Partnership with our investors is a key part of successful economic development strategies. This newsletter fits into our goal of maintaining an open line of communication between our office and our partners. Some other recent successes:

• Symposium with Key Economic Development Stakeholders, top investors and Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty.

• Identified and gathered infrastructure data on 13 sites along I-65. This information is required by site selectors and is the first step in developing an industrial park along I-65.

• Integrity in Spring Hill has leased old Delphi Building for expansion.

• IB Tech is constructing its production facility in Mt. Pleasant.

• Sekisui Plastics USA expands and purchases Kitty Hawk Building in Mt. Pleasant.

• Beginning existing industry interviews in the manufacturing sector.

• Working 31 leads, 13 projects and conducted 14 site visits; have three projects with decisions expected in the third quarter.

• The Northfield Building, former Administrations & Training Center of Saturn to be transformed into a career training facility and back office call center location. The building will be renamed the Workforce Development And Conference Center at Northfield.

• $9,016,000 of Capital Investment created in the first six months of 2011

• 105 New Jobs Created in the first six months of 2011

With the support of the Maury County business community, we can continue to see our goals met. Not familiar with our strategic plan? Read a brief summary on page five. For more information about Maury County Economic Development, call 931-388-2155 or visit www.mauryalliance.com

Benchmarks of Success

E C o N o M I C D E v E l o P M E N T

www.MauryAlliance.com

Recent Rankings

Top 100 Hospitals in the U.S. –

Maury Regional Medical Center

Thomson Reuters

Fastest Growing City in Tennessee

– Spring HillBloomberg Businessweek,

Gadberry Group 2009-2010

Columbia and Spring Hill were

ranked in the Top Ten Most Business

Friendly cities in Tennessee,

Tennessee Center for

Policy Research - 2010

Hagerty visits Economic & Business Networking Symposium

on June 9, we invited key stakeholders to join us for an Economic and Business

Networking Symposium. The purpose of the symposium was to provide an

opportunity for economic development stakeholders in Maury County to learn

more about relevant topics and issues that affect economic growth and vitality in

Maury County and to network among each other.

The event was held at the beautiful Watermark Restaurant in downtown Nashville.

Among the guests were members of Maury County Industrial Development Board

and Economic Development Council, private businesses who invest in the county’s

economic development and mayors of Maury County, Columbia, Mount Pleasant

and Spring Hill. The keynote speaker for the event was the State of Tennessee

Economic and Community Development Commissioner, Bill Hagerty. Commissioner

Hagerty shared upcoming changes to the department, as well as his approach

to bringing jobs and investment to Tennessee. After his address, Commissioner

Hagerty took questions from the audience, addressing some of the issues and

concerns specific to Maury County.

Also in attendance were Spencer Sessions, the TvA representative for Maury

County, Tommy Burns, state ECD representative for the county and Carlyle Carrol,

the Nashville regional ECD representative. Approximately 40 guests attended the

address and the networking session that followed. Thank you to all who attended.

Capital Campaign Event

Excitement and optimism were high at a reception hosted by the Maury Alliance on January 13 at the Copper Kettle. Business leaders and elected officials celebrated reaching the initial goal of the Economic Development Partnership. At this point, 150 investors have committed $2.75 million to support a new economic development strategy.

The Economic Development Partnership joins public and private sectors to increase jobs and investment in Maury County. Together, Maury County and the

cities of Columbia, Mt. Pleasant and Spring Hill are providing 40% of the funds.

Private businesses have invested the other 60%.

The Maury Alliance Economic Development Partnership centers on a bold

strategy for taking economic development to new heights through existing

industry expansion, new business recruitment, workforce development and talent

attraction.

The Economic Development Partnership continues to seek investors for the

four-year strategy that will guide economic development in Maury County

through 2014. Maury Alliance board and staff are accountable for achieving

the goals established in the plan. All businesses are invited to participate in the

Partnership. If you would like more information on how you can participate,

please call 931-388-2155 or visit www.mauryalliance.com.

Please Join Us As We Celebrate

A Successful Partnership Campaign

And Kick Off Our

New Economic Development Strategy.

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

PARTNERSHIP

CELEBRATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

Thursday, January 13, 2011 | 4:30-6 p.m.

The Copper Kettle, 117 West 7th Street

Columbia, TN 38401

RSVP by Friday January 7th to pking@MauryAlliance.com

For additional information call

The Maury Alliance offi ce at (931) 388-2155

Photo 1: l to r: Arty Allen, National Community Development Services; Brandom Gengelbach, Maury County Chamber & Economic Alliance. Photo 2: Tommy Burns, State of TN; Jan McKeel, South Central TN Workforce Alliance Photo 3: Brandom Gengelbach & Randy J Wilmore presented Charlotte Battles, Co-Chair & Robert Otwell Co-Chair , with a photo of Stillhouse Hollow Falls in Maury County to say “Thank You” for their leadership during the campaign.

Visit Our New Website Atwww.mauryalliance.com

IB Tech, in September 2010, announced plans to open a production facility in Mount Pleasant. IB Tech is a subsidiary of Japanese auto parts manufacturer Imasen Electric Industrial Co., ltd. The company will invest $50 million to manufacture high quality seat adjusters and eventually create 385 jobs in Maury County. As of June 15, IB Tech already had 10 salary employees and 6 hourly.

In a September 2010 press release, former Tennessee Governor Bredesen said this about IB-Tech’s initial announcement of opening. “IB Tech will be a welcome addition to the Maury County economy and I appreciate their investment in our state and its citizens.”

The facility is located in the former Avantech building at one Timco Drive in Mount Pleasant. Clinton Gilbreath of CB Richard Ellis represented IB-Tech in the search for an appropriate facility in Middle Tennessee.

“We are excited about opening a facility in Maury County,” John Freundner, assistant vice president of administration for

IB Tech said. “The location, support from community leaders, solid workforce and great facility in Mount Pleasant was key in our selection process.”

In addition to seat adjusters, Imasen Electric produces automobile lamps, relays and window regulators. Imasen Electric is an independent Japanese auto-parts manufacturer holding a large share of the market for automobile seat adjusters. The company manufactures a variety of products for the automotive industry and serves clients such as Honda and Mitsubishi. This will be their second manufacturing facility in the United States, with one previous operation in Bucyrus, ohio. IB Tech will start full production in 2012.

IB Tech to Invest $50 Million in Maury County

Companies Find Room To Grow In Maury County

SekisuiSekisui Plastics USA is currently expanding and has

purchased the neighboring Kitty Hawk building to

accommodate growth. The expansion is a 3 million

investment with 25 new jobs by 2015. The Mt. Pleasant

location, which opened in 2006, currently occupies a 42,000

square foot facility. The plant produces the proprietary

Piocelan foam, made from a blend of polystyrene and

polyethylene. Piocelan is used in auto interiors. When the

expansion is complete, Sekisui Plastics USA will have an

approximately 92,000 square foot facility.

IntegrityIntegrity in Spring Hill has leased the old Delphi Building for

expansion. Integrity is a worldwide supplier of innovative

and specialty nutraceutical ingredients, including amino

acids, creatine, glucose support, joint and health care, sports

nutrition, and specialty items.

While the current expansion will not bring a large employee

increase, the company has been increasing their numbers and

will continue to do so with further growth taking place over the

next few years.

PROPERTY DETAILSStreet Address 1331 N Main Street

City MOUNT PLEASANT

County MAURY

Type of space industrial, warehouse

Available yes

Zipcode 38474

Site Name Kitty Hawk Building

Min. Available 17750 sqft

Max Available 50000 sqft

Divisible Yes

For Sale yes

For Lease yes

Total Sq. Ft. 50,000

INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION

Zoning Industrial

Flood Plain 0%

Elizabeth West • ewest@mauryalliance.com • 106 West Sixth Street • Columbia TN 38402

ph 931-388-2155 • fx 931-380-0335 • www.MauryAlliance.com

A L L I A N C E

A L L I A N C E

UTILITIES

Electric Service Yes

Electric Service Provider Mt. Pleasant Power System

Voltage 277/408

Phase three

Natural Gas Service Yes

Natural Gas Service Provider City of Mt. Pleasant Gas Dept.

Natural Gas Line Size 4 inch

Sewer Service Yes

Sewer Service Provider City of Mt. Pleasant Sewer Dept.

Sewer Line Size 8 inch

Water Service Yes

Water Service Provider City of Mt. Pleasant Water Dept.

Water Line Size 10 inch

TRANSPORTATION ACCESS Distance to Major Interstate 18 miles to Interstate 65

Distance to Major Highway 1 mile to US Highway 43

Distance to Major Comm. Airport 45 miles to BNA Nashville

Distance to Port 45 miles to Cumberland River - Nashville

Rail Access No

1331 N. MAIN KITTY HAWK BUILDINGMT. PLEASANT, TENNESSEE

DAVIDSON

GILES

HICKMAN

LAWRENCE

LEWIS

MARSHALL

MAURY

WILLIAMSON

31

431

64

40

65

Centerville

Hohenwald

Brentwood

Pulaski

Columbia

Franklin

Lawrenceburg

Nashville

Lewisburg

40

6524

24

412412

43ProPerty Details

street address 1974 ridgecrest Drive

City Columbia

County Maury

type of space industrial, Warehouse

available yes

Zip Code 38401

site Name Delphi Building

Min available 25,000

Max available 76,000 sq. ft.

Divisible yes

For sale yes / $3,150,000

For lease yes / 3.50 sq. ft.

lease rate $6,500/month

iNFrastruCture iNForMatioN

Zoning industrial

enterprise Zone/laMBra No

Foreign trade Zone No

Brownfield No

industrial Park yes

Flood Plain 0 %

1974 RidgecRest delphi BuildingcolumBia, tennessee

elizabeth West • ewest@mauryalliance.com • 106 West sixth street • Columbia tN 38402

ph 931-388-2155 • fx 931-380-0335 • www.Mauryalliance.com

utilities

electric service yes

electric service Provider Columbia Power & Water systems

aMP 800

Phase three

Natural Gas service yes

Natural Gas service Provider atmos energy

sewer service yes

sewer service Provider Columbia Power & Water systems

Water service yes

Water service Provider Columbia Power & Water systems

Water line size 10 inch

traNsPortatioN aCCess Distance to Major interstate 11 miles to interstate 65

Distance to Major Highway .25 miles to us Highway 31

Distance to Major Comm. airport 43 miles to BNa-Nashville inter. airport

Distance to Port 43 miles to Cumberland river-Nashville

rail access No

DAVIDSON

GILES

HICKMAN

LAWRENCE

LEWIS

MARSHALL

MAURY

WILLIAMSON

31

431

64

40

65

Centerville

Hohenwald

Brentwood

Pulaski

Columbia

Franklin

Lawrenceburg

Nashville

Lewisburg

40

6524

24

412412

43

Spring Hill

Mt. Pleasant

840

Northfield to Become Career Training CenterThe South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance will soon transform the previously

unoccupied Northfield building into a job training center. Tom Brewer is Interim

Director of the Workforce Development And Conference Center at Northfield. of the

over 300,000 sq. ft. facility, 100,000 sq. ft. will be dedicated to workforce and career

development. The additional space will be available for back-office and business

accelerator usage. While a set curriculum is still in the developmental stages, the

training center is designed to serve the public, with optional, customized training for

new or existing company’s needs.

Welcome Wil EvansWe are pleased

to welcome Wil

Evans to the Maury

County Chamber and

Economic Alliance

staff as Economic

Development Manager.

He was hired as a part

of our 4 year strategic

plan. This position

was created to handle

the research and data

collection needs of the

organization.

Evans holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business

Administration Marketing from Austin Peay State University

in Clarksville, TN. Evans will assist with certain volunteer

involvement and committee efforts, with responsibilities

including convening and communicating with the

constituents, running meetings, and executing program

plans derived from those efforts. His prior experience

with project management and passion for economic

development made him a perfect fit for the position. We

look forward to Wil’s contribution to our team and invite

you to drop by and welcome him.

Office Remodel

Many of you heard we had some mold issues with our office.

We recently completed an extensive remodel, with new flooring,

paint, fixtures and furniture. The mold remediation and remodel

was intended to create a comfortable and welcoming space for

members, staff and guests. No Economic Development Partnership

funds were used on this project.

Please stop by and see us if you haven’t and feel free to enjoy a cup

of coffee in the new member meeting area.

Economic Development2014 Organizational Goals

Job Goal: Create 1,500 New Direct Jobs and an Additional 567 New Indirect/Induced Jobs

Earnings Goal: Generate $81 M Total New Payroll for 2,067 New Jobs in Maury County

Business Activity Goal: Generate an Additional $58 M in Consumer Expenditures and $30 Million

in Bank Deposits Annually

Capital Investment Goal: Increase Capital Investment in Maury County by $140 M

Sales Tax Revenue: Generate an Estimated $2 M State Tax Plus $750 K County and Cities

Tax Revenues (Not Included: New/Expanded Business Spending on

Utilities & Banking)

Strategy 2011-2014

Existing Business Support and Expansion

Objective 1. Assist local business expansion, job growth, investment

Objective 2. Market economic development activity to existing industry and local

state and federal officials

New Business Development

Objective 1. Develop, confirm and drill down into target industries and to identify

new business growth opportunities

Objective 2. Develop Inventory of Shovel Ready Sites

Objective 3. Establish Alliance “One Stop Shop” for economic

development prospects

Objective 4. Market Maury County as Business Destination to prospects

and site selection consultants

Workforce Development

Objective 1. Work with workforce partners to meet current and future demands of

existing and new business

People Attraction

Objective 1. Work with partners to develop and execute strategy to help make

Maury County a more livable community

Objective 2. Work with partners to develop and execute strategy to attract

visitors to the community

2011 WINS

• Soltility

• Sekisui

• Integrity

• General Motors*

• Phoenix Metals

• Dunhams

• Confidential Columbia expansion*

• First Farmer and Merchants

* denotes capital investment and new job count not included

$9,016,000 Capital

Investment

Industry Name Jan Feb Mar April MayNET JOB

GAIN (LOSS)

Total 26330 26590 26850 26990 26950 620

Total Private 20140 20240 20430 20630 20570 430

Goods Producing 3680 3690 3690 3800 3780 100

Mining & Construction 930 920 940 950 950 20

Manufacturing 2750 2770 2750 2850 2830 80

Service Providing 22650 22900 23160 23190 23170 520

Private Service Providing 16460 16550 16740 16830 16790 330

Trade, Transp & Utilities 5080 5130 5170 5280 5220 140

Information 580 580 590 590 590 10

Financial Activities 1510 1510 1510 1510 1510 0

Prof & Business Services 1620 1660 1630 1640 1660 40

Education & Health Services 3630 3610 3680 3610 3570 -60

leisure & Hospitality 2830 2850 2950 2990 3030 200

other Services 1210 1210 1210 1210 1210 0

Government 6190 6350 6420 6360 6380 190

105 New Jobs

2011 ACTIVITY

Source: Tennessee Department of labor and Workforce Development

Alan C. Thomason CPAAlexander’s Mattress WorldAmber Falls Winery & CellarsArmor Environmental ServicesArt of Dentistry - Dr. Brian Fann DDSAscend Federal Credit UnionAtmos EnergyAutobody AdvantageA-Z offi ce ResourceBarr NissanBostelman EnterprisesBrown & Maguire CPAsBuckhead Coffee HouseBurger King - Maury CountyCaledonian FinancialCampbell & AssociatesCee Bee SupeRAMA Food StoresCharlotte & Jerry BattlesCharter BusinessCity of ColumbiaCity of Mt. PleasantCity of Spring HillClanton ConstructionColumbia AcademyColumbia Anesthesiology AssociatesColumbia ConstructionColumbia Daily HeraldColumbia Housing Redevelopment CorpColumbia Machine WorksColumbia NeonColumbia Pediatric ClinicColumbia Power & Water SystemsCommunity First Bank & TrustComplete Forms Supply CoCook PropertiesCrye-leike Realtors - Jennifer GrahamCrye-leike Realtors - Jimmy DuggerCYTEC Industries

Dalton Mounger - AttorneyDarlene BaxterDavinco EnterprisesDickerson Eye CareDr. Andy Woodard DDSDr. Dennis Gardner DDSDr. Eslick DanielDr. John W. Chiles DDSDr. Michael Tyler DDSDr. vance Hendrickson DDSDuBois DuBois & BatesDuck River EMCEdward Jones - Bobby HarrisEdward Jones - Dwaine BeckFamily Advantage Credit UnionFamily Health Group - Dr. Ben Gardner MDFamily Health Group - Dr. Charles Ball MDFamily Health Group - Dr. Tom Farmer MDFarm Bureau Insurance - TennesseeFashion Fresh CleanersFirst Farmers & Merchants BankFleming, Flynn & Murphy PCFred & Kelli GillhamGlobal Manufacturing ServicesGoodman Dentistry GrafTech InternationalGregory Johnson CPAHackin Dog PropertiesHardin Parkes Kelley Carter PllCHardison land Title CompanyHarvest Wealth ManagementHaulers InsuranceHeritage BankHeritage Funeral Home / Baker HomesHygrade Metal MouldingIB-Tech Imasen TechnologyJames B. Hughes CPAJim Parks

Kraft CPAslakes of Columbia Apartmentslampley Realty - Sandra Gandeelanders Insurance Agencylucas Chevrolet & CadillacMapleTronics ComputersMark C Bocci PhotographyMark W. HinesMaury CountyMaury Regional Medical CenterMcDonald’s - Maury CountyMetlife - Mike Sharpton CFPMid TN Bone & Joint ClinicMorgan Stanley - Clay ButtreyMorgan Stanley - Drew Parker Morgan Stanley - Stewart ParkerMRMC - Dr. Gibran Naddy MDMRMC - Dr. Joel Kochanski MDMRMC - Dr. John Brown MDMRMC - Dr. Kevin A. Chunn MDMRMC - Dr. Michael Sattasiri MDMRMC - Dr. Rand HayesMRMC Dr. Charles Bramlett MDMt Pleasant Power SystemNew life ChurchParks Motor SalesParks Properties PartnersPorter-WalkerPugmill SystemsRandy WilmoreRaymond James Investments - Allen & DulingRE/MAX Elite - Becky ThomasRE/MAX Elite - Phyllis ParkesRedman Davis InsuranceRitco Inc.Roberts ToyotaS. Columbia Business Association

Sandrell Heating & CoolingSekisui Plastic USASloan Ford lincoln MercurySmelter Service CorporationSo. Radiology AssociatesSouthern Athletic FieldsSpecial Touch of Middle TNSRM ConstructionState Farm Insurance - Chris NielsenState Farm Insurance - linda NortonState Farm Insurance - Ray Adams Jr.State Farm Insurance - Ron SellersStoneybrook Golf CourseSwarco IndustriesTed’s Sporting GoodsThe Bridge Assisted livingThe King’s Daughters’ SchoolThe Rakow TeamTN Aluminum ProcessorsTN ElectricalTN Farm Bureau FederationTown & Country RealtorsTrent ogilvieTriple C MetalvIP Moving & Storagevirgil H. and Nancy Moore, Jr.Waymon l. HickmanWebb EngineeringWebster EnterprisesWells Accounting/Tax l. George CPAWhatley & Sons Truss Co.William R. WalterWitherow AssociatesWoodward Stinson PrintingWR Grace & Co.Zion Christian Academy

Brandom Gengelbach | President | Brandom@mauryalliance.com

106 West Sixth Street • Columbia TN 38402 • 931-388-2155 • www.MauryAlliance.com

THANK YOU TO OUR INVESTORS

IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

The partnership brings the public and private sectors together to create and

execute strategies to increase jobs and investment in Maury County.