Overview: Economic DevelopmentPartnership of Alabama
Private Sector Investment in Alabama’s Economic Development
Sustaining and Regular Partners
Jim Bolte Brian Bucher David J. Cooper G. Mack Dove L. Craig Dowdy Garry Neil Drummond Jay Gogue M. James Gorrie O. B. Grayson Hall, Jr. Billy L. Harbert J. Gregory Henderson Thomas Hill Jason Hoff Mark Imig John D. Johns
Fred McCallum John W. McCullough James T. McManus, II Harris V. Morrissette James H. Sanford Gary L. Smith R. Lee Smith Thomas R. Stanton William C. Taylor Michael D. Thompson Jeff Tomko Jim Wilson, III Robert E. Witt Neill S. Wright
Mark Crosswhite, Chairman
2000
EDPA formed
1990
Mercedes-Benz announces
EDPA target marketing:
AutomotiveAerospaceElectronics
1993
Mercedes supplier targeting efforts begin
1994
Trico Steel announces
June
199
5
Boeingannounces
1997
Honda announces
May
199
9
IPSCO announces
Dec
. 199
8
Austal Shipyard
Navistarannounces
1999
Mercedes$600Mexpansion
Aug
. 200
0
Finalist For Nissan
AlabamaCapital Imp.Trust Fund
Nov
. 200
0
Sept
. 199
3
APC Resource Center merges with EDPA
1996
2010
Toyota announces
Feb.
200
1
EDPA targetslife sciences20
03Hyundai announces
Apr
il 20
02 Honda $70Mexpansion
Nov
. 200
4
GambroannouncesM
ay 2
005
TKannounces
May
200
7
SolvayBham. projectcxl
Sept
. 200
8
HyundaiEnginePlant #2
SurmodicsAcquiresBrook-wood
Mar
ch 2
007
AlabamaVW finalist
July
200
8
Lakeside Steelannounces
July
201
0
Honda$425Mexpansion
July
200
2
Toyota $250MexpansionSe
pt. 2
004
EADS announces
HudsonAlphaannouncesJu
ne 2
005
Austal opens newfacility
2005
EDPACreatesAlabamaLaunchpad
2006
Mercedes C-Classannounces
Dec
. 200
9
Toyotaengineexpansion$147M
Aug
. 200
9
AAMA2001
AAIA2002
General BondCapacity$750M
2007
AIC
GE Aviation2010
STRAprocess
2010
Brook-wood/SRI Spin-out
2005
GoldenDragonannounces
Honda $191Mexpansion
Mar
ch 2
011
Mar
ch 2
012
Hyundai$173Mexpansion
May
201
1
Alliance Strategic Plan
Dec
. 201
1
2020
SiO2MedicalProductsannounces
Walter Energyannounces
May
201
2
July
201
2Airbusannounces
CommercialJetannounces
May
201
3
Oct
ober
201
4 Carpenter Technologyannounces
Remington announces
Febr
uary
201
4
Oct
ober
201
4 AlabamaIT initiativelaunched
Janu
ary
2013 BLOXannounces
Polaris announces
Janu
ary
201
5
Evonikannounces
May
201
4
Sept
. 201
5
MercedesAnnounces$1.3 BillionExpansion
AlabamaMedical DeviceInitiativelaunched
GENERAL SITE CRITERIA
• Property Ownership and Control
• Minimum of 25 contiguous, developable acres in an industrial park or 50 contiguous, developable acres for a standalone site
• Utility Status – utilities located at the site or have a cost and plan to run utilities to the site
• Environmental and Geological due diligence –Phase I, Preliminary Wetlands Assessment, Preliminary Geotechnical Exploration, and Information concerning rare or endangered species, archeological findings or sites with historical concerns
Creating an Economic Development Plan for Communities
• Site Validation/Marketing• Marketing Opportunities• Industry/Education Alliance
Directors: Michael Chambers Jim Hudson, Jr. Robert Powers James H. Sanford,
Chairman Art J. Tipton
Ex Officio Director: Jim Byard, ADECA
Research Vice Presidents of the following universities: Dr. Daniel Wims, Alabama A&M
University Dr. John Mason, Auburn University Dr. Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University Dr. Ray Vaughn, UA Huntsville Dr. Carl Pinkert, University of Alabama Dr. Richard Marchase, University of
Alabama at Birmingham Ms. Lynne Chronister, University of
South Alabama
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