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July 17, 2013
11:45AM - 1:00PM

The Columbus Region’s Competitive Position in Logistics Site Selection

sponsored by EXXCEL Project Management

Centerpoint V, 5415 Centerpoint Parkway, Groveport

The Columbus Region’s Competitive Position in Logistics Site Selection 

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July 17, 2013, 11:45am to 1pm, Lunch & presentation

 (SIOR members are invited at the NAIOP member rate, $40)

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Join NAIOP for a program on trends in the logistics industry and how the Columbus Region is positioned to compete for and win new investment.  The event will feature two subject matter experts that will provide insights on topics such as:

• What kind of activity is occurring, locations seeing the most investment and job creation, and the variables driving site selection decisions.
• How the Columbus Region is viewed by national retailers and distributors as a home for their critical distribution and fulfillment operations.
• How tax policy, including the proposed Federal Marketplace Fairness Act, will impact the Columbus Region’s competitiveness for new logistics users, including electronic retailers.

Kenny McDonald from Columbus 2020 will also present the product of a joint workgroup between NAIOP, Columbus 2020 and SIOR members focused on the Columbus Region’s value proposition to logistics end-users and providing fact-based, easily-digested collateral material for real estate and development professionals to use in their dealings with out-of-state decision makers. 

Presenters:

Kenny McDonald - Columbus 2020! – Logistics in theColumbusRegion

Kenny McDonald, CEcD, serves as the primary leader of all economic development and business attraction efforts for the 11-county Columbus Region in his position as Chief Economic Officer of Columbus 2020. McDonald has an extensive background in site selection, regional economic development, community marketing, business recruitment and international business development.

Christopher Steele – Investment Consulting Associates - Global Trends in Logistics Site Selection

Chris brings over 20 years of business and urban planning experience to the art and science of real estate, economic development and location strategy. His background in a small city planning firm, a Big-Four consulting firm (Ernst & Young), and a world-class logistics and transportation consulting firm (TranSystems) has resulted in a unique perspective on how the concept of place impacts business and community success. Moreover, his experience in these disparate industries and service areas has given him the ability to build networks across service areas that anticipate a wide variety of client needs.

Tom Zaino - Zaino, Hall & Farrin, LLC – Local Trends & Tax Policy

Tom is Managing Member and founder of the Firm. He assists clients with multistate business tax issues and represents clients before various government agencies. Tom represents many multistate and multinational companies and their owners and executives, before various state departments of revenue across the country, as well as before the Ohio Department of Taxation, other federal and state agencies, municipal tax authorities, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals and the Ohio General Assembly. Prior to founding this Firm, Tom was an attorney with a multistate law firm where he served as Chair of the Multistate Tax Practice Group, as Managing Member of theColumbusoffice and member of the Board of Directors.

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