Title: KANSAS BUSINESS RECRUITMENT
1KANSAS BUSINESS RECRUITMENT
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6Key Marketing Initiatives
- Site Consultant Lunches and Dinners 185 site
consultants with 50 community partners - Direct Mail letters and postcards - project
announcements and target industries - Direct Mail to California alternative energy and
bioscience companies - Quarterly E-newsletter to site consultants -
highlight Kansas rankings, announcements and new
legislation
7Economic Development Incentive Trends
- Site Selection 480 documented green incentive
programs, with approx. 30 created in last five
years - Majority for alternative energy development
- High start-up cost and state mandates on
increased alternative energy production - Creative Financing stacking incentives to
reduce need for bank debt due to freeze in
national lending
8East Coast Recruitment Office Bill Graper
- Project activity level Good but not great
- Predominant East Coast projects office,
distribution, biotech, with some manufacturing
9East Coast Recruitment Office Bill Graper
- Significant trends
- Consolidation reconfiguration
- Could be a positive or negative for Kansas
communities
10East Coast Recruitment Office Bill Graper
- What communities can do
- Think through the location process What would
you do? - Work with local companies for expansion
opportunities
11West Coast Recruitment Office Ron Frierson
- Project activity and consultant leads
- Strategies to increase lead generation
- Demand/expectation for upfront cash incentive
- Determine what industries work best for your
community and know the site criteria they require - How can you make your community more attractive
for these industries?
12Great Lakes Recruitment OfficeTeresa Nortillo
- Project activity level
- Consolidation of manufacturing lines
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Health Care/Pharmaceutical
- New criteria for green/LEED certified buildings,
i.e. ProLogis and Kraft
13Great Lakes Recruitment OfficeTeresa Nortillo
- Community preparation
- Knowledge of your target industries
- DC/Warehouse
- Back Office/Call Center/Information Technology
- Food/Beverage Processing
- Auto Suppliers MI, OH, IN
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing MN
14Mid-Central States Office Alicia Janesko
Hutchings
- Project activity and type of industries
- Financial commitments at the local level
financing tools, loan guarantees, stimulus funds - LocationOne community property profiles
complete all fields and keep updated - How we use LocationOne for clients
15Kansas International Recruitment Office
- Randi Tveitaraas Jack
- 1000 S.W. Jackson St, Suite 100
- Topeka, KS 66612
- rjack_at_kansascommerce.com
- (785) 296-7868
16International Projects Key Industry Sectors
- Renewable energy
- Bioscience
- Aviation
17International Projects - Activity Trends
- Type of project activity
- International market trends
- Sources of leads
- Changes in marketing activity
18ThinkBigKS.com
- Please check our Web site for the latest news on
Kansas business recruitment. - THANK YOU!!