation schedule for four rounds. Participants take a seat at the assigned table for round one and have 90 seconds to tell the rest of their table about their business. At the completion of each round, participants move to a new table to begin again with a new set of connections. This exciting new format allows for maximum exposure of each business during the event.

A large part of why the Garland Chamber of Commerce remains successful and effective is because the organization continues to evolve in order to meet the ever-changing needs of the local business community. Take a look at just a few of the ways the Chamber brought its members relevant resources in 2014.

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The Garland Chamber of Commerce invited businesses to take a step outside for the 30th annual Partnership Golf Tournament. This year, we hosted 300 business and community leaders for a fun day of golfing and fellowship on the lakes, bridges, and old courses at firewheel Golf Park.

Title Sponsors: Garland Power & light and Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

executive Sponsor: Casa milagro

Special Thanks: Scott mcmurdie and the Golf advisory Committee

new additions: Two-Putt limit Third Course opened to Speed Pace of Play and allow for Tournament Growth

Title Sponsor: dallas area rapid Transit

Giveaway Sponsor: Wells fargo

new additions: direct Connect networkingSmall business Growth Seminar

with Wim bens, lakewood brewing Co.

Speaker: dr. Joe may, Chancellor, dallas County Community College district

Sponsor: bo Saavedra, northwestern mutual

director of the Year: Scott mcmurdieCommittee Chair of the Year: Jan furtickChairman’s award: dick hammond

Tall Texan: reverend dr. ronald e. Jones

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expo exhibitors: 58Golf Tournament: 317

Prayer breakfast: 340

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Strategic Plan

VACANCy RATES

defining the futureof Economic development

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These statistics present a snapshot of the starting point for various results that will be used to determine success.

WORKfORCE SMALL BUSiNESS RETENTiON MARKETiNG

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$246.7millionadded in 2014

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Within the four targeted focus areas for the Five-Year Strategic Plan, the Garland Chamber of Commerce staff has set a long-range goal for each, accompanied by segmented strategies and year-to-year objectives outlined in the full Strategic Plan document.

Workforce PlanGoal: The Garland Chamber of Commerce will act as a liaison between local employers and educational institutions to facilitate the training and continued education of a qualified workforce.

Small Business PlanGoal: The Garland Chamber of Commerce will drive local small business owners to specialized resources and programming focused on long-term growth and sustainability.

Business Retention PlanGoal: The Garland Chamber of Commerce will work to maintain a clear understanding of manufacturers' needs and facilitate growth opportunities through efficient business practices.

Marketing PlanGoal: The Garland Chamber of Commerce will be the trusted source of timely, relevant information regarding opportunities for involvement and growth in the local business community.

American National Bank of TexasAmerican National Bank of TexasAtlas CopcoAtmos Energy CorporationAudubon Village Shopping CenterBank of TexasBaylor Medical Center at GarlandCencor Realty ServicesCooper Concrete Co.Daisy BrandEcolab, Inc.Employee SolutionsExecutive Press Inc.Garland Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc.GCA Services Group, Inc.General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical SystemsHuber Prater and Henson, P.C.Husch Blackwell LLPIDQ, USAInwood National BankJupiter Chevrolet, Inc.

KARLEEKeller Williams RealtyKraft Foods GroupMAPEI Corp.Massey CadillacMicropac Industries, Inc.Milestone Electric, Air & SecurityNational Oilwell VarcoNorthwestern MutualNPL Construction Co.O.D. Mayor FoundationOncor Electric DeliveryPlastipak Packaging, Inc.Primera Companies, Inc.Richland CollegeRusty Wallis Honda - VolkswagenSilver Line by AndersenStan Luckie & Associates, Inc.The Archer CompanyVeritex Community BankWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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More than 700 high school juniors and seniors attended the Garland ISD Student Career Expo on Jan. 14 at the Curtis Culwell Center. In its inaugural year, the event

featured representatives from 20 local businesses and three community colleges.

GiSd Student Career Expo

As indicated by the Chamber's Strategic Plan, developing and maintaining a qualified workforce is a critical element of economic sustainability. Industry leaders in Garland look to the ED Partnership

to support the training of tomorrow's skilled workers through innovative education programs.

Garland Chamber of Commerce City of Garland Garland Independent School district

RetentionExpansion

&Kraft Foods ExpansionSince 1949, Kraft has been a valued corporate citizen of Garland. Its Garland facility employs 235 people and manufactures BBQ sauce, salad dressing and Capri Suns. In 2013, the facility began construction to add the new Cheesy Skillets production lines. This significant, multi-year project for Kraft Foods' Garland plant will increase both capacity and manufacturing flexibility. Total potential investment will be $84 million in building upgrades, machinery and equipment and 325 jobs will be added. Construc-tion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2015.

MAPEI Corporation ExpansionMapei Corporation, started in the 1970s, has been in Garland since 1992 and has a 160,000 square-foot facility and 160 employees locally. Worldwide, Mapei has always been an innovative company in the development of flooring installation and concrete restoration products. With this expansion, Mapei will add 55,000 square feet of warehouse space to increase capacity of the existing facility, which will create an additional $5.5 million Real Estate and $1.5 million Business Personal Property value in Garland.

Nutribiotech U.S. Headquarters Nutribiotech Co., Ltd., headquartered in South Korea, has steadily grown since its establishment in 2002 with an aim to enhance the health and happiness of the aging population through preventative medicine. Nutribiotech manufactures health and dietary supple-ments which are sold in over 20 countries. The company has es-tablished a location for its U.S. headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Garland. When complete, total potential investment will exceed $40 million in building upgrades, construction of new build-ings, machinery and equipment over the next four years.

La Fabrica RelocationOpened in 1988, El Rancho Supermarket, parent company of La Fabrica, LLC d/b/a BakeMex has been dedicated to make the Hispanic population in the United States feel at home. In 2014, La Fabrica, LLC relocated a fresh baked good production facility from Mexico to Garland. The company leased vacant warehouse space, which was previously occupied by El Rancho and made lease-hold improvements into a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility/commissary to sell and distribute to grocery locations. La Fabrica plans to hire up to 100 new employees, make at least $3 million in building improvements and purchase about $7 million in new equipment over the next three years.

Distribution Drive Development Huntington Industrial Partners will develop approximately 10.2 acres on Distribution Drive to build a 165,000 square-foot LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified project. This will be the first LEED certified industrial building in Garland. This high quality, cross doc, 32-foot clear height building will provide an opportunity to attract Fortune 500 companies as well as high quality local tenants that will have positive impact on growth in employment base and tax base and overall economic development of Garland. The company will invest more than $6.5 million and expect completion in the second quarter of 2015.

Jupiter Trade Center DevelopmentIDI, based in Atlanta, and Gazeley, a London-based industrial real estate company, formed a new $3.5 billion logistics property plat-form in 2013. IDI Gazeley constitutes one of the largest global players in the logistics property sector with 58 million square feet of existing premier assets and prime land sites to develop an ad-ditional 68 million square feet of distribution facilities near ma-jor markets and transport routes in North America, Europe, and China. IDI Gazeley will invest more than $17 million to develop a 472,238 square foot state-of-the-art industrial building designed to accommodate both manufacturers and distribution-type compa-nies already existing in the city limits, as well as, new users to the North Texas Industrial market.

Carroll Company ExpansionCarroll Company was founded in 1921 and is recognized as the na-tion's leading manufacturer of branded institutional cleaning and maintenance chemicals. The company is structured to produce both nationally-recognized brand-name products as well as, distri-bution or customer-specific private brands. The Carroll Company Garland plant consolidated 185,000 square feet of manufacturing and distribution in Maryland and 75,000 square feet from a Califor-nia facility, moving the plant from a 2 million gallon per year facility to a 5 million gallon per year facility in a little less than eighteen months. The Carroll Company had invested nearly $2.5 million in equipment and capital improvement in order to take over the productions. It is anticipating an additional $2 million investment over the next three to five years.

Massimo Motor RelocationFounded in 2009, Massimo Motor Sports, LLC was based in Irving, TX and offers some of the most sought-after UTVs and ATVs in the industry. Massimo Motor will relocate their headquarters from Ir-ving to Garland and renovate the 280,000 square-foot former Sears Fashion Center building. This building has been vacant for more than six years and requires significant investment to renovate. Massimo Motor is also considering moving the automated robotic manufacturing operation from China to this facility in the future. Tax base additions: $246,700,000

Jobs Created: 923

2014 Ed PROJECT RESULTS

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Workforce DevelopmentThe Dallas County Manufacturers' Association collaborates with the Garland Independent School District, Dallas County Community College District and Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas to provide access to wage survey information, student curriculum initiatives and career-planning education, and regionally-specific employment statistics.

DCMA Leadership AcademyLaunched in 2013, the DCMA Leadership Academy is a training course created in partnership with Richland College, Garland Campus, with the goal of bringing in plant employees in supervisory roles and developing their skills in goal setting, communication, change management and more. To date, more than 30 employees have completed the program.

Manufacturing Day Appreciation BreakfastMore than 100 local manufacturers and community stakeholders participated in the Association's first MFGDay Appreciation Breakfast, which served to recognize the significance of manufacturing in the global marketplace and the positive impact of the industry in Garland, Texas.

The Dallas County Manufacturers' Association (DCMA) was established in 2006 under the umbrella of the GEDP. Since that time, the Association has worked to fulfill its mission of providing the Dallas County manufacturing community with the best opportunities to be sustainable in the global marketplace through facilitating workforce development, advocacy at the Local, State and National levels, and the sharing of best practices among members. See a few of the Association's initiatives below.

2015 Monthly Events Annual Eventsdirect ConnectGarland Chamber of Commerce8 - 9 a.m.Third Thursday of the month

January 15february 19 march 19 april 16may 21June 18July 16august 20September 17october 15november 19

LuncheonsThe atrium at the Granville arts Center11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.last monday of the month

february 23march 30april 27may 18June 29July 27august 31September 28october 26november 16

WBe Empowerment Luncheonshyatt Place dallas Garland11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.first Wednesday of every other month

february 4april 1June 3august 5october 7

To keep up with all Chamber and member events, go to the “events” page at www.garlandchamber.com.

83rd Annual Emerald Tie BanquetThe atrium at the Granville arts Center6 - 9 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015

6th Annual Business ExpoCurtis Culwell Center 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thursday, april 16, 2015

31st Annual Partnership Golf Tournamentfirewheel Golf ParkTee Time: 9 a.m.friday, September 18, 2015

2nd Annual MfGday Appreciation BreakfastGarland Chamber of Commerce7:30 - 9 a.m.friday, oct. 2, 2015

9th Annual WBe holiday Extravaganzalocation to be announced5 - 7:30 p.m.Thursday, november 19, 2015

4th Annual Legislative BreakfastGarland Chamber of Commerce7:30 - 9 a.m.Tuesday, december 1, 2015

28th Annual Prayer BreakfastThe atrium at the Granville arts Center7:30 - 9:30 a.m.Thursday, december 3, 2015

for questions regarding information represented in the 2014 annual report, please contact Jenna dickson at jenna.dickson@garlandchamber.com or (469) 326-7412.