OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 1 2018 OneGeorgia PURPOSE The OneGeorgia Authority (OGA) exists to promote the health, welfare, safety and economic security of rural Georgians through the development and retention of employment opportunities in rural areas and the enhancement of infrastructures which accomplish that goal. ELIGIBILITY Local governments, government authorities and joint development authorities in rural counties that experience high poverty rates are eligible for OGA funding. Eligible counties are depicted on the map above. Conditionally eligible counties are required to have support from another eligible county for any application. 2 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 2018 OneGeorgia Grant Activity Equity Awards OGA's Equity program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants in the form of grants for publicly owned infrastructure or loans for projects such as building construction and equipment. Funded projects are intended to develop capacity for local economic development and to enhance regional competitiveness. Water and Sewer Infrastructure Thomaston-Upson IDA (Golden Star) DA of Peach County (Southern Flavor Farms) Emanuel County DA (Faircloth Forest Prod- ucts) City of Commerce (SKAPS Industries) Savannah EDA (Gulfstream) Putnam DA Road Improvements Dalton-Whitfield County JDA (Healthier Choice Flooring, White Flyer) JDA of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton County DA of Long County Rail Improvements DA of Richmond County (Edencrete, Star- bucks) Warren County DA (Georgia-Pacific) Land Acquisition Gainesville and Hall County DA Lowndes County Bacon County DA Site Preparation DA of Walton County DA of Bulloch County Speculative Building Construction (Loan) DA of Jefferson County (Coastal Processing) DA of Burke County (Legion Industries) Screven County DA Machinery and Equipment Purchase (Loan) DA of Washington County (Premier Tire) OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 3 2018 OneGeorgia Grant Activity EDGE Awards OGA's EDGE program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants in the form of grants to facilitate a business relocation or expansion when Georgia's communities are competing with other states. EDGE applications require a letter of recommendation from a state agency. Building Construction/Rehab Dalton-Whitfield County JDA (Hanwha Q Cells USA) DA of Houston County (Perdue Foods) DA of Bainbridge and Decatur County (Taurus Holdings) Rail Infrastructure Macon-Bibb County IA (Irving Consumer Products) Machinery and Equipment Hart County IBA (Nestl Purina PetCare Company) Brooks County DA (Aviagen) Rockmart DA (Meggitt (Rockmart) Pulaski County-Hawkinsville DA (Hyalus) Site Preparation DA of Bryan County (Daniel Defense) 4 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 OneGeorgia Awards 2014-2018 & #* #*# #* Dade Catoosa * #* & & Fannin Towns Union Rabun #* #* Walker Whitf&ield&&Murray Gilmer Habersham Chattooga #* #* #* !( Edge Floyd Gordon Bartow Lumpkin White Stephen&s Pickens Dawson Hall Cherokee Forsyth & Banks&Franklin && Hart Shaded counties show an OGA award has been received in this county. #* & Jackson Madison Elbert #* #* #* #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* #* #* #* #*#* #* #* #* Equity & HaPraHoClsle&akoarnrrodlPl auCDldooiwnugegtlaaCs FoabFbyueCltttloeanSyDtpoaenlHKdaeinlnGRbgrowycBinkNundeteatws&tlettoBWnaarJrlatoos&wnpe&MrOocrCPgoulanatnernkeaemGOrgeleeHtnheaonTrpcaeolicaWkfeirWlkrGoealsarrseMcnocLcDiknucffoielCnolumRibcihamond #* #* #* Pike Lamar #* #* Troup Meriwether Monroe Jones Baldwin Jefferson Burke #* #* #* #* Harris Talbot #* && #* #* #* #* Muscoge&e Upson Bibb & Washington Wilkinson Crawford Taylor & Peach Twiggs & Johnson Laurens Jenkins Emanuel Screven #* Marion #* #* #* #* Chattahoochee Schley Macon Houston& Dooly Bleckley #* #* & Pulaski Dodge #* #* #* #* #* Stewart Webster Sumter #* Crisp Wilcox Quitman & & Treutlen Candler Bulloch & Effingham Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans& Bryan Telfair Tattnall & Chatham #* #* Terrell #* #* #* Randolph Lee Turner Ben Hill Jeff Davis & Appling Long Liberty #* Clay Calhoun Dough&erty Worth Tift Irwin #* Coffee #*#* #*Bacon Wayne #* McIntosh Early Baker Miller Seminole Decatur && #* #* Mitchell & Colquitt Atkinson Berrien Cook #* Thomas Brooks Lanier #* #* Clinch Grady Lowndes & #* Echols Pierce Brantley Ware #* Gl#*ynn Charlton Camden #* OneGeorgia Awards 2014-2018 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 5 Success Stories Taurus Corporate Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility (2018) In April 2018, Taurus Holdings, Inc. announced New Jobs Created: 300 plans to build its North American headquar- Estimated Project Costs: $30,759,000 ters in Bainbridge. The Development Author- OGA Investment: $3,000,000 ity of Bainbridge and Decatur County was Private Investment: $7,500,000 awarded $3 million in EDGE funds to assist Interstate Competition: Florida with the construction of a new 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility in the Commodore Industrial Park. OGA funds will be used for site improvements, construction, and machinery/equipment. 6 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 Success Stories Stanton Springs Regional Industrial Complex, Development and Expansion (2008, 2012, 2018) In 2008, the JDA of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties received a $1 million OGA Equity award to construct a road in a new 1,500-acre regional technology park. The roadway enabled the recruitment of Baxter Healthcare later that year, for which the JDA received a $13.75 million EDGE award to assist with construction of a manufacturing and distribution facility. This award was key to recruiting the company, which generated 1,251 new jobs and contributed more than $1.2 billion in private investment. In March 2018, Facebook announced plans to construct a new data center in the park, creating an additional 250 jobs and $42 billion in private investment. Subsequently, the JDA was awarded a $500,000 Equity grant to extend the road to open up an additional 533 acres for future development. OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 7 Success Stories Coffee County Barrington Agri-Business Park, Premium Peanut (2015) In June 2015, Coffee County was awarded $500,000 in OGA Equity funds to assist with street and drainage improvements to Barrington Agri-Business Park. OGA funds were used to pave a county-maintained dirt road that was inadequate to support truck traffic that was anticipated from the new Premium Peanut facility, which subsequently invested more than $50 million to acquire land in the industrial park and construct a new peanut shelling facility. The project resulted in creation of 121 direct new jobs, as well as significant regional impact. 8 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 Success Stories Fannin County Speculative Building (2014) In December 2014, Fannin County DA received a $229,500 OGA Equity loan to assist in the design and construction of a speculative industrial building. The 20-year loan carried 0% interest for 5 years, or until the building was occupied by a tenant. The project was completed in 2017, and in 2018, the development authority landed a tenant, Ed's Supply, an equipment, parts, and materials supplier based in Chattanooga. This company will create 10 jobs and generate an additional $1 million of private investment in the community. OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 9 Georgia Cyber Center In FY2017, OGA received additional appropriations to construct the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta. In total, OGA contributed $93 million to construct this facility, which serves as a unique public-private collaborative designed to leverage the federal cyber investments at Fort Gordon in addition to the significant private sector interest in the region. Through collaboration among the University System of Georgia, Technical College System of Georgia, numerous federal and state agencies, private-sector partners, and local entrepreneurs, this investment has already become a hub of a growing cybersecurity corridor, which has impacts throughout the Central Savannah River region. 10 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 OneGeorgia Performance Calendar Year 2014-2018 84 2018 Ongoing Projects 41 Projects Closed Active Projects 50 Jobs Retained: 10,157 Monitoring Visits Outstanding Financial Commitments EDGE 33 Offers $34,748,000 Equity 30 Awards $14,687,099 OneGeorgia Authority Annual Report: 2018 11 OneGeorgia Authority Board Governing Board Brian P. Kemp Governor Geoff Duncan Lieutenant Governor Kelly Farr Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget David Ralston Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives Lynne Riley Commissioner, Department of Revenue Christopher Nunn Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Affairs Pat Wilson Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development Overview Committee Ed Rynders State Representative - District 152, Chairman Butch Parrish State Representative, District 158 Martha Wigton House Budget and Research Office Terry England Representative - District 16 Jack Hill Senator - District 4 Melody DeBussey House Budget and Research Office