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• TheGNObusinesscase
• Successstories
• Regionalsta<s<cs
• Incen<veinforma<on
• Industryinforma<on
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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
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#1MostImproved
StateintheUSA(subjecve)
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GNO,Inc.#2
EconomicDevelopment
OrganizaonintheUSA
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AndtheworldisnoFcing.
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BusinessDevelopmentsecuredhistoricwinsin2012:
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Wevisitedover140GNObusinessesin2012,andresponded:
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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
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Miami
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Chicago
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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
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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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