In 2015, Cherokee Industries projected capital investment over a three year period of $122,620,000 and 745 jobs. To date those industries have already exceeded that by $45,711,815 and 322 jobs.

34%from new projectlocations

$214.4Millionin capital investment announced or committed in 2016

Investment IMPACT

Projected

745

$122,620,000

Actual To Date

1,067

$168,331,815

GROW I Cherokee County...

...into anunrivaledcommunity ofopportunity

Career Opportunities Capital Investment

Cherokee Office of Economic Development Parks alonegenerate $2.27 Million in annual property tax revenues

LOCAL RETURNON INVESTMENT

1,370+ New CareerOpportunities

Over1,800Retained CareerOpportunities

Grow YourCAREER

Cherokee’s labor forcehas grown by 14,722 throughout 2016

Cherokee County INTEREST

95FILM PROSPECTS 73% increase over last year

83BUSINESS PROSPECTS approximate 20% increase over 2015

2013 2014 2015 2016

65 68 70

83

2013 2014 2015 2016

3641

55

95

People want to live, work, and play in Cherokee County, with population projected to

grow 28,189 over the next five years

GROWTHof Cherokee County Place

In August 2016, adidas announced CHEROKEE 75 CORPORATE PARK as home to the first U.S. basedSPEEDFACTORY, combining the world’s best technology and manufacturing processesto give consumers access to constant newness.

July 2017Projected Opening

74,000 Sq.Ft.State-of-the-Art Facility

160 CAREEROPPORTUNITIES

For years our industry has been playing by the same rules manufacturing product remotely in Asia. As the creator brand that challenges convention and looks to co-create the future with our consumers, we are obsessed with bringing all steps of the creation process home to America. We’re fueling design at the ground level of creativity in Brooklyn andreinventing manufacturing with the first adidas SPEEDFACTORY in metro Atlanta. This allows us to make product for the consumer, with theconsumer, where the consumer lives in real time, unleashing unparalleled creativity and endless opportunities for customization in America.

GROW I New Business

YANMAR America Corporationmanufactures advanced performance diesel engines and equipment. Their new corporate training and customer experience facility, coming late 2017, will be located along the Cherokee 75 Corridor.

25 CAREER Opportunities50,000 Sq.Ft.

$22 MILLION Investment

“Cherokee County itself offers natural beauty and the Cherokee County officials were very welcoming and share our vision for promoting sustainability and agriculture. The site’s proximity to our current headquarters and the Atlanta airport is also ideal for bringing in our customers from all over the globe.” TIM FERNANDEZ, President, YANMAR America

New Corporate Training and Customer Experience Facility

YANMAR engines also power productsmanufactured by:

100 Careeropportunities

106 Career opportunities

180,000 Sq.Ft.

110,00 Sq.Ft.

$11.4 Millioninvestment

$15 Millioninvestment

Supplying 400Papa John’s stores

in seven states.

“At Papa John’s we are always looking for ways toimprove the quality, efficiency and scale of our operations to better serve our stores. The new Quality Control Center will be an important ingredient in better servicing our strong business growth in the Southeast and providing more jobs in Cherokee County”

Shane Hutchins, Senior Vice PresidentPJ Food Service

JAIPUR LIVING GLOBAL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

PAPA JOHN’S REGIONAL HUB & QUALITY CONTROL CENTER

Cherokee County is proud to welcome Jaipur Living & Papa Johns to theCherokee 75 Corridor. Coming early 2017.

“We stand here today literally on top of our future – the very site that will house Jaipur Living’s new global corporate headquarters and distribution center in Cherokee County, where metro meets the mountains. “We love this phrase given its parallel with our own story, which centers on the intersection of our global business at the doorsteps of our artisans, and truly succeeding together through partnership.”

Asha Chaudhary, President, Jaipur Living

Jaipur Living features noted brands like:

Since locating in Cherokee, automotive supplier INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS has expanded twice creating a Southeastern campus in Cherokee 75 Corporate Park. Inalfa is one of the world’s top providers of vehicle roof systems.

450 Career opportunities created

$16. 7 Million investment

$140Million & 920New Career OpportunitiesIn 2016, Cherokee’s

existing industries contributed

ON AVERAGE, THESE INDUSTRIES HAVE CALLED CHEROKEE COUNTY HOME FOR 20+ YEARS.

GROW I Existing Industry

LAT APPAREL opened their new corporate headquarters facility in June. The company has been headquartered in the Cherokee Airport Area of Ball Ground since 1979.

Leading Aerospace Supplier, UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION has made their global headquarters home in Canton since 1989.

In August, UAC broke ground on a new 120,000 Sq. Ft. facility in Ball Ground, anchoring the company in Cherokee for future growth.

$7.7 Millioninvestment in expansions

415 Jobs Retained

CHART INDUSTRIES, the leading manufacturer of highly engineered equipment for the industrial gas, energy, and biomedical industries, has operated in the Cherokee Airport Area of Ball Ground since 1984.

The company announced the consolidation of its U.S. respiratory operations and engineering activities into Cherokee, creating a Respiratory Center-of-Excellence.

95 Jobs Retained$10.8 Million HQ Facility

Top automotive supplier PIOLAX expanded their North American Headquarters to include the first fully automated warehouse. The company has operated in Canton since 1989.

$16.9Millioninvestment

90,000 Sq.Ft.

315 Jobs Retained

GROW I Product

$100 MILLIONcapital investment

The Cherokee Office of EconomicDevelopment (COED) completed the first

phase of Cherokee 75 Corporate Park three years ago. Since then:

1,000+new careers

900,000+square feet added

To continue this momentum, COED engaged International Site Advisors to identify future development areas while partnering with local planners to match land use plans with the Opportunity Cherokee Economic Development Strategy.

DEVELOPERS HAVE PLANNED INVESTMENTS ALONG THE CHEROKEE 75CORRIDOR BRINGING AN ADDITIONAL 784,000 Sq.Ft. TO THE MARKET

CORE5 Industrial Partners 300,000 sq. ft.spec building

Magnolia Place will be the newest class A office building in Woodstock. It totals 32,000 sq. ft. and will offer walkability to Downtown.

Park at Fowler Crossing at Highway 92 and I-575 offers two new office buildings totaling 40,000 sq. ft. with immediate access to I-575

Majestic Realty’s Cherokee Commerce Center West 69,000 sq. ft. available

The Opportunity Cherokee Plan also identifies the need for additional office product

GROW I Quality of Place

Canton Ranked #1 - Best Places To Live in Georgia- Movoto.com

Safest community in Metro Atlanta- Atlanta Agent Magazine

Ball Ground 7th in Best Places to Raise a Family and 17thin 100 Best Suburbs for Millenials in Georgia - Niche.com

HollySprings

Home to Reinhardt University and Georgia’s Official Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center, Funk Heritage Center

Waleska

Woodstock Home to Georgia’s 2016 Small Business Rock Star – Reformation Brewery

Home to Garland Mountain Sporting Clays In Waleska offering recreational and competitive clay targetshooting and 13 miles of public Equestrian Trails

Garland Mountain

Home to the Atlanta Yacht Club and offering an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities

LakeAllatoona

Ranked 9th fastest growing city in Georgia - United States Census BureauWoodstock

GROW I Film

FunFilm Facts:

464% Increasein film prospects since becoming a Georgia

‘Camera Ready Community’in 2011

134 Local Propertiesare listed on the state’sReel-Scout database

LIGHTSCAMERAACTIONFilming in Cherokee

2016

CHEROKEE COUNTYin the MOVIES!

The Netflix TV series

Ozark starring Jason Bateman

filmed on Lake Allatoona and throughout the county scheduled to release in 2017

‘The Founder’ filmed in Canton

‘Billy Lynn’s Long Half-time Walk’ filmed at the Georgia National Cemetery

‘Miracles from Heaven’ filmed at Gibbs Garden in Ball Ground

‘Hidden Figures’ filmed in Canton

Look for these movies to release in 2017:‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul’ • filmed in Waleska‘Hangman’ with Al Pacino • filmed in Canton

Also filmed in Cherokee in 20169 TV episodes from different TV series and 5 commercials

GROW I Entrepreneurs

THE 185 YEAR OLD STARTUP COMMUNITYCherokee County has long been a great place for enterprising fresh starts. In the 1800s, settlers came digging for gold. Later, mills began grinding. The mid-century hatching of the agriculture industry put Cherokee County on the world map.

In 2016, a groundbreaking opportunity to grow and cultivate innovation and entrepreneurism in Cherokee County was created and unveiled. Targeting a growing millennial population, these initiatives highlight how Cherokee’s history has propelled the community to now be the perfect fresh air, high growth incubator of dreams.

In that spirit, the Fresh Start Cherokee initiative was launched. From kids to CEOs, we provide entrepreneurial education for our next generation and growth support for our next wave of startups.

Part of that support is the first official co-work space and coffee shop, The Circuit. Here, local innovators can Forget the Commute, and dig, grind and hatch their startup close to home.

6 Dedicated Offices16 Dedicated Desks16 Hot Desks

Superfast WiFiCoffee Shop

A critical component of economic growth is connecting the existing and future workforce to current and incoming industry. In an un-precedented move for Cherokee County, this past year COED partnered with UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government to establish the Cherokee Workforce Collaborative. This initiative will create a common vision be-tween business, government and education entities to put a workforce pipeline in place that will grow and retain local talent.

Partners Include:

Plus, local industry and non-profit service providers

GROW I Talent

Cherokee CountySchool District (CCSD)

Earns Highest SAT Scores in Metro Atlanta

Canton Elementary STEM Academy WinsGeorgia’s Top STEM Education Award from the

Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

Two CCSD educators have been recognized by Apple for their abilities in technology and

creativity in the classroom

Local high school marketing teacherreceived a top award from international

entrepreneurship program

Reinhardt University announced the launch of its new School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SNHS) program. Classes for baccalaureate degree in Nursing will be offered beginning in January 2018.

“Reinhardt University is committed to providing nursing students with an exceptional education where they learn the skills and proficiencies to enter the workplace prepared to deliver competent and caring health care for Cherokee County.” Dr. Kina Mallard

President of Reinhardt University

Held in March at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Centerin Canton, in partnership with Georgia Department of Labor.

2ND ANNUALCHEROKEE CAREER EXPO

For the past two years, this event has attracted over:

1,300 Job Seekers 40 Local Businesses

The new hospital will provide Cherokee Countyresidents with sustainable

specialty care closer to home.

Dedicated and distinct

medical office building

state-of-the-art hospital

investment

Sustainability FACTS:Etowah River Park and Launch Site provides access to the Etowah River, one of the most biologically diverse river systemsin North America.

Cherokee’s award-winning, top rated Blankets Creek Mountain Bike Trail draws more than 90,000 visitors each year and features six unique trails.

Forget the commute! COEDis working to grow jobs locally, reducing the 78% out-commute of talented residents.

Atlanta Regional Commision (ARC) named Woodstock as one of five “Green Communities” and also awarded COED with their first series of “Sustainable Connec-tions” interns for communities committed to sustainability.

GROW I Awareness

Did you know...Many of the initial trial runs and R&D for Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich was completed at Pilgrim’s in Canton

Woodstock based Roytec supplies the electrical wiring harnesses for Otis Elevator

Universal Alloy Corporation has contin-uously been awarded Supplier of the Year and Performance Excellence Awards from aerospace titans including Gulfstreamand Boeing

R & M Sandwich Shop in Canton and Reel Seafood in Woodstock were both recognized by “Georgia Eats” the official state culinary guide as having one of Georgia’s 100 Plates that Locals Love!

Holly Springs based Nor-Ral Plastics supplies parts for Lockheed’s F-16 fighter jets as well as the C-130, the world’s most advanced tactical airlifter

One of the reasons 2016 Georgia SmallBusiness Rockstar Reformation Brewery chose Cherokee was the water quality. Reformation was also noted as one of the ten breweries on the “ Craft Brew Flavor Tour” in Georgia

Ball Ground’s Burger Bus was noted as one of the top ten burgers in Georgia

Ball Ground’s Awnex supplies awnings and drive-thru products for Steak and Shake, Starbucks, McDonald’s and many more

Inalfa Roof Systems supplies advanced automotive sunroof systems to almost 60 automotive manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Lincoln and Nissan

Forbes rankings for America’s Best Large Employers included Northside Hospital as number one in Georgia, number 18 overall in the United States, and number one in Healthcare in the Southeast

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYof CHEROKEE COUNTYChairman: Marshall L. DayVice-Chairman: Steven L. HolcombSecretary/Treasurer: Robert LoganPatrick ComeauxMark GoddardAshley HolcombWanda RoachJames L. (Skip) SpearsHarold Swindell

CHEROKEE COUNTYDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYChairman: Steven L. HolcombVice-Chairman: Jaqueline ArcherSecretary: Edna CookAssistant Secretary: Jeff MoonMayor Gene HobgoodBen LooperMayor A.R. (Rick) Roberts, III

TEAMPresident: Misti MartinSenior Project Manager: Heath TippensProject Manager,Film & Workforce: Videssa OrmsbyProject Manager: Jennifer StocktonCommunity Manager,Entrepreneurship: Jonathan Chambers

Cherokee has continued to grow at a record pace throughout 2016, much because of the vision and work of the Cherokee Office of Economic Development and its partners. The year was filled with the completion and implementation of the initial phases of the Opportunity Cherokee Strategic Plan.

We have dedicated time to planning for future business growth; first by expanding the Cherokee 75 Corporate Corridor and second by identifying future areas of development. Doing so has resulted in corporate location announcements from brands such as adidas, YANMAR, Papa Johns and Jaipur Living. These investments, along with continued commitment from existing industry, helped to make 2016 a stellar year. We have surpassed estimated job growth and investment from existing industries and spearheaded the Cherokee Workforce Collaborative which will develop talent for our current and future employers.

We also introduced ‘Fresh Start Cherokee,’ a program inspiring current and future entrepreneurs to forget the commute and launch their startup in Cherokee. In support of that program, we are prepar-ing to open Cherokee’s first co-work space, ‘The Circuit.’ This collaboration space is a one-of-a-kind location whose existence was a result of innovative minds from COED, Chattahoochee Technical College and Woodstock Office of Economic Development.

It’s no surprise that the hard work of Cherokee’s leaders is finally paying dividends. Cherokee and its cities have been continuously recognized, both in the state and nation, for our safety, beauty and livability. Our school district also continues to receive national attention forexcellence and our own Misti Martin was recognized as one of the Top 50 Economic Developers in North America.

Cherokee will continue to grow; its attractiveness is obvious. It is our job to lead that growth in a sustainable, quality manner that allows our community to recognize its full potential. Here’s to an even better 2017!