The document discusses the history of efforts to establish a technology park in Blount County from 2001-2008. It outlines funding commitments totaling $28 million for the first phase of construction. It also provides organizational charts outlining the responsibilities and funding flows for marketing, operating, and overseeing the new Pellissippi Research Centre park. In 2009, the park's first tenant was announced as Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network.

1. Blount Knowledge Based Economic Development Briefing 2009

2. Blount Technology Initiative 2001 Blount IDB Retreat 2002 Site visits to North Carolina (RTP & Centennial) 2003 Site exploration 2004 Conceptual Designs and funding for purposed tech park 2005 Intergovernmental Agreement, first in Tennessee’s History 2006 Site Visit to Cumming’s Research Park. Huntsville, Alabama 2008 EDA, TDOT, ECD, and Federal Government help fund first phase of construction. Total committed funding for phase one $28,000,000.00

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6. Flow Chart for Funding Pellissippi Place Blount County City of Alcoa City of Maryville Knox County Blount Economic Development Board Incentives to Prospects Purchase property Make infrastructure improvements

7. Flow Chart of Tax Monies Blount County property taxes Blount Economic Development Board Knox County 25% City of Maryville 25% City of Alcoa property taxes City of Alcoa 25% Blount County 25%

8. Diagram for Organizational Responsibilities Blount Partnership Marketing Malvern Science Park Marketing Blount UK Blount Japan Marketing Knoxville Partnership Marketing ETEDA Marketing State of Tennessee Marketing Blount Economic Development staff Pellissippi Research Centre Operating Committee (PRCOC) Blount Economic Development Board Incentives Flow to Prospects Responsibilities Negotiate project, make recommendations to operating committee Committee Members Designee from: Alcoa, Blount County, Maryville, Knox County, Chair of BCEDB Responsibilities: Consider and act on recommendations from operating committee; Daily operations of park, tenants, and oversee all construction projects Committee Responsibility Review Economic Development Staff Recommendations, make changes, send recommendation to Economic Development Board for ratification

9. Anchor Tenant Announcement Blount Co. Tech Park and Anchor Tenant Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley Governments Cooperate, Attract Anchor Tenant to New High Tech Park MARYVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 19 PRNewswire/ -- Economic regionalism in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley is paying off in the form of a state-of- the art high tech park with a cutting edge anchor tenant, officials announced today. The city mayors of Alcoa and Maryville as well as the mayors of Blount and Knox Counties and the Economic Development Board of Blount County have named their 450-acre park located near McGhee Tyson regional airport the Pellissippi Research Centre, On the Oak Ridge Corridor. They announced the park's first tenant will be Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network (MPLN).

53. Regionalism Joined 6 other agencies to address education issues related to workforce Develop technology inventory of research assets and companies that need those assets Hire technology director for region.

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55. Six Program Areas Education and Workforce Development Technology and Entrepreneurship Global Marketing Resources For Living Public Policy Business Retention and Expansion

56. All Program Performance Metrics Evaluation Criteria Innovation Valley FY 2008 Target Innovation Valley Five-year Target Education and Workforce Development: High School Graduation Rate (%) 83.0 90.0 New Technology Curriculum Offerings at High School Level 2 12 New Curriculums Added at UT and Other Local Educational Institutions 4 16 Technology and Entrepreneurship: Number of New Knowledge-based Start-up Companies Formed 5 50 Number of Technology-Related Jobs Created 77 2,750 Business Retention and Expansion: Number of Existing Company Jobs Added 3,800 19,000 Capital Investment of Expansions (Millions) $440.0 $2,200.0 Number of Existing Industry Headquarter Visits 35 200 Public Policy: Reduction in Population-weighted Ambient Concentration of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in All Monitored Counties (%) TBD TBD Number of Technology-related Incentives Legislation Changes Supported and Passed 0 2 Resources for Living: Increase in Number of Direct Flights (%) TBD TBD Number of Members in Minority Executives Association 0 36 Increase in Quality Housing Stock in Innovation Valley (%) 0 25%

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