6th Annual Economic Summit .ppt

Branch Berrien Calhoun Cass Kalamazoo St. Joe Van Buren Working together collaboratively for the region. Prospects Eighteen Prospects Provided Site Information – RFP’s Building Tours Information on Incentives Ten retention - Site Visits Two recruitment – Site Visits Completed Projects EXPANSIONS ASAMA GCI ALERIS – Back on line Hiring HC Stark – Recent Job Fair SPEEDRACK-Hired 22 in the last 30 days, 11 more to go plus 3 or 4 management positions New Projects BDS Mastronardi Pending Projects Culvers Jimmy Johns BDS Suspension - Retention BDS – Retained 62 employees 24 hired since Jan 1st 2010 30% plus increase for each year for the last three years running Mastronardi - Recruitment SUNSET? Produce is a pioneer and industry leader in the gourmet greenhouse industry that grows markets nationally recognized brands such as the Campari? Tomato, Splendido? Grape Tomatoes, Kumato?, and Champagne Cocktail Tomatoes? under its SUNSET? label. Family owned employee managed for more than 50 years. Voted two years in a row Canada’s top 50 best managed companies. OVER 70 LOCAL EMPLOYEES 25 ACRES UNDERGLASS LARGEST GREENHOUSE IN NORTH AMERICA MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED Coldwater Facility INCREASED PROPERTY TAX BASE INCREASED UTILITY USAGE SUMMER PEAKING TO A WINTER PEAKING ELECTRIC UTILITY WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS IMPACT EQUIPMENT GAS CONSTRUCTION FOOD HOTELS What it means for Coldwater Access to Information How quickly can the Community provide information for decision making? How accurate is the information? Is the site ready? Is the infrastructure ready or if not, does the community know the cost and time-line? Site Selection Coldwater’s location provides the ability to serve the supplier and market needs of companies in diverse industries Almost half of the nations population and income is within 500 miles of Coldwater The major population centers of Canada are within a day’s drive. Local Companies Distribution Center Public Utility