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Home My Public Portal About2014 - Chamber of Commerce - JULY Report to City-County Economic Development Monthly Report as of July 30, 2014 July Monthly Report-Executive Summary Activity July To Date Existing Business Calls 12 61 Business Attraction Projects 2 15 BA-Site Visits 2 2 Contacts 3 26 General Activity Report - 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce 1 Date Contact Company Email Request Staff 7/23/14 Gene Foster Missouri Baptist gfoster@mobaptist.com Occupational Wage rates MB 7/7/14 Vernon Stephenson Unknown vernons@whti.net Hwy 50 Upgrade Schedule MM 7/2/14 Mike Hoelscher Providence Bank mhoelscher@myprovidencebank.com Maps of Labor Market Information Areas MM 6/20/14 Carly Guttierrez Frank Newman, Inc N/A Maps of Jefferson City MM 6/4/14 Melody Freeman Salvation Army melody_freeman@usc.salvationarmy.org Unemployment/Job information for Cole County SS 5/30/14 Oscar Garza Consultant Oscarroelgarza@yahoo.com Information related to city utility franchise tax SS 5/28/14 Donald Kamp Unknown DonaldKamp38@gmail.com Information on local hospitals for employment SS 5/19/14 Chief Roger Schroeder Jefferson City Police Department rschroeder@jeffcitymo.org Jefferson City's population during the day - including everyone working and playing AT 5/2/14 Linda Franchini Pet Care digit1248@aol.com Information on bonding for a business SS 5/1/14 Mandy Fast Salon carnivalof1@aol.com Fire inspection information AT 5/1/14 Matt Bauer Development Strategies Unknown JC & CC Taxable sales data MM 4/25/14 Tom Quinn Wayward Sons Productions Unknown Gauge interest for sponsorships of Monster Truck event MM 4/18/14 Justin Donalds Unknown Unknown General demographics, school ratings, info on mobile park homes AT 4/9/14 Scott Rodberg MediaCom srodberg@mediacomcc.com Number of businesses in the Jefferson City area (65101 & 65109) AT 3/31/14 Steve Viedsel Pest Control steven.viedsel@gmail.com Assistance with marketing a new startup pest control business SS 3/27/14 Paul VanHorn Unknown pvhorn@embarqmail.com 3 mile radius report from Missouri River Regional Library AT General Activity Report - 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce 2 Date Contact Company Email Request Staff 3/27/14 Ron and Carol Scott None carolandron77@yahoo.com Annual Report MM 3/14/14 Steve Crowell City of Jefferson scrowell@jeffcitymo.org Top 20 Largest Employers with Contact Info AT 3/13/14 Chris Yarnell Engineering Surveys and Services CYarnell@ESS-Inc.com Construction stats MM 3/12/14 Martha Butler Jefferson City Oil/Midland Oil Company mjbutler@jcoil.com 2013 Cost of Living for Jefferson City & Kansas City AT 3/11/14 Elizabeth Beach Missouri River Region Library beache@mrrl.org 2013 Cost of Living for Jefferson City AT 2/28/14 Duane Muck Cosmo Club N/A Annual Report MM 2/18/14 Mark Rehagen N/A Mark_Rehagen@ctsinc.biz Plastic materials suppliers MM 1/27/14 Ryan Cornell Duell Baren duellbaren@gmail.com Available buildings 1,000 + sq. ft. Downtown MM 1/27/14 Celeste Koon N/A N/A Chamber owned-property MB 1/3/14 Mary Rudolph Truvine Clothing truvine.mary@gmail.com Assistance with marketing a clothing store business SS Business Attraction Projects as of July 30, 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Project Received Type Jobs Facility/Site Needs Investment Submitted Site Status Foam (ID #3125)3/25/14 Personal care & household cleaning products company 60-120 jobs 40,000-50,000 SF existing industrial building, within 5 miles of interstate Total investment is unknown - $500,000-$800,000 in equipment Chamber Spec Building 5/8/14 Company is reviewing submissions Europe 4/4/14 European plastic packaging producer Not available 25,000 SF existing industrial building expandable up to 100,000 SF, 4,000+ KVA on site Not available Chamber Spec Building & 321 Wilson Drive 5/29/14 Currently reviewing available properties in MO Aluminum (ID #3073)4/22/14 Heavy media separation (HMS) plant, a center to collect aluminum scrap & aluminum recycling 233 jobs 75,600 SF existing building w/room to expand to 137,760 SF, wants to own the property, 30 additional acres $51.1 Million over a 10 year period Chamber Spec Building 7/30/14 Site Visit Argon (ID #3193)4/25/14 Advanced aerospace & oil industry precision components manufacturer Phase 1 - 120 jobs Phase 2 - 130 jobs 80,000 SF existing industrial building w/ on-site capacity to grow, one loading dock & single truck door $50 Million Chamber Spec Building 5/20/14 Consultants requested a site visit in St. Louis, MO, Consultants informed MO Partnership to plan for other MO visits at a later date 2014 Attraction Projects - Responded Business Attraction Projects as of July 30, 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Power 5/22/14 Commercial Development unknown 100,000 SF $25-$30 Million N/A 7/8/14 Site Visit Information gathered from Ameren and potential sites evaluated Osaka 7/7/14 Manufacturer 200 phase 1 up to 1200 200-250 acres and rail served $70-$100 Million Partnership Business Park-Lot #2 and Lot #1 7/21/14 Site visit Project Received Type Jobs Facility/Site Needs Investment Reason for Not Submitting CT (ID #3101)2/3/14 Manufacturer Not available Existing manufacturing building 150,000-200,000 SF, 25-35 acres and rail served Not available Could not provide an existing building that met the square footage, acreage & rail requirements Rubber (ID #3104)2/10/14 Rubber Manufacturing Not available Existing heavy manufacturing facility: former rubber mixing facility or rubber product, 90,000- 150,000 SF, client would raise a portion of the building height to 70' Not available Could not provide a former rubber mixing facility - heavy manufacturing 2014 Attraction Projects - Not Responded Business Attraction Projects as of July 30, 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Pea Pod (ID #3106)2/14/14 Soybean Processing Manufacturer 60 jobs - Phase 1 Former soy bean processing facility $75 Million Could not provide a former soy bean processing facility Peep (ID #3116)3/6/14 Chicken Slaughter & Processing Manufacturer Not available 20,000-100,000 SF, zoning that allows for slaughter operation Not available Could not provide an existing building that was zoned for slaughtering Project Symmetry (ID #3214) 5/19/14 Call Center 700-1000 jobs 30,000-50,000 plug & play facility, 400-600 seats Not available Could not provide a plug & play facility Project Rocket Launch (ID #3224) 5/30/14 Asian Manufacturer & Distrbutor of Snacks 110 jobs 300,000 SF preferred but will accept 150,000 SF building with room to expand to 300,000 SF, 20 acres of land, rail spur onto property $23 Million Could not provide a large enough facility with additional acreage to expand Project Cider (ID #3084)6/12/14 Railcar Maintenance, Cleaning and Repair Faciltiy 100-150 jobs 80-100 acres, MUST be located on BNSF rail line $15-$20 Million Could not provide a site located on BNSF rail line Business Attraction Projects as of July 30, 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Rubber 2 (ID #3104)7/10/14 Rubber Manufacturing Not available Existing heavy manufacturing facility: former rubber mixing facility or rubber product, 90,000- 150,000 SF, client would raise a portion of the building height to 70' Not available Could not provide a former rubber mixing facility - heavy manufacturing Heat 7/10/14 Automotive Supplier 150-250 jobs 115,000+ square feet single tenant 24'+ ceilings $45-$50 Million Could not provide a 115,000 square foot facility Project Received Type Jobs Facility/Site Needs Investment Submitted Site/ Comments Top (ID #1170)2/12/13 Shingle Manufacturer 125 jobs Greenfield, 100-200 acres, Rail served, Zoned heavy industrial $149 Million Submitted Partnership Business Park Lot 5 (Now Lot 2) Located Elsewhere 3/19/2014 - GAF Roofing is locating to Moberly, MO, constructing a 320,000 SF facility 2014 Attraction Projects - Dead or Located Elsewhere Business Attraction Projects as of July 30, 2014 Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Scaffale 4/17/12 Shelving & Store Furnishings Manufacturer 8 jobs 16,000-22,000 SF existing building Not available Submitted Chamber Spec Building Dead 3/25/2014 - Company put project on hold for 5 years - were not able to achieve sales volume needed County Economic Development Outreach Contacts/Meetings 1 Community Contact Email Address Phone #Meeting Times Notes Contact/Meeting Info. Centertown City Clerk Susan Gilliam centertownclerk@gmail.com (573) 584-9572 Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Jesse Corona, Mayor Tentative Date: September 9th Lohman City Clerk Diane Kalaf dkalaf@mofb.com (573) 782-0148 The council meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Tom Kirchner, Mayor Meeting Date/Time: August 11th (7:00 p.m.) Russellville City Clerk Karen Platter russellville@embarqmail.com (573) 782-3511 City council meetings are held at 7:00 p.m., the second and fourth Monday of each month at city hall. Larry Crocker, Mayor Meeting Date/Time: August 25th (7:00 p.m.) St. Martins City Clerk Virgina Bayne cstmartins@centurylink.net (573) 893-6465 Board of Aldermen regular meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 P.M. Daniel Bax, Mayor Meeting Date/Time: August 12th (7:00 p.m.) St. Thomas Susan Boessen (619-4424)gsboessen@embarqmail.com (573) 477-3500 Meeting are the first Tuesday of every month at 5:45 p.m. Robert Schellman, Mayor Meeting Date/Time: August 5th (6:00 p.m.) Taos City Clerk Andrea Kerperin cityoftaos@yahoo.com (573) 301-2442 Meetings are the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. The day may change towards Fall to accommodate schedules. Tony Forck, Mayor Tentative Meeting Date: October 6th (7:00 p.m.) Wardsville City Clerk Shirley Stockman villageofwardsville@gmail.com (573) 635-2625 First Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Randy Libbert, Mayor Wardsville City Council will discuss our meeting request at next meeting (Aug. 6th)