Why Wheeling? Brief overview

Why Wheeling
Access
Available Workforce
Quality of Life
Lower Costs of Doing Business

INNOVATION

Wheeling’s Location & Demographics
Near Large Populations
50 miles/1 hour – 1.8 million people
100 miles/2 hours – 6.4 million people
150 miles/3 hours – 12.7 million people
200 miles/4 hours – 20 million people
City Miles Pittsburgh 55 Columbus 123 Cleveland 177 Washington, DC 300 Indianapolis 315 Detroit 330 Louisville 340 Philadelphia 350 Toronto 400 New York 425 Chicago 460

Wheeling’s Location & Demographics
I-70 – The Nation’s East-- West Route
55,000 vehicles pass Main Street/Downtown I-70 exit daily
153,622 vehicles travel through the Wheeling area per day
Urban areas to the East:
Pittsburgh – 2.3 Million
Washington, DC / Baltimore – 7.6 Million
Philadelphia – 6.1 Million
Urban areas to the West:
Columbus – 1.5 Million
Cleveland – 2.9 Million
Indianapolis – 1.6 Million
Detroit – 5.4 Million
Chicago – 9.1 Million

Wheeling’s Location & Demographics 3 County Region Allegheny County, PA United States < 10 minutes 10-19 minutes 20-29 minutes 30-39 minutes 40-59 minutes 60-89 minutes 90 + minutes Work at home Commuting times of our region’s workforce compared to Pittsburgh, PA and the United States Source: US Census Bureau 3.26% 2.5% 2.67% 2.68% 1.58% 3.06% 5.04% 4.18% 3.89% 10.39% 12.15% 8.36% 15.26% 17.6% 10.26% 19.62% 22.01% 18.54% 29.82% 28.50% 34.86% 13.93% 11.47% 18.36%

Wheeling’s Location & Demographics Cost of Doing Business
Overall, Wheeling has relatively low structural operating costs
Companies considering Wheeling as a location for operations could expect cost savings of approximately:
* 10%-15% relative to the national average, and
* 25%-30% relative to major urban centers (i.e. San Francisco, New York)
From a labor perspective, Wheeling has a two tier cost structure:
* Local structure for lower skilled positions including Level 1 standard processing, standard support, general inquiry activities, and Level 2 (custom processing, custom product support) activities
* Regional structure for higher skilled positions for Levels 3 activities (supervision, Q/A and Q/C and Level 4 activities (Management, expert escalation/resolution)
Source: Deloitte Consulting Shared Services Capability Assessment (2006)

Wheeling’s Quality of Life
Excellent Quality of Life
Nationally Recognized Education System
Award Winning Medical Care
World Class Entertainment and Recreation
National Attractions and Growing Economy

Award Winning Public and Private Schools
Six schools designated National Schools of Excellence
Twenty-Five schools designated WV Schools of Excellence
Low teacher/student ratio
Technologically Advanced Classrooms
Full range of gifted programs
Complete programs for mental and/or physical disabilities

Over 50 Institutions within two hour drive
Northern Panhandle Institutions Include:
West Liberty State College
Wheeling Jesuit University
Bethany College
West Virginia Northern Community College
West Virginia University
Approximately a one hour drive
Higher Education

Easy Access to Pittsburgh and Columbus Wheeling’s Quality of Life

Cost of Living
6th Nationally in affordable housing costs
New and existing housing priced below national average
Low property taxes
Ranked 22 nd of 351 metro areas for most affordable cost of living
Low Crime Rate
One of America's safest areas, according to national crime statistics.
Ranks as Second Lowest in the Country (FBI Uniform Crime Statistics)

Ohio Valley Medical Center
State of the Art Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Partner
Wheeling Hospital
Ranked in the Top Ten Percentile in Cardiac Care

DOWNTOWN AND WHEELING HERITAGE PORT
Heritage Port festivals and concerts attract 350,000 people
Docking port to Delta Queen Steamboats with 175 to 425 passengers
Wheeling Civic Center attracts 485,000 people annually

OGLEBAY RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER
3 million visitors annually
3 championship golf courses
Regional conference facilities
Annual Winter Festival of Lights – 600,000 visitors
Museums
Zoo
Planetarium
Park recreation: swimming, miniature golf, fishing, playground

WHEELING ISLAND RACE TRACK AND GAMING CENTER
Over 2 million visitors annually
150 room hotel – live entertainment
Table Games available fall 2007
2,500 gaming machines
Major expansions planned
95% of visitors from out of state

The Highlands and Cabela’s
Cabela’s 175,000 square foot retail store opened in 2004
Animal displays, aquariums, education and entertainment
Attracts 4 million visitors annually
Overall development is over 1000 acres

National Attractions and Growing Economy

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Why Wheeling? Brief overview

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