OPPORTUNITY AUSTIN 2015 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE TO INVESTORS CONTENTS
To our Opportunity Austin Investors, ECONOMY Following a record breaking 2014, we continued building DIVERSIFICATION | 5 upon the strong achievements in 2015 with excellent progress RELOCATIONS | 6 in our strategic areas of Economy, Talent and Place. BUSINESS RETENTION & The positive results were accomplished in a year marked by several EXPANSION | 8 changes that reshaped the business and political landscape: INNOVATION | 10 • Voters welcomed a new Texas governor, a new Austin mayor, and an historic new 10-1 Austin city council.
• We witnessed significant merger and acquisition activity TALENT with Amplify Snack Brands, Dell, HomeAway, chip maker Freescale, now NXP Semiconductors, and SolarWinds. EDUCATION & TALENT | 13 • Our region’s population crossed the 2 million mark with no indications of slowing.
Our team drove efforts to attract 53 new companies, the second PLACE best year for relocations since the inception of Opportunity Austin in 2004. Businesses in diverse industry sectors included Amazon, AIR SERVICES | 17 Fashion Forms, Finspeed, Natera, and Proportion Foods. A complete TRANSPORTATION & list of company relocations can be found in the Economy section. INFRASTRUCTURE | 18 Another key indicator of our thriving economy, 70 existing employers announced they were expanding. This represents the highest number since the Great Recession of 2008. Businesses OA 3.0 adding to their payrolls included Accenture, Google, GM, Oracle, Progressive Insurance, Spiceworks and Under Armour. FINANCIALS | 20 All told, the Austin metro area added 34,900 net new jobs from Dec. REGIONAL PARTNERS | 21 2014 through Dec. 2015. That represents a growth rate of 3.8%, the OA 3.0 BOARD | 22 third best performing among the Top 50 Metro areas in the U.S.
OA 3.0 INVESTORS | 23 While there is still more to be done in terms of venture capital, there was $911.3 million worth of investment in 151 venture deals last year. Three more local area companies also went public, which included two drug developers and a popular snack food maker. In addition, our A-list of the Hottest Startup Companies in Austin have now received nearly a billion dollars in funding and exit proceeds since the program began in 2011.
2 On the talent and education front, we launched a unique voters overwhelmingly approve State Proposition 7, initiative with superintendents from nine area school which provides more needed funding for highway districts as well as local business leaders. The new Direct construction and maintenance. Our local advocacy to College (DTC70) achievement plan drove a regional efforts also played a role to keep mobility projects commitment to increase our direct college enrollment rate moving forward. This included the approval in May of to 70 percent, the national average, for the Class of 2016. the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) 2040 regional transportation plan as-is. One key metric that we track is the poverty rate for our This will help provide more relief for congested areas region. A stronger economy isn’t meaningful if many like MoPac South, 183 North, and of course I-35. of our friends and neighbors are left behind. When we launched Opportunity Austin 3.0, poverty was on the rise Since it began, Opportunity Austin has worked to add and projected to be 22 percent of our population by 2018. an estimated 298,000 new jobs with a payroll increase This was not acceptable. Our goal was to create jobs with of $16 billion to the greater Austin region. This growth good incomes and reverse that trend to 15.8 percent. is one of the reasons why the Austin region remains According to recent data from the U.S. Census, our region’s on a plethora of “best of” lists. However, Austin and poverty rate is currently below that level. Things are better, Central Texas must avoid complacency. Jobs are not but more work is needed. We will continue to be diligent a guarantee. Going forward, we must remain diligent in identifying and developing opportunities to create and and focused on the needs of the community – energy, grow jobs, especially those important middle-income jobs. mobility, talent, infrastructure as well as an affordable way to do business – to protect the Austin we love. Our transportation advocacy efforts again resulted in positive outcomes. We were pleased to see Thanks for your continued support of Opportunity Austin.
Phil Wilson Gene Austin 2015 Chair 2015 Chair Opportunity Austin Austin Chamber
3 ECONOMY DIVERSIFICATION
53 COMPANIES RELOCATED TO THE REGION.
RELOCATIONS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
CLEAN ENERGY DATA MANAGEMENT CREATIVE/DIGITAL MEDIA
HQ/REGIONAL OFFICE LIFE SCIENCES MANUFACTURING
SEMICONDUCTOR SOFTWARE OTHER IT OTHER
COMPANIES JOBS
64 8,380
53 7,047 50
5,131 5,098 34 29 31 3,779 3,128 17
547
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
OA 2.0 OA 3.0
5 RELOCATIONS
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT1 COMPANY EMPLOYMENT (MILLIONS) (MILLIONS)
Indirect/ Indirect/ Direct Induced Total Direct Induced Total
AllianceBernstein• 75 102 177 $8.22 $4.49 $12.71 $9.74
Amazon• 250 279 529 26.11 11.87 37.98 48.92
Amazon 1,000 657 1,657 42.56 26.30 68.86 129.04
Amica Mutual Insurance Company• 75 244 319 7.00 11.36 18.36 34.09
Assured Enterprises• 150 371 521 13.73 16.77 30.50 48.99
Betts Recruiting 10 4 14 0.40 0.15 0.55 0.89
Brasil Aeroespacial• 10 8 18 0.59 0.34 0.93 1.31
CivicSolar• 10 14 24 0.98 0.61 1.59 3.22
CS Disco 25 43 68 3.37 2.05 5.42 11.56
Cyphre 60 67 127 6.27 2.85 9.11 11.74
Digital Turbine 100 171 271 13.49 8.21 21.70 46.25
eClinicalWorks• 50 86 136 6.74 4.10 10.85 23.12
EOS 75 108 183 9.26 4.93 14.19 21.55
Excel Filters• 30 34 64 1.65 1.65 3.29 5.32
Farm Business Consultants• 100 54 154 4.30 2.20 6.51 12.08
Fashion Forms• 140 199 339 13.68 8.54 22.22 45.13
Finspeed• 100 129 229 4.75 6.26 11.01 26.21
Freebirds 30 38 68 1.97 1.73 3.69 5.81
Gaikai (Sony)• 25 43 68 3.37 2.05 5.42 11.56
Galvanize• 30 18 48 0.86 0.71 1.57 2.59
GreenRoad Technologies• 15 26 41 2.02 1.23 3.25 6.94
Gumi• 50 86 136 6.74 4.10 10.85 23.12
Hired• 10 4 14 0.40 0.15 0.55 0.89
Hull & Associates 10 8 18 0.59 0.34 0.93 1.31
Integreon• 25 26 51 1.96 1.03 2.99 5.53
Kony• 50 86 136 6.74 4.10 10.85 23.12
Lake | Flato Architects 10 14 24 0.94 0.60 1.54 2.13
6 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT1 COMPANY EMPLOYMENT (MILLIONS) (MILLIONS)
Indirect/ Indirect/ Direct Induced Total Direct Induced Total
Live Music Tutor• 60 316 376 5.28 14.58 19.86 34.85
LiveOps• 155 384 539 14.19 17.32 31.52 50.62
Medway Plastics• 100 90 190 5.87 3.95 9.81 16.34
MemoryBlue 25 11 36 0.94 0.47 1.41 1.97
Monolith Semiconductor 10 38 48 1.54 1.86 3.40 7.49
Natera• 356 261 617 21.82 11.09 32.91 48.68
Novitex Enterprise Solutions• 400 310 710 16.84 12.81 29.65 47.66
Onit 15 26 41 2.02 1.23 3.25 6.94
Oracle 500 1,238 1,738 45.78 55.89 101.66 163.29
Oskar Blues Brewery 70 148 218 2.59 7.01 9.59 28.00
PotentiaMetrics 50 124 174 4.58 5.59 10.17 16.33
Precision Ammunition 50 42 92 2.22 1.99 4.22 10.01
ProPortion Foods• 400 375 775 15.01 17.95 32.96 55.63
Quantcast• 50 124 174 4.58 5.59 10.17 16.33
RedFlow USA• 15 21 36 1.41 0.90 2.31 3.19
SmarterHQ 30 51 81 4.05 2.46 6.51 13.87
STEAM Engine• 30 51 81 4.05 2.46 6.51 13.87
Teza Technologies• 35 60 95 4.72 2.87 7.59 16.19
V2COM• 100 248 348 9.16 11.18 20.33 32.66
Virtuix 15 38 53 1.68 2.00 3.67 7.08
ViZn Energy Systems• 40 56 96 3.76 2.40 6.17 8.51
Volex• 45 50 95 4.70 2.14 6.84 8.80
World First 32 43 75 3.51 1.91 5.42 4.15
TOTAL 5,098 7,022 12,120 $368.98 $314.38 $683.36 $1,174.60
• Projects directly assisted by Austin Chamber Note: Three companies are not reflected in the chart above as they were not known to have created at least 10 jobs. The three are reflected in 2015’s total relocations because they took more than 10,000 square feet.
7 BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION (BR&E)
70 COMPANIES EXPANDED IN THE REGION.
EXPANSIONS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
CLEAN ENERGY DATA MANAGEMENT CREATIVE/DIGITAL MEDIA
HQ/REGIONAL OFFICE LIFE SCIENCES MANUFACTURING
SEMICONDUCTOR SOFTWARE OTHER IT OTHER
COMPANIES JOBS
4,970 70 62 3,955 55 55 52 54 3,520 3,072 2,568 35 2,307 2,115
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
OA 2.0 OA 3.0
8 2015 BR&E RESULTS
NEW JOBS ANNOUNCED NOTABLE EXPANSIONS: 4,970 GENERAL MOTORS: 500 employees REGIONAL COMPANY EXPANSIONS FROM 2014 ACCENTURE: 13% 400 employees
JOB CREATION FROM 2014 GOOGLE: 400 employees 62% MAIN STREET HUB: EXECUTIVE SURVEYS EXECUTED 300 employees 414
2015 SCORECARD FOR RELOCATIONS, BR&E
PROGRAM TO DATE OA 3.0 GOALS 2015 RESULTS (2014/2015) 2014-2018
NEW JOBS 34,900 63,000 102,663
PAYROLL INCREASE $1.91 billion $3.46 billion $7.08 billion
CORPORATE RELOCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS 53 117 150
OUT OF REGION VISITS 299 543 650
PROSPECT VISITS TO CENTRAL TEXAS 117 252 250
REGIONAL RETENTION SURVEYS 414 642 1,500
9 INNOVATION
INVESTED SECTORS
49.7% | INTERNET
19.2% | MOBILE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
6.6% | HEALTHCARE
6.0% | FOOD & BEVERAGE
4.0% | SOFTWARE (Non-Internet/Mobile)
2.6% | COMPUTER HARDWARE & SERVICES
2.6% | ELECTRONICS
2.6% | FINANCIAL
2.0% | INDUSTRIAL
2.0% | CONSUMER PRODUCTS & SERVICES
1.3% | LEISURE
0.7% | BUSINESS PRODUCTS & SERVICES
0.7% | AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION
DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL & INNOVATION DISTRICT
UT-Austin is the 1st Tier-1 university in 50 years to establish a new medical school. The first class of students arrives in June 2016.
Seton Healthcare Family’s new 211-bed teaching hospital, Dell Seton Medical Center, University of Texas-Austin’s new teaching hospital, is set to open in 2017.
Estimated 15,000 new jobs and $2 billion a year in economic activity.
10 AUSTIN A-LIST
The Austin A-List increases visibility for Austin’s most innovative regional startups. Companies named to the A-List have reached nearly $1 billion in funding and exit proceeds to date. Since its founding, 19 A-List companies have seen successful exits via acquisition or initial public offering.
2015 WINNERS
EMERGING GROWTH SCALE (UNDER $1M) ($1M - $10M) (ABOVE $10M) Everfest CognitiveScale SpareFoot Bitfusion.io Neogenesis Labs Silvercar Green & Grow Inc Illuminitex Volusion ENTvantageDX Epic sparkcognition
FUNDING ACTIVITY
$1,051.8M
$911.3M
Deals $678.7M $651.7M $550.8M Dollars
182 172 151 116 137
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: CB Insights
11 TALENT EDUCATION & TALENT
Efforts to attract and develop talent through the Austin certifications and degrees. The region’s unemployment region continued on several fronts. As the Human Capital, rate was just above 3 percent at the end of 2015. There are we remain focused on creating and sustaining a workforce about 36,000 open job postings. However, of the 32,000 that can respond to the growing demands for well- unemployed workers looking for a job, about 64 percent educated and well-trained workers at all levels. have less than a bachelor’s degree. We continue to focus on addressing the talent gaps in our region. This includes advocating for more enrollment in more computer science programs, better outcomes and greater funding. More of the unemployed need to earn
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY FACILITIES
The Chamber’s #1 higher education priority was to support building new instructional facilities for Texas State in health sciences in Round Rock and computer science in San Marcos. Both efforts were successful during the 2015 Legislature.
FAFSA
Central Texas school districts involved in the Chamber’s DTC70 compact continue to be the class of Texas on FAFSA submission rates. For Q1 2015, our school districts had 45% of their graduating seniors submitting their FAFSA, a three percentage point increase year over year. Overall, this means approximately $121 million in federal, state and institutional financial aid for Central Texas families. The Chamber sponsored 29 financial aid events to help families pay for college.
13 DIRECT TO COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
DTC70
Direct college enrollment numbers increased for the Class of 2015, as a combination of improved high school graduation rates and regional population growth contributed. In August, the Chamber convened the superintendents of 9 area school districts and several local organizations to sign the Direct to College 70 achievement plan, a unique regional commitment to increase the direct to college enrollment rate to the national average – 70% for today’s Class of 2016 seniors. If successful, about 1,200 more students will go directly to college.
DTC70 ISD GOAL COMMITMENTS
TOTAL NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2016 MATRICULATES
AUSTIN ISD 61% 70% 381
DEL VALLE ISD (HIGH SCHOOL) 45% 60% 65
DEL VALLE ISD (OPPORTUNITY CENTER) 12% 20% 12
ELGIN ISD 49% 60% 26
HAYS ISD 53% 62% 86
HUTTO ISD 49% 60% 35
LEANDER ISD 66% 72% 121
MANOR ISD 51% 63% 47
PFLUGERVILLE ISD 59% 75% 243
ROUND ROCK ISD 69% 74% 146
REGIONAL RATE 61% 70% 1164
14 OPERATION AUSTIN
Local employers need top-talent. Fort Hood is AUSTIN: the largest U.S. military installation and will exit An attractive city for veterans 12,000 soldiers over a 24-month period. In February 2015, the Chamber and Fort Hood # Best Places for Careers hosted our first region-specific job fair, taking 62 2 for Veterans companies to recruit the thousands of exiting Forbes veterans and their spouses to the area. Most Livable Cities for Military #9 Vets WalletHub
TOP JOB OPENINGS
The Top 20 most advertised job openings in Austin-Round Rock- San Marcos MSA by occupational group.
7,602 COMPUTER & MATHEMATICAL
6,928 OTHER
4,523 SALES & RELATED
4,202 OFFICE & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
3,919 MANAGEMENT
3,625 HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS & TECHNICAL
2,854 BUSINESS & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
1,838 FOOD PREPARATION & SERVING RELATED
1,753 TRANSPORTATION & MATERIAL MOVING
1,303 INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
1,190 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
As of December 13, 2015 Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online (HWOL)
15 PLACE AIR SERVICES
AIR SERVICE TASK FORCE
The Austin Chamber created the Air Service Task Force in One pivotal moment for the city of Austin was the task 2008 to assist Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) force’s announcement with British Airways of Austin’s with recruitment and retention of air service to Central first transatlantic nonstop flight to London which Texas. Since that time, the team has advocated for additional began in early 2014. The flight and related economic infrastructure to the airport, additional nonstop flights, impact have been well received. In fact, British Airways and additional carriers to diversify ABIA. About 19 new recently announced Austin will be the first city in North nonstop flights were added in 2015 including new service America to receive its new 787-9 Dreamliner in 2016. and carriers to Toronto, Canada and Frankfurt, Germany.
ABIA
NEW NONSTOP FLIGHTS PASSENGER NUMBERS
51 nonstop destinations served by 14 carriers. • Nearly 11.9 million travelers in 2015
New 2015/2016 nonstops: • Record-setting 11% growth in • Air Canada nonstop to Toronto (new carrier) passenger traffic • Allegiant to Orlando Sanford, Cincinnati and Memphis • One of the fastest growing airports in • American to Miami the country
• Condor Airlines Frankfurt Germany nonstop for 2016 (new carrier, seasonal)
• Frontier to Atlanta, Chicago and Las Vegas
• Southwest to St. Louis, Orange County, Austin’s deep Portland, Seattle, Boston and Cabo (seasonal) love with live music can been seen and heard in one of ABIA’s six live music stages in the terminal.
17 TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
Successful advocacy efforts throughout the year encouraged officials and the community to keep transportation projects moving forward. This included supporting projects to improve MoPac South, I-35, Oak Hill Parkway, SH 45 SW, and 183 North. Some of the transportation related projects are highlighted below.
PASSAGE OF PROP 7 ADOPTION OF THE CAMPO 2040 PLAN AS IS
We encouraged support for State Proposition In May 2015, the CAMPO policy board nearly 7, approved by voters, which enabled TxDOT unanimously approved the regional transportation and metro planning organizations throughout plan designed to manage growth throughout Central the state to better plan transportation projects Texas. CAMPO is responsible for coordinating by counting on a stable source of funding. transportation planning in six counties: Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson. It also approves use of federal funds in the region.
MOPAC SOUTH IMPROVEMENTS
Included in the CAMPO 2040 Plan was a proposal to add two toll lanes in each direction on MoPac South. Later in the year, we hosted a luncheon where a project team presented information regarding several MoPac South Improvement Project alternatives. A panel also discussed the attributes of Express Lanes and ways to enhance transit in the corridor, including how other large urban cities are integrating transit into their projects.
18 APPEAL FOR MORE FUNDING ON I-35
In June, we hosted a special transportation event where an announcement was made regarding a 10-year plan for improvements to I-35 and the possible addition of more capacity through downtown Austin. Highlights thof the plan included a proposal for an additional lane added in each direction to the upper-decks of I-35 in 15 Street Concept Rendering PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO Austin as part of a new concept announced by State Sen. KirkTypical Watson, Section TxDOT Through and the cityDecks of Austin. CHANGE
06/11/2015
Mobility35 MOBILITY CHALLENGE Aims to reduce local traffic congestion
Employers joining the program pledge to have at least 20% of their employees using different mobility options by 2020 because it will make their businesses stronger, reduce costs, and support growth. A highlight during the year, we hosted a Mobility Challenge breakfast with Austin Mayor Steve Adler to further promote the initiative to 70 additional companies.
ENERGY
Austin Energy initiated a review of its rate structure, as City Council requires that rates be reviewed every five years.
The Chamber took several actions: • Advocated for regaining compliance with the City’s affordability goals of keeping bills below the state median and limiting bill increases to 2% or less per year. Many business customers are paying above their cost of service and above competitive market rates found elsewhere in the state.
• Opposed power purchase agreements that would increase, not reduce, energy bills.
• Strongly encouraged members and OA investors to be involved and represented in the process to ensure more affordable business costs.
19 FINANCIALS
PROGRAM EXPENSES TO DATE (2014/2015) 5 YEAR PLAN $7,299,846 TOTAL $20,000,000 TOTAL
ECONOMY (RECRUITING, BUSINESS RETENTION/EXPANSION, TECHNOLOGY)
$3,696,999
$9,841,929
TALENT (EDUCATION/TALENT ATTRACTION)
$2,431,919
$6,199,590
PLACE (ADVOCACY, MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE)
$575,646
$2,342,052
INVESTOR RELATIONS
$415,282
$1,066,429
OPPORTUNITY FUND
$180,000
$550,000
20 REGIONAL PARTNERS
The success of Opportunity Austin is based on the ongoing collaboration with public and private leaders throughout the five-county area. Through our work together, each of our communities have been recognized for a broad range of unique strengths and personalities that combined make greater Austin the best region in the nation.
AUSTIN BASTROP BUDA
One of Top 20 Manufacturing First community in Texas to receive the Fastest growing city, over 10,000 Growth Metros designation of “Certified Connected population, in Texas Community” GARNER ECONOMICS TEXAS STATE DATA CENTER CONNECTED NATION
CEDAR PARK ELGIN GEORGETOWN
4th Fastest Growing Large City in Brick Capitol of the Southwest, producing #3 on list of Best Suburbs in America the Country over 160 million bricks per year MOVOTO BLOG U.S. CENSUS BUREAU THE SOUTHWEST BRICK INSTITUTE
HUTTO JARRELL KYLE
Top 100 Places in Major Markets to Locate Cost of living is 11.7% lower than the U.S. Kyle is dedicated to setting the stage Your Business average for development success – in economic development as well as real estate SOUTHERN BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT SPERLING development.
THE NATELSON DALE GROUP
LEANDER LOCKHART PFLUGERVILLE
Close enough to enjoy metro benefits 2nd among America’s Best BBQ Cities No. 20 on Money’s Best Places to Live with commuter rail service to downtown Austin, while providing uncongested US NEWS TRAVEL MONEY access to the Texas Hill Country.
CITY OF LEANDER
ROLLINGWOOD ROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS
Eanes ISD [that serves Rollingwood] No. 1 on list of Best Affordable Places for #1 fastest growing city, over 50,000 achieved the highest rating of “Met Families to Live population, in the U.S. for two years in a row Standard” in accountability ratings LIVABILITY.COM U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
TAYLOR WESTLAKE HILLS
Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle Eanes ISD & Westlake High School are Platinum Award for Financial Transparency committed to excellence, with a 99% direct-to-college rate. TEXAS TRANSPARENCY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
21 OA 3.0 BOARD
OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN TERMS EXPIRING TERMS EXPIRING TERMS EXPIRING Phil Wilson DECEMBER 31, 2015 DECEMBER 31, 2016 DECEMBER 31, 2017 General Manager Lower Colorado River Tim Crowley Paul Bury Mark Curry Authority (LCRA) Regional President, President Community Bank President Austin Region Bury Inc Wells Fargo VICE CHAIRMAN Frost Kerry Hall Gary Farmer Casey Dobson President – Austin Region Laura Gottesman President Partner Texas Capital Bank Owner Heritage Title Company Scott, Douglass & Gottesman Residential Real McConnico TREASURER Estate Rob Golding Donnie Williams CEO Adam Hauser President/Austin Area Tim Hendricks Live Oak – Gottesman, LLC Office Managing Partner Sovereign Bank Senior Vice President Husch Blackwell, LLP Cousins Properties Kerry Hall GENERAL COUNSEL/ President – Austin Region Jim Jarrett ASSISTANT SECRETARY Joe Holt Texas Capital Bank Vice President - Operations Chairman, Austin Region Texas Gas Service Tim Taylor JPMorgan Chase Bank David Huffstutler Partner President/CEO Chuck Lipscomb Jackson Walker Chad Marsh St. David’s HealthCare Vice President Managing Principal JE Dunn Construction PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Endeavor Real Estate Group Bart Matheney Mike Rollins Principal Elysia Ragusa President Steve Leslie AQUILA Commercial, LLC Senior Managing Director Greater Austin Chamber of Special Assistant to the Jones Lang LaSalle Commerce President for Medical Donnie Williams Education, President/Austin Area Don Reese AUSTIN CHAMBER The University of Texas at Sovereign Bank Partner CHAIRMAN Austin Riverside Resources Gene Austin Howard Yancy CEO Tim Taylor President Richard Ridings Bazaarvoice Partner Zydeco Development Vice President Jackson Walker HNTB Corporation CHAMBER IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Rick Whiteley Pete Winstead Jack McDonald Partner Founding Shareholder Chairman & CEO Cushman Wakefield | Oxford Winstead PC Upland Software Commercial Director Emeritus Pike Powers
22 OA 3.0 INVESTORS
As of February 23, 2016
LEAD INVESTORS $100,000 and up ($20,000 minimum/year)
3M Cintra US Graves, Dougherty, Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP / Hearon & Moody, PC ML&R Wealth Management AQUILA Commercial, LLC Circuit of the Americas Hanger, Inc. MET Center / Zydeco Armbrust & Brown, PLLC City of Austin / Development Austin Energy H-E-B Austin Regional Office Austin American-Statesman Milestone Community CleanScapes, LP Hensel Phelps Builders, LLC & Topfer Austin Board of Realtors Construction Company Clinical Pathology Family Foundation Austin Commercial, LP Laboratories, Inc. Heritage Title Newmark Grubb Company of Austin Austin Community CompassLearning Knight Frank College District HFF Cousins Properties, Inc. Norton Rose Fulbright Austin Opera Hill & Wilkinson Cushman & Wakefield NXP Semiconductors Avison Young Construction Group | Oxford Commercial Parkway Properties, Inc. Baker Botts, LLP HNTB Corporation Cypress Real Estate Professional Bank of America Advisors, Inc. HPI Real Estate Services Janitorial Service and Investments BBVA Compass D.R. Horton - Austin Randolph-Brooks Federal Husch Blackwell, LLP Credit Union (RBFCU) The Beck Group Data Foundry IBC Bank RANGER Excavating, LP Mr. Rudy Belton/ Delaware North Companies Independence Title Belco Equities, Inc. Dimensional Fund Real Estate Council of Austin, Inc. Benchmark Development Advisors, LP Jackson Walker, LLP Riverside Resources Brandywine Realty Trust DivcoWest Services LLC JE Dunn Construction Downtown Austin Alliance JMI Realty Samsung Austin Brookfield Residential Semiconductor DPR Construction JPMorgan Chase BURY Scott, Douglass & McConnico, LLP Capital Metropolitan Dynamic Systems, Inc. Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty Transportation Authority Endeavor Real Estate Group Seton Healthcare Family Lincoln Property Company CapRidge Partners, LLC Forestar Group, Inc. Silverback Enterprise Group Live Oak - Gottesman CBRE, Inc. & Trammell Frost Simon Property Group Crow Company Locke Lord, LLP Garza EMC Sovereign Bank Central Texas Regional Lower Colorado Mobility Authority Goveia Commercial River Authority SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. Real Estate Cielo Property Group Spear Street Capital
23 LEAD INVESTORS ADVANCED INVESTORS (Continued) $50,000 to $99,999 ($10,000 minimum/year)
Spire Realty Group, LP ABC Home & HDR Engineering, Inc. Vinson & Elkins LLP Commercial Services St. David’s HealthCare HID Global Workplace Resource American Bank, NA Stratus Properties Hilton Austin Wortham Insurance & American Campus Risk Management Stream Realty Partners Communities Howdy Honda – Austin, LP Zapalac / Reed Construction AT&T Hutto Economic Company, L.P. Swinerton Builders Development Corporation Austin Regional Clinic Tenura Holdings, Inc. Intertech Flooring Bartlett Cocke General Texas Gas Service Contractors Jones Lang LaSalle
Texas Mutual Insurance Bastrop Economic Kinnser Software Company Development Corporation LegalZoom Texas State University Bazaarvoice Luminex Corporation TIER REIT, Inc. Bergelectric Corporation Metcalfe Wolff Stuart United Heritage Berkadia Commercial & Williams, LLP Credit Union Mortgage, LLC Moore & Associates, Inc. University Federal Capital One Bank Credit Union Munday Enterprises Capitol Anesthesiology nFusion The University of Association Texas at Austin Pflugerville Community Catellus Development Development Corporation Wells Fargo Corporation PlainsCapital Bank White Construction Cenpatico Company Regions Bank Cirrus Logic Winstead PC Round Rock Chamber City of Georgetown - WP Glimcher Economic Development Schlosser Development Department Corporation
Comerica Bank Slack & Davis, LLP
Cypress Semiconductor STG Design, Inc.
Deloitte, LLP Taylor Economic Development Corporation DLA Piper, LLP (US) Terracon Consultants Gemalto Texas Capital Bank Greater San Marcos Partnership Time Warner Cable
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Tokyo Electron US Holdings
GSC Architects TRANSWESTERN
24 INVESTORS Up to $49,000 ($9,999 maximum/year)
360 Electrical Bank SNB Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC Elgin Economic Contractors, Inc. Development Corporation Barshop & Oles Company Catapult Systems, LLC 9Gauge Partners, LLC Elizabeth Christian Bay & Associates, Inc. Cedar Park Economic & Associates Public A+ Federal Credit Union Development Corporation BB&T Relations, Inc. Active Power Central National Bank Benchmark Bank Ellis & Salazar Garage ADP Christianson Air and Body Shop Berkshire Realty Conditioning & Airco Mechanical, Ltd. Holdings, LP Emerson Process Plumbing, LLC Management Amelia Bullock Realtors, Inc. Biggs Plumbing and City of Kyle Mechanical Inc. Enoch Kever, PLLC American Bank of City of Leander Commerce Blazier, Christensen, Equitable Commercial Bigelow & Virr, P.C. CLS Partners Realty (ECR) American Bank of Texas Bonner Carrington LLC Coleman & Associates Ernst & Young, LLP American Constructors, Inc. Borgelt Law Community Impact ETS-Lindgren AmeriFirst Insurance Newspaper Agency, LLC The Brandt Companies, LLC Farmers Insurance Concordia University Texas Group of Companies Ameripro Funding, Inc. Bridgepoint Consulting, LLC Ms. Cathy Coneway First State Bank Amplify Federal Broaddus & Associates Central Texas Credit Union Jimbo Cotton Broadway Bank Flieller, Kruger, Skelton anthonyBarnum Public CTA Architects & Engineers & Plyler, PLLC Relations, LLC Buda Economic Development Corporation Customer Research Flynn Construction, Inc. Applied Materials, Inc. International Buena Vista Foundation Focus Strategies Approved By Jake CWS Apartment Homes Investment Banking Buffington Homes ARA, A Newmark Company CWS Corporate Housing Four Seasons Hotel Austin BuildASign Ardent Residential Danze & Davis FourT Realty Burks Digital Reprographics Architects, Inc. Asuragen, Inc. Fox Service Company The Burt Group David Petrick Company, Inc. Austin Business Journal Mr. Jerry M. Frey CalAtlantic Homes David Weekley Homes Austin Convention & Frost Insurance Visitors Bureau, Inc. CAM-I DCA Construction, LP Gensler Austin Hotel & Lodging Capform, Inc. Documation Association Glass & Company, Certified Capital Pumping, LP Dominion Advisors Public Accountants, PC Austin Ventures Capitol Chevrolet Don Hewlett Chevrolet Google, Inc. Baker Drywall Austin Buick Inc. Cappello Capital Gottesman Residential Balcones Resources Corporation Door Number 3 Real Estate
Ball Peoples Cardno Haynes Whaley Doucet & Associates Gracy Title
BancVue Carollo Engineers, Inc. DuBois Bryant & Campbell Grande Communications
25 INVESTORS (Continued)
Granite Properties of Texas Independent Bank Lott Brothers Construction Prosperity Bank Company, Ltd. Gray Engineering, Inc. Investors Alliance, Inc. Protocol & Etiquette Luther King Capital Worldwide / Sharon A Greater Austin Ironwood Real Estate Management Schweitzer Development Company, Ltd. J.R. Schneider Construction The Marek Companies PulteGroup
Group Solutions RJW Jack Nash & Wayne Mathias Partners R & R Limousine & Bus Burklund Commercial Real Estate GSD&M Realty Austin Jarrell Economic McGarrah Jessee Haegelin Construction Development Corporation Reliant Title Company, Ltd. McGuyer Homebuilders, JMEG, LP Inc. “MHI” Rhode Partners Hagler & Kerr, LLC Jones & Carter, Inc. McKinney Drilling Company Rifeline, LLC Hahn Public Communications Journeyman McLean & Howard, LLP RKB Contractors, Inc. Construction, Inc. Harvey-Cleary Builders Meador & Jones Rockford Business Interiors K Friese & Associates Hawkeye Partners, LP Mechanical Reps, Inc. Rogers-O’Brien Karlin Real Estate Construction Company HealthCare Facilities MHBT, Inc. Development Corporation Kennedy Wilson Austin, Inc. Rollingwood Community Moreland Properties Development Corporation Heldenfels Enterprises, Inc. KEYE-TV Channel 42 / CBS Morrison & Head, LP RS&H Higginbotham Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Mtech / Comfort Ryan Companies US, Inc. Highland Resources, Inc. Systems USA Klotz Associates, Inc. Sabre Commercial, Inc. Hill Country Electric Supply Northstar Fire Protection KMD Studley SACHEM, Inc. The Historic Norwood Tower The Nyle Maxwell Knight Office Family of Dealerships Saunders, Norval, Holtzman Partners, LLP Solutions of Austin Pargaman & Atkins, LLP O’Connell Robertson Home Builders Association KPMG LLP Seaholm Power, LLC of Greater Austin Oden Hughes, LLC Commercial Developer Land Strategies, Inc. Horizon Bank Office Furniture NOW! Siemens Industry, Inc. Larry Peel Company The HT Group Pape-Dawson Silicon Valley Bank LASCO Acoustics Engineers, Inc. Hulsey Hunt IP Lawyers and Drywall, Inc. SkylesBayne Company Pfluger Associates Huston-Tillotson University LEDIC Realty Company, LLC Architects South Rita Ranch
Hyatt Regency Austin Lennar Homes PMB Helin Donovan, LLP Southside Bank
ICON Plumbing, LNV, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Staats Falkenberg Heating & Air LTD & Partners, Inc. Lockhart Economic Private Label Realty Imagecraft Exhibits Development The Steam Team Cleaning Corporation (LEDC) and Restoration
26 Stellargy Services, LLC Walters Southwest Steve T. Matthews Company Watkins Insurance Group NOTABLE RANKINGS Strait Music Company Wattinger Company, Inc.
Studio 8 Architects, Inc. Weaver Austin tops ranking of cities Summit Commercial Wes Peoples Homes most likely to prosper over the next decade TBG Partners, Inc. Westlake Chamber of Commerce - FORBES TDIndustries Yellow Cab Austin Teeple Partners, Inc.
Terry McDaniel & Company- One of the 15 Hottest Metros for Investment Counsel Advanced Industries
Texas DPS Credit Union - BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Texas Engineering Solutions
Texas Realty Capital, LP Austin is the No. 1 Tech Thomas Graphics, Inc. City in global ranking
Robert & Amy Thomas - SAVILLS
Thrive, FP
ThyssenKrupp Austin is the No. 1 U.S. Elevators America city for startup activity TIG Real Estate Services Inc. - KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION Time Insurance Agency, Inc.
Titus Electrical Contracting, LP, a Division of the No. 4 Best-Performing City Titus Industrial Group in annual assessment of Tramor Properties Where America’s Jobs are Created & Sustained Trinity Real Estate Finance - MILKEN INSTITUTE TyRex Group, Ltd.
United Commercial Realty
Urbanspace Real Austin is the No. 1 city for Estate + Interiors Creative Job Growth vcfo, Inc. - CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE
Walmart
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