TRADE & INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS THE 2007 CORPORATE INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY IMPACT (CiCi) AWARDS

BIRMINGHAM, AL— (March 12, 2007) Trade & Industry Development, the premier source of information on site selection and corporate growth strategies, announces the 2007 Corporate Investment and Community Impact (CiCi) Awards. These awards are presented in two separate categories: Corporate Investment and Community Impact. The CiCi Awards were created to reward companies that are making a difference by investing, locating and building relationships in communities throughout North America, as well as the economic development organizations that have facilitated their decisions.  This dual recognition is an industry first.  The recipients of these prestigious awards are recognized for the creation of new jobs, retention of current jobs and generation of economic growth.

2007 CiCi Awards, Corporate Investment:This category is directly related to overall capital investment in a particular location during the year 2006, taking into account the investment and job creation for a specific project.  The following are the top15 Corporate Investment projects.  The 2007 CiCi Award is presented to both the company and the economic development organization(s) responsible for transacting the project.  

• Ford Motor Company – Southeastern Michigan
• UPS Worldport II – Louisville, Kentucky
• Kia Motors Corporation – West Point, Georgia
• Advanced Micro Devices – Malta, New York
• General Motors Corporation – Ypsilanti and Warren, Michigan
• General Motors Corporation – Toledo, Ohio
• ProLogis – Wilmington, Illinois
• RBS Greenwich Capital – Stamford, Connecticut
• Samsung Electronics – Austin, Texas
• Gulfstream Aerospace – Savannah, Georgia
• Edward Jones – St. Louis, Missouri
• Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA)/Toyota – Lafayette, Indiana
• Quad/Graphics – Sussex, Hartford & Lomira, Wisconsin
• Swedwood North America – Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia
• Fidelity Investments – Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
  
  2007 CiCi Awards, Community Impact

This category focuses on those projects conducted during the year 2006 that have the greatest potential to have a positive impact on a community or region.  While numbers such as capital investment and job creation have been considered, other factors have also been taken into account, including employment and income levels for a particular region.  This list, while subjective, has some powerful examples of what happens when companies and communities come together.  The following are the Top 15 Community Impact projects.  The 2007 CiCi Award is presented to both the company and the economic development organization(s) responsible for transacting the project.

• Boeing C-17 Program – Long Beach, California
• East Penn Manufacturing Company – Lyon Station, Pennsylvania
• Sanderson Farms – Waco, Texas
• Haier Group – Camden, South Carolina
• Triumph Foods – East Moline, Illinois
• Novartis – Holly Springs, North Carolina
• Hoku Materials – Pocatello, Idaho
• United Solar Ovonic – Greeneville, Michigan
• Automatic Data Processing – El Paso, Texas
• Federated Department Stores – Portland, Tennessee
• Huber Engineered Woods, LLC – Emanuel County, Georgia
• Chris-Craft Corporation and Indian Motorcycle Company – Kings Mountain,                  North Carolina
• Target – Allenwood, Pennsylvania
• Cardone Industries, Harlingen, Texas

• Royal Concrete – Okeechobee County, Florida
  
  The 30 recipients for the Corporate Investment and Community Impact Awards are estimated to create over 27,000 new jobs, retain 36,000 existing jobs and are projected to make investments of $15.4 billion (data provided by respondents, and includes estimations of future growth). Typically, the investments were stimulated by community contributions in the form of grants, loans, tax abatements, and other forms of assistance.  The economic benefits will increase as the collaboration continues between these companies and the communities with which they are partnering.
  
  Trade & Industry Development’s editorial staff consulted numerous industry experts, academics, journalists, site-selection consultants and economic developers to establish
  the criteria for the award. The editorial staff also called upon its extensive database of communities and economic developers to contribute their most significant site-selection transactions for 2006. Trade & Industry Development received more than 1,000 submissions for these awards throughout North America.
  
  Details on the investment and contributions of recipients of the awards will be announced in Trade & Industry Development’s March/April 2007 issue. Please visit www.TradeandIndustryDev.com for more information on Trade & Industry Development.

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