2016 Maret Revew & Investment Update “ nitingtheegionforrowth” = Page 1 = Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Officers 2016 Presdent, Mar Trner Carman, Me Rey Vce Presdent, Ket Coo Presdent and CEO Presdent Professona Maret Presdent, Memora Hospta Terapy Servces Sotwest IL Reons Ban Secretary , Dae Stewart Treasurer, Don Vctvonsa, Execive Secretary/ Genera Manaer, Grante Cty Treasrer, SWIL Bdn & Operaions, Sn Coe Enery Constrcion Trades Conc Executive Committee 2016 Aonzo Byrd, Assstant Vce Presdent, Corporate Reaions, Enterprse Rent-A-Car Rc Conner, Senor Advsor on Reona Deveopment, Ameren Inos Mar Harms, Presdent, SCI Enneern, Inc. Brce Hoand, Presdent, Hoand Constrcion Servces Marca Campbe, Secretary-Treasrer, IL Federaion of Teacers, AFT, AFL-CIO Davd Oates, Presdent, Oates Assocates, Inc. Kevn Powers, Presdent, TeBANK of Edwardsve Me Rey, Presdent, Professona Terapy Servces Gerry Scetzenofer, Presdent, Codwe Baner Brown Reators Do Ston, Presdent, Ston Constrcion Grop Denns Wmsmeyer, Execive Drector, Amerca's Centra Port Dstrct Leadership Council Team 2016 Ronda Saet, D. Mmt, MBA, Execive Drector & CEO Amanda Hornace, MBA, Coordnator Lz Happod, Admnstraive Assstant = Page 2 = Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Message from the President and Chairman Dear Frends: Ts edion of te Leadersp Conc s Maret Revew w provde an overvew of te crica bsness nvestments and proects tat conine to row and strenten te economy of Sotwestern Inos. As te years o by, or oa as remaned te same n “ Unin te Reon for Growt and aso to t speca contrbions te bsness ” commnty as made n enerain a posive mpact on te reon. Sotwestern Inos s te second arest popaion center n te State of Inos and s a reat pace to ve, wor and rase a famy. Madson and St. Car conies accont for approxmatey 77% of te reon s popaion. Terefore bot conies ave a tremendos mpact on te deveopment of te enire reon. As yo read on n ts report t s cear te ftre oos very brt for Sotwestern Inos as or reon conines to create new opportnies for a bsnesses and resdents vn n or commnies. Tere are severa proects ted n ts year s report tat w pay a pvota roe n sapn te reon s economy for many years to come. Amon te essenia proects nder constrcion n 2015-2016 was te New Madson Sot Harbor Proect and te conined restoraion of te Amercan Botoms evee system. Bot proects are posed to atract new bsness and obs to te reon, ead to ncreased prodcion, create cost efecive transportaion capabies, and demonstrate wy bsnesses sod vew Sotwestern Inos a prme economc deveopment ocaion. Te Leadersp Conc s deepy commted to on-term worforce deveopment n creain a taent ppene of word cass sed, wor ready and prodcive empoyees. To enabe ts process, te Leadersp Conc conines to tae a eadn roe n coordnaion wt stratec partners n bdn awareness of career opions n Tecnca Scence, Tecnooy, Enneern, and Mat (STEM) reated ieds tro ts Manfactre/Cra yor Ftre Campan (sted on pae 12) and aso seen n oter nvestments n edcaion facies, sc as new nfrastrctre and mprovements. Sotwestern Inos w conine to nvest n yot and entreprenera bsnesses servn as te reons next rop of eaders and worforce. Just a river s width from St. Louis ’ ’ Gateway Arch in the heart of the Investments nvovn Scot Ar Force Base aon wt notabe nvestments reardn or Midwest, the Southwestern Illinois porion of the St. Louis metropolitan area eatcare sector reman a prorty n Sotwestern Inos. Conined nvestments n has experienced unprecedented economic oce bdns, senor osn deveopments and te osptaty sector are on te rse. growth over the past few years and In ts edion of te Maret Revew, we tae a oo at some of te excin nvestments coninues to be a hot spot for public and private investments. tat ave appened n eac of tese areas man s fee opimsic abot te ftre. Readers Note: The projects listed are just ’ We tan yo for yor nterest n earnn more abot Sotwestern Inos sared n a sampling of the investments that have occurred in Southwestern Illinois during ts pbcaion, and for yor conined spport of te Leadersp Conc s eforts to 2015/2016 are in no way intended to be nte or reon for rowt. considered a complete list. The informaion that follows is the best Sncerey, available and was compiled from a variety of public and private sources. Mar Trner and Me Rey The Leadership Council and Southwestern Illinois Development Foundaion assume no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions. Our Mission To unite business, industry, government, educaion and labor for growth in Southwestern Illinois. 1 = Page 3 = A Message from ... Our Board Carman Mar Kern and Kurt Prenzer Dear Leadership Council Supporter: Bot Madson and St. Car Conies saw excin bsness nvestments n 2015-2016 wt snicant economc rowt and worforce deveopment acivies n a varety of bsness csters. We see conined bsness nvestments and ob rowt wt or reon. For Exampe, ben te new ste ocaion for two new Amazon dstrbion facies, addn more tan 1,000 new obs and new mi-moda capabies on te Msssspp Rver wt Bne/SCF Gran and Los Dreyfs bsness expanson, aso addn new obs. Or nmatced ocaion n te center of te contry wt connecivty to a mi-moda modes of transportaion (rver, road, ra, ar, and ppene) and avaabe, afordabe sove ready deveopment stes maes Sotwestern Inos a very atracive pace for deveopment. Ts combned wt te $110 mon n Amercan Botom Levee restoraion and ity nfrastrctre enancements nqey posions Sotwestern Inos as a top deveopment ste n comparson to oter rver ocaions needn evee nfrastrctre pdates. More tan 50 percent of te U.S. byn power can be reaced wtn a sne day s drve from Sotwestern Inos. Or Mdwest ocaion as a combned drect and ndrect mpact of more tan 215,000 obs and revene of $19 bon man or ocaion a robst economc b for bsness acivies. To conine to mantan and atract bsness nvestments and ob creaion s. Economc power zones wt robst acivies, stron ob creaion and deep expanson opportnies ncde: advanced/t manfactrn; enery/reen enery; cemca ndstry/medca processn; arctre/food processn; wareose/ dstrbion/sppy can, mi-moda transportaion and cyber secrty/GIS/defense contractor/STEM. De to tese mmense bsness csters, or reon as coaboraivey deveoped te Manfactre/Cra Yor Ftre campan reacn “ ” ot to tosands of stdents, teacers, dance conseors, scoo admnstrators, and parents n bot Madson and St. Car Conies to bd awareness of careers n STEM and tecnca ieds. By creain a y traned and sed worforce n combnaion wt te before menioned core competences maes Sotwestern Inos te rt ocaion for bsness rowt and atracion. We oo forward to wecomn more companes to or reon. Sotwestern Inos s Open for Bsness! Or reon s strony commted to mantann and rown Scot Ar Force Base (AFB). Scot AFB serves a crica msson roe n or naion s naiona secrty from rt ere n Sotwestern Inos. Te base as experenced 40 percent rowt n te past decade wt a new msson onn to ts Cyber Command fncions. t t In 2016, bot te 835 Cyberspace Operaions Sqadron and te 837 Cyberspace Sqadron were anced at Scot AFB tat ed to te rn of abot 200 acive dty troops, 59 cvan staf, and 20 contract spport personne. Te Ar Force created a $16 mon bdet to prade and expand Scot s exsin facies to be abe to mae room for te new cybersecrty nts. Cyber secrty atacs are becomn a top prorty for te Ar Force n paricar, and Scot AFB as te personne and facies to ep prevent frter cyber-atacs. Aer a decade of pannn and tree years of constrcion, te rbbon as been ct to open te Defense Informaion System Aency (DISA) ocated at Scot AFB. Te federa, state, and oca overnment s coaboraion was nstrmenta n deveopn ts $100 mon nvestment tat s created obs and s now ome to te arest cyber operaions center n te U.S. Te facty aso provdes centrazed osn for DISA s 950-ps mtary, cvan, and contractor worforce. Not ony are tese new ocay ied obs ben created at Scot Ar Force y beneica for te oca economy, t aows Sotwestern Inos te opportnty to on te prevenion efort aanst cyber-atacs on or contry. Wtot a dobt, te ftre economc and worforce opportnies are robst and rown for or reona area. We oo forward to te years to come bdn on te sccess of or past eforts! Sncerey, Carman Mar Kern and Krt Prenzer 2 = Page 4 = 2015/2016 Overall Southwestern Illinois Reaccredtaion to 100t Leve of Food Protecion As the restoration of the levees that protect more than methodically to have the Metro East Levees improved to 156,000 people, 4,000 businesses, and over 56,000 jobs the latest federal standards and expect FEMA from Alton, IL to south of Columbia, IL located in accreditation to the 100-year level of flood protection in Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties continues; 2017. The removal of inaccurate flood maps will aid in businesses and homeowners can feel confident our region economic development in the future. will be protected against flooding now and long into the future. The $110M invested to restore the levee system The successful completion of the levee system signifies is being hailed as one of the largest and most successful theeffortsofourregion’shardworkinglocal projects in Southwestern Illinois and in our nation. In governments, workers, and citizens. Our counties are the 2016, this project received regional recognition from East only region in the nation to proactively address this -West Gateway Council of Governments for innovation challenge with this type of vision and leadership as a public and design excellence award. private partnership. Our local governments could have easily passed this restoration project to the national In2007FederalEmergencyManagementAgency’s government, but instead took it upon themselves to (FEMA) announced its intention to de-accredit the 68.5 locally raise money, hire contractors, and set an ambitious miles’leveesysteminplacetoprotecttheStLouis timelinefortheproject’scompletionTheFPDandLIA Metro East Region. Leaders of Madison, Monroe, and St. demonstrated the type of leadership and composure Clair counties quickly responded by working with the needed to execute such a significant project quickly and Illinois legislature to create the Southwestern Illinois rationally, while having the best interest of its people at Flood Protection District (FDP). Our County Chairman heart. (Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Country) along with support from our state delegation were key players in The restoration project has improved the stability, deciding to locally fund the project. Without the leaders reliability, and performance of the 68.5 miles of the levee of our region uniting for the greater good of its people, system. Companies in the region such as Amazon, Phillips the American Bottoms in Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair 66, and FedEx can be ensured they will be protected due counties would be placed in a Special Flood Hazard Area to the added safety of our restored levee system. with devastating economic consequences to our region. Incoming businesses can look at the locally funded and constructed levee restoration as a perfect example as The Leadership Council simultaneously created the St. why they should move their business to Southwestern Louis Metro East Levee Issues Alliance (LIA), in support Illinois. Thanks to this project, the St. Louis Metro East of the FDP. The LIA is a growing coalition of business and region will continue its economic growth and civic organizations, community leaders, and concerned development. citizens supporting the timely completion of the improvements needed to restore our levee system to The restoration has been an overwhelming regional preventdevastatingeconomicoutcomesIt’struly success in ensuring the safety of our communities while admirable that the Flood Prevention District Council and continuing the economic growth within our region. The Levee Issues Alliance Committee are working towards American Bottoms Levee Project can serve as a model of finishing the $110M project to restore the levee system in how successful region projects can be completed in a cost 2017. If left up to the federal government, our levee effective and timely manner when everyone is working system would have taken decades to be completely together for a common goal. The collaboration between restored. In 2007 the U.S. Corps of Engineers estimated everyone who worked to make this project successful has that the earliest completion of the project would have been incredible. This effort in ensuring the safety and been 2044. economic development of the St. Louis Metro East region is honorable and serves as a inspirational model for other The Flood Prevention District Council (FPD) and Levee regional projects. WELL DONE! Issues Alliance Committee (LIA) has saved the St. Louis Metro East region a great deal of time and money, while putting the safety of the community as their top priority. Not only did this levee project save our community $50M annually from increased flood insurance premiums, but Sampn of Reona Proects Underway allowed businesses to prosper, and employed local Proect Communty $M workers during the levees restoration. Our region owes its gratitude to local contractors and workforce for the Msssspp Rver Levee Improvements St. Car Conty 110 timely completion of our levee system, which is nearly Indstra Par Facty Madson Conty 60.0 thirty years ahead of the U.S. Corps of Engineers original Metro East Levee - Et Year Pan Madson Conty 72.0 estimate of 2044. The FDP has been working Metro Be Ln Tra- Be Tra St. Car Conty 1.3 3 = Page 5 = 2015/2016 Southwestern Illinois Projects A variety of projects have been completed in Southwestern Illinois in 2015/2016, paving the way for economic expansion in the region for many years to come. The completed $23.5 million FedEx Distribution Center located in Sauget, Illinois, is capable of processing 10,000 packages an hour. Not only is the completion of this project creating 175 new full and part- time positions, but will serve as a model of why businesses should expand into Southwestern Illinois. Other stand out projects completed in 2015/2016 include the completion of the $8 million Roxana Water Treatment Plant projectTheCityofO’Fallonwasproudtowelcomethenewlycompleted58millionFireHouseParksMaintenance Facility. Alton Memorial Hospital completed its $2 million expansion of its Women’sHealthChildbirthCenterproviding an essential service to the families of Southwestern Illinois. The $4.5 million completion of the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities in Edwardsville has the future potential to impact real social change in the community. These completed projects improve the lives of our residents and ensure Southwestern Illinois is a healthy and safe place to live. 2015/2016 was also an important year for the completion of education projects. Three new schools opened in 2015-2016, including the completed $30 million Father McGivney Catholic High School, $17.5 million Wingate Elementary School, and $4.1 million Maryville Christian School. Southwestern Illinois College also expanded their campus by adding the newly completed $19.1 million Liberal Arts Building. Leaders of the community know how important the youth community is to the future of Southwestern Illinois, therefore it is critical to provide them with every opportunity to learn in state-of-the- art, high tech facilities and work in the region. Proects Competed durn 2015/2016 Memora Hospta—East Proect Communty $M HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital St. Clair 140.0 Fater McGvney Catoc H Scoo Madson Conty 30.0 FedEx Dstrbion Center St. Car Conty 23.5 Hstorc Bdn P-4 SAFB St. Car Conty 21.6 SWIC- Lbera Arts Bdn St. Car Conty 19.1 Fater McGvney Catoc H Scoo Wnate Eementary Scoo St. Car Conty 17.5 Emerad Rde-Hosn Madson Conty 15.7 New Canteen 138/34 B Sbstaion Madson Conty 11.4 May Apartments Madson Conty 8.1 Roxana Water Treatment Pant Madson Conty 8.0 Cotaes at Catedra Sqare St. Car Conty 6.0 O'Faon Fre Hose & Pars Mantenance Facty St. Car Conty 5.8 Manne Jacson Center for te Hmanies Madson Conty 4.5 Derbers -Maret Madson Conty 4.5 FedEx Dstrbuion Center Roxana Street Dept. Headqarters Madson Conty 4.5 Maryville Christian School Madison 4.1 H Votae Dstrbion Lne System St. Car Conty 3.7 Improvements Fres Tyme Farmer's Maret St. Car Conty 3.4 H-Servce Pmp Staion- Edwardsve Madson Conty 2.3 Cedarrst of So St. Car Conty 2.0 Aton Memora Expanson of Women's Heat & Madson Conty 2.0 Cdbrt Center SWIC—Lbera Arts Budn Rebd H Votae Dstrbion Lnes Madson Conty 1.6 Roxana Vae Street Department Headqarters Madson Conty 1.5 IDOT- Pars Ave. n Caoa to I-255 n Aorton St. Car Conty 1.4 Doar Tree Madson Conty 1.2 Cear Too & De St. Car Conty 1.1 NOTE: PROJECTS ARE JUST A SAMPLING AND NOT INTENDED TO BE VIEWED 4 AS A COMPLETE LISTING. = Page 6 = Madison and St. Clair Counties have seen new investments of Proects Under Construcion Durn 2015/2016 nearly $600 million on projects under construction in 2015/2016. We greatly appreciate and value these business Project Community $Mil investments that continue to drive robust economic activities Memorial Hospital East St. Clair 130 within Southwestern Illinois. Reserves of Timber Ridge - Residential St. Clair 55 Housing (Phase 1) HSHSStElizabeth’sHospitalisbuildinga140Mnew New Madison South Harbor Project- Madison 50.0 hospital and Memorial Hospital East at $130M both will America's Central Port continue to impact both the health of the community and SAFB Visitors Quarters Hotel - Scott St. Clair 44 economy. Two police stations were under construction in AFB 2015/2016: including the $18.5M Belleville Police Department Alton Regional Multimodal Transporta- Madison 25.0 tion Center and the $7.8M Wood River Police Department. These McKendree Metro Rec. Plex - Office and St. Clair 20 community safety projects will enhance community Rec. Center protection for the people of Southwestern Illinois. Belleville Police Department St. Clair 18.5 The $50M New Madison South Harbor and the $25M Alton Visionary Wealth Advisors Madison 16.1 Regional Multimodal Transportation Center projects SIUE/City of Edwardsville Fire Station Madison 16.0 provides local business growth and led to new job creation. Also, the addition of Amazon, a $3.5M project added over New Modern Logistics Madison 16.0 1000newjobsandaddedtotheregion’sgrowingbusiness Louis Dreyfus Commodities St. Clair 13.6 community. Southwestern Illinois is becoming one of the top Park Street Plaza- Downtown Edwards- Madison 13.0 regions for transportation and supply chain distribution of ville goods nationwide. Il. America East St. Louis Water Treat- Madison 12.0 ment Plan HSHS St. Ezabet s Hospta Touchette Regional Hospital Behavioral St. Clair 10 Health Center Park Street Plaza- Office Building Madison 9.6 IDOT- Replace Bridge 157 over IL. 161 St. Clair 9.3 Holiday Inn Express Madison 9.0 America's Central Port Advanced Chemi- Madison 8.0 cal Processing Facility Proects Under Construcion Durn 2015/2016 Visionary Wealth Advisors St. Clair 7.8 Project Community $Mil Wood River Police Station Madison 7.8 Crystal Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership Madison 2.3 Planet Fitness- Edwardsville Madison 7.5 DaVita Healthcare Partners Madison 2.1 Sports Complex Splash Park (Leon Hampton Inn & Suites Madison 6.3 Madison 2.0 Corlew Park) Lewis & Clark CC Alton Scott Bibb Madison 5.6 American Water Main Replacement Center Madison 1.9 Projects IDOT- Fountains Prkwy. To Salem Pl. & St. Clair 4.3 Hawthorne Hills Sub Division Madison 1.7 Market Pl. to N. Rosewood Village Semispec Industrial Building- Eastport Madison 4.3 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Madison 1.6 Project St. Louis Regional Airport Madison 1.6 Nickel Plate Trail Madison 4.2 Ameren- Replacing 135 New Poles & Madison 1.5 Vanguard Truck Center St. Clair 4 Fiberglass Utility Poles & Power Line The Landings At Belle Meadows Madison 4.0 Circle K Store Madison 1.5 America's Central Port Bulk Storage Madison 1.5 Christ United Methodist Church St. Clair 3.5 Mascoutah Hardware St. Clair 1.4 Amazon Corp. Madison 3.5 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Madison 1.4 Altitude Trampoline Park- Glen Carbon Madison 3.2 MetroBikeLink Trail- Bike Trail St. Clair 1.3 Roxana CUSD 1 Madison 2.6 Tri-Ford Highland Madison 1.3 First to the Finish Madison 2.5 Highland Family Dentistry Madison 1.2 SIUE- Fitness Center Madison 2.5 Gateway Commerce Center Madison 1.1 Southern Il. Healthcare Foundation St. Clair 2.4 Mother & Child Center Cloverdale New Homes- Edwardsville Madison 1.1 NOTE: PROJECTS ARE JUST A SAMPLING AND NOT INTENDED TO BE Tri-Ford Dealership Madison 1.1 VIEWED AS A COMPLETE LISTING. SACHS Electric St. Clair 1.0 5 = Page 7 = Why Southwestern Illinois? The newly announced projects in the pipeline continues to verify that the Southwestern Illinois region is growing and a great place to do business. If you look geographically, Southwestern Illinois is situated in the midsection of America and serves as the central corridor for vigorous economic activities both now and into the future. This is why our region has been a trading post for hundreds of years. Multi-Modal transportation modes can easily connect our region with 50% of theUSbuyingpowerinoneshortday’stravelThiscombinedwithallmajormodesoftransportationriverroadrail air, and pipeline) converging in our region, thus enables a premium supply chain distribution location for domestic and international markets. Proects Announced durn 2015/2016 Proects Announced durn 2015/2016 Proect Communty $M Proect Communty $M Naiona Srne-Hote + Hobraas Beer Ha, St. Car 100.0 Mi-Moda Par & Rde Facty Madson 2.8 Soccer Compex & Convenion Center SS Peter & Pa Crc Madson 2.7 5-Year Lebanon Hway Improvement St. Car 65-34 Amerca's Centra Port New Ra Loops Madson 2.5 Proram Amerca's Centra Port Ra Extenson & Madson 2.5 Parway West Estates- sx oce bdns + 70 St. Car 50.0 Reab omes Doar Tree Madson 2.2 New Madson Sot Harbor Proect- Amerca's Madson 50.0 Centra Port Vae of Betato, Centra St. Improvements Madson 2.1 (3rd Pase) Gateway Commerce Center- 2 bdns Madson 49.0 Msssspp Rver- Mevn Prce Loc & Dam Madson 2.0 McKendree Unversty St. Car 40.0 Pmmer Famy Par Sports Compex Madson 2.0 Edwardsve New Bsness Dstrct Madson 34.0 IDOT- IL. 143/159 from Coee St. E. Madson 1.9 Nrsn Home & Asssted Lvn Hosn- tree Madson 25 Scwartz St. & IL.157 pases IDOT- #20 Crossn Safety Uprades Madson 1.9 Memora- BJC New Compex adacent to St. Car 22 Memora East Jmmy Jon's Madson 1.6 Pbc Safety Bdn- Cty of Edwardsve Madson 15.0 Ameren Inos Madson 1.5 Fre & Poce Dept. Headqarters—Pbc Madson 12.0 Doar Tree Madson 1.2 Safety Bdn Doar Genera St. Car 1.2 Senor Apartments near Metron St. Car 10.5 Consve Heat Center Madson 1.2 Prare Farms Dary Headqarters Madson 9.0 Coee Avene/ Cty of Aton Madson 1.1 IDOT- Brde Repacement over St. Car Ave. St. Car 9.3 Wood Rver Resrfacn Proect Madson 1.0 Front Street- East St. Los St. Car 8.1 CVS Parmacy Madson 1.0 Lews & Car Godfrey Camps Weber Madson 5.1 Wnnn Strea Sports Appare St. Car 1.0 Worforce Center NOTE: PROJECTS ARE JUST A SAMPLING AND NOT INTENDED TO BE East St. Los Port St. Car 5.0 VIEWED AS A COMPLETE LISTING. Anderson Hospta - Paient Rooms Madson 4.5 St. Los Bread Company St. Car 4.5 Madson Conty Hstorca Msem Madson 4.1 SIUE - Enneern Bdn Madson 4.0 Roxana Scoo Dstrct- Jnor H Madson 4.0 Lews & Car Godfrey Camps Montessor Madson 3.7 Scoo SIUE - Eectrca Uprades Madson 3.5 Academy Sports St. Car 3.3 Lews & Car CC Worforce Bdn Madson 3.2 Naiona Srne-Hote + Hobrauaus Beer Ha, Soccer Compex & Convenion Center 6 = Page 8 = Southwesternllinoismerica’senterforTransportation Southwestern Illinois is home to six class 1 railroads, three airports, the northern-most lock-free, ice free, port on the Mississippi River, great interstate highway access, intercontinental energy pipelines, and public transit systems. While our region is already capable of transporting goods to anywhere in the U.S., the New Madison South Harbor project and the Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center were completed in 2015, which will continue Msqftinindustrialgradebulk economic growth in Southwestern Illinois. Our multi-modal strengths, central location, workforce, and manufacturing warehousessince998atGateway sector create opportunities for current and incoming andLakeviewCommerceCenter businesses to succeed in Southwestern Illinois long into the lessthanvacancy future. Southwestern Illinois has access to six class 1 railroads, Four major interstates give Southwestern Illinois which make the region the third largest rail hub by volume access to every part of the country. Trucks are able in the country. These railroad systems have access to every to easily navigate through the region with little corner of the U.S. markets without interchange and also congestion and efficient highway connectivity. In have connectivity to International markets, which increases 2012, the St. Louis region had the lowest travel time the cost efficiency and effectiveness of transporting goods by index among the 25 largest metro areas. Our rail. The rail systems proximity within Southwestern Illinois region’sfreightdistributionbenefitedfromthe directly enhances the growth of distribution centers and the completed $670M Stan Musial Veteran Memorial manufacturing sector in the region. Bridge, which connects St. Louis to Southwestern The three airports located in Southwestern Illinois provide Illinois. Sotwestern Inos can easy connect to the region with effective means of transportation through domesic and nternaiona marets tro ts air. The central location is a four-hour flight or less to nearly word cass mi-moda transportaion modes everylocationinthecontinentalUSOurregion’sairports man ts ocaion a Gateway to te Word! are a cost effective, time efficient, and can import and export goods internationally. The airports benefit the region’sfreightmovementbyhavinglargerunwaysperfect Home to large domestic and international for shipping cargo, 24/7 operations, no noise limitations, manufacturing, agriculture, and accessible on runway storage facilities, and nearby logistics companies: developable land. Amazon SEACOR Hodns Southwestern Illinois has a competitive advantage with the P&G Scneder Naiona northern-most-lock-free, ice free, port on the Mississippi Jet (Genera Dynamcs) Bne NA River which enhances cost effectiveness and production port Da SperVa operationsForexampleAmerica’sCentralPortharbor Sovay Fordes Cassens Transport services include: a dry bulk terminal, fleeting, general cargo Veoa Word Wde Tecnooy dock, liquid bulk, and roll-n-roll-off dock. This port Unever Boen contributes to shipping 80M tons of product each year. Hersey ADM Nort Bay Prodce Fed Ex America’sCentralPortalsohasdirectaccesstomajor Wareens Pps 66 interstates highways, six class 1 railroads, warehousing and Knder Moran Prare State Enery developmental sights, making Southwestern Illinois one of USF Hoand West Star Avaion the leaders in multi-modal transportation and prime site Car Kra location. The $50M New Madison South Harbor expansion SCF Marne Los Dreyfs project will increase the handling and shipping capabilities of and many more! America’sCentralPortaccommodatingtheneedsofthe regions manufacturers, growers, and shippers. Gateway to the World! 7 = Page 9 = Infrastructure Enhancements Making Southwestern Illinois Ripe for Development! In order to meet te enery needs of te new Memora Uiies pay a vta roe n te economc deveopment of Hospta n So, Ameren Inos bt a new, $8 mon Sotwestern Inos servn or bsnesses and sbstaion. Ameren Inos aso added new power nes omeowners. Uity companes not ony empoy a are from ts sbstaion on Porter Road n O Faon to te nmber of worers n Sotwestern Inos, bt aso Cross sbstaion to strenten te eectrc devery mae an economc mpact for te reon by provdn servce for O Faon and So resdents. Te new nes reabe, ow cost enery to or commnies. w create aternate patways wt oter dstrbion Bsnesses cod not operate wtot reabe iies sbstaions to re-rote and dever power n te event of provdn eectrcty, natra as, tras, water, and an otae. sewae servces. Uity companes are constanty nteracin wt bsnesses n te reon to mae sre ter ity needs are ben met. A bsnesses se enery dferenty, terefore iies do ter best to serve te needs of ndvda irms. Uity companes can posivey mpact oca economy by ofern reabe enery and oter servces tat are cost efecive for bsnesses. Uity companes wor denty to nform or reon s bsnesses on ow tey can maxmze ter ity ecency to ep ead to a more sstanabe ftre n Sotwestern Inos. A 100-ton transformer sowy moves aon Inos Rote 111 to ts new ome nsde te Consve sbstaion near Interstates 55-70. Ameren Inos nvested more tan $10 mon n te sbstaion tat w provde reabe eectrc servce to more tan 10,000 cstomers n Consve, Maryve and Troy. Ameren Inos enanced natra as servce by pradn a -pressre dstrbion as ppe tat rns adacent to Gateway Motorsports Par. Te new 12-nc coated stee ppe w fy protect te ppene from corroson we aown for ncreased system capacty, safety, and reabty to te resdenia, commerca, and ndstra cstomers served n Madson, East St. Los and srrondn areas. J.F. Eectrc crew members worn on te new Ameren Inos sbstaion n Consve safey ped power nes across a anes of Interstates 55-70 to be ooed p to te sbstaion. Te sbstaion added capacty to meet ncreasn cstomer oad rowt n te tree commnies we renforcn te exsin eectrc system n Madson Conty and enance servce reabty. Inos Amercan Water Company conines yeary to mae an economc mpact wt over 30 mon doars n n wor n Sotwestern Inos. Proects ncde a competed water treatment pant, man repacements, mprovements, pan eevated tans and pant rapd mx, 8 and msceaneos oter water proects. = Page 10 = Manufacture/Craft Your Future Campaign Te manfactrn and cra bsness csters conine crces, and commnty events troot Sotwestern to be ey economc drvers for te crrent and ftre Inos. Te campan conines to be we receved, and n sccess of Sotwestern Inos. Wt snicant 2016 te oa was to frter reac a arer adence worforce sortaes n eac of tese tecnca ieds, we spean to over 5,000 tosand peope vn tem deveoped te Manfactre/Cra Yor Ftre “ stanabe career opions. Campan n coordnaion wt many oter stratec partners— Madson Empoyment and Trann/ Worforce Investment Board, MdAmerca Wor Top 50 Manufacturer Suppy Can By Number Investment Board, Sotern Inos Bders Assocaion of Empoyees n Madson and St. Car County (SIBA), and oters. Ts campan bean n 2015/2016 wt te oa of rasn awareness of ob openns and Company Name Empoyees County Amazon 1000 Madson career opions n manfactre/cra ndstres. To date, Cooper B-Lne, Inc. 600 Madson te campan as reaced tosands of dance Soia Inc. 560 St. Car conseors, edcators, stdents, parents, and Caboi, Inc. 500 St. Car commnty resdents to create awareness of te Beeman Sa Saes 500 Madson beneits and opions n STEM and tecnca careers. Te Amsted Ra Company, Inc. 450 Madson campan ams to cane te percepion tat Beeve Boot Company 350 St. Car manfactrn/cras are ow payn drty obs wt few Hbbe Wemann Inc. 350 St. Car opportnies for rowt and to reposion opions as Hand Sppy Corporaion 325 Madson -tec, -payn ied wt many ob openns now Kra Henz Foods Company 324 Madson and n te ftre. Aon Cemca Corporaion 292 St. Car Aton Stee, Inc. 259 Madson A for-year nversty s not aways te rt pat for Gateway Pacan Company, LLC 250 Madson everyone. Terefore, te campan ntrodces a career Naiona Mantenance & Repar, Inc. 250 Madson pat to sccess drecty ot of scoo. Cerro Fow Prodcts, LLC 200 St. Car Empre Comfort Systems, Inc. 200 St. Car Semens Manfactrn Co. Inc. 198 St. Car Te Roo Grop Inc 165 St. Car Bad Grz Enterprses, Inc. 162 St. Car Goden State Foods Corp. 160 St. Car Ecert Orcards Inc 150 St. Car Hntsman Pments Amercas, LLC 150 St. Car On Corporaion 150 Madson Vdeoet Tecnooes, Inc. 150 St. Car Menasa Pacan Company, LLC 140 Madson Se O Company 140 Madson Gateway Indstra Power, Inc. 131 Madson Westroc CP, LLC 120 Madson Ardent Ms LLC 105 Madson Waters Meta Fabrcaion, Inc. 100 Madson Co. Adams, St. Car Conty Carman Kern and Serr Parer wt Peeress-Premer Appance Co. 100 St. Car Pps 66 read to cdren. Hedtman Stee Prodcts, Inc. 100 Madson Unted States Stee Corp 100 Madson Te campan otnes te ss and edcaion reqred Crop Prodcion Servces, Inc. 98 Madson to embar on a career n tese vta sectors of or ALCO Indsires, Inc. 96 Madson economy. It aso ts eac ieds beneits of ob SIUE Fondaion 93 Madson secrty, advancement opportnies, sstanabe Hoten Meat, Inc. 90 St. Car ncome/beneits, wc eads to te envabe festye Hand Macne & 90 Madson Screw Prodcts Company most stdents dream of aer radaion. De to te Manesm Eetron Nort Amerca, Inc. 82 Madson demand n te maretpace, Scot AFB Cyber Red-E-Mx, LLC 82 Madson Secrty experts oned te campan to rase awareness Pps 66 82 Madson of ts mportant career opion n or reon. Marein Stear Manfactrn Company 80 St. Car brocres conine to be dstrbted to varos taret Gndac Eqpment Corporaion 80 St. Car adences nformn tem of te oca companes rn Mer Manfactrn Company, Inc. 80 St. Car and types of posions avaabe n Sotwestern Inos. Terrasorce Goba Corporaion 80 St. Car Pennants ave been dstrbted to oca scoos Bay Internaiona, Inc. 79 St. Car and mdde scoos for ter conseors to an to ep Gemn Indstres, Inc 75 Madson CSI Cn Specast, Inc 75 Madson spread awareness. Sorce: "Hoover's" Dn & Bradstreet, www.oovers.com * In 2015/2016 a speaer s brea was mpemented, Pease note ts st s based on premnary researc sn te estabsn presentaions at oca scoos, rotares, above sorces and as not been veried for accracy. 9 = Page 11 = Scott Air Force Base - National Security Asset Keepn te Momentum Gon at Scot Ar Force Base Scot Ar Force Base ad mc to be excted abot n 2015/2016 as or reon ears p wt many new prorams and acivies n preparaion for te 100t Centenna Ceebraion n 2017 by bdn on past sccess. Many noteworty prevos accompsments combned wt sceded pcomn events maes a compen case for Scot Ar Force Base to be awarded te coveted Abene Tropy for te trd ime as we prepare for ts award sbmsson at te end of 2017. Amon many past accompsments ncde te foown: ? Te Air Force Times rann of Scot AFB as te #1 ar base n te naion for armen, and te many reasons contrbin to tat onor; ? Te roe of reona eaders n secrn passae of Hose B 3939, wc assred for te irst ime ever tat pror scoon conts for te cdren of mtary fames transionn to Scot AFB; ? Te irst ever Sate to Scot Ar Force Base as te Leadersp Conc dedcated ts enire anna awards dnner to “ ” Scot AFB, in te base and te ndvda mssons osed tere; ? Te anc of te irst-of-ts nd networn event for veterans to ep factate empoyment n Sotwestern Inos for as many separain mtary as possbe; and ? Ceebraion of te Scot Patrot Proram, wc ad rown to ncde an mpressve 650 Patrots demonstrain ter “ mtary frendy commtment tro dsconts or oter spport. ” New Missions and Military Investments As menioned in our Chairman s Leter: ’ ? Te Ar Force as made severa mpacf contrbions to trn Scot Ar Force Base nto a maor cyber-secrty b. t t In 2016, bot te 835 Cyber Operaions Sqadron and te 837 Cyberspace Sqadron were anced at Scot Ar Force Base tat ed to te rn of abot 200 acive dty troops, 59 cvan staf, and 20 contract spport personne. Te Ar Force as created a bdet of $16 mon to prade and expand Scot s exsin facies to be abe to mae room for te new cybersecrty nts. Cyber Secrty atacs are becomn a top prorty for te Ar Force n paricar, and Scot Ar Force Base as te personne and facies to ep prevent frter cyber-atacs. ? Aer a decade of pannn and tree years of constrcion, te rbbon as been ct to open te Defense Informaion System Aency (DISA) ocated at Scot Ar Force Base. Te federa, state, and oca overnment s coaboraion was nstrmenta n deveopn ts $100 mon nvestment tat s created obs and s now ome to te arest cyber operaions center n te U.S. Te facty aso provdes centrazed osn for DISA s 950-ps mtary, cvan, and contractor worforce. Not ony are tese new ocay ied obs ben created at Scot Ar Force y beneica for te oca economy, bt aows Sotwestern Inos te opportnty to on te prevenion efort aanst cyber-atacs on or contry. Te Scot Ar Force Base 100t Centenna Ceebraion Pannn and P4 Pubc Prvate Partnersp Commtees are enaed n te foown acivies: Janary 2017 Centenna Kcof Ceebraion wt Inos Gov Brce Raner snn a state procamaion man 2017 te year of Scot Ar Force Base troot te State of Inos and a Kcof Recepion w be ed to announce a of te upcomn events and acivies. ? Febrary 2017 Race Tro Scot s Past featrn a maraton rnnn tro te story of Scot AFB. ? May 2017 St. Car Conty 3rd Anna Mtary Ba wt over 400 peope n atendance to bd awareness of Scot AFB Mtary Msson n secrn U.S. vaes and freedoms or cizens and mtary. ? Jne 10-11, 2017 Ar Power of te Mdwest Ar Sow retrns wt a bster of promnent ar acts and commnty enaement acivies wt over 300,000 peope atendn. ? October 2017 Scot Fa Fesiva wt excin acivies for mtary fames and cdren. ? 2017 Fa Scot AFB Artwor commssonn contest wt oca edcaiona nsitions provdes te opportnies to captre te story of Scot AFB n everasin art wor. 14 = Page 12 = Addiona Scot Ar Force Base Acivies ? Unversty of Inos coordnated and panned Defense Informaion Asset and Sppy Can Mappn process n Sotwestern Inos cof meein and frter bsness ntervews are nderway wt an expected report expected n Q1-2 2017. Ts nformaion w provde Sotwestern Inos a deeper nderstandn of te defense ndstry irms and sppy can acivies. t ? Dr. Ronda Saet ndcted as 2017 Honorary Base Commander for te 375 Ar Mobty Wn aon wt 35 oter commnty eaders ben ndcted for msson spport rops. ? Worn cosey wt te Cyber Secrty Commncaions Grop, te Leadersp Conc spported te Naiona Cyber Secrty Awareness Mont by presenin to tosands of scoo stdents abot career opions n Cyber Secrty, STEM, and GIS. Te Leadersp Conc aso spported te 1st Cyber Secrty Banqet wt over 350 atendn. ? Te Mtary Afars Commtee eped to coordnate commnty enaement of many dferent commnty rops ncdn Bee Scot Commtee, Scot Ar Par, and 100t Centenna Fndrasn Commtee. ? Te Leadersp Conc ed an efort wt oter ey commnty rops and St. Car and Madson Conty Worforce Investment Boards to wor wt te Scot Armen and Famy Readness Center and present ob opportnies n Transion Assstance Prorams (TAP) casses for exsin arman wo may want to reman n te reon. Ts efort creates snicant opportnies for arman, ter fames and reona empoyers to connect n bdn te worforce of tomorrow. Scott AFB P4 Partnership and Workforce Development Base and commnty eaders sned a Memorandm of Understandn on Jne 8, 2015, formazn an areement to expore and prse potenia partnersp opportnies nder Te Ar Force Commnty Partnersp Proram. Tro ts framewor, an Ar Force nstaaion and pbc/prvate sector commnty eaders can deveop creaive ways to everae ter capabies and resorces by indn sared vae and beneit. Scot Ar Force Base s one amon 40 Ar Force nstaaions paricpain n te proram, wc ams to enance msson vabty and mprove Armen resency we mpemenin coaboraive proects tat redce operaions and servces costs or redce rss and provde mta vae to te Ar Force or Department of Defense and oca commnies. Sx cateores of partnersp opportnty ave emered as a rest of eary branstormn: commnty empoyment, storm water manaement, sared itness nstrctors and prorams, rown a cyber commnty, bdn a ont-se mi- fnciona irn rane, and sared irst responder and tacica trann. As proects deveop, te mtary and cvan ead for eac partnersp cateory noiies eadersp of execion reqrements and bdet needs. If tey enconter roadbocs aon te way, te Ar Force Commnty Partnersp proram manaers provde drect access to Ar Force-eve experts to denify soions. Te commnty empoyment cateory aready s one wt proven rests ben enerated tro a coaboraive wt snicant Worforce Deveopment acivies occrrn wt te Scot Armen and Famy Readness Center. Onon Acivies ncde: ? Mn Indstry Specic Job Fars – Heatcare, IT/CyberSecrty, Manfactrn/Transportaion/Sppy Can Manaement, etc. Incdes on-ste ntervews wt 40+ peope atendn eac far. ? Hrn Or Hero s Naiona Campan - Networn Event wt bsness professonas n coordnaion wt Frst Lady Mcee Obama and Second Lady Dr. J Bden tro naiona and reona camber events was a reat sccess and receved snicant atenion wt many mtary members man ood connecions wt oca companes. ? Vrta Onon Job Fars sn te Scot Patrot 2.0 Web ste sin ndstry specic mtary frendy rn companes, so te vrta ob far w be easy access and onon from anywere. ? Bdn an Access Database to trac mtary members and ter ob preferences, so we can n tem more easy wt empoyers and foow-p to ensre no one s ost. ? Frter expanson of ts rop s nderway wt te edion of severa oter command fncions and aso te paricpaion edcaion, career tec, and bdn trades rops. Scott Air Force Base Financial Impact Scott Air Force Base Individuals Impacted Expenditures $662,436,322 Personnel 56,865 Payroll $2,394,451,257 Dependents 79,534 Total $3,056,887,579 Total 136,399 15 = Page 13 = Mdwest Cyber Securty Center Te Leadersp Conc, a fondn member, n coordnaion wt severa oter reona partners coaborated to create ts nqe worforce focsed efort. Te new msson s to provde cyber secrty capabies and a cyber secrty worforce to meet te rown needs for ts crica taent ppene. Te Mdwest Cyber Secrty Center spports yot edcaion, reona nformaion sarn, worforce deveopment, pbc awareness, researc & deveopment, and coaboraion. Te overa vson of te center s to be a premer Cyber Center everan te St Los reon s nnovaion and entreprenera enery to foster economc deveopment. Te center wored wt Sotwestern Inos Coee and oter reona partners to deveop a Cyber Patrot proram for reona scoos and a osted te 2016 Sprn 1st Hac-a-ton. Federa Deeaion and State Lesators Outreac Monty conference cas condcted wt or reona federa deeaion and Governor Raner s Wasnton DC oce to ensre we ave te best ow of mtary nformaion between Sotwestern Inos and or federa esators abot any acivies at Scot AFB and/or mtary opportnies comn down te ppene. Te Leadersp Conc s deepy commted to mantann and bdn te mtary assets at Scot AFB now and nto te ftre. Federa Deeaion cas and esaive otreac provde onon nteracion and commncaions on mportaion reona sses, sc as Scot AFB, Amercan Botoms Levee Restoraion, bsness concerns and ncenives, transportaion nfrastrctres, and oter prorty caenes mpacin te reon. We reaty apprecate and vae te spport of or federa, state, and oca eected ocas and state aency representaives. 16 = Page 14 = Businesses Over 100 Years Bsnesses over a centry od serve as te bacbone of Sotwestern Inos. Bsnesses wt ts type of onevty conine to pay an mportant roe n te oca economy and strve to mae a asin economc mpact on te commnies t serves. Bsnesses tat reac te Leadersp Counc Current 100-year-od mestone serve as modes for asprn bsnesses to emate. Tese nspraiona bsnesses Members of strenten te ndstres of eatcare, edcaion, arctra, manfactrn, overnment, bann and Busnesses Over 100 Years abor sectors. Sotwestern Inos wodn t be were t s today wtot te imeess nnovaion, eadersp, and dedcaion reqred for sstanabe economc Aton & Soutern rowt. 100-year-od fondaiona bsnesses ave created Ameren contess obs for te past, present, and ftre eneraions of worers n Sotwestern Inos. Te Boen Company reon conines to see economc rowt becase t s ome to sstanabe bsnesses tat provde secre Cassens Corporaion posions and far waes to ts empoyees. Worers and fames w ten tae ter ob secrty and steady Ecert s Inc. ncomes to prcase a ose, rase cdren, and renvest bac nto Sotwestern Inos. Te centry od Eypian Busness Furnture bsnesses of Sotwestern Inos provde y sot aer ob opportnies tat w conine to G Stores drecty beneit or reon s economy. Sstanabty s te oa of any bsness tat cas Inos Amercan Water Co. Sotwestern Inos ome. Or reon prdes tsef on avn a baance of famy owned, non-proits, and St. Ezabet s Hospta Massman Construcion Co. proitabe bsnesses tat ave contrbted to te overa economc sccess of Sotwestern Inos for McCarty Budn Companes over a centry. Scot Ar Force Base w ceebrate ts 100-year annversary n 2017 and remans te reon s arest empoyer. McKendree Unversty and Lews and On Corporaion Car Commnty Coee ave been edcain te yot members of te reon for over 100 years, Pps 66 man t te odest nversies n Inos. Sotwestern Inos s aso ome to severa famy Sovay Fuordes owned farms tat ave been passed down from eneraion to eneraion provdn food for te fames Termna Raroad Assocaion of or reon for over 100 years. By 2017, or newy renovated evees w be ven te 100-year eve of Unon Pacic Raroad ceriicaion, vn crrent and ncomn bsnesses te protecion tey need to prosper n Sotwestern Inos for te next centry. Te Leadersp Conc wod e to onor bsnesses wom od te stats of 100-years-od at te Anna Awards Dnner n Apr 2017. 17 = Page 15 = Educating the Work Force of the Future; Driving the Economy of Today Edcaion s one of te ive essenia pars of te Leadersp Conc and one of te nia fondaion commtees of te oranzaion n 1983. Fondn members of te Leadersp Conc reconzed ts ied as a ey component of deveopment n Sotwestern Inos. Te Edcaion Commtee as estabsed severa ey niaives to create a stron voce for edcaiona nsitions and bsness connected eforts: ? Serves as an edcaion advocate for reona sses and ? Ideniies new opportnies between bsness and scoo constrcion fndn edcaion to meet ob ss sortaes ? Deveops a reona commncaions networ between ? Deveops edcaion drectory on Leadersp Conc edcaion and bsness to address specic ob needs Web Ste for ndstry specic resorces and trann and career tec prorams Soutern Inos Unversty Edwardsve restered an a- ime record enroment of 14,265 stdents n Fa 2015. Te nversty as a are economc mpact on te reon wt nd neary 3,500 empoyees, man SIUE te 2 arest empoyer n Sotwestern Inos. SIUE s economc mpact ony conines to row, reacn $514M n FY14. Te nversies rowt s de to ts exceent facies ncdn a reona STEM center, an otreac center n East St. Los, a nrsn compex n Sprnied, a Scoo of Denta Medcne n Aton, and a researc and tecnooy par. Stratec nvestments and rown enroment and staf ave SIUE raned nsde te top 15 Mdwest reona nversies and was aso ncded n te 2015 st of p and comn Mdwest reona “ ” nversies. Wt a bdet of $270M a year, SIUE w conine ts rowt and mpact on te economy of Sotwestern Inos. McKendree Unversty s te odest er earnn nsition n te state of Inos, terefore t as been posivey mpacin te reon s economy for te ast 187 years. Te nversty as sed ts $56.5M yeary bdet to mprove ts facies and edcaion prorams for te beneit of ts stdent popaion of over 3,100 stdents. McKendree now ofers 48 nderradate and radate prorams, and as renovated ts academc, ine arts, ateic, and dnnn bdns. McKendree Unversty aso as been onored as one of te contry s Great Coees to Wor For by te “ ” Cronce of Her Edcaion for ive strat years, empoyn neary 300 part-ime and f-ime worers. McKendree Unversty conines ts onime tradion of devern a qaty nderradate edcaion for te beneit of Sotwestern Inos and ts ftre worforce. Lndenwood Unversty as seen tremendos rowt over te years eadn to a reater economc mpact n Sotwestern Inos. Te stdent body as ncreased from a tota of 900 stdents n 2009, to more tan 2,300 n 2015. To eep p wt demand, Lndenwood as constrcted two new dormtory bdns for ts rown stdent popaion. 18 = Page 16 = Te nversty s prod to be a yeow rbbon scoo and was edcaion and adt edcaion prorams. Lews and named a Top Scoo n Mtary Advanced Edcaion s 2015 Car as made sbstania mprovements to ts camps Gde to Coees and Unversies. Wat sed to be an and edcaion prorams tat w ave a drect mpact extenson center ofern ony a andf of evenn casses, on te economy of Sotwestern Inos. Lndenwood Unversty now ofers 35 deree prorams and as anced te scoo s ntercoeate ateic proram. Lndenwood Unversty s provdn an economc boost for te cty of Beeve, and w conine to row for te beterment of Sotwestern Inos and ts stdents. Soutwestern Inos Coee (SWIC) s one of te inest commnty coees n te state of Inos. It as te est stdent enroment and s dedcated to nvesin n te ftre SWIC Lbera Arts Compex of ts stdent popaion of over 10,500. In 2015, SWIC competed te constrcion of ts $19.1M new Lbera Arts Compex and s set to brea rond on a $6.1M Eary Cdood Deveopment Center proect. Te coee aso obtaned $8.3 mon n rants for a proect to mprove vece, be, and pedestran trac, frter enancn accessbty for ts Beeve Camps. As a fondn member of te Inos Green Economy Networ, SWIC as receved rants tat ave ed to estabsn a top cass manfactrn facty at ts Grante Cty Camps. SWIC s dedcaion to ts veteran prorams, new facies, are stdent body, and stratec nvestments ave ed t to become one of te best edcaion vaes n Sotwestern Inos. Lews and Car Communty Coee (Lews and Car) s one of te fastest rown commnty coees n te naion wt a rse n stdent popaion from 3,000 to more tan 14,000 over te ast 18 years. Lews and Car radates are stayn n Sotwestern Inos aer radaion, creain an economc mpact of $338M n te reon. Te commnty coee as nvested more tan $180M on proects sc as te N.O. Neson camps n Edwardsve and te constrcion of te Tempn Nrsn bdn, wc as trped te sze of te Coee s nrsn proram. In 2015, Lews and Car nvested an addiona $20M to mprove ts manies, advanced tecnooy, worforce trann, sstanabty, eary cdood Worforce Investment Boards Aso Pay a Key Roe We are aso fortunate enou to ave two worforce boards n Soutwestern Inos tat are focused on our reon s rowt and success. Madson-Bond Worforce Investment Board Md-Amerca Worforce Investment Board Te Madson-Bond Worforce Investment Board wors Servn St. Car Conty, as we as te Inos conies to saisfy te abor demand needs of te resdents and of Cnton, Monroe, Randop and Wasnton, Te bsness commnty of Madson and Bond conies and Md-Amerca Worforce Investment Board (MAWIB) s enance te economc we-ben of te commnty. worn to mprove Sotwestern Inos. Tro a Te Board taes a eadersp roe n advocain, coaboraion of eaders n te bsness, economc pannn, evaain, and deveopn oca worforce deveopment, edcaion, man resorces, commnty resorces n order to enabe ndvdas and bsnesses and abor sectors, MAWIB connects bsnesses and ob to reac ter f potenia n a cann oba seeers to meet bot of ter needs and ep tose wo maretpace. want to frter ter careers. 19 = Page 17 = Residential Development Housn Maret Update Madson and St. Car conies conine to see decreases n te averae nmber of days resdenia ome saes are on te maret. In 2016, St. Car Conty s ome saes decreased days on te maret from an averae of 28 days ess tan n 2013, we Madson Conty s resdenia saes decreased by 44 days drn te same ime perod. Housn Days of Maret Days of Maret Madson St. Car 2016 99 101 Housn Tax Study 2015 133 131 2014 146 137 A recent tax stdy was commssoned by te Inos 2013 143 128 REALTORS®, te REALTOR® Assocaion of Sotwestern Inos and Greater Gateway Te data from te Sotwestern Inos Reona Mipe Assocaion of REALTORS® and done by Dr. Jon Foster Lsin Servce, as provded by te REALTOR Assocaion at SIU Edwardsve. Te stdy ooed at te tota tax brden on resdents n te St. Los Metropotan of Sotwestern Inos n te carts above and beow Area. It was based on a for person famy and at ts text, ndcates tat medan ome prces n bot dferent ncome eves. Madson Conty and St. Car conies are on te rse. Te rest of te stdy, as sown n te cart, fond te averae percentae dference n taxes pad s ess tan 1%, man te Inos and Mssor tax brdens Sne Famy Home Saes esseniay te same. If yo combne a compeiive tax rate wt a ower cost of vn and ncreased 2013 2014 2015 prcasn power, t maes Inos te perfect pace to Madson Conty 3,008 3,087 3,260 by yor ome. St. Car Conty 2,571 2,599 2,815 See tabe beow for Popaion-Weted Averae Rates, Assmn 3.75% Inos Income Tax Rate. Homeowners Illinoisof Missouriof IncomeLevel Illinois Missouri Inc. Inc. Difference(ILMinusMO) $20,000 $2,588 $2,855 12.94% 14.28% - 1.34% $50,000 $5,494 $5,227 10.99% 10.45% 0.53% $75,000 $7,409 $7,364 9.88% 9.82% 0.06% $100,000 $9,185 $9,030 9.19% 9.03% 0.16% $200,000 $16,651 $17,323 8.33% 8.66% - 0.34% Renters Illinoisof Missouriof IncomeLevel Illinois Missouri Inc. Inc. Difference(ILMinusMO) $20,000 $2,233 $3,027 11.16% 15.13% - 3.97% $50,000 $4,661 $5,170 9.32% 10.34% - 1.02% $75,000 $6,178 $7,443 8.24% 9.92% - 1.69% $100,000 $7,556 $9,121 7.56% 9.12% - 1.57% $200,000 $13,428 $17,074 6.71% 8.54% - 1.82% 20 = Page 18 = Demographics Madson and St. Car conies reman te second most popos reon n te State of Inos wt a combned popaion of 539,338 n 2010, te most MadisonandStClairCounties recent year for wc conirmed demorapc bytheNumbers nmbers were avaabe at te ime of pbcaion. Te two conies represent approxmatey 19 percent Popuaion 2000 2010 of te popaion of te tota St. Los Standard Total Populaion Metropotan Staisica Area (SMSA). Medan Madson Conty 258,941 269,282 oseod ncome conines to rse, mpn 24.6 St. Car Conty 256,082 270,056 percent n te ast decade. Per capta ncome s aso Combned Tota 515,023 539,338 on te rse, p 29 percent snce 2000. Sotwestern Populaion by Age Inos aso conines to mae ans n edcaiona Under 18 years atanment. Te percentae of ndvdas earnn a Madson Conty 64,437 61,127 scoo dpoma or er ad ncreased from St. Car Conty 70,925 68,594 82.6 percent n 2000 to 88.4 percent n 2010, and te Combned Tota 135,362 129,721 percentae earnn a baceor s deree or er was 65 Years and Over 23.5 percent for 2010. Madson Conty 36,923 38,507 St. Car Conty 33,709 33,757 Labor Force Combned Tota 70,632 72,264 Income Per Capita Income (dollars) Labor Force & Unempoyment Madson Conty $20,509 $26,127 Te abor force s deined as tose ndvdas, St. Car Conty $18,932 $24,770 empoyed or oon for wor, wo ve n te area Combned Averae $19,721 $25,449 represented. Te abor force n Sotwestern Inos Median Household Income (dollars) stayed steady represenin 267,353 ndvdas n November 2016. Te nempoyment rate fe Madson Conty $41,541 $51,941 snicanty. In 2015, te nempoyment rate was St. Car Conty $39,148 $48,562 6.3 percent, compared wt 7.2 percent n 2014. Combned Averae $40,345 $50,252 Sotwestern Inos as a we-traned and dynamc Educaional Atainment (Age 25+) abor force, posive abor-manaement reaions and exceent qaty of fe, a wt contrbte to Percent High School sccess n Sotwestern Inos. Graduate or Higher Madson Conty 84.3 89.4 Soutwestern Inos Labor Force St. Car Conty 80.9 87.4 Combned Averae 82.6 88.4 2016 (Updated November) Madson Conty 137,167 Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher St. Car Conty 130,186 Madson Conty 19.2 23 Combned Averae 267,353 St. Car Conty 19.3 23.9 Total Employed 2016 (Updated November) Combned Averae 19.3 23.5 Madson Conty 130,349 Sorce: U.S. Censs Brea St. Car Conty 123,471 Combned Averae 126,910 Unemployment (Average) Rate 2016 Madson Conty 4.4 St. Car Conty 6.0 Combned Averae 5.2 Sorce: Career Trends 21 = Page 19 = Private Sector Employment Prvate Sector Empoyment— 2016 Snapsot t At te end of 4 Qarter 2015, tere were 11,077 prvate empoyers n Sotwestern Inos. Tere are many areas n or prvate sector tat conine to stabze te economy of Sotwestern Inos. Or constrcion sector conines to be on te rse n 2015/2016, bdn new nfrastrctres tat w be crca parts of or economc sccess n te pcomn years. Aso, te reons professona and bsness servces conine to be a foca pont n te prvate sector, acconin for a tota of 1,809 irms n ts mportant sector. Edcaiona and eat servces ave conined te momentm t aned n 2014, acconin for 1,218 irms recorded n 2015. Te ftre oos brt for bot Madson and St. Car conies, wose bsness owners w conine to strve to beneit te economy and peope of Sotwestern Inos Soutwestern Inos Worforce Worforce s deined as tose wo wor n te area represented, bt may ve esewere. A tota of 222,689 are empoyed n Madson and St. Car conies wt 156,550 empoyed n te prvate sector. Trade/Transportaion/ Uity sector conines to accont for neary a qarter of te tota nmber of obs n Sotwestern Inos. Te next est sectors for obs s bot te Edcaion & Heat Servces and aso Lesre and Hosptaty ndstres acconin for a combned 35 percent. Bot Madson and St. Car conies conine to dspay a stron worforce from many dferent sectors wtn te economy of Sotwestern Inos. No. of Frms - 2015/2016 Madson St. Car Tota GOODS-PRODUCING 985 764 1,749 Natura Resources and Mnn 51 35 86 Arctre, Forestry, Fsn & Hnin 37 26 63 Mnn, Qarryn, & O and Gas Extracion 14 9 23 Construcion 704 542 1,246 Manufacturn 230 187 417 SERVICE-PROVIDING 4,843 4,485 9,328 Trade, Transportaion, and Uiies 1,272 1,219 2,491 Woesae Trade 283 196 479 Reta Trade 739 810 1,549 Transportaion & Wareosn 234 200 434 Uiies 16 13 29 Informaion 63 65 128 Fnanca Acivies 592 513 1,105 Fnance & Insrance 379 313 692 Rea Estate & Renta & Leasn 213 200 413 Professona and Busness Servces 930 879 1,809 Professona, Sceniic & Tecnca Servces 607 553 1,160 Manaement of Companes & Enterprses 21 15 36 Admnstraive & Spport & Waste Mmt. 302 311 613 Educaiona and Heat Servces 633 585 1,218 Edcaiona Servces 69 64 133 Heat Care & Soca Assstance 564 521 1,085 Lesure and Hosptaty 685 625 1,310 Arts, Entertanment & Recreaion 102 72 174 Accommodaion & Food Servces 583 553 1,136 Oter Servces 600 537 1,137 Uncassied 68 62 130 Tota 5,828 5,249 11,077 Sorce: Inos Department of Empoyment Secrty (1st Qarter 2016) 22 = Page 20 = No. of Empoyees - 2015/2016 Madson St. Car Tota GOODS-PRODUCING 16,354 8,913 26,267 Natura Resources and Mnn 384 388 772 Arctre, Forestry, Fsn & Hnin 230 311 541 Mnn, Qarryn, & O and Gas Extracion 154 77 231 Construcion 5,249 3,302 8,551 Manufacturn 10,724 5,223 15,947 SERVICE-PROVIDING 65,484 65,799 131,283 Trade, Transportaion, and Uiies 23,084 21,127 44,211 Woesae Trade 3,151 2,495 5,646 Reta Trade 12,297 12,726 25,023 Transportaion & Wareosn 7,233 5,481 12,714 Uiies 403 425 828 Informaion 744 998 1,742 Fnanca Acivies 3,937 3,471 7,408 Fnance & Insrance 3,106 2,480 5,586 Rea Estate & Renta & Leasn 831 991 1,822 Professona and Busness Servces 8,089 7,873 15,962 Professona, Sceniic & Tecnca Servces 3,622 5,192 8,814 Manaement of Companes & Enterprses 680 387 1,067 Admnstraive & Spport & Waste Mnmt. 3,787 2,294 6,081 Educaiona and Heat Servces 13,645 17,519 31,164 Edcaiona Servces 895 2,026 2,921 Heat Care & Soca Assstance 12,750 15,493 28,243 Lesure and Hosptaty 12,143 11,408 23,551 Arts, Entertanment & Recreaion 1,392 1,345 2,737 Accommodaion & Food Servces 10,785 10,063 20,848 Oter Servces 3,733 3,255 7,028 Uncassied 109 148 257 Tota 81,838 74,712 156,550 Sorce: Inos Department of Empoyment Secrty (1st Qarter 2016) 23 = Page 21 = Major Employers Top Empoyers 2015 Empoyees County Scot Ar Force Base 13,000 St. Car Sotern Inos Unversty Edwardsve (SIUE) 3,500 Madson Wamart / Sam's Cb 2,245 Sotwestern Inos Memora Hospta 2,131 St. Car Scnc's Spermarets 1,734 Sotwestern Inos Lews and Car Commnty Coee 1,500 Sotwestern Inos Sotwestern Inos Coee 1,403 Sotwestern Inos St. Ezabet's Hospta 1,350 St. Car Sop 'N Save 1,313 Sotwestern Inos Sotern Inos Heatcare Fondaion (ncdn Tocete Hospta) 1,300 Sotwestern Inos Sotwestern Inos Heat Facies, Inc. (DBA-Anderson Hospta) 1,124 Madson On Brass 1,118 Madson R.P. Lmber 1,055 Madson Aton Memora Hospta 1,017 Madson St. Antony's Heat Center 1,000 Madson Amazon 1,000 Madson Gateway Reona Medca Center 955 Madson East St. Los Commnty Scoo Dstrct 189 950 St. Car Wareen s 932 Sotwestern Inos Edwardsve Scoo Dstrct #7 922 Madson Madson Conty 854 Madson Moto Inc. 850 St. Car St. Car Conty 850 St. Car Aton Commnty Unt Scoo Dstrct #11 842 Madson Baser Eectrc 800 Madson Pps 66 800 Madson J.F. Eectrc Inc. 784 Madson Beeve Pbc Eementary Scoo Dstrct #118 700 St. Car Asp, Inc. 700 St. Car Rocwood Pments 680 St. Car O'Faon Commnty Consodated Scoo Dstrct #90 664 St. Car Jet Avaion (formery Mdcoast Avaion Inc.) 650 St. Car Grante Cty Scoo Dstrct #9 650 Madson Eaton Cooper B-Lne, Inc. 650 Madson Amsted Ra Company, Inc. 637 Madson Caoa Scoo Dstrct #187 607 St. Car Casno Qeen Hote & Casno 600 St. Car YMCA of Sotwestern Inos 600 Sotwestern Inos Inos-Amercan Water Company (ncdn Aton Ca Center) 575 Sotwestern Inos Eastman (Soia Inc) 560 St. Car Beeve Townsp H Scoo Dstrct #201 543 St. Car Unon Pacic Raroad 537 Sotwestern Inos Unted Steeworers 514 Madson IL Dept. of Transportaion 513 Sotwestern Inos Beeve Soe Company 500 St. Car Beeman Sa Saes 500 Madson Reons Ban 500 St. Car Mascota Scoo Dstrct #19 500 St. Car Word Wde Tecnooes 500 Madson Sorces ncde Hoovers Dn & Broadseet st of manfactrers enerated Ast 2016, and te companes temseves. Tose same sorces were aso sed to create te Leadersp Conc s manfactrers st referenced. 24 = Page 22 = About the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Snce 1983, te Leadersp Counc Soutwestern Inos (Leadersp Counc) as been te premer oranzaion fostern economc rowt n Madson and St. Car counies. We deveoped te irst reona economc deveopment aenda, and for over 30 years, our oranzaion as strentened pubc/prvate partnersps trouout Soutwestern Inos to ay te foundaion for ob rowt and retenion. Our Msson: To nte bsness, ndstry, overnment, edcaion and abor for rowt n Sotwestern Inos Our Structure: Te Leadersp Conc s membersp ncdes over 225 top execives and decson maers from te ive sectors we nte, provdn a eve of dversty tat maes te oranzaion nqe. Cooperaion and coaboraion amon or members and oca commnty-based oranzaions ave n many ways eped resape Sotwestern Inos - strentenn or nfrastrctre, protecin and enancn or maor empoyers, bdn consenss on ey sses, and civain a posive abor-manaement envronment. Te Leadersp Conc fosters reaionsps on bot sdes of te rver, reconzn tat or eforts ave an mpact tat afects not st Sotwestern Inos, bt te enire St. Los reon. Te Leadersp Conc s a 501(c)6 tat s ded by a 17-member execive commtee dedcated to movn or reon forward. Te oranzaion s wor s spported by tree f-ime empoyees - an Execive Drector, Coordnator and Admnstraive Assstant - aon wt membersp vonteers. Core Iniaives: Te Leadersp Conc s enaed n a nmber of reona niaives focsed on te foown prories: • Admnstraion of te St. Los Metro East Levee Isses Aance as or conies wor to secre te reaccredtaion of te Metro East Levees to te 100 year eve of reaccredtaion by md 2017 and ten on to te 500 year eve of Food Protecion, so bsnesses can conine to nvest ere wt conidence for te beneit of te enire reon • Advancement of SITE, or Sotwestern Inos Transportaion Enancement efort focsed on retann and rown te mi-moda nfrastrctre and ob rowt tat s ey to ts reon s ftre sccess • Retenion and strentenn of Scot Ar Force Base tro te Mtary Afars Commtee and P4 Partnersp n coordnaion wt Madson and St. Car Conies. • Focsn on rowt n manfactrn, sppy can osics, wareosn, and bsness economc power zones n Sotwestern Inos worn wt edcators, te Worforce Investment Boards, abor and manfactrers focsed on ob creaion. • Mantann one of te onest, coninosy rnnn Labor-Manaement Commtee n te State of Inos • Edcain or esators abot, and bdn spport for, sses tat are vta to te reon s sccess • Leadn te Sotwestern Inos Economc Deveopment Networ, wc promotes reater coaboraion and commncaion between te commnty and economc deveopment professonas across Sotwestern Inos • Impemenin a proacive pbc reaions niaive n order to bd a posive mae for Sotwestern Inos tat enances or abty to atract and retan famy spporin obs and capta nvestment • Reestabsn te Edcaion Commtee to enance te reaionsp between K-12, Commnty Coees, Her Edcaion, and Bsness Leaders. Te Leadersp Conc aso wors n cooperaion wt te Sotwestern Inos Deveopment Fondaion to condct stdes and create reports tat spport or eforts to promote pbc dscsson to atract new ndstry and retan and expand exsin ndstry wtn te reon. For more nformaion, ca 618-692-9745, ema oce@eaderspconcsw.com, or vst 25 = Page 23 = Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Board of Directors pg.1 12 Conies SW IL Dstrct Conc LECET, Breatr Beverae, Hamton Cason Gyn Ramae BRC Partnersp, LLC, Tom Bcet 126t Ar Refen, Inos ANG, Brown Smt Waace, LLC, Jefrey S. Smt Co. Peter Nezams Byron Carson petr & Kab, LLC, Crstoper W. Byron 375t AMW/CC, Co. Lara L. Lenderman C. Green and Assocates, Caroyn Green 932nd Ar Wn, Co. Jonatan M. Pebam CARITAS, Gary Hesman AAIC Incorporated, Cavn C. Morrs Carroton Ban, Dan Jacson Adam s Acion and Rea Estate Servces, Inc., Casno Qeen, Jef Watson Adam Josc Cassens Corporaion, Mar Sase Admra Parway, Inc., Joe Koppes Caene Unmted, Tony Crawey AECOM, Gre Haerty Camber of Commerce of Sotwestern Madson Conty, Rosemare Brown Aes Stratees, Jason Carter Con Larson Aen, LLP, Bo Bters Aon Cemca, Ryan Panne Cvc Proress, Tom Irwn Aton & Sotern, Do Garton Codwe Baner Brown Reators, Ameren Inos, Jon Bard Gerry Scetzenofer Ameren Inos, Jason Ken Commerce Ban - Metro Reon, Ameren Inos, Ray Rdde Haran "Sp" H. Ferry, Jr. Amerca's Centra Port, Denns Wmsmeyer Commerce Ban - St. Los, Darry R. Cons Anders CPA + Advsors, Dere Barnard Contera Constrcion, Erc Gown Anderson Hospta, Ket Pae Cor Tree Creaive, Lara Reed Arcford Capta Stratees, James D. Maer Crawford, Mrpy & Ty, Inc., Denns Denby Arctrs, Je Ke De & Forson, LLC., Ken De Assocated Ban, P Hcman DobeTree Consve/St. Los, Stacy Hnrcs ATT Inos, James G. Marer Dyney Mdwest Reon Operaions, Bob Kpp Ban of Amerca, Maryn K. Bs East Conty Enterprses, Rcard A. Saet Ban of Beeve, Kevn Peso East-West Gateway Conc of Governments, Ban of O'Faon, James B. Toman Jm Wd Ban of Sprnied, Patrc L. Mandeve Ecerts Inc., Crs Ecert BarberMrpy Grop, Wayne Barber Jr. Ed/Gen Camber of Commerce, Desree Bennyof Becer, Hoerner, Tompson & Ysrsa P.C. EFK Moen, LLC, Darre Eers Kevn Hoerner Eypian Bsness Frntre, Kevn Batz Bea Mano, Tom Garno Enterprse Hodns, Aonzo Byrd, Jr. Beeve News Democrat, Jay Tebbe EWR Assocates, Inc., B Recert Bersre Hataway HomeServces—Ete Properies, Express Empoyment Professonas, Marc Voeee Dense Wof FCB Bans, Mar Zavaa B-State Deveopment Aency / Metro, FGM Arctects, Tm Kwatows Jon Lana Frst Ban, Dave Hopns BKD, LLP, Fred Marwe Frst Cover Leaf Ban, Denns M. Terry Boen Company, Jon Frederc 26 = Page 24 = Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Board of Directors pg.2 Frst Md-IL Ban and Trst, Crstoper W. Kr Inos Federaion of Teacers, TBD Frst Naiona Ban, Mary Dx ILLIONOISot Torsm, Dan Kraneoa Gateway Center, Cndy Ware Impact Stratees, Mar Hnrcs Gateway Grzzes Professona Baseba, Steve Gomrc Itner Arctects, Inc., Denns M. Yon Gateway Motorsports Par, Cris Francos J. F. Eectrc, Inc., Gre Fower Gateway Reona Medca Center, Ed Cnnnam Jnea Assocates, Inc., P.C., Cares E. Jnea Geotecnooy, Lcas Heerman Kasasa Enneern Grop, Ger Boyer Gr Scots of Sotern Inos, Sara Drbn Keeey & Sons, Inc., Gene Keeey G Stores, Joe G Keer Constrcion, Inc., Dae V. Keer Godenber, Heer, Antono & Rowand, P.C., Korte & Ltoan Contractors, Inc., Gre Korte Jon McCracen Krows Sctz, Candce Ksmer Gonzaez Companes, LLC, Marsa Gedert-Mrpey Leadersp Conc Sotwestern Inos, Greater Beeve Camber of Commerce, Ronda Saet Wendy Pie Leacy Pace, Mcee McKnney Greater Gateway Assocaion of REALTORS, Lews & Car Commnty Coee, Rob Wton Dae T. Capman Greater St. Los Commnty Fondaion, Amea Bond Lews & Car Conc Boy Scots of Amerca, Greensfeder, Hemer & Gae, Garry C. Reterr, Jr. Mar Hays Grey Eae Dstrbtors, Terry Toennes Lndenwood Unversty, Dr. Bret Barer GRP Mecanca, Tom DeCe III L.Keeey Constrcion, Tom Bremeer Hempamp Constrcion, Rob Jones Locmeer Grop, Jason Waters Han s Excavain, Henry Rowedder Losics Manaement Insitte, Deb Hastrom Henrcsen, Lsa Vanner-Gafney Loer Facty Pannn, Jane Loer Heper Broom, Tomas J. Boster Madson Conty Reona Sperntendent of Scoos, Hey, Royster, Voeer, & Aen, Barry Noetner Dr. Robert Daber Hoand Constrcion Servces, Inc., Madson Conty Board, Carman Krt Prenzer Brce B. Hoand Madson Conty Commnty Deveopment, Krsten Posard Hoand Constrcion Servces, Inc., Me Marca Madson Conty Empoyment and Trann Dept., Mat Jones Horner and Sfrn, Steve Donae Madson Conty Transt Dstrct, Jerry Kane Horica, Mona Haberer Manne Jacson Center for te Hmanies, HSHS Medca Grop, Soe Dyment Ed Htower HSHS St. Ezabet's Hospta, Pe Sebasian Massman Constrcion Co., Mar Scnoebeen Hnte Secries Corp., Mcae W. Leopod Mats, Marian, & Rcter, Ltd., Hrford Arctects, Dan Hrford Patrc B. Mats Hrst Rosce Enneers, James Rot McCarty Bdn Companes, Inc., Stacy Robben ICON Mecanca Const. & En. LLC, Jef Smt McKendree Unversty, Dr. James M. Denns IL Dept. of Transportaion, Jef Kern Memora Hospta, Mar J. Trner Inos Amercan Water Co., Jefrey Kaser Merr Lync, Woody Gray Inos Bsness Jorna, Inc., Aan Ortbas Metro East Indstres, Inc., Rc Orty 27 = Page 25 = Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Board of Directors pg.3 Mdwest Reona Ban, Robert Pcere III SCF Marne, Rc Barbee Menna Professona Servces, Scot Credt Unon, Fran M. Pada Gary R. Hoescer Seppard Moran & Scwaab, Inc., Cas Seppard Moran Staney, Tm Rey Ston Constrcion and Enery Soions, Mrpy Co., Rob L. Koester Do Ston NAI DESCO, Davd R. Wtenaer Sovay Fordes, Homero Varrea Oates Assocates, Inc., Davd M. Oates Sotern Inos Bders Assocaion, Donna Rcter O Faon/So Camber of Commerce, Sotern Inos Heatcare Fondaion, Debbe Are-Marinez Larry McCey OGSystems, Aaron Terry Sotern Inos Unversty of Edwardsve, On Corporaion - Wncester Dvson, Randa Pembroo, PD Ted A. Zmmermann Sotern Inos Unversty of Edwardsve, Km Drr PANGEA Deveopment, LLC, Sean P. Godn Sotwestern Eectrc Cooperaive, Inc., Pps 66, Jerry Knoye Andrew M. Jones, Jr. Pps 66, Messa Erer Sotwestern Inos Coee, Pocer Constrcion, Scot Pocer Dr. Geora Costeo Poeter Constrcion, Cares V. Poeter Sotwestern Inos Deveopment Atorty, Mcae Lndy Prare State Enery Camps, Randy Sort SSM Heat, Steve B. Hoven Professona Terapy Servces, Inc., Me R. Rey St. Car Ato Ma, James A. Afenber, Jr. Proressve Recovery, Inc., Tm Gddens St. Car ConBoard, Carman Mar Kern Provdence Ban, Cares W. Day St. Los Bsness Jorna, Een Serber PSC Indstra otsorcn Inc., Irv VanZmmeren St. Los Downtown Arport, Erc Da Qaty Tesin and Enneern, St. Los-Kansas Cty Carpenters Reona Conc, Mcae Wdman Kevn Hamton Qest Manaement Constants, Joe Wey St. Los Mnorty Bsness Conc, Edward Bryant R.P. Lmber Co., Inc., Robert L. Pmmer St. Los Reona Arport Atorty, Davd Mer Rafort Properies, Pamea G. Heepe St. Los Reona Camber, Joe Reaan REALTOR Assocaion of SW Inos, Deb Frazer St. Los Reona Fretway, Mary Lame Reona Bsness Conc, Katy Osborn Stoc Transport, Bob D. Stoc Reons Ban, Ket J. Coo SnCoe Enery, Don Vctvonsa Reance Ban, TBD SprTEK Inc., Ron Howard RverBend Growt Assocaion, Monca Brstow SWIL Bd. & Constr. Trades Cnc., Dae Stewart Robert Cc Frtz, Inc., Bob Frtz SWIP Systems, Tom Swp Rosenbm Godeners, Teresa Peps Termna Ra Road Assocaion, Me McCarty Ross & Barzzn, Cra Toder Te BANK of Edwardsve, Rc R. Pars Sandber, Peonx & Von Gontard, Lorrane Cavatao Te BANK of Edwardsve, Kevn Powers Scefe & Company PC, Denns Urc Te Haser Grop, Je Haser Scmt Atomoive Grop, Jac L. Scmt Te Korte Co., Jay Korte SCI Enneern, Inc., Mar A. Harms Te NCERC at SIUE, Jon Capert 28 = Page 26 = Te Partnersp for Downtown St. Los, Executive Committee Mssy Keey Te PNC Fnanca Servces Grop, Ken Zebart Aonzo Byrd , Assstant Vce-Presdent, Corporate Reaions, Enterprse Rent-A-Car Te ROHO, Tmoty Rcter Tovenot, Wade and Moercen, Inc., Ket Coo, Maret Presdent, Reons Ban Roand G. Tovenot Tm Gddens , Drector of Enneern, Proressve Recov- Tovenot, Wade and Moercen, Inc., ery, Inc. Robert DeConcn Mar Harms , Presdent, SCI Enneern, Inc. TranSystems, Aen Smt Bruce Hoand , Presdent, Hoand Constrcion Servces Trc Centers Inc., Mcae Yates Davd Oates , Presdent, Oates Assocates, Inc. UMB Ban NA, Brad Smt Dr. Randy Pembroo , Canceor, SIU Edwardsve Unon Pacic Raroad, Do Garton Kevn Powers , Presdent, TeBANK of Edwardsve Unted Way of Greater St. Los, Dayna M. Stoc U.S. Ban, Jason Kot Me Rey , Presdent, Professona Terapy Servces Veoa Envronmenta Servces, Do Harrs Gerry Scuetzenofer , Presdent, Codwe Baner Brown Voert, Inc., Roer Ostof Reators Waste Manaement of IL, Inc., Joe Drao Dae Stewart , Execive Secretary/Treasrer, SWIL Bdn Wer Deaersps, Randy Rent & Constrcion Trades Conc Wess Insrance, Me Sadwc Mar Turner , Presdent and CEO, Memora Hospta Wenze & Assocates Ltd., Mcae N. Wenze Don Vctvonsa , Genera Manaer, SnCoe Enery Woopert, Inc., Bret Paden Denns Wmsmeyer , Execive Drector, Amerca s Centra Word Trade Center, Tm Nowa Port Dstrct Word Wde Tecnooy, Inc., Davd O Tooe Officers 2016 Presdent—Mar Trner The 2016 Market Review & Carman— Me Rey Investment Update is Vce-Presdent—Ket Coo dedicated in memory of Secretary—Dae Stewart John Herzog , who was a Treasrer– Don Vctvonsa longtime friend of the Leadership Council that Staff helped make this research Execive Drector, Ronda Saet, D.Mmt, MBA project happen for many years. Coordnator, Amanda Hornace, MBA Admnstraive Assstant, Lz Happod 29 = Page 27 = 200 Unversty Par Drve, Sute 240 Edwardsve, IL 62025-3636 (618) 692-9745 oce@eaderspcouncsw.com www.eaderspcouncsw.com = Page 28 =