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ENTJ
Extroverted Thinking
iNtuitive Judging

Partnership Services Card

Outgoing Members
David Robert Katherine
Kaechele, Ukrop Whitney
Henrico County Ukrop’s Super Warren Whitney
Markets & Sherwood

Outgoing Members
John Stephen
Nelson Baril
Altria Group, Inc. Williams Mullen

2009-2010 Board Members
Katherine William James Daniel
Busser Casey Donati Gecker
Capital One Bank of America Henrico County Chesterfield
County

2009-2010 Board Members
Kathy Douglas Robert William
Graziano Roth Setliff Broaddus
City of Richmond BB&T Hanover McGuireWoods LLP
County

2009-2010 Board Alternates
Gary Kim Cecil “Rhu”
Rhodes Scheeler Harris
J. Sargeant Greater Richmond Hanover
Reynolds CC Chamber County

2009-2010 Board Alternates
Virgil Jay Byron
Hazelett Stegmaier Marshall
Henrico Chesterfield City of
County County Richmond

Springboard Marketing
Andrew Heather
Harfoot Wells

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Accolades
The sixth-best place in the nation to start over in a study
by Manpower reported in BusinessWeek, June 9, 2009.
One of the 20 best cities of its size for young professionals
to live and work, by Next Generation Consulting,
June 10, 2009.
One of the nation’s 40 best places for business and
careers among the 200 largest metro areas by Forbes,
March 19, 2009.
North America’s 9th best small city and 4th best in foreign
direct investment strategy in Foreign Direct Investment
(fDi) magazine's North American Cities of the Future 2009/10,
April/May 2009.

Accolades
Commonwealth of Virginia ranked #1 for the fourth year
in a row by Forbes.com, September 2009.

Cumulative Results 1994-2009
■ Assisted and expanded companies
■ Capital investment
■ Investment leveraged
■ Value of the GRP per $1
of public-private investment spent

Business Attraction
& Regional Marketing

Year End Results 2008-2009
Highlights include:
TOTAL: 14 companies, 1,225 jobs, $101,029,000 investment

Prospect Activity 2008-2009

Business Retention
& Expansion

Year End Results 2008-2009
Business Retention
& Expansion
594 Visits
$50 million in Investment
Jobs
500 new jobs created
1,200 jobs retained
111 Companies Assisted
76% project driven

Year End Results 2008-2009
Business Retention
& Expansion
Opportunities discovered:
168 businesses pledging to create 1679 new jobs
110 expanding businesses with new investment potential
of $88 million

New Business Formation
& Small Business Support

Talent Development
& Promotion

Year End Results 2008-2009
Talent Development & Promotion
31,000 website visits
112,000 page views
1,000+ registered job seekers
583 Career Concourse Users
Career Events
Four tailored e-newsletters

Year End Results 2008-2009
Talent Development & Promotion
In partnership with the Greater Richmond Chamber
College to Career Fair
Workforce Services Directory

2009-2014 Strategic Plan

Refunding Campaign
Phase I
■ Started in May 2008
■ Raised 74 percent of $18 million goal
Phase II
■ To begin in early 2010

Brandywine Realty Trust Patient First
The Brink’s Company Pollard & Bagby, Inc
Cantor Arkema, P.C. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Capital One Financial Corp. Provident Bank
Capstone Contracting Company Prudential Slater James River
CapTech Ventures, Inc. Realtors
CCA Industries, Inc. Rainbow Station, Inc.
Cherry Bekaert & Holland, LLP Reynolds Development, LLC
Chmura Economics & Analytics Richmond Association of REALTORS
Christian & Barton, LLP The Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Collegiate School Rick Whittington Consulting, LLC
ColonialWebb Contractors RSM McGladrey
Columbia Gas of Virginia Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, PC
Community College Workforce Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
Alliance Sheetz
Control Dynamics, Inc. St. Catherine’s School
Creative St. Christopher’s School
CRT/tanaka Staffmark
CXI, Inc. SunTrust Bank
Davenport & Company, Inc. SuperValu Eastern Region
Ditch Witch of Virginia Swedish Match North America, Inc.
Dominion Thalhimer/Cushman & Wakefield
Dominion Realty Partners, LLC Thomas Rutherfoord, Inc.
E.A. Holsten, Inc. Thompson & McMullan
Ernst & Young, LLP Titan Group, LLC

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