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Extroverted Thinking

Judging

Partnership Services Card

Outgoing Members

Robert Ukrop

Ukrop’s Super Markets

Katherine Whitney

Warren Whitney & Sherwood

David Kaechele,

Henrico County

Outgoing Members

John Nelson

Altria Group, Inc.

Stephen Baril

Williams Mullen

2009-2010 Board Members

Katherine Busser

Capital One

William Casey

Bank of America

James Donati

Henrico County

Daniel Gecker

Chesterfield County

2009-2010 Board Members

Douglas Roth

BB&T

Kathy Graziano

City of Richmond

Robert Setliff

Hanover County

William Broaddus

McGuireWoods LLP

2009-2010 Board Alternates

Gary Rhodes

J. Sargeant Reynolds CC

Kim Scheeler

Greater Richmond Chamber

Cecil “Rhu” Harris

Hanover County

2009-2010 Board Alternates

Virgil Hazelett

Henrico County

Jay Stegmaier

Chesterfield County

Byron Marshall

City of Richmond

Springboard Marketing

Heather Wells

Andrew Harfoot

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One of the nation’s 40 best places for business and careers among the 200 largest metro areas by Forbes, March 19, 2009.

The sixth-best place in the nation to start over in a study by Manpower reported in BusinessWeek, June 9, 2009.

One of the 20 best cities of its size for young professionals to live and work, by Next Generation Consulting, June 10, 2009.

Accolades

North America’s 9th best small city and 4th best in foreign direct investment strategy in Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) magazine's North American Cities of the Future 2009/10, April/May 2009.

Accolades

Commonwealth of Virginia ranked #1 for the fourth year in a row by Forbes.com, September 2009.

■ Value of the GRP per $1

of public-private investment spent

■ Assisted and expanded companies

■ Capital investment

Cumulative Results 1994-2009

■ Investment leveraged

Business Attraction & Regional Marketing

TOTAL: 14 companies, 1,225 jobs, $101,029,000 investment

Highlights include:

Year End Results 2008-2009

Prospect Activity 2008-2009

Business Retention & Expansion

Business Retention & Expansion

Year End Results 2008-2009

594 Visits

$50 million in Investment

Jobs

500 new jobs created

1,200 jobs retained

111 Companies Assisted

76% project driven

Business Retention & Expansion

Year End Results 2008-2009

Opportunities discovered:

168 businesses pledging to create 1679 new jobs

110 expanding businesses with new investment potential of $88 million

New Business Formation & Small Business Support

Talent Development & Promotion

Talent Development & Promotion

Year End Results 2008-2009

31,000 website visits

112,000 page views

Four tailored e-newsletters

1,000+ registered job seekers

583 Career Concourse Users

Career Events

Talent Development & Promotion

In partnership with the Greater Richmond Chamber

College to Career Fair

Year End Results 2008-2009

Workforce Services Directory

2009-2014 Strategic Plan

Phase I■ Started in May 2008

■ Raised 74 percent of $18 million goal

Phase II■ To begin in early 2010

Refunding Campaign

Brandywine Realty TrustThe Brink’s CompanyCantor Arkema, P.C.Capital One Financial Corp.Capstone Contracting CompanyCapTech Ventures, Inc.CCA Industries, Inc.Cherry Bekaert & Holland, LLPChmura Economics & AnalyticsChristian & Barton, LLPThe Collegiate SchoolColonialWebb ContractorsColumbia Gas of VirginiaCommunity College Workforce AllianceControl Dynamics, Inc.CreativeCRT/tanakaCXI, Inc.Davenport & Company, Inc.Ditch Witch of VirginiaDominionDominion Realty Partners, LLCE.A. Holsten, Inc.Ernst & Young, LLPExecutive Search Alliance LLC

Patient FirstPollard & Bagby, IncPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPProvident BankPrudential Slater James River RealtorsRainbow Station, Inc.Reynolds Development, LLCRichmond Association of REALTORSThe Richmond Times-DispatchRick Whittington Consulting, LLCRSM McGladreySands Anderson Marks & Miller, PCScott & Stringfellow, Inc.SheetzSt. Catherine’s SchoolSt. Christopher’s SchoolStaffmarkSunTrust BankSuperValu Eastern RegionSwedish Match North America, Inc.Thalhimer/Cushman & WakefieldThomas Rutherfoord, Inc.Thompson & McMullanTitan Group, LLCTLA Inc

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