HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Presentation 03-26-2019 Sun Corridor PresentationSun Corridor Inc. MembershipCurt Woody, Director Economic Development March 26, 2019
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE•TREO Member up until 2012•$35,000 Membership Fee w/Performance Measurement Contracts•85% Public Funded / 15% Private Funded•Structure of Organization Redefined – Sun Corridor Inc.•75% Private Funded / 25% Public Funded•No Longer Performance Metrics
SUN CORRIDOR CORE SERVICES•Outbound Sales Missions with Site Selectors & Companies•Hosting Client Visits•Real Estate and Facility Research•Relationship Building with Site Selectors•Business Attraction and Expansion
SUN CORRIDOR BENEFITS•Meet and Influence C‐Level Executives and Site Selectors During Sun Corridor Initiated Dinners & Meetings•Access to Top Elected and Business Officials Via Board‐Only Meetings and Updates•Opportunities to Weigh‐In on Development Issues and Attraction Strategies•Invitation to Attend Site Selector Roadshows, Media Tours, and Business Leadership Trips
SUN CORRIDOR BENEFITS•Board Level Recognition in all Sun Corridor Sponsored Events and Print/Electronic Marketing•Advance Notification of Announcements and Breaking News, and in Appropriate Cases: Inclusion in Confidential Attraction Projects•Membership Cost $10,000
SUN CORRIDOR - WHERE WE ARE TODAY•Opportunity to Participate as a Regional Partner•Opportunity to Help Drive the Discussions and Strategies to Shape Economic Development for our Region•Town of Marana is the Only Municipality that is Not a Member of our Regional Economic Development Organization
SUN CORRIDOR INCNOTABLE BOARD MEMBERS•Bonnie Allen, President & CEO – Tucson Airport Authority•Don Bourne, CEO – Bourn Companies•Michael Crow, President – Arizona State University•Robert Robbins, President – University of Arizona•Dave Hutchens, CEO – UNS Energy Corp, Tucson Electric Power•Taylor Lawrence, President – Raytheon Missile Systems•Mary Jacobs, Town Manager – Town of Oro Valley•Thomas Murphy – Mayor – Town of Sahuarita•Anthony Smith, Vice Chair – BOS, Pinal County
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