< PreviousINVESTMENT PROFILE:PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS74 JANUARY 2019 SI T E S E L E C T IO NHow a quartet of leaders is transforming P ugerville into an economic juggernaut.Abooming suburb of , people on the northeast side of Austin, Pfl ugerville is ascending to new heights thanks to the visionary leadership of four women: City Manager Sereniah Breland, Police Chief Jessica Robledo, Chamber President & CEO Shontel Mays, and Pfl ugerville Community Development Corp. Executive Director Amy Madison.It’s one thing for a community to pay lip service to diversity and inclusion; in this Central Texas community in Travis County, they’re embracing it with open arms and showing what a town can do when everyone pulls together.“ is is the only town in Texas where you’ll fi nd four women in the top leadership position in these jobs,” says Madison, “and we all work together for the common good. e synergy created by this new guard is amazing, and I believe that our collaboration is just getting started.”by RON S TARNERr on. s t ar ner @ site s ele c tion.c omFrom left: City Manager Sereniah Breland; Chamber President & CEO Shontel Mays; P ugerville CDC Executive Director Amy Madison; and Police Chief Jessica Robledo S I T E S E L E C T I O N JANUARY 2019 75While these women have only recently taken the helm in Pfl ugerville, the economic development payoff can be seen all over the community. Additive printing manufacturers like Essentium are choosing to invest heavily in Pfl ugerville, helping the town earn the nickname of “ e D City.” Just three months ago, Essentium announced plans to invest at least $. million and create new jobs when it relocates its headquarters and manufacturing operations from College Station. Essentium joins other D printers to form a rapidly growing cluster of advanced and additive manufacturers in Pfl ugerville.The World Discovers P ugerville is economic growth is just one reason why Pfl ugerville ranked as the third-fastest-growing city in the nation last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Money magazine also named Pfl ugerville the th Best Place to Live in America. On average, about people move into Pfl ugerville each day. e city’s transformation began when State Highways and were completed and put the town on the map. “It opened up the world to Pfl ugerville,” said Madison.Besides having the assets businesses covet — access to major highways and four airports; superior K- educational system; low taxes; and a workforce in which two-thirds of adults have a college degree or some college education — Pfl ugerville goes out of its way to make business expansion easy.“From an organizational standpoint, we encourage team decision-making that brings all levels of the community together,” says Breland, who has served as city manager of four cities in her career. “We are the only city in Texas to have a city manager and a police chief who are women, and we extend that spirit of diversity and inclusion to everyone in this community.”Mays, who runs the Pfl ugerville Chamber of Commerce, concurs, noting that “by having four strong women in this community’s top leadership roles, we’re not just saying that we promote diversity; we’re living it. We know the diff erence between being invited to have a seat at the table to just fi ll a spot and actually being trusted to lead. at happens here.”She wants new and existing businesses to know that “Pfl ugerville has developed a true partnership and spirit of collaboration between the city, the chamber and the CDC. We’re always looking for ways to benefi t the entire community. By working together, we’re building a stronger business community too.”‘Think Globally; Lead with Your Heart’Police Chief Robledo says her own success has motivated her to help others in the community — particularly those who represent minority groups — succeed. “Each time I was promoted throughout my career, there was always someone who took me under their wing and mentored me to ensure my success. ere isn’t just one person I can name. I had a village of offi cers who supported me, and for that I am grateful. No matter the position or industry, we need to teach our employees to think globally and lead with their hearts.”And the city’s not done growing yet. Pfl ugerville recently approved up to $ million in tax reimbursement for the Pecan District, a mixed-use development that upon buildout in could have , residential units, , square feet of offi ce space, and , square feet of retail and restaurants.“Our culture has always been diverse, collaborative and friendly. We work hard to keep it that way,” says Madison. “It takes strong leaders on our council and community boards to manage the kind of growth we’re having in Pfl ugerville, but we are up to the challenge.” This Investment Profile was prepared under the auspices of the Pflugerville Community Development Corp. For more information, contact Amy Madison at 512-990-3725 or amym@pfdevelopment.com. On the web, go to www.pfdevelopment.com.2017-18: 18 economic development projectsAbsorbed acres: 211.9 acresSquare feet under development: 1,878,841Total jobs created: 1,159 FTE / 650 SeasonalTotal capital investment: $178,884,000The latest film and TV statistics show which territories are seeing the most ‘Action.’FILM & ENTERT AINMENT76 JANUARY 2019 SI T E S E L E C T IO NFrom Belfast to the Big Apple, Bollywood to Burbank, the economic impact of entertainment — like the product itself — is expanding and diversifying into new territory.Studies performed last year by economists Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates and the British Film Institute peg the global film sector at a robust $115 billion in market revenues. The film market has a $45-billion overlap with the TV sector, where the market is more than three times bigger, at $470 billion. Oliver & Ohlbaum reported in October 2018 that the UK-based film, TV and TV-related industries (the “audio-visual” sector) comprise the largest audio-visual sector in Europe with gross value added (GVA) of £15 billion a year, and GVA per employee significantly higher than the UK average, for all industries. As of 2014, the UK’s AV sector was 20 percent larger than Germany’s and 50 percent larger than France’s, with GVA growing by 3.1 percent a year since 2010.On the U.S. side of the pond, data* shared with Site Selection by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) show where the most productions are shooting and money is flowing — and which locations seem to be getting the most bang for the buck.California and New York still ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, across most 2016 metrics, from direct and overall jobs to numbers of productions, followed by their closest challenger Georgia. Those states’ performance continued into 2017. Challengers to the California-New York-by ADAM BRUNSadam.br uns @ site s ele c tion.c omThe latest film and TV statistics show which territories are seeing the most ‘Action.’EVERY PICTURE TELLS A ST ORYIntel Studios’ geodesic dome structure near Los Angeles International Airport is outfitted with 96 high-resolution 5K cameras. Photo courtesy of Intel S I T E S E L E C T I O N JANUARY 2019 77Georgia triad in 2016 included Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico. In 2017, however, the hardest charger was Illinois, where the total number of productions doubled to 44 from a paltry 22.Overall, says the MPAA, the production and distribution of film and TV programs supported 2.1 million jobs and $139 billion in total wages in 2016. Core jobs in the industry (i.e. producing, marketing, manufacturing, and distributing) accounted for 342,000 of those positions, and paid an average salary of $90,000. Among other data, the industry:• Comprised over 93,000 businesses in total, located in every state in the country — 87 percent employ fewer than 10 people.• Made $49 billion in payments to over 400,000 local businesses in 2016.• Generated $20.6 billion in public revenues in 2016.• Contributed $134 billion in sales to the economy. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A ST ORYTop States by Total Film & TV Productions in 2016-2017 2016 2016 2016-17 State Name Direct Jobs Direct Wages ($M) Total Film & TV ProductionsCalifornia 218,452 $22,240.71 1,383New York 86,275 $9,887.33 609Georgia 28,472 $2,158.59 266Texas 40,146 $1,810.23 81Louisiana 9,275 $397.14 74Illinois 21,006 $1,092.93 66New Mexico 4,212 $218.92 63Nevada 5,134 $210.34 51Massachusetts 10,547 $595.35 44Florida 31,245 $2,028.04 40source: MPAA78 JANUARY 2019 SI T E S E L E C T IO NSAPPHIRE ANNIVERSARY S I T E S E L E C T I O N JANUARY 2019 79They say the phrase “aging gracefully” is just a nice way of being told you’re slowly looking worse. We respectfully disagree. At , we’ve never looked better.As the nation’s most trusted corporate expansion and FDI publication reaches an age where we don’t so much blow out our birthday candles as blast ‘em with a fi re extinguisher, we thought it worthwhile to reminisce about where we started, highlight some of our successes and chuckle at some of our faceplants. And, more importantly, to thank both the extraordinary men and women who create this best-in-class magazine and the corporate leaders and site consultants who trust us to help guide them in the corporate expansion and relocation process. ree great magazines were born in : Site Selection, Sports Illustrated and Playboy. We decided early on not to pressure them by competing too directly, and gave up our swimsuit issue and centerfold.When this magazine was born, the average American could buy a new car for $,, a new house for $, and go see a movie for cents. e Dow hit a post-Depression high of .. And Betty White started thinking about early retirement. A Commitment toby ADAM JONE S -K ELLE Ye ditor @ site s ele c tion.c om S I T E S E L E C T I O N Tlooking worse. We respectfully disagree. At , we’ve never looked better.As the nation’s most trusted corporate expansion and FDI publication reaches an age where we don’t so much blow out our birthday candles as blast ‘em with a fi re extinguisher, we thought it worthwhile to reminisce about where we started, highlight some of our successes and chuckle at some of our faceplants. And, more importantly, to thank both the extraordinary men and women who create this best-in-class magazine and the corporate leaders and site consultants who trust us to help guide them in the corporate expansion and relocation process. ree great magazines were born in : Site Selection, Sports Illustrated and Playboy. We decided early on not to pressure them by competing too directly, and gave up our swimsuit issue and centerfold.When this magazine was born, the average American could buy a new car for $,, a new house for $, and go see a movie for cents. e Dow hit a post-Depression high of .. And Betty White started thinking about early retirement. A Commitment toby ADAM JONE S -K ELLE Ye ditor @ site s ele c tion.c om80 JANUARY 2019 SI T E S E L E C T IO NWe’ve been through a lot over the years, from the booming economy of the ’s to the collapse of . rough it all one thing never changed — our commitment to excellence in journalism — and one thing did — our dogged early determination to produce some of the world’s most hideous magazine covers. Yes, folks, for our fi rst fi ve decades-plus, we used our covers as a repository for head-shots of middle-aged white guys and aerial shots of piles of dirt. For sex-appeal, we sometimes tossed in a little scaff olding or backhoe. at changed in recent years when it occurred to us that a topic as exciting and varied as corporate expansion could look beautiful as well as be beautiful. We hired a top graduate, Sean Scantland, from the famed Atlanta design school e Creative Circus, and tasked him with making our venerated publication look as modern and signifi cant as the fi eld it covers.It worked. Since then, we’ve quadrupled the size of our design team and won countless awards for excellence in design. We celebrate these achievements, and embrace our unpolished past, by showcasing the top covers in our history, and worst fi ve, as voted on by our teams across the world.Site Selection has been the public face of a great company for a very long time. We stand today taller and stronger than we’ve ever been, precisely because we’ve been so willing to change, to adapt to the needs of our clients in a fast-changing world, and to never settle for good enough.The BestMAY 2018Designed by Sean Scantland2ND BestNOV 2018Designed by Negin MomtazThe BestMAY 2018Designed by 2ND BestNOV 2018Designed by S I T E S E L E C T I O N JANUARY 2019 813RD BestJAN 2016Designed by Scott Larsen7TH BestJUL 2018Designed by Sean Scantland5TH4TH3RD2NDThe Worst5TH BestJAN 2018Designed by Bob Gravlee9TH BestMAR 2016Designed by Tyler Dawson4TH BestSEP 2016Designed by Richard Nenoff 8TH BestJUL 2016Designed by Richard Nenoff 6TH BestMAY 2014Designed by Sean Scantland10TH BestJAN 2017Designed by Bob GravleeTop 5 W st Cove 6TH Best3RD Best4TH Best5TH Best4TH5TH3RD2ND82 JANUARY 2019 SI T E S E L E C T IO NAdam Jones-KelleyPresident & PublisherWe’re better than we’ve ever been because of the incredible people that make up the Site Selection family. And that’s important, because what we do is so critically important. Wendell Phillips once said, “What gunpowder did for war, the printing press did for the mind.” There’s an emotional connection to the printed word, especially when, through that word, we are connected to those who create the jobs that put food on the tables of countless families across the world. The connections we make are to those who build the R&D centers creating the technologies of the future. The connections we make are to those who make the expansion decisions so critical in sustaining economies, as evidenced by the fact that Site Selection subscriber companies have invested a staggering $2.1 trillion in new corporate facilities in the last decade alone. Talk about making a difference!Each of us at Site Selection contributes some small part to that process. So, as we celebrate our 65th anniversary, we’d like to introduce ourselves — via these original pencil drawings by our very own in-house caricaturist/production coordinator Bob Gravlee — and say thank you. Thank you to our loyal readers, advertisers and supporters for allowing us the privilege of doing this important work, of playing our part in making that difference in the world we’ve inhabited for six-and-a-half decades.Meet the TeamPresident S I T E S E L E C T I O N JANUARY 2019 83Mark ArendVice President of Publications, Editor in ChiefAdam BrunsManaging EditorEditorsOriginal pencil drawings by Bob GravleeNext >