WORK PLAN FY 2018 - 2019 Leadership for a world-class, globally competitive economy
Charleston Regional Development private partnership with the region’s Alliance (CRDA) has served as a most influential business leaders, catalyst for long-term, sustainable three county governments, largest economic prosperity in Berkeley, municipalities, and top academic Charleston, and Dorchester counties institutions working together toward since 1995. a shared vision for the future.
With a strong economy and The steps we collectively take today tremendous momentum, our will impact our region for generations community benefits from this public- to come.
CRDA Recognition
2017 2017 2017 2018
Excellence in Economic Gold Award Silver Award Mac Conway Excellence Development Award of Excellence of Excellence in Economic Development for “BEST PROJECT MULTI-YEAR ECONOMIC CRDA OF THE YEAR” DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WEBSITE TOP REGIONAL EDO
The Site International Economic International Economic Site Selection Selectors Guild Development Council Development Council Magazine
2 WHAT DOES CRDA do?
Drive sustainable economic prosperity by building high- impact industry clusters
Market the Charleston region as a globally competitive “We must continue to take location for business, proactive, aggressive steps to entrepreneurs, and talent control our own destiny for the three-county Charleston region. This is our responsibility. It is our commitment to lead, not to follow.” Facilitate the site selection process for companies Anita G. Zucker considering our market for Chairperson & CEO, The InterTech Group competitive expansion or location investments
Convene regional leaders around key economic competitiveness issues
Engage the region’s top business, academic and elected leaders in economic development – and keep economic development a top priority for each of them
3 CRDA STRATEGIES
Since 1995, the Charleston Regional Development Alliance has led five distinct regional economic development strategies:
1995 Recruit jobs; - 2000 diversify the economy
2000 Recruit higher wage jobs; - 2005 add technology sector
2005 Grow wages through cluster-based - 2010 strategy; increase competitiveness
Build economic prosperity; leverage 2010 assets to compete globally; align - 2015 economic/community/workforce development efforts
Values-based strategy to 2015 strengthen global competitiveness; - 2020 increase prosperity; provide inclusive opportunities; build thriving industry clusters; boost talent attraction/retention
4 CRDA RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS
2010 – 2018
$392.6 61 7,880 MILLION
Location/Expansion New New Projects Direct Jobs Payroll
“The public-private partnership of the CRDA is one of the three key reasons we chose Charleston.”
Kim Pearson General Counsel, Thorne Research
From From From 2010 - 2016 2010 - 2017 2010 - 2017
total private-sector tax base grew GDP grew almost wages grew 18% 55% 50% TO TO TO $4.9 $12.5 $42 BILLION BILLION BILLION
(8% in rest of SC) (40% SC and 37% US) (compared to 30% for US)
Source: SC Department of Source: U.S. Bureau of Source: U.S. Bureau of Revenue Annual Reports Labor Statistics Economic Analysis
5 Every $1 INVESTED IN CRDA PRODUCED $19 in new REGIONAL payroll
2010-2018
How are Charleston area consumers spending $392.6 Million in new payroll?
HOME MORTGAGE, $42.8 INSURANCE, TAXES
PENSIONS & SOCIAL SECURITY $42.5
VEHICLE EXPENSES $32.4
GROCERIES $29.3
HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES $27.9
RENT $26.5
UTILITIES $26.1
VEHICLES $25.6
PERSONAL INSURANCE $25.5
RESTAURANTS $22.3 New higher-paying
MISCELLANEOUS $21.8 jobs give residents more money to ENTERTAINMENT $20.7 invest back into the CHARITABLE DONATIONS $13.1 local economy.
CLOTHING $11.6
MEDICAL $10.8
EDUCATION $9.5
OTHER TRANSPORTATION $3.9
$10 $20 $30 $40 $50
(MILLIONS)
Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, US Bureau of Labor Statistics 6 2017 MSA 2011-2016 MSA POPULATION JOB GROWTH CHARLESTON 1. NYC 3. AUSTIN REGIONAL 5. NASHVILLE ECONOMY 9. ATLANTA IS STRONG
13. CHARLOTTE 15. SEATTLE 16. CHARLESTON 17. SAN DIEGO
22. CHARLOTTE 23. ATLANTA 24. SEATTLE
31. AUSTIN 21% 31. SAN DIEGO 36. NASHVILLE
35. GREENVILLE
Charleston Metro responsible for 61. GREENVILLE 21% OF ALL JOBS CREATED in South Carolina 74. CHARLESTON between 2013-2017
Sources: US Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics
POPULATION GROWTH CHARLESTON MSA POPULATION SLOW & STEADY
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: BEA.gov 7 AEROSPACE strengthening ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE High-Impact LOGISTICS INFORMATION Industry Clusters TECHNOLOGY
Regional economies grow or decline LIFE based on their ability to specialize in high- SCIENCES value industries and to provide the right environment where firms want to cluster. Strong industry clusters drive innovation, spur new business formation, and create higher paying jobs for local residents.
As the only regionally-focused economic development organization in our community, CRDA plays a pivotal role in building robust industry clusters through business attraction and facilitating an array of strategic “It’s time to shift and broaden the initiatives. Companies within a cluster require purpose and practice of economic foundational assets to thrive, including service development to generate continuous firms and suppliers, a skilled workforce, growth, prosperity and inclusion.”
educational institutions, transportation Brookings Institution, 2016 infrastructure, capital, technology, and a Remaking Economic Development supportive business climate.
ONE REGION
A Global While our region reaps the benefits of Competitiveness new business investment, it is essential Strategy to address the challenges that come with fast-paced job creation and ensure these challenges do not derail future economic momentum. Being globally competitive CRDA has aligned our work with the requires the region to invest in itself, as One Region Global Competitiveness much as it promotes to the outside world. Strategy, which calls for a broader, more One Region provides the road map. inclusive and dynamic approach to economic development. OneRegionStrategy.com
8 What does our region’s future hold?
Charleston regional population BY 1 MILLION 2029 (775,000 in 2017)
By 2029 the region will need: 116,000 90,000 Charleston’s NEW NEW HOUSING UNITS Future: What’s Next? JOBS CREATED AT ALL PRICE POINTS
(minimum) (7500 annually)
Building and sustaining a world-class, globally competitive economy is a marathon, not a sprint. The ongoing journey requires bold vision, a regional perspective on issues, 140 and committed leadership to meet the TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS challenges of the present, with an eye always = to the future rather than the rearview. We see opportunities to work together to make $2.6B our home a better place for all. COST Anticipated Federal funding for road Securing our economic future requires improvements over next 23 years will fostering continued economic diversification cover less than 15% by attracting new high-value (headquarters, Source: BCD Council of Governments, 2040 Draft Long Range Transportation Plan R&D, and technology) companies and suppliers to fully support our region’s existing clusters.
In 2029, maintain at least: “Our community must invest in critical transportation infrastructure, create attainable 195 housing in proximity to job centers, remake PARKS/GREENSPACE how we commute, and nurture our environment, (160+ IN 2018) character, and culture – if we are to create and sustain a community where people and 13,000 ACRES businesses thrive for generations.” OPEN SPACE Jack Goettee Source: National Park and Recreation Association 2018 Report (median for large metros) President SC & GA, South State Bank
9 29% $1,043,670
PUBLIC SECTOR
PROJECTED REVENUE $3,572,410 20% $713,500
Special Grants/ FY 2018-19 Program Revenue/ Annual Other
Budget 51% $1,815,240
The One Region strategic plan guides the CRDA’s organizational Private Sector program of work including Global Business Development / Marketing, Regional Competitiveness, and Engaged Leadership. These charts provide a snapshot of projected revenues and planned expenses to support our activities to sustain Charleston’s economic momentum during the current fiscal year.
FY 2018-19 RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,750,000
$1,500,000
$1,250,000
$1,000,000
$750,000
$500,000
$250,000
GLOBAL BIZ ENGAGED REGIONAL OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP COMPETITIVENESS & MARKETING
CRDA’s current fiscal year runs July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
10 Program Priorities: FY 2018-19
Strengthen the Enhance Competitive Region’s High-Impact Intelligence & Engagement Cluster Ecosystems
• Continue building global • Use CRDA’s business intelligence capabilities awareness of region’s business to support high-impact cluster development, and lifestyle assets augment global marketing & business development programs, and enhance the direct sales process • Boost business development initiatives to reach more target • Lead multifaceted, regional economic development companies strategy
• Cultivate direct leads through • Inform and engage local community on key continued outreach with investors, economic development issues local industry, cluster ecosystem • Measure progress and trends in advancing the networks, and site selectors regional economy • Expand engagement with venture capital, M&A, tech transfer, entrepreneurship support, and workforce development programs Attract • Continue implementing the Tech Talent Charleston Metro FDI Plan, including the Global Fluency • Build global brand awareness of region as a desired Initiative, SC Landing Pad program, destination for IT companies and talent and the region’s M&A Council • Engage with Charleston Open Source Council (COS) Build cluster networks and • companies to advance the region’s IT cluster, share academic connections through information and talent, and build relationships regional roundtables, project engagement, and joint mission • Broaden participation by local IT businesses and opportunities key stakeholders
Leverage Relationships • Facilitate “Reboot the Commute” employer-led, and Influence traffic mitigation initiative to reduce congestion through alternative work & commuting strategies (flexible schedules, carpooling, telecommuting, etc.) • Directly engage public- and private-sector leaders in the work of CRDA • Execute a successful private-sector leadership and funding campaign • Regularly convene local leaders to consider and discuss issues that directly impact our • Work closely with County and Municipal partners region’s ability to compete globally to leverage private-sector investments
11 crda board of directors* EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TREASURER & FINANCE BOARD CHAIR CHAIR-ELECT IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR COMMITTEE CHAIR
Robert Pratt John Hagerty Will Helmly Tim Grow COMMERCIAL BROKER PARTNER PRESIDENT & CEO OFFICE MANAGING PRATT & CO. AT REMAX NELSON MULLINS RILEY & HOME TELECOM SHAREHOLDER PRO REALTY SCARBOROUGH, LLP ELLIOTT DAVIS, LLC
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR COMMITTEE CHAIR
Bill Medich L. Elizabeth Gibbes Jay Byars Johnny Cribb DIVISION PRESIDENT - PARTNER COUNTY COUNCIL BERKELEY COUNTY COASTAL SC PARKER POE DISTRICT 7 SUPERVISOR / COUNTY SOUTH STATE BANK DORCHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN BERKELEY COUNTY
Mary Garcia William Hearn Wiley Johnson Brantley Moody SVP / AREA EXECUTIVE COUNTY COUNCIL MAYOR COUNTY COUNCIL PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS DISTRICT 6 TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE DISTRICT 7 DORCHESTER COUNTY CHARLESTON COUNTY
A. Victor Rawl Stuart Whiteside Joshua S. Whitley COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 SEAMONWHITESIDE DISTRICT 2 CHARLESTON COUNTY BERKELEY COUNTY
12 crda board of directors* BOARD MEMBERS
Tom Anderson Michael E. Baker Rita Berry Sen. Paul G. PRESIDENT SENIOR VP, CORPORATE PRESIDENT & CEO Campbell, Jr. MUSC FOUNDATION & INSTITUTIONAL BANKING GREATER SUMMERVILLE / DORCHESTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO PNC BANK COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARLESTON COUNTY AVIATION AUTHORITY
Mike Carter Tammy Coghill J. Walker Jeremy Cook CEO MANAGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Coleman IV PARTNER eGROUP & LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGING PARTNER HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD, PA DOMINION ENERGY K&L | GATES, LLP D/B/A SCANA CORPORATION
Dondi Costin, PhD Bobby Creech Bryan Derreberry Col. John Dorrian PRESIDENT REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER PRESIDENT & CEO VP FOR COMMUNICATIONS CHARLESTON SOUTHERN OF THE LOWCOUNTRY CHARLESTON METRO & MARKETING UNIVERSITY WEBSTERROGERS, LLP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE CITADEL
Deepal Eliatamby Scott Fennell John Fortson Chris Fraser PRESIDENT COO / PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VP & CFO PRINCIPAL, MANAGING ALLIANCE CONSULTING FENNELL HOLDINGS, INC. INGEVITY CORPORATION DIRECTOR - SC ENGINEERS, INC. AVISON YOUNG
* AS OF FEB 15, 2019 13 crda board of directors* BOARD MEMBERS
Mark Gaddy Todd Gallati Steve Gallagher Gregory Habib VP, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRESIDENT & CEO CHARLESTON OFFICE MAYOR & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TRIDENT HEALTH LEADER / MECHANICAL CITY OF GOOSE CREEK BERKELEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ENGINEER BRPH
David Hand William Haynie Lilyn Hester Kin Hill PRESIDENT MAYOR HEAD OF SOUTHEAST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER O.L. THOMPSON TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY GOOGLE
Mike Horton Grady Johnson Carl Kolts Mark Lattanzio CHIEF ENGINEERING PRESIDENT & GROUP PRESIDENT & CEO CHARLESTON REGION OFFICER PUBLISHER SHOWA DENKO CARBON, INC. PRESIDENT DAVIS & FLOYD CHARLESTON REGIONAL SUNTRUST BANK BUSINESS JOURNAL
Kimberly Lease Lindsay E. Leonard Sam McCachern Duncan McGoogan ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENT & CEO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CHARLESTON TRIDENT GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS THOMAS & HUTTON BB&T ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® BOEING SOUTH CAROLINA
14 crda board of directors* BOARD MEMBERS
Jack Mitchell Tyre Moore George Morrison Lucie Neely REGIONAL DIRECTOR - EXECUTIVE VP + SHAREHOLDER VP OF HR BUSINESS EXTERNAL & REGIONAL EXECUTIVE MCNAIR LAW FIRM, PA PARTNERS LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP BLACKBAUD AT&T
Paul Patrick Tony Pope Bob Quinn Chris Randolph CFO & EVP FOR BUSINESS AGENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTNER AFFAIRS STATE FARM INSURANCE SCRA - SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH STREET PARTNERS / COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON RESEARCH AUTHORITY KIAWAH PARTNERS
Robert Ryan Michael Scarafile Jack Schurlknight Scott Sharp EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESIDENT COUNTY COUNCIL REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX CAROLINA ONE REAL ESTATE DISTRICT 6 TD BANK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BERKELEY COUNTY
Matt Sloan David Smythe Jeffrey Spicer Bernard Steinberg PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT & PARTNER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT DANIEL ISLAND COMPANY CC&T REAL ESTATE WELLS FARGO CHARLESTON STEEL & METAL
* AS OF FEB 15, 2019 15 crda board of directors* BOARD MEMBERS
R. Keith Summey John Tecklenburg George Temple IV Rudy Thomas MAYOR MAYOR EXECUTIVE VICE PARTNER CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON CITY OF CHARLESTON PRESIDENT: BUSINESS DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN, LLP LS3P
R. Milton Thomas III Alan Townsend Bob Walker Barry Whalen MANAGING PRINCIPAL SENIOR VP & PRINCIPAL VP, CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESIDENT LEE & ASSOCIATES HUSSEY GAY BELL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HLA, INC. TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Melvin Williams Pamela Williams Kai Woerner, PhD Stephanie VP & SENIOR BUSINESS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Yarbrough DEVELOPER CORPORATE SERVICES OF MANUFACTURING PARTNER S&ME, INC. SANTEE COOPER ROBERT BOSCH, LLC WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP
Anita G. Zucker CHAIRPERSON & CEO THE INTERTECH GROUP
16 Economic leadership council*
2018 CHAIR
Anita G. Zucker James Brogdon Jr. Dwayne Cartwright James P. Clements, PhD CHAIRPERSON & CEO INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO PRESIDENT & CEO PRESIDENT THE INTERTECH GROUP SANTEE COOPER BERKELEY ELECTRIC CLEMSON UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE
David Cole, MD Dondi E. Costin, PhD Ronnie M. Givens Jack Goettee PRESIDENT PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBER PRESIDENT OF SC & GA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX SOUTH STATE BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Mason Holland James Lawrence Lindsay E. Leonard Lorraine Lutton EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN REGION BANK PRESIDENT, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENT & CHIEF BENEFITFOCUS EASTERN SC GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE OFFICER WELLS FARGO BOEING SOUTH CAROLINA ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE
Stephen Osborne Harris Pastides, PhD Jordan Phillips Wil Riley CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER INTERIM PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PARTNER COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON TRIDENT SOUTH STREET PARTNERS / ® SOUTH CAROLINA KIAWAH PARTNERS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
* AS OF FEB 15, 2019 17 Economic leadership council*
O.L. Thompson Mary Thornley, EdD Gen. Glenn Walters CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRESIDENT PRESIDENT O.L. THOMPSON TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE THE CITADEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
County Economic Development Partners
Barry Jurs Steve Dykes, John M. Truluck, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC SCCED, AICP SCCED DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC BERKELEY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT CHARLESTON COUNTY DORCHESTER COUNTY
* AS OF FEB 15, 2019 18 crda professional staff
David T. Ginn, CEcD Michael J. Graney Karen Kuchenbecker Stephen C. Warner PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT
Becky Ford Claire A. Gibbons Brent Jonas Jaime Caldwell DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS MANAGER GLOBAL BUSINESS MARKETING & STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS
Karen Davison Jamie DeMent Galina Maiduc Jacki Renegar BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MARKETING SERVICES FRONT OFFICE MANAGER RESEARCH ANALYST MANAGER MANAGER & CEO ASSISTANT
19 2018-2019 INVESTORS The CRDA is a true alliance of business, government, and higher education working together to drive a sustainable, competitive economy for the Charleston region. Below is a recognition of entities who have stepped forward to help lead and fund this collaborative effort.
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE COUNCIL $10,000+ ANNUAL INVESTMENT
$50,000+ ANNUAL INVESTMENT Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. Benefitfocus AT&T Berkeley Electric Cooperative Avison Young Boeing South Carolina BB&T Charleston Naval Complex Blackbaud Redevelopment Authority (RDA) Bridge Commercial Charleston Southern University BRPH Charleston Trident Association of Realtors ® Burr Forman McNair Law Firm, PA The Citadel Carolina One Real Estate Clemson University CC&T Real Estate College of Charleston Charleston County Aviation Authority The InterTech Group Charleston Regional Business Journal Medical University of South Carolina Charleston Steel & Metal Company O.L. Thompson Construction Co. Charleston Water System Roper St. Francis Healthcare The Daniel Island Company Santee Cooper Darby Development SCANA Corporation Davis & Floyd, Inc. South State Bank eGroup South Street / Kiawah Partners Elliott Davis, LLC Terracon Fennell Holdings, Inc. Trident Technical College Google University of South Carolina Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA Wells Fargo HLA, Inc. Home Telecom CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Hussey Gay Bell $25,000+ ANNUAL INVESTMENT Ingevity K&L Gates, LLP BlueCross BlueShield of SC Lee & Associates - Charleston Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP LS3P Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Nexsen Pruet, LLC Parker Poe Pinnacle Financial Partners PNC Bank Pratt & Co. at RE/MAX Pro Realty Robert Bosch, LLC
20 S&ME, Inc. Landmark Construction SeamonWhiteside Lowcountry Graduate Center Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture SCRA - South Carolina Research Authority Miller-Valentine Group SunTrust Bank Stantec Synovus Financial Corp. State Farm Insurance - Tony Pope TD Bank Thomas & Hutton COUNTY PARTNERS Trident Health Berkeley County Volvo Cars USA Charleston County WebsterRogers, LLP Dorchester County Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP MUNICIPAL PARTNERS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE City of Charleston $5,000+ ANNUAL INVESTMENT City of Goose Creek Aerotek City of North Charleston AON South Carolina Town of Mount Pleasant AstenJohnson, Inc. Town of Summerville Bank of America The Beach Company CHAMBER PARTNERS Charleston Branch Pilots Association Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Colliers International Greater Summerville / Dorchester CresCom Bank County Chamber of Commerce Gillam & Associates Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union Human Technologies, Inc. (HTI) JPMorgan Chase & Co. CHARLESTON OPEN SOURCE NAI Charleston INVESTORS Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP South Carolina Ports Authority A tech talent attraction campaign designed to South Carolina Power Team build national awareness of Charleston’s thriving SunCap Property Group tech economy and attract mid- to senior-level tech professionals to the region
SUPPORTERS (no longer available) UP TO $5,000 ANNUAL INVESTMENT AVOXI Lowcountry Graduate Benefitfocus Center CBRE Blackbaud Micfo Charleston Industrial BoomTown Omatic Software C.H. Robinson Worldwide Booz Allen Hamilton Phishlabs CIMC at Bushy Park ECS Federal, LLC SENTIO Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission eGroup Snag Francis Marion Hotel Geocent, LLC Gillam & Associates, Inc. Hill Construction Hood Construction Company, Inc.
* AS OF OCT 1, 2018 21 LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT NEW FOR 2019
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES $50k $25k $15k $10k $5k Minimum of 1 “one-on-one” visit with a member of key CRDA staff annually
Opportunity to participate in 1 or 2 business or talent attraction events, 2 2 1 1 mission trips or tradeshows annually at the invitation of CRDA.+
Inclusion in special invitation-only events
Opportunities to serve as co-host for international visits and/or site selectors*
Minimum 1 visit with CRDA President & CEO per year
Top local executive invited to attend one ELC meeting annually as guest of CRDA President & CEO
BOARD & COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION $50k $25k $15k $10k $5k Eligibility to serve on a CRDA Taskforce and/or Special Initiatives Committee
Opportunity to serve on CRDA Board of Directors (CEO or most senior executive)
Eligibility for election to CRDA Executive Committee
Opportunity to serve on Economic Leadership Council
BRAND RECOGNITION $50k $25k $15k $10k $5k Opportunities for recognition at CRDA events and sponsorship of special CRDA initiatives
Recognition as investor on CRDA website, social media, and in marketing materials
Special recognition at CRDA Annual Luncheon
CRDA EVENTS & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES $50k $25k $15k $10k $5k
Invitation(s) to Quarterly Investor Briefings
Invitation to Regional Summits
Invitation(s) to exclusive Investor-only events
Invitation to present as subject matter expert at CRDA events*
Ticket(s) to Annual Luncheon+ 2 2 1 1
INFORMATION $50k $25k $15k $10k $5k Digital subscriptions to Quarterly/Breaking News Updates and Quarterly Snapshot
Investment Announcements
Opportunity to participate in an Investor Roundtable with CRDA staff
Access to customized market research services*
Access to custom industry or topical workshops created by CRDA staff
* Subject to availability + Number of events or tickets 22
“The Charleston Regional Development Alliance is one of our committed partners in supporting the long- term success of BoomTown. CRDA is dedicated and focused on strengthening the region’s IT sector.”
Grier Allen Co-Founder & CEO BoomTown
GETTING INVOLVED If you share a long-term commitment to building a prosperous and sustainable regional economy, please contact us about engagement opportunities with the CRDA.
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