Business Facilities -November 2008

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IEDC 2008 Winners L ast month in Atlanta, the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announced the 2008 winners of its annual Excellence in Economic Development Awards. Here are the winners in the General Purpose Web Site category: GENERAL PURPOSE WEB SITE (pop. greater than 200,000) Winner: eFlorida.com (Enterprise Florida Inc.) The eFlorida.com Web site is an excellent example of a Web-centric economic development marketing effort that helps brand Florida for innovation. The Web site is a robust, informative and user-friendly resource about Florida’s business environment and industry strengths that includes concise narratives, relevant news and statistics, in-depth analysis, and vivid maps, as well as engaging multimedia testimonials. In addition to the main site, which has about 2,000 HTML pages, eFlorida.com has 15 international native-language sites. GENERAL PURPOSE WEB SITE (pop. 50,000-200,000) Winner: Denton Economic Development Partnership, Denton, TX The Denton Economic Development Partnership site, DentonEDP.com, is a comprehensive Web site with more than 120 pages of information about Denton for both the general public and site selectors evaluating Denton as a potential site for a business location project. GENERAL PURPOSE WEB SITE DESIGN (pop. 50,000-200,000) Winner: Economic Development Board of Blount County, TN The Blount County Economic Development Board serves as the economic development agency for the cities of Alcoa, Maryville and Blount County, TN. It is one of four organizations that are co-located and share staff and facilities: Blount County Chamber, Economic Development Board, Smoky Mountains Convention Bureau and the Chamber Foundation. The Economic Development Board has recognized for several years the importance of having an online presence; it has partnered with Media Pulse to develop new software products that can be utilized by economic development professionals. GENERAL PURPOSE WEB SITE (pop. less than 50,000) Winner: Siskiyou County Economic Development Council, Yreka, CA Siskiyou County Economic Development built one of the most advanced GIS applications for a county with a population less than 50,000 in California. The site offers advanced site selection GIS software, up-to-date access to incentives, regional data and lifestyle information, and a dynamic business tools component that offers new and existing businesses some of the most comprehensive resources available on-line to start or grow a business. Statement of Ownership Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S. Code 3685) 1. Title of publication: Business Facilities 2. Publication number: 0746-0023 3. Filing date: October 16, 2008 4. Issue frequency: Monthly 5. Number of issues published annually: 12 6. Annual subscription price: $0 or $52/year non-qualified 7. Location of known office of publication: 44 Apple St., Suite 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 – Contact person: Bill MacRae, 732-842-7433 8. Location of headquarters of general business offices of the publisher: same as #7 9. Name and addresses of publisher, editor, and managing editor: Publisher: Ted Coene; Editor in Chief: Jack Rogers; Managing Editor: Bill Trüb; all addresses same as #7 10. Owner: Group C Media, Inc.; Edgar T. Coene; Susan L. Coene; Ted Coene; all addresses same as #7 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgages, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1% of More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None 12. Tax Status for nonprofit organizations: Not applicable/Has not changed during preceding 12 months 13. Publication title: Business Facilities 14. Issue date for circulation data below: September 2008 15. Extent and nature of circulation (Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months / Number of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date): A. Total number of copies (net press run): 43,897 / 44,375 B. Legitimate paid and/or requested distribution (by mail and outside the mail): (1) Outside county paid/requested mail subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541: 30,895 / 32,943; (2) In-county paid/requested mail subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541: 0 / 0; (3) Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, counter sales, and other paid or requested distribution outside USPS®: 0 / 0; (4) Requested copies distributed by other mail classes through the USPS®: 166 / 260 (C) Total paid and/or requested circulation (sum of 15b (1), (2), (3), and (4)): 31,061 / 33,203 (D) Nonrequested distribution (by mail and outside the mail): (1) Outside county nonrequested copies stated on PS Form 3541: 12,086 / 10,894; (2) In county nonrequested copies stated on PS Form 3541: 0 / 0; (3) Nonrequested copies distributed through the USPS by other classes of mail: 0 / 0; (4) Nonrequested copies distributed outside the mail: 25 / 0 (E) Total nonrequested distribution (sum of 15d (1), (2), and (3)): 12,111 / 10,894 (F) Total distribution (sum of 15c and e): 43,172 / 44,097 (G) Copies not distributed: 725 / 278 (H) Total (sum of 15f and g): 43,897 / 44,375 (I) Percent paid and/or requested circulation (15c divided by f times 100: 71.95% / 75.30% 16. Publication of Statement of Ownership for a Requester Publication is required and will be printed in the November 2008 issue of this publication. 17. Signature and title of editor, publisher, business manager, or owner: Ted Coene, Owner October 16, 2008 46 NOVEMBER 2008 http://www.eFlorida.com http://www.eFlorida.com http://www.eFlorida.com http://www.DentonEDP.com

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Business Facilities -November 2008 Contents First Word Sanpshots Corporate Moves: Utah Kodak Develops a Megasite in Upstate New York Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace Metro Spotlight: Johnson City, TN A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics The Lone Star State Flexes Its Muscles Asia: A Portrait of Growth Sky's the Limit for High-tech in Arizona Corporate Moves: Pennsylvania Ohio Leads the Way Alabama's Tide Rolls to the Future IEDC 2008 Award Winners Advertiser Index Introducing Navigator Livexchange

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