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Annual MeetingMarch 14, 2013



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GNOi+foriPad

• Awardsandrankings

• TheGNObusinesscase

• Successstories

• Regionalsta<s<cs

• Incen<veinforma<on

• Industryinforma<on

• Lifestyleinforma<on

• Media• GNO,Inc.publica<ons

N o wA v

a i l a b l e

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2012 Board of Directors

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DaleBenoitChairmanoftheBoard

GregRusovich

ViceChairman

SteveHemperley

SecretaryandTreasurer

LeslieJacobsImmediatePastChair

MichaelHecht

PresidentandCEO

MauraDonahue

PublicPolicyChair

LauraAmbrose

MicheleAvery

WendyBenedeJo

DwayneBernal

PatBernard

erryBologna

SusanBonneJ

MacBordelon

RobertBruno

HenryCoaxum

ScoJCowen

ohnCrain

DavidDarragh

TommyFaucheux

DavidFennelly

PeterFos

NormanFrancis

HenryFriloux

imGarvey

MelissaGibbs

LeeGiorgio

DaveHague

TaraHernandez

BillHines

KarlHoefer

BillHoffman

ohnHollowell

ScoJHoward

imHudson

MelLagarde

ayLapeyre

PatriciaLeBlanc

RitaBensonLeBlanc

MarkLeto

ohnLiJle

GaryLorio

TiMar<n

MartyMayer

SuzanneMestayer

CarloMulvenna

WarrenMurrell

RogerOgden

WoodyOge

BillOliver

GeorgePivach

PatrickQuinlan

StephenReuther

NatalieRoboJom

NolanRollins

AlbertRuesga

AshtonRyan

BobbySavoie

RyanSeal

HenryShane

GarySilbert

MarkSingletary

RonnieSlone

MarkSpansel

Chris<anStuart

MontySullivan

LizeJeTerral

DougThornton

VictorUkpolo

DonVinci

acquelineVines

DanWagner

WilliamWainright

TommyWarner

oeBenWelch

KevinWildes

MaJWisdom

BrentWood



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#1GrowingRegion

forEmploymentintheUSA



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#1MetroforTechnology

JobGrowthintheUSA



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#1forExportGrowth

intheUSA



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#1MostImproved

StateintheUSA(objecve)



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#1MostImproved

StateintheUSA(subjecve)



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GNO,Inc.#2

EconomicDevelopment

OrganizaonintheUSA



AndtheworldisnoFcing.



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BusinessDevelopmentsecuredhistoricwinsin2012:



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90%ofjobgrowth

and100%ofjoblosswillcomefrom

exisFngcompanies.



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Wevisitedover140GNObusinessesin2012,andresponded:

84%$ 83%$

69%$64%$

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PublicPolicyandProductDevelopmenteffortsin2012

furtherimprovedourbusinessclimate:

• WorkNOLA.com

• MCMInves<ga<on

• Policy- RESTOREAct

- TargetedIncen<ves

• Super-RegionCommiJee

• DelgadoDigitalMediaCenter

• Interna<onalCommerce

Department



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2012PartnerHighlights

• Jefferson–SmoothieKingchoseMetairietolaunchglobalexpansion

• Orleans–GECapitalcreatedanITCenterofExcellenceinDowntownNewOrleans

• Plaquemines –EpicDivingopenedanoilfieldsupportfacilityemploying500people

• St.Bernard –$1.4Binvestedincri<calinfrastructure($350Min2011)

• St.Charles–DowrestarteditsSt.CharlesOlefins2Plant,partof$4Bcommitment

• St.James –SouthLouisianaMethanolannounceda$1.3Bfacility

• St.John –$150Mindevelopmentannounced,including$132Minindustrialprojects

• St.Tammany –AssociatedWholesaleGrocersannounceddistribu<oncenter(300jobs)

• Tangipahoa–BradkenexpandedtoAmite,addsevenmoreemployees,to400

• Washington –AcmeMachineandWeldingexpandedtoFranklintonIndustrialPark



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Howdoweensurethatourprogressissustained?

NewYorkCity



Miami




Chicago




Wemustmaximizeour

NATURALCOMPETITIVEADVANTAGES.

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Wemustprotectour

CREATEDCOMPETITIVEADVANTAGES.



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Wemustbuild

CRITICALMASS.

People Companies

InsFtuFons

Policies

People Companies



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Andmaintaina

CULTUREOEXCELLENCE.



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inally,wemustaddress

GATINGISSUES.

TaxReform

loodProtecFon

InternaFonal

lights

Leadership

Development

HigherEducaFon

NewOrleansBrand



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WehaveregainedourIMAGINATION

WemustNURTUREit.

WILL



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WehaveregainedourWILL.WemustNEVERLOSEit.



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ThankYou

Greater

NewOrleans



Proposed 2013 Board of Directors

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GregRusovichChairmanoftheBoard

PatLeBlanc

ViceChair

SteveHemperley

SecretaryandTreasurer

DaleBenoit

ImmediatePastChair

MichaelHecht

PresidentandCEO

BillHoffman

PublicPolicyChair

BillAaron

LauraAmbrose

DanicaAnsardi

MicheleAvery

PatBernard

SusanBonneJ

RobertBruno

TorriBuckles

SeanBurkes

HenryCoaxum

HowardDaigle

ScoJCowen

ohnCrain

DavidDarragh

MikeDeBoer*

MauraDonahue

oelDupre

TommyFaucheux

DavidFennelly

PeterFos

NormanFrancis

HenryFriloux

MelissaGibbs

LeeGiorgio

DaveHague

TaraHernandez

BillHines

KarlHoefer

ohnHollowell

ScoJHoward

imHudson

Leslieacobs

BobLynch

ayLapeyre

RitaBensonLeBlanc

MarkLeto

ohnLiJle

GaryLorio

TiMar<n

MartyMayer

SuzanneMestayer

CarloMulvenna

WarrenMurrell

RogerOgden

BillOliver

GeorgePivach

CindyPoskey

PatrickQuinlan

StephenReuther

NatalieRoboJom

AlbertRuesga

AshtonRyan

StanSalathe

BobbySavoie

RyanSeal

aySeale

HenryShane

GarySilbert

RonnieSlone

MarkSpansel

MontySullivan

LizeJeTerral

DougThornton

VictorUkpolo

DonVinci

acquelineVines

DanWagner

WilliamWainright

TommyWarner

oeBenWelch

KevinWildes

MaJWisdom

BrentWood

*tobeconfirmed



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