GREATER NEW ORLEANS IN THE NEW NORMAL

GNOINC.ORG/ANNUALMEETING

2014 PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT

2014 BOARDOF DIRECTORS 2014 INVESTORS 2014

RANKINGSEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPatricia LeBlanc Chairwoman of the Board LeBlanc PartnersBill Hoffman Chairman Elect Woodward Design+BuildMichael Hecht President and CEO Greater New Orleans, Inc.Steve Hemperley Treasurer Capital One Bank, N.A.Mark Spansel Secretary Adams and ReeseGreg Rusovich Immediate Past Chairman Transoceanic Development Dale Benoit Print AllMike DeBoer GE CapitalTommy Faucheux Dow Chemical CompanyMelissa Gibbs Gibbs ConstructionTara Hernandez JCH DevelopmentLeslie Jacobs Strategic CompMike Illanne ChevronJohn Little International Matex Tank TerminalsCarlo Mulvenna Pan American Life Insurance GroupMarty Mayer Stirling Properties

BOARD OF DIRECTORSBill Aaron Aaron, PLCDanica Ansardi Ansardi FinancialMichele Avery LaPorte CPAs & Business AdvisorsPat Bernard Superior EnergySusan Bonnett Northshore Community Foundation

365 Canal Street, Suite 2300 New Orleans, LA 70130

504.527.6900 | www.gnoinc.org | @GNOINC

Sean Burkes Burkes EngineeringAngela Callais Jefferson ParishHenry Coaxum Coaxum EnterprisesRichard Cortizas Jones WalkerMaura Donahue DonahueFavret ContractorsJoel Dupre Southern RecyclingDavid Fennelly Associated TerminalsHenry Friloux Echo VenuresLogan Gaskill Harrah’sLee Giorgio Select PropertiesPhilip Gunn Postlethwaite & NettervilleRick Haas Latter & BlumKarl Hoefer IBERIABANKJohn Hollowell Shell Scott Howard Regions BankWan Kim Smoothie KingLeigh King Cox CommunicationsBill Langenstein Chaffe McCallWAYNE LEE Stone PigmanRita Benson LeBlanc New Orleans Saints New Orleans PelicansGay LeBreton Chaffe & AssociatesGary Lorio Whitney National BankMary Matalin Political AdvisorTi Martin Commander’s PalaceTodd Murphy Jefferson Chamber of CommerceWarren Murrell Peoples Health

Roger Ogden Ogden Development & InvestmentsMike Palamone Urban SystemsGeorge Pivach Venice Port ComplexStephen Reuther St. Bernard Chamber of CommerceNatalie Robottom St. John the Baptist ParishAshton Ryan First NBC BankStan Salathe Salathe Oil CompanyRyan Seal Washington Economic Development FoundationJay Seale Seale & RossRonnie Slone The Slone GroupMelonie Stewart EntergyLizette Terral JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.Don Vinci EntergyDan Wagner Blue Cross and Blue Shield of LouisianaGuy Williams Gulf Coast Bank & TrustMatt Wisdom TurboSquid

ADVISORStacey Neal Tangipahoa Economic Development

PAST CHAIR EMERITUSBill Hines Jones WalkerJim Hudson IBERIABANKSuzanne Mestayer ThirtyNorth InvestmentsBill Oliver William A. Oliver Enterprises

Patrick Quinlan Ochsner Health SystemHenry Shane Favrot & Shane

UNIVERSITY EX-OFFICIOF. King Alexander Louisiana State UniversityJohn Crain Southeastern LA UniversityDale Doty River Parishes Community CollegeMichael Fitts Tulane UniversityPeter Fos University of New OrleansNorman Francis Xavier UniversityLarry Hollier LSU Health Sciences CenterWalter Kimbrough Dillard UniversityJoan Davis Delgado Community CollegeEarl Meador South Central LA Technical College, Fletcher Technical Community CollegeVictor Ukpolo Southern University of New OrleansWilliam Wainright Northshore Community Technical College Tommy Warner Nunez Community CollegeKevin Wildes Loyola University

BOARD MEMBER FAVITORDavid Darragh Reily FoodsJay Lapeyre Laitram

PINNACLE INVESTORSblue moon fundCapital One Bank, N.A.Charles Stewart Mott FoundationChevronCity of New OrleansEntergyLouisiana Economic DevelopmentLouisiana Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery UnitNew Orleans Business AllianceU.S. Economic Development AdministrationWalton Family Foundation

CAPSTONE INVESTORSAdams and ReeseBlue Cross and Blue Shield of LouisianaBP America The Dow Chemical CompanyFirst NBC BankHarrah’s New Orleans CasinoIBERIABANKJefferson ParishJones WalkerJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Peoples HealthRegions BankSouthwest Airlines St. Tammany ParishWhitney Bank

PILLAR INVESTORSBoh Bros. / BroadmoorBusiness Council of New OrleansFavrot & Shane CompaniesGoldman Sachs 10,000 Small BusinessesGoldring & Woldenberg FoundationsHCA MidAmerica DivisionLaitramLCMC Health Lockheed MartinNew Orleans PelicansNew Orleans SaintsOchsner Health SystemReily Foods CompanyRenaissance Publishing Group Shell Oil CompanySouthern RecyclingStirling PropertiesSuperior Energy ServicesSurdna Foundation

ANCHOR INVESTORS4th Source Associated TerminalsBarriere Construction Co.Bart’s Office Furniture Repairs Bond Public Relations & Brand StrategyCanal BargeCox CommunicationsCrescent Bank & TrustEast Jefferson General HospitalGE CapitalGibbs ConstructionHuntington IngallsHyatt Regency New Orleans International Drug DetectionInternational Matex Tank TerminalsJ.V. Burkes & Associates Jefferson Business CouncilKelly Hart & Pitre Kingfish DevelopmentLatter & BlumLLOG ExplorationLoyola University New OrleansMapp ConstructionNorthshore Business CouncilOgden Development & InvestmentsPelican Energy Consultants Peter A. Mayer AdvertisingPhelps Dunbar

Plaquemines Association of Business & IndustryPlaquemines ParishPostlethwaite & Netterville Roy Anderson Corp. Sheraton New Orleans HotelSmoothie KingSoutheastern Louisiana UniversitySt. Charles ParishSt. James ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishStewart EnterprisesStone Pigman Walther WittmannTerrebonne ParishTransoceanic DevelopmentTulane UniversityUNO Research & Technology FoundationValeroWaldemar S. Nelson & Co.Woodward Design+Build

CORNERSTONE INVESTORS365 Connect Acadian Ambulance ServiceAccutransAdvantage Capital PartnersAdvantous ConsultingAll South Consulting EngineersAntares Technology SolutionsArcelorMittal LaPlaceAssociated Office SystemsAudubon Nature InstituteBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & BerkowitzBellwether Technology CorporationThe Boeing CompanyBollinger ShipyardsBrian Gibbs DevelopmentBusiness First Bank C. F. BeanCarrollton Enterprise ServicesChaffe & AssociatesChaffe McCallChenevert Architects City of KennerCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyColdwell BankerCommander’s PalaceCommTech IndustriesCon-Tech InternationalCornerstone Government Affairs Corporate RealtyCouvillion GroupCrescent Crown DistributingDaigle Fisse & KessenichDaul Insurance Agency DCL Mooring & RiggingDelgado Community CollegeDeutsch Kerrigan & StilesDiabetes Management and SupplyDickie Brennan Restaurant Group Didier ConsultantsDixie MillThe Domain CompaniesDonahueFavret ContractorsDuplantis Design GroupDurr Heavy ConstructionEagan Insurance Agency The Ehrhardt GroupEcho VenturesErnst & YoungEskew+Dumez+RippleF. H. Myers Construction Corp.FatHappy MediaFishman HaygoodFM ServicesFoundation for LouisianaFowler Rodriguez Valdes-FauliGallo Mechanical GCR Gordon Arata

GoToInterview Greater New Orleans Sports FoundationGuico IndustriesGulf Coast Bank & TrustGulf States Real Estate Services Harbor Towing & Fleeting Hertz Investment GroupHGIHome Bank The Hornsby GroupHRI PropertiesHUB InternationalIBERIABANKJacobs TechnologyJCH DevelopmentJefferson Chamber of CommerceJones Lang LaSalleJos. A. Bank ClothiersKean MillerThe Kearney CompaniesKPMGLaborde MarineLafourche ParishLaPorte CPAs & Business AdvisorsLeblanc Partners LLCLimousine LiveryLouisiana Bankers AssociationLouisiana Department of EducationLouisiana Realtors AssociationMahl & AssociatesMary Freeman Wisdom FoundationMathes Brierre ArchitectsMedical Executive PartnersMele PrintingMetairie Bank and Trust CompanyThe Mosaic CompanyMr. MudbugMy Recruiting N.O. Steamboat Company/Gray Line ToursNalco - An Ecolab CompanyNANO NOLA Motorsports ParkNorthwestern Mutual Financial NetworkOMI Environmental SolutionsOmni Royal Orleans Hotel Pan-American Life Insurance GroupPat O’Brien’s Bar PerlisThe Personnel Consulting GroupPhillips 66Poché ConstructionProfessional Service IndustriesRandstad Technologies Razorline RE/MAX Commercial BrokersRosaMary FoundationSelect PropertiesSizeler Thompson Brown ArchitectsThe Slone GroupSouth Louisiana BankSt. Bernard ParishState of LouisianaSusco SolutionsSynergy BankTangipahoa Parish GovernmentTEKsystems ThirtyNorth InvestmentsTriton DivingTurner Industries tw telecom Venice Port CoalitionVenice Port ComplexWaggonner & Ball ArchitectsWashington ParishWegmann Dazet & CompanyWells Fargo Bank, N.A.Winter Circle ProductionsWOW Café & Wingery & PJ’s Coffee of New OrleansYoung Leadership Council

ANNUAL REVIEW

2015

New Orleans named #1 America’s New Brainpower CityForbes

Louisiana was ranked: #1 for Best Business Climate in the USA, #5 for Economic Growth Potential in the USA, #1 Fastest Growing Airport, #2 Export Leader, #2 Natural Gas Production, #5 Best Infrastructure, #8 Lowest Cost of Labor, #8 Lowest Industrial Electricity Rates, #10 Employment Leaders, #2 Natural Gas Production Leaders, #1 Workforce Training Leaders

Business Facilities

Louisiana gets an “A” for Small BusinessThe Economist

New Orleans Airport, MSY Ranked Fastest Growing in the USAAirline Weekly

New Orleans is the most economical mid-sized city for businesses in the United States

KPMG

Louisiana ranked #2 in the USA for Business ClimateSite Selection

New Orleans is #2 in the South for large economic development wins over the past two decades (1994 – 2013)

Southern Business and Development

Louisiana was ranked: #6 Overall Top State for Business, #1 Incentive Programs, #2 Workforce Development Program, #3 Cooperative State Government, #3 Favorable Regulatory Environment, #3 Competitive Utility Rates, #4 Overall Business Environment, #4 Speed of Permitting, #5 Overall Cost of Doing Business

Area Development

New Orleans ranked #7 for Economic Environment Since the Great Recession

Wallethub

Louisiana ranked #9 State For BusinessChief Executive Magazine

New Orleans ranked 12th among U.S. cities for infrastructure jobsThe Brookings Institute

New Orleans was named #2 in the USA, #10 City in the WorldTravel + Leisure

New Orleans Named #5 travel destination in the U.S.Tripadvisor

New Orleans ranked #3 City in the WorldRough Guides

New Orleans ranked #7 Most Inspiring City in the WorldGOOD Magazine

SEE OUR FULL LIST AT GNOINC.ORG/RANKINGS

• 2014LegislativeSessionSuccessRate85%• Signaturelegislation–TOPSTechEarlyStartExpansion,whichclassifiesindustrybasedtrainingprovidersaseligibleforTOPSTechEarlyStart

• NationalFloodInsuranceProgram-GNO,Inc.lednationalcoalitionof250organizationsin35statestopasstheHomeownerFloodInsuranceAffordabilityAct,signedbyPresidentObamainMarch2014

• Lednationalcoalitionof250+organizationsfrom35statestosuccessfullyfightNFIPratehikes

• GreaterNewOrleansUrbanWaterPlanadoptionunderway• CoalitionforCoastalResilienceandEconomy,agroupofbusinessleadersinSoutheastLouisianagatheredtochampionforcoastalrestoration,waslaunched

DearFriends,

Asweapproachthe10thanniversaryofHurricaneKatrina,GreaterNewOrleansisturningacornerinitsjourneyofredevelopment.

Wehaveoutstandingmomentum,butasthememory–andfunding–ofKatrinarecede,wefindourselvesin“TheNewNormal.”InTheNewNormal,wewillbestandingonourownlegs,competingwiththeworldonalevelplayingfield.

Thekeyquestionis“Whatdoweneedtodosothatourprogressisconsolidated,andoursuccesscontinues?”

Ifwecananswerthisquestion,then“Greatness”willbetheNewNormal.

Ourprogressto-datehasthreehallmarks:• Engagment–ofthebusiness

andciviccommunity• Teamwork–thattranscends

parishlines,andbetweenbusinessandelectedleadership

• Focus–onouropportunitiesandchalenges,sothatone-by-onewemeetthem

InTheNewNormal,itiscriticalwestayengaged,workasateamandmaintainfocus.

Iamconfidentwewill,andthatwewillreachandsustainalevelofsuccessnotseenindecades.

OnbehalfoftheBoardofDirectors,staffandstakeholdersofGNO,Inc.–thankyou.

MichaelHechtPresident&CEO

2014 PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT

2014 was a record year for business development in Greater New Orleans, with 12 announcements that will create over 6,500 jobs. Most importantly, these jobs were in a diverse range of industries from energy to trade to manufacturing to software – ensuring that the Greater New Orleans economy continues to strenghten and diversify.

AGRICO SALES$2M INVESTMENT

66 JOBS

AM AGRIGEN$1.2B INVESTMENT

1,325 JOBS

ETIMINE USA$200M INVESTMENT

790 JOBS

ELMER CHOCOLATE$40M INVESTMENT

188 JOBS

2014 BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT

WORKFORCE • PartneredwithLaitramtoestablishandexpandarobustinternshipprogram

• InpartnershipwithDelgado,andthroughthesupportofChevron,asthepresentingsponsor,hostedthe2ndAnnualTechnicalSkillsExpo

• CreatedthenewCoastalEngineeringandScienceCertificateprogramsinpartnershipwithUNOandlocalwatermanagementcompanies

• Threefull-timestaffersnowdedicatedtoworkforcedevelopment

GNO, INC. MULTI-YEARINITIATIVES

PUBLIC POLICY

FLOOD & RESILIENCE

ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

MARKETING

AWARDS

• WIthMSYandpartners,securedadirectflighttoPanamaCity,PanamawithCopaAirlines

• HelpedlaunchPowerMoves.NOLA,anationwidehigh-growthminorityentrepreneurshipinitiative,withNewOrleansStartupFund

• 450+pieces,including130nationalarticles(Bloomberg,Fox,NPR,WSJ,NYTimes,Forbes,etc.)

• OrganizedFrenchQuarterFesttechnologystage,ledbyGECapital• FeaturedoninauguralcoverofBizNewOrleansmagazine

• GNO, Inc. – Top10EDOintheUSA-Site Selection; JeffTeagueSelectedas“MoneyMaker”-New Orleans CityBusiness; MichaelHechtRankedinTop50EconomicDevelopmentLeadersintheCountry- Consultant Connect

• Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance – National Association of Development Organizations (NADO); NACo; Louisiana Municipal Association; River Region Chamber of Commerce; St. Tammany West Chamber

• Destination GNO –NADO• Urban Water Plan –NADO

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTEnsure adequate quantity, quality and diversity of workforce to meet increased industry demands. Implement and Target Scope of GNOworks’ Dual Workforce Strategy: 1)Training - Enhanced pipeline of local/regional talent 2) Recruiting - Focused support and recruitment from out-of-state.

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTSEnsure that Greater New Orleans has the connectivity required to be a first-tier region for international business and other economic development opportunities. GNO, Inc. will continue to work with MSY, CVB, Mayor and Governor to secure flights where MSY has been “short-listed.”

FLOOD PROTECTION & RESILIENCEEnsure that Southeast Louisiana remains viable and insurable for future generations of businesses and families, as well as economically productive for the nation. Reengage Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance to determine optimal long-term solution for flood insurance. Advocate for adoption of the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan. Lead Coalition for Coastal Resilience & Economy (CCRE) as a business alliance supporting implementation of the Coastal Master Plan and the protection of the Coastal Trust Fund.

STATE FISCAL REFORMEvolve a tax and exemption system that best supports the long-term economic development of the region and state. Coordinate with statewide business organizations to develop slate of tax reform opportunities ahead of the 2015 elections and for a 2016 special session.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTMaintain civic momentum and continuity by developing the next generation of leaders. Launch second edition of GNO Talks. Identify regional leadership opportunities for NextGen Council members.

NEW ORLEANS BRANDContinue to close the perception gap between current views and the “new” New Orleans. Lead Katrina-10 Regional Public Relations Council to tell a broad, positive narrative of the region’s recovery. Continue to aggressively drive broad local and national media. Lead Marketing & Branding Committee for 2018 Tricentennial.

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REGIRegional Economic Growth Index2006-2013

116%

CHIQUITA350 JOBS

COPA AIRLINESNONSTOP FLIGHT

SERVICE TO PANAMA

HIGH VOLTAGE SOFTWARE195 JOBS

IT MINERALS$4.5M INVESTMENT

40 JOBS

The Regional Economic Growth Index represents a basket of 13 data points that measure the health of the Economy, Quality of Life, and Growth in Greater New Orleans.

6,943NEW JOBS

$3.34BINVESTMENT

VIKING RIVERCRUISES

780 JOBS

TCI PLASTICS$36.5M INVESTMENT

343 JOBS

SHANDONG YUHUANG CHEMICAL$1.85B INVESTMENT

2,700 JOBSPERFORMANCE SOFTWARE

117 JOBS

OSEBERG$250K INVESTMENT

41 JOBS

MOMENTIVE$40M INVESTMENT

8 JOBS