Overview: Economic DevelopmentPartnership of Alabama

Private Sector Investment in Alabama’s Economic Development

Sustaining and Regular Partners

Jim Bolte Brian Bucher David J. Cooper G. Mack Dove L. Craig Dowdy Garry Neil Drummond Jay Gogue M. James Gorrie O. B. Grayson Hall, Jr. Billy L. Harbert J. Gregory Henderson Thomas Hill Jason Hoff Mark Imig John D. Johns

Fred McCallum John W. McCullough James T. McManus, II Harris V. Morrissette James H. Sanford Gary L. Smith R. Lee Smith Thomas R. Stanton William C. Taylor Michael D. Thompson Jeff Tomko Jim Wilson, III Robert E. Witt Neill S. Wright

Mark Crosswhite, Chairman

2000

EDPA formed

1990

Mercedes-Benz announces

EDPA target marketing:

AutomotiveAerospaceElectronics

1993

Mercedes supplier targeting efforts begin

1994

Trico Steel announces

June

199

5

Boeingannounces

1997

Honda announces

May

199

9

IPSCO announces

Dec

. 199

8

Austal Shipyard

Navistarannounces

1999

Mercedes$600Mexpansion

Aug

. 200

0

Finalist For Nissan

AlabamaCapital Imp.Trust Fund

Nov

. 200

0

Sept

. 199

3

APC Resource Center merges with EDPA

1996

2010

Toyota announces

Feb.

200

1

EDPA targetslife sciences20

03Hyundai announces

Apr

il 20

02 Honda $70Mexpansion

Nov

. 200

4

GambroannouncesM

ay 2

005

TKannounces

May

200

7

SolvayBham. projectcxl

Sept

. 200

8

HyundaiEnginePlant #2

SurmodicsAcquiresBrook-wood

Mar

ch 2

007

AlabamaVW finalist

July

200

8

Lakeside Steelannounces

July

201

0

Honda$425Mexpansion

July

200

2

Toyota $250MexpansionSe

pt. 2

004

EADS announces

HudsonAlphaannouncesJu

ne 2

005

Austal opens newfacility

2005

EDPACreatesAlabamaLaunchpad

2006

Mercedes C-Classannounces

Dec

. 200

9

Toyotaengineexpansion$147M

Aug

. 200

9

AAMA2001

AAIA2002

General BondCapacity$750M

2007

AIC

GE Aviation2010

STRAprocess

2010

Brook-wood/SRI Spin-out

2005

GoldenDragonannounces

Honda $191Mexpansion

Mar

ch 2

011

Mar

ch 2

012

Hyundai$173Mexpansion

May

201

1

Alliance Strategic Plan

Dec

. 201

1

2020

SiO2MedicalProductsannounces

Walter Energyannounces

May

201

2

July

201

2Airbusannounces

CommercialJetannounces

May

201

3

Oct

ober

201

4 Carpenter Technologyannounces

Remington announces

Febr

uary

201

4

Oct

ober

201

4 AlabamaIT initiativelaunched

Janu

ary

2013 BLOXannounces

Polaris announces

Janu

ary

201

5

Evonikannounces

May

201

4

Sept

. 201

5

MercedesAnnounces$1.3 BillionExpansion

AlabamaMedical DeviceInitiativelaunched

GENERAL SITE CRITERIA

• Property Ownership and Control

• Minimum of 25 contiguous, developable acres in an industrial park or 50 contiguous, developable acres for a standalone site

• Utility Status – utilities located at the site or have a cost and plan to run utilities to the site

• Environmental and Geological due diligence –Phase I, Preliminary Wetlands Assessment, Preliminary Geotechnical Exploration, and Information concerning rare or endangered species, archeological findings or sites with historical concerns

Creating an Economic Development Plan for Communities

• Site Validation/Marketing• Marketing Opportunities• Industry/Education Alliance

Directors: Michael Chambers Jim Hudson, Jr. Robert Powers James H. Sanford,

Chairman Art J. Tipton

Ex Officio Director: Jim Byard, ADECA

Research Vice Presidents of the following universities: Dr. Daniel Wims, Alabama A&M

University Dr. John Mason, Auburn University Dr. Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University Dr. Ray Vaughn, UA Huntsville Dr. Carl Pinkert, University of Alabama Dr. Richard Marchase, University of

Alabama at Birmingham Ms. Lynne Chronister, University of

South Alabama

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