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Rickenbacker's cargo- Internationally Owned Companies Ranked by Countries That Have Companies Investing dedicated facility o ers all- Number of Columbus Region Employees In The Columbus Region: weather navigation and 24- hour U.S. Customs and Border Rank Company Employees Headquarters Protection 1 Honda of America Mfg., Inc. 10,540 Japan For more information about 2 Exel Inc. 1,900 Germany how we are a smarter and 3 TS Tech North America 1,720 Japan easier way to connect with the world, contact Bryan 4 Teleperformance 1,682 France Schreiber at BSchreiber@ 5 Boehringer Roxane Inc. 1,250 Germany ColumbusAirports.com or 6 Rolls-Royce Energy Systems 1,132 UK 614-239-5022. 7 Safelite AutoGlass 1,021 Belgium RickenbackerInlandPort.com 8 BMW Financial Services 850 Germany 9 Midwest Express 760 Japan 10 Cardington Yutaka Tech. 750 Japan 11 Jeﬀ erson Industries Corp 750 Japan 12 AGC Automotive Americas 640 Japan Japan 151 13 Stanley Electric US, Co. 605 Japan LCK United Kingdom 80 14 Anheuser-Busch Inc. 580 Belgium Canada 64 Germany 61 15 Alcatel-Lucent 580 France Logistically Speaking France 43 16 American SHOWA Inc. 550 Japan Switzerland 41 Q4: 2013 Global opportunities, arriving daily at Rickenbacker Inland Port. 17 Accenture PLC 495 Ireland Rest of Europe 89 18 Showa Aluminum Inc. 480 Japan Rest of Asia 21 Rest of World 42 LCK lands perfect safety scores 19 Invensys Climate Controls 423 UK Sources: Columbus 2020; Columbus Business First, Book of Lists, 2012; local Sources: Community Research Partners; Columbus 2020 In the complex process of moving operates regularly scheduled freighter service economic development agencies airfreight, safe and secure practices improve through LCK. Other U.S. Kalitta Air stations reliability and strengthen the supply include Anchorage, Chicago, Los Angeles and chain. Rickenbacker International Airport New York-JFK. Strong export performance over the markets with $1.3 billion and $670 million (LCK) regularly earns high marks for our past several years has played a central in exports, respectively. The Columbus Region commitment to excellence in safety and LCK’s aircraft handling unit Rickenbacker Aviation has also received high honors role in the ongoing economic recovery in security from air carriers and the FAA. Central Ohio is home to Honda of America from top carriers in such audit categories as the United States. Exports account for • Exported $9.3 billion worth of With a commitment to meticulous record- ramp safety, fueling, ground handling and 54 percent of the post-recession output Manufacturing and its automaking goods and services keeping and maintenance of the airport in deicing. Audits have come from the following growth according to an annual report from operations which align with the region’s strict compliance of standards, LCK received organizations: the Brookings Institution Metropolitan largest export: transportation equipment, • Part of the greater Midwest including automobiles and associated “Rickenbacker was way above no discrepancies in the FAA’s Part 139 Policy Program. region of the U.S. which is one of my initial expectations and the annual certi cation inspection for 2013. is • Allegiant Air • Kalitta Air components. is the sixth consecutive annual certi cation • Cargolux • UPS e Columbus Region exported $9.3 the largest regions for export performance that I was allowed “As one of the top U.S. metros in post- inspection for Rickenbacker that has • Epic Aviation • U.S. Department billion worth of goods and services in trade with Japan to observe is perfectly in line with produced a result of no discrepancies, quite a recession recovery, the Columbus region • FedEx of Defense 2010. Western Europe and East Asia our Cargolux standards for a safe feat and rare in the industry. represent the Region’s largest markets, is making strong gains in exporting,” • In the last seven years that data said Kenny McDonald, CEO of economic operation." On the cargo handling side, in 2013, LCK with $2.0 billion and $1.4 billion in is available, machinery exports exports, respectively. At the country level, development organization Columbus2020. - Stephan Dahm was the only station in the U.S. to receive a alone have grown by 47 percent Auditor, Quality Assurance, Cargolux perfect score for safety by Kalitta Air, which Canada and Mexico are the Region’s largest Rickenbacker’s David Whitaker Staying CONNECTED Smarter (second from right), Columbus2020’s Deb Scherer (far right) and Franklin The front door to the world is right here. County Development Director James business Schimmer (far le ) were welcomed e Columbus region added 15,600 jobs in the Rickenbacker appreciates the time and "We will continue by members of the Japan Aircargo Forwarders Association in Tokyo, second quarter of 2013, outpacing job growth attention of Nippon Cargo Airlines to need freighters. connections, in the state of Ohio and the United States. President, Americas, Shawn McWhorter, who Japan. The three were part of a Air cargo carried Exports alone now account for one in 14 area headlined the recent Ohio-Japan Automotive arriving daily community delegation that traveled jobs. e growth is encouraging as we’ve just Manufacturing Logistics Symposium sponsored by freighters has to Japan to focus on business begun to tap into our potential to accelerate by Rickenbacker Inland Port. increased from 58 development opportunities. Columbus is a community Ohio’s volume of exports. percent to 62 percent McWhorter provided insights into industry in constant motion, growing of the total cargo In response to the area’s strong Automobiles, machinery and equipment, and challenges and ways to overcome them, as every day. Several recent customer base and ideal distribution pharmaceuticals are currently leading the well as con dence in a strong season ahead for carried since 2006.” events showcase the location, airfreight forwarder RCS nation’s export charge – products that all have air cargo. We know that it’s through fruitful Logistics recently unveiled a new alignment with the top products exported conversations such as these that we bridge - Shawn McWhorter collaboration that’s at Nippon Cargo Airlines facility that more than doubles from the Columbus region. With many of the gap to smarter connections for companies President Americas the center of our forward capacity of its Rickenbacker container Central Ohio’s Fortune 1000 companies and create an easier, more e cient way to do progress. freight station. Representatives from having multinational operations, even greater business every day. L Brands and Kali a Air joined RCS opportunities are in store to connect Central Logistics to celebrate. Ohio businesses with the world. Sincerely,

Cu ing the ribbon to mark the opening of RCS Logistics’ expanded container freight station were (from le ) David David Whitaker Sung, Kali a Air; Ned Wallace, Wallace Vice President Bryan Schreiber Air Group; Patrick Heaney, RCS Business Development and Manager Logistics; Connie Kali a, Kali a Air; Communications Business Development [email protected] [email protected] and Sandy Spence, Kali a Air.

FORTUNE 1000 HEADQUARTERS Shawn McWhorter (second from Reliable, ready workforce le ), President, Americas, of Nippon Cargo Airlines, led a panel of speakers builds opportunity for at the Ohio-Japan Automotive FORTUNE 1000 HEADQUARTERS FORTUNE 1000 HEADQUARTERS Manufacturing Logistics Symposium Central Ohio ﬁ rms hosted by Rickenbacker Inland Port. Marion The Columbus region is home to many County le 500 mi s 800 km Japanese-owned companies including Exel Direct plans to add 95 jobsKno inx the Columbus region. auto manufacturer Honda. County miles 40 Logan 250 0 km County After considering relocation options, Columbus-based logistics fi rm Exel Direct chose to remain in Central Ohio. Why? Exel Direct CFO Renee Albarano noted the decision was based in part on the region’s “robust labor pool.” With a projected 22.1 percent growth in Eﬃ ciency and speed help VSPOne reach opticians According to logistics employment from 2006 to 2016,

BusinessClimate.com, iles / Columbus is committed to fostering the 00 m 800 5 km e ability to save time and deliver next day are driving VSPOne A special late- Columbus was rated as growth of the logistics industry and building Optical Technology Centers to focus capital investments in its les / mi 40 night collection the infrastructure needed to support it. Local 50 0 2 k the ﬁ h best city in the m Columbus location near Rickenbacker International Airport. colleges and universities including Columbus provided by UPS U.S. when it comes to State Community College and e Ohio State Brad Garrison, Director of the Columbus center that’s one of allows VSPOne’s ﬁ nding a job. Common University o er logistics-related degrees. ten serving a network of 28,000 private practice doctors, said Rickenbacker center Scan to read more about Columbus State students can study in a to top-10 cities on the list the company can run production up to 10 p.m. and still get the VSPOne’s history and certi cate or associate-degree program. to enjoy the latest is strength in advanced product delivered the next day. Garrison added, “Ohio, especially growth in Central Ohio in Ohio State's Fisher College of Business possible deadline for in Columbus, is a key state for the company.” Columbus Business First. manufacturing. No has o ered a master's degree in Business next day service of

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77 ATLANTA Rickenbacker’s David Whitaker Staying CONNECTED Smarter (second from right), Columbus2020’s Deb Scherer (far right) and Franklin The front door to the world is right here. County Development Director James business Schimmer (far le ) were welcomed e Columbus region added 15,600 jobs in the Rickenbacker appreciates the time and "We will continue by members of the Japan Aircargo Forwarders Association in Tokyo, second quarter of 2013, outpacing job growth attention of Nippon Cargo Airlines to need freighters. connections, in the state of Ohio and the United States. President, Americas, Shawn McWhorter, who Japan. The three were part of a Air cargo carried Exports alone now account for one in 14 area headlined the recent Ohio-Japan Automotive arriving daily community delegation that traveled jobs. e growth is encouraging as we’ve just Manufacturing Logistics Symposium sponsored by freighters has to Japan to focus on business begun to tap into our potential to accelerate by Rickenbacker Inland Port. increased from 58 development opportunities. Columbus is a community Ohio’s volume of exports. percent to 62 percent McWhorter provided insights into industry in constant motion, growing of the total cargo In response to the area’s strong Automobiles, machinery and equipment, and challenges and ways to overcome them, as every day. Several recent customer base and ideal distribution pharmaceuticals are currently leading the well as con dence in a strong season ahead for carried since 2006.” events showcase the location, airfreight forwarder RCS nation’s export charge – products that all have air cargo. We know that it’s through fruitful Logistics recently unveiled a new alignment with the top products exported conversations such as these that we bridge - Shawn McWhorter collaboration that’s at Nippon Cargo Airlines facility that more than doubles from the Columbus region. With many of the gap to smarter connections for companies President Americas the center of our forward capacity of its Rickenbacker container Central Ohio’s Fortune 1000 companies and create an easier, more e cient way to do progress. freight station. Representatives from having multinational operations, even greater business every day. L Brands and Kali a Air joined RCS opportunities are in store to connect Central Logistics to celebrate. Ohio businesses with the world. Sincerely,