Q1 REPORT 2016

2,020 Attendees

2016Q1

The Columbus Chamber boasted a record number of registrants for the 2016 Annual Meeting held on Thursday, February 11, 2016 in the Batelle Grand Ballroom at the Columbus Convention Center. More than 1,700 of Columbus’ biggest and brightest names in Central Ohio Business registered for PIVOT 2016.

Keynote speaker Mark Kvamme invigorated the audience with his powerful speech about risk and reward. The Columbus Award was bestowed upon David Blom, CEO of Ohio Health, and the 2016 Small Business Leader Award was also presented to Leo Ruberto of Feazel. Excitement was added to the event with the first introduction of our new CEO and President, Don DePerro.

We launched The Art of Business at our 2016 Annual Meeting— an exhibition merging art and business that features work by local Columbus artists. Each piece includes words of wisdom from local business leaders that helped them as they navigated the ever-changing business landscape. You can check out the artwork by visiting columbus.org/artofbusiness.

Member Orientation (1/21)50 Attendees

Member Orientation (3/17)26 Attendees

CEO Insights(3/9)147 Attendees

Govt. Affairs Roundtable (3/22)26 Attendees

Annual Meeting(2/11)1,706 Attendees

CRLC Quarterly Event(3/22)65 Attendees

3,640 Fans161,600 Impressions1,360 Engagements

17,100 Followers1,402,802 Impressions5,700 Engagements

3,393 Followers1,490 Followers

7 Episodes launched

cbuzz Updates

41 Emails Sent7,724 Subscribers33.12% Avg. Open Rate

22 Articles8 Publications

E-Communications

Press Coverage

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MARKETING UPDATES Q1 EVENTS OVERVIEW

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Jeff Zimmerman worked on our behalf, getting the word out about our concerns and how upcoming issues affected the logistics industry as a whole. As always, we appreciate the Chamber’s support and hard work to ensuring our business’ success.

Team Member Testimonial

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Bob Parsons, Managing Partner, Dismas

advisement requests

2774

connections and introductions

89

new members

48

visibilityrequests

110researchrequests

66

gov. relationsrequests

41

Columbus Chamber leadership flew out to Washington, DC to meet with Central Ohio’s federal elected officials (Sen. Portman; Sen. Brown; Congressman Stivers; Congresswoman Beatty; Congressman Tiberi), as well as US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. In Q1, Columbus was announced as a USDOT Smart City finalist, a competition for a $50 million grant that will redefine the future of transportation for one city. The Columbus Chamber team remains integral in the advocacy support of the city’s application.

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2016Q1

GOVERNMENT INSIDER3 Issues46% Avg. Open Rate business

development advisements

193

MEMBERSHIP UPDATES

talent advisement requests

18

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Notable Events

Legislative Issues

The Government Affairs Steering Committee brought in state leadership to discuss the 2016 legislative agenda- Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, Senate President Keith Faber and the Governor’s office.

The Columbus Chamber Government Relations Team hosted a Transportation-focused roundtable featuring Representative Cheryl Grossman and Ferzan Ahmed from the Ohio Department of Transportation. This was an opportunity for members to have an intimate, candid conversation with the policy-makers and administrators that affect everyday business operation.

The Columbus Chamber productively worked with Columbus City Council on ethics law changes, submitting 15 amendments and questions, almost all of which passed. Most importantly, our team was able to get further clarification on who needs to register as a lobbying agent with the City of Columbus.

The state legislature agreed to take unemployment reform (HB 394) back to the table following advocacy from the Chamber Government Relations team urging for a more comprehensive approach to solvency changes.

COLUMBUS REGION LOGISTICS COUNCIL(CRLC) MEMBER DASHBOARD

CRLC Member businesses130

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Initiatives in Progress

Notable Events

Initiatives in Progress

New Initiatives Taking Place

Engaged 35 students at the Mount Scholars Leadership Society Career Night

Joined 28 College & Career Advisors at the first Columbus Region Higher Education Career Services Roundtable

Advised 18 members with talent connections

CRLC newsletters12

Smart Cities Grant: Columbus is one of seven finalist Cities competing to earn the USDOT $40 million grant for demonstrating how the best vision for innovation in intelligent transportation systems can be used. The CRLC, along with 18 members, rallied in response by writing letters of support accompanying the initial application.

FASTLANE Grant Application- seeking funding to widen Alum Creek Drive from Route 317 to Groveport Road: the CRLC submitted a letter of support to accompany the initial grant application.

G.R.E.A.T.- Groveport Rickenbacker Employee Access Transit (GREAT)- the CRLC is an advocate for and key supporter of the City of Groveport “final mile” shuttle service connecting people to job sites in the Rickenbacker area. GREAT is being funded by the City of Groveport with additional financial assistance from the Village of Obetz. The GREAT service will help connect employees traveling to the Rickenbacker area on COTA Line 81 to various businesses located throughout the industrial park.

2016Q1

TALENT & WORKFORCE

LOGISTICS

Economic Development 411 for Educators The first long-term transportation funding bill to Development of Proprietary Talent Mapping & Matching Tool working with workforce agencies.

Developed a new membership designed for educators and career counselors: The Educator Membership creates a bridge between the classroom and industry. This is a hands-on membership to provide school districts with more opportunities to experiential learning in the Columbus Region. This will be piloted with Westerville City Schools.

Higher Education Career Services Roundtable to discuss how to better connect education institutions with Columbus through experiential learning opportunities

Participated on an expert panel at The Presidents’ Forum for The Entrepreneurs Institute on Employee Recruitment, Retention and Engagement

Presented to a class at Africentric Early College on finding opportunities in Columbus’ diverse economy

Avg. open rate26%

companies represented at CRLC Event: IoT & Central Ohio Logistics

40

Member facing meetings57