2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

FOR THE F I S CA L YEAR ENDED J UNE 30 , 2020

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020

Prepared by the City of Greensboro, North Carolina Finance Department

Richard L. Lusk, NCCLGFO Finance Director Marlene F. Druga, NCCLGFO Deputy Finance Director- Financial Services Nagesh V. Annambhotla, NCCLGFO Principal Analyst Kathryn K. Hayes, NCCLGFO

Principal Analyst Linda R. Jones Administrative Assistant

Sarah M. Rupp, NCCLGFO Financial Reporting Manager Christina N. Smith, NCCLGFO Financial Analyst Donna H. Craig Financial Analyst Arthur D. Lands, NCCLGFO Accountant Anita B. Wilson, NCCLGFO Accounting Manager Jeanne E. Tyndall, NCCLGFO Business Analyst Emanual V. Hill Business Process Analyst Elizabeth Y. Lewis, NCCLGFO Accountant Evin B. Sims, NCCLGFO Accountant Amanda J. Cartrette, NCCLGFO Treasury Manager James R. Holfield, NCCLGFO Assistant Treasury Manager Jeffery L. Roberts, NCCLGFO Accountant

CITY OF GREENSBORO Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020

Table of Contents

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Introductory Section

Letter of Transmittal ....................................................................................................................................................................... I

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ........................................................................................... XXIII

Organizational Chart ...............................................................................................................................................................XXIV

City Officials .............................................................................................................................................................................XXV

Financial Section

Report of Independent Auditor ....................................................................................................................................................... 1

Management’s Discussion and Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Basic Financial Statements: I. Government-Wide Financial Statements:

Statement of Net Position ........................................................................................... A-1 ................................................. 3 Statement of Activities ................................................................................................. A-2 ................................................. 5

II. Fund Financial Statements: Balance Sheet-Governmental Funds .......................................................................... A-3 ................................................. 7 Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Net Position .................................................................. A-4 ................................................. 8 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances-Governmental Funds ..................................................................... A-5 ................................................. 9

Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the

Statement of Activities ............................................................................................. A-6 ............................................... 10

Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in

Fund Balances - Budget to Actual - General Fund .................................................. A-7 ............................................... 12 Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds ............................................................ A-8 ............................................... 20 Reconciliation of the Statement of Net Position of Proprietary Funds to the Statement of Net Position ……………………………..………………...A-9 .............................................. 24

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Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds ........................................................................... A-10 ............................................... 25 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position of Proprietary Funds to the Statement of Activities ........................................................................................... A-11 ............................................... 27 Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds .......................................................... A-12 ............................................... 28 Statement of Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Funds ............................................. A-13 ............................................... 32 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Funds .......................... A-14 ............................................... 33 Statement of Net Position - Component Units .......................................................... A-15 ............................................... 34 Statement of Activities - Component Units ................................................................ A-16 ............................................... 35 III. Notes to the Financial Statements ........................................................................................................................................ 37 Required Supplementary Information: Law Enforcement Officers’ Special Separation Allowance (LEOSSA) Pension Benefit Trust: Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios .............................1............................................... 38 Schedule of Employer Contributions ...........................................................................2............................................... 39 Schedule of Investment Returns .................................................................................3............................................... 40

Other Postemployment Benefit Plan (OPEB) Trust:

Schedule of Changes in Net OPEB Liability and Related Ratios ................................ 4 ............................................... 41 Schedule of Employer Contributions ...........................................................................5............................................... 42 Schedule of Investment Returns ................................................................................. 6 ............................................... 43

Local Government Employees’ Retirement System: Employer’s Proportionate Share of Net Pension Liability (Asset)

and Employer Contributions ........................................................................................7............................................... 44 Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules: Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Funds: Governmental Funds ..................................................................................................8............................................... 45 Special Revenue Funds ..............................................................................................9............................................... 46 Capital Projects Funds ..............................................................................................10............................................... 49

Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Nonmajor Funds:

Governmental Funds ................................................................................................11............................................... 54 Special Revenue Funds ............................................................................................12............................................... 55 Capital Projects Funds ..............................................................................................13............................................... 58

Schedule of Changes in Long-Term Debt-Enterprise Funds and

Water Resources Capital Assets ................................................................................... 14 ............................................... 63

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Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual: Special Revenue Funds:

15 State Highway Allocation ............................................................................................... ............................................... 66 Cemetery....................................................................................................................... 16 ............................................... 67 Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax ..........................................................................................17............................................... 68 Economic Development ................................................................................................18............................................... 69 Special Tax Districts ......................................................................................................19............................................... 70 Housing Partnership Revolving ..................................................................................... ............................................... 71 Community Development ..............................................................................................21............................................... 72 HOME Program .............................................................................................................22............................................... 74 Workforce Investment Act .............................................................................................23............................................... 75 State and Federal Grants .............................................................................................. 24 ............................................... 76 State and Federal Grants (ARRA) ................................................................................ ............................................... 79 Emergency Telephone System ..................................................................................... 26 ............................................... 80 Debt Service Fund ..............................................................................................................27............................................... 82 Capital Projects Funds: Street and Sidewalk ......................................................................................................28............................................... 84 State Highway Allocation ...............................................................................................29............................................... 85 General Capital Improvements ..................................................................................... ............................................... 86 General Capital Improvements II ..................................................................................31............................................... 87 Neighborhood Redevelopment Bond — Series 2005 and 2006A .................................32............................................... 88 Library Facilities Bond — Series 2008 ..........................................................................33............................................... 89 Historical Museum Bond — Series 2008 ...................................................................... 34 ............................................... 90 Parks and Recreation Bond — Series 2008 ................................................................. ............................................... 91 Economic Development Bond — Series 2008 .............................................................. 36 ............................................... 92 Fire Station Bond — Series 2008 ..................................................................................37............................................... 93 War Memorial Stadium Bond — Series 2008 ...............................................................38............................................... 94 Street Improvements Bond — Series 2010 ...................................................................39............................................... 95 Parks and Recreation Bond — Series 2010 ................................................................. ............................................... 96 Housing Bond — Series 2010 ....................................................................................... 41 ............................................... 97 Greensboro Science Center Bond — Series 2010 ....................................................... 42 ............................................... 98 Transportation Bond — Series 2016 ............................................................................. 43 ............................................... 99 Parks and Recreation Bond — Series 2016 ................................................................. 44 ............................................. 100 20 25 30 35 40

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Number Housing Bond — Series 2016 ....................................................................................... 45 ............................................. 101 Community & Economic Development Bond — Series 2016 ....................................... 46 ............................................. 102 Fire Station Bond — Series 2019 .................................................................................. 47 ............................................. 103 Perpetual Care Fund ........................................................................................................................................................... 104 Enterprise Funds: Schedules of Revenues and Expenses-Budget and Actual (Non-GAAP): Water Resources ...................................................................................................... 48 ............................................. 107 Water Resources Bond — Series 2014 .................................................................... 49 ............................................. 109 Water Resources Bond Fund — Series 2018 ...........................................................50..............................................110 Guilford County Construction Project ........................................................................51..............................................111 Water Resources Capital Improvement ....................................................................52..............................................112 Water Resources Extension Project .........................................................................53..............................................113 Stormwater Management .......................................................................................... 54 .............................................. 114 Stormwater Capital Improvement .............................................................................55.............................................. 116 Coliseum ................................................................................................................... 56 ..............................................117 Performing Arts Fund ................................................................................................57..............................................119 Performing Arts Center Capital Project .....................................................................58............................................. 121 Coliseum Capital Improvement Bond .......................................................................59............................................. 122 Coliseum Capital Improvement ................................................................................. 60 ............................................. 123 Solid Waste Management ......................................................................................... 61 ............................................. 124 Solid Waste Capital Improvement ............................................................................. 62 ............................................. 126 Greensboro Transit Advisory Commission ................................................................ 63 ............................................. 127 Greensboro Transit Advisory Commission Grand Fund ............................................ 64 ............................................. 129 Parking Facilities ....................................................................................................... 65 ............................................. 130 Parking Facilities Capital Project .............................................................................. 66 ............................................. 132 Parking Facilities Bond ............................................................................................. 67 ............................................. 133 Internal Service Funds: Combining Statement of Net Position ........................................................................... 68 ............................................. 135 Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position .............. 69 ............................................. 137 Combining Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................70............................................. 139 Schedule of Changes in Long-Term Debt .....................................................................71............................................. 141

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Schedules of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Balance-Budget and Actual (Non-GAAP): Equipment Services ......................................................................................................72............................................. 143 Technical Services ........................................................................................................73............................................. 145 Technical Services Capital Project ................................................................................ 74 ............................................. 147 Information Systems .....................................................................................................75............................................. 148 Graphic Services ........................................................................................................... 76 ............................................. 150 Guilford Metro Communications ....................................................................................77............................................. 152 Employee Risk Retention ..............................................................................................78............................................. 154 General Risk Retention .................................................................................................79............................................. 156 Capital Leasing .............................................................................................................80............................................. 158

Fiduciary Funds:

Statement of Fiduciary Net Position – Fiduciary Funds ................................................81............................................. 161 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position – Fiduciary Funds .............................82............................................. 162

General Capital and Debt Schedules:

Schedule of General Capital Assets by Source ............................................................83............................................. 163 Schedule of General Capital Assets by Function and Activity ....................................... 84 ............................................. 164 Schedule of Changes in General Capital Assets by Function and Activity ....................85............................................. 166 Schedule of Long-Term Debt ........................................................................................ 86 ............................................. 168 Schedule of Changes in General Long-Term Debt .......................................................87............................................. 170

Statistical Section (unaudited)

I. Financial Trends: Net Position by Component ...................................................................................................I............................................. 173 Changes in Net Position, Expenses, Changes in Net Position, General Program Revenues, and Net (Expenses)/Revenue ........................................................II............................................. 175 Revenues and Total Changes in Net Position ................................................................III............................................. 177 Fund Balances, Governmental Funds ................................................................................ IV............................................. 179 Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds .............................................................. V............................................. 181 II. Revenue Capacity: Tax Revenues by Source, Governmental Funds ................................................................ VI............................................. 183 Schedule of Ad Valorem Taxes Receivable ....................................................................... VII............................................. 184 Analysis of Current Tax Levy ............................................................................................ VIII............................................. 185 Assessed Value and Estimated Actual Value of All Taxable Property ................................. IX............................................. 186

October 28 , 2020

The Honorable Mayor And Members of the City Council Greensboro, North Carolina

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Greensboro, North Carolina for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, is submitted for your review. This report was prepared by the City's Finance Department and it is the comprehensive publication of the City's financial position and results of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, for all funds and component units of the City. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the presented data and the completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with City management. To provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, we have established a comprehensive internal control framework that is designed both to protect the government’s assets from loss, theft, or misuse and to compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the City of Greensboro’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City’s comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable rather than absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from material misstatement. As management, we believe the data, as presented, is accurate in all material respects and is reported in a manner designed to present fairly the financial position and results of operations of the various funds and component units of the City. All disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City's financial activities have been included. The City is required by state law to have an annual independent financial audit. A compliance audit on federal and state financial assistance programs is also required under the Federal Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Uniform Guidance has also been considered in these financial statements. The independent auditors’ report on the Basic Financial Statements is included in the Financial Section of this report. The independent auditor concluded, based upon the audit that the financial statements of the City of Greensboro present fairly in conformity with GAAP, in all material respects, the financial position of the City of Greensboro, North Carolina, as of June 30, 2020. In addition, the auditors’ reports, required as part of a single audit, are found in the Single Audit Section of this report. This report focuses not only on the fair presentation of the financial statements, but also on the City’s internal controls and compliance with legal requirements involving the administration of state and federal awards. GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the Basic Financial Statements in the form of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to complement the MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. In conformity with the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, this report includes all funds of the City, as well as all of its component units. Component units are legally separate entities, for which the City is financially accountable. Discretely presented component units are not considered to be part of the City’s primary operations and, therefore, are reported in total as a separate column to differentiate their financial position, results of operations and cash flows from those of the City. The Greensboro Housing Development Partnership, Inc., the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission, and the Greensboro ABC Board are presented as discrete component units. Additional information on the discretely presented component units can be found in Note I. A.

PROFILE OF THE GOVERNMENT The City of Greensboro is located in central piedmont North Carolina, midway between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. The Town was incorporated in 1808 and is the county seat of Guilford County. Greensboro has a population of 296,725 and presently covers a land area of approximately 135 square miles. In the past 10 years, population growth has averaged 1 to 2 percent per year. Since 2000, 16,438 acres were added or 26 square miles, an increase of 24 percent. The City is empowered to levy a property tax on the appraised value of all real and certain categories of tangible personal property located in the City. The County is the only other unit levying such taxes within the City's corporate limits. The City is also empowered by state statute to extend its corporate limits by annexation, which occurs periodically when deemed appropriate by the governing council. Approximately 336 acres were annexed during the fiscal year 2019-20. The City operates as a Council-Manager form of government. The Council is the policy-making and legislative body of City government and includes a Mayor and eight Council members who serve four-year concurrent terms. The Mayor and three Council members are elected at-large and the remaining five Council members are elected from districts within the City. The Mayor is a voting member and the presiding officer of the Council. A Mayor Pro Tempore is selected by the Council from its members. The City Manager is appointed by the Council as Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of the Council and administering the daily operations and programs of the City through appointed department directors and staff members.

The City provides services to its citizens in the following areas: police, fire, transportation, waste collection and disposal, water resources, parks and recreation, libraries, neighborhood development, public improvements and general administration. The City also operates an arena, exhibition building complex, aquatic center, performing arts center, golf course facilities, downtown parking facilities and government access cable television. The budget serves as the foundation for the City’s financial planning and control. Annually, the City Manager presents a proposed budget to Council for review as well as to the citizens of Greensboro for questions and/or concerns. North Carolina General Statutes require all governmental units to adopt a balanced budget by July 1 of each year for all funds for which a budget is required. Activities of the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds (except for Grant Project Funds), Debt Service Fund, and Proprietary Funds are included in the annual appropriated budget. Project-length financial plans are adopted for Grant and Capital Projects Funds. The City Manager may make transfers of appropriations within funds and department heads may make transfers of appropriations within a department. Transfers of appropriations between funds, however, require approval by the City Council. Budget- to-actual comparisons are provided in this report for each individual governmental fund for which an appropriated II

annual budget has been adopted. Budgetary control is facilitated by the use of a personnel/payroll data system that requires every position, including applicable fringe benefits, be budgeted. In addition, the North Carolina General Statutes require an encumbrance system and a finance officer’s “preaudit” certification that budgeted funds are available prior to the placement of all purchase orders, contracts and electronic payments. Outstanding purchase orders and contracts are reported as a restriction of fund balance at June 30, 2020 in the category “Stabilization by State Statute.” The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, function (e.g., public safety), and department (e.g., police). A budgetary comparison for the General Fund is presented beginning on page 11 as part of the Basic Financial Statements. Detailed budget to actual comparisons for other funds with annual and project-length budgets are presented in the supplementary information subsection of this report, which starts on page 66.

COUNCIL BUDGET PRIORITIES Four strategic goals are the primary focus of funding within the City’s budget:

• Economic Development and Job Creation – The City’s approach to economic development focuses on creating an environment that promotes job creation, facilitates private business expansion, utilizes community development grants, bonds and other resources to advance economic and infrastructure development. PLAN IT GSO is the City’s Comprehensive Plan and guiding document that articulates the vision, goals, growth policy and action plans for Greensboro through 2025. In June 2020, Greensboro City Council adopted the updated plan, now called GSO2040. As part of this plan, the City completed over 150 public events that included dozens of public engagement initiatives ranging from workshops, pop-ups at public events, focus groups and on-line discussions netting over 6,000 individual contributions of input on

the long-term vision and goals for the next twenty years. The Minority-owned and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program is a critical element of the City’s economic development initiatives. In February 2019, City Council adopted enhancements to the MWBE Program Plan to intentionally incorporate the utilization of minority and women owned businesses as an integral part of the City contracting process. While the program continues to improve, the City achieved overall MWBE utilization of 20.27% for 2019. In November 2016, Greensboro citizens authorized $38.5 million general obligation bonds dedicated to economic development

efforts. The Downtown Streetscape Master Plan has been completed through a significant public involvement effort. Design work is underway for downtown streetscape improvements for Greene Street, Summit Avenue, Eugene Street, David Street and Bellemeade Street. These projects are expected to begin construction by spring 2021 and will create a safe, comfortable and well-connected streetscape system. The FY 20-21 budget includes economic development incentive payments to HAECO, Charles Aris, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Qorvo, and Centric Brands for existing industry expansion projects that have created at least 954 new jobs and capital investment of $170 million. Investment funds are also included for Self Help Ventures Fund to support the redevelopment of Revolution Mill that has supported a capital investment of more than $82 million. City Council has approved economic development incentive support for The Fresh Market, Syngenta and PACTIV, as well as a new industry to Greensboro, Sunlight Batteries USA, Inc. These new projects have a combined estimated investment of $87 million with at least 124 new jobs and 1,024 retained jobs. • Public Safety – The Greensboro Police Department (GPD) continues to lead robust community engagements by hosting a number of community collaborations geared at increasing awareness and education on critical topics affecting our community. Topics included Opioid Abuse, Active Shooters Responses and Gang Awareness. Over 850 children participated in the “Students Overcoming Situations” program, a partnership with Guilford County Schools to teach the value of safety and decision making through social and emotional learning competencies. The Police Foundation manages 300 speaker requests, educating over 5,000 people on general topics including personal safety, children’s safety, active shooters III

preparedness, elder abuse and online bullying. The department remains focused on violent and property crime reductions through creative policing strategies that combine evolving technology with innovative police initiatives, allowing the department to remain at the forefront of its profession. GPD and its community partners successfully launched the next efforts of the Safer City Summit initiative, focusing on employment, housing, and gang concerns in an effort to further reduce violent crime through nontraditional policing approaches. City funding to support the efforts of the Cure Violence program continue in FY 2020- 21, as does funding to support the new Behavioral Health Response program. Fire facility growth and maintenance continues with the opening of Fire Station #63 in April 2019 and replacement of Fire Station #7 and #56 that are currently under construction. The Public Safety Training Facility’s 60 year-old buildings were replaced during summer 2020 with a new five-story drill tower and three-story burn building, funded by bonds. • Infrastructure / Growth – The successful 2016 bond referendum totaling $126 million includes $34.5 million for new parks capital improvements. Five million is programmed for the initial development of the Battleground Parks District, an innovative concept that will integrate the current recreation options at the City’s Country Park with nearby Guilford Courthouse Military Park and the Greensboro Science Center. $3.0 million are allocated to citywide improvements to Greensboro’s many public tennis courts, and $4.5 million are included for further development at Gateway Gardens and Barber Park. For transportation enhancements, $4.5 million are allocated to new transit buses, $5.0 million for new sidewalk and intersection improvements, $500,000 for renovations to the Galyon Depot and $18 million for street resurfacing. In 2016, voters approved $25 million in Housing Bonds to support the development and repair of an estimated 1,007 housing units and to leverage approximately $54 million from other funds. To date, $9.13 million in Housing Bond funds have been committed to 917 units with over $100 million in anticipated leverage funds. The City’s proposed FY 2021-2030 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) totals $1.5 billion in identified projects and outlines a future financing plan to maintain our current infrastructure and develop new facilities as needed. The proposed CIP includes $658 million in water and sewer infrastructure projects, nearly 44% of the total capital improvement plan. • Customer Service/Diverse Workforce and Fiscal Management – The City’s focus on customer service, a diverse workforce and fiscal stewardship, transparency and accountability ensures the City has the right people doing the right job. The budget continues a variety of employee development initiatives, including MentorMe (employee-to-employee mentoring program), Toastmasters, and development programs, such as Leadership Edge and Leadership Prime, designed for employees wishing to pursue supervisory roles in the organization. The FY2020-21 budget includes a 2.0% cost of living increase for all eligible employees. The recommended budget includes funding to advance sworn police and fire personnel to the appropriate next steps in the Public Safety Step Program. Finally, this budget maintains external competitiveness by adjusting general and executive pay range structures by two percent.

FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONDITION A. Local Economy

Greensboro's diverse economy is attributed to its unique blend of trade, manufacturing and service businesses as well as its universities and colleges. Local industry is characterized by the production of a wide range of products, including aircraft, machinery, electronics equipment, textiles, apparel and tobacco, and expansion in the aircraft maintenance, transportation and financial services industries. Five of the top 50 companies on the Fortune 500 list have operations in the Greensboro area; these include UnitedHealth Group, AT&T, UPS, FedEx and Procter & Gamble. This area experiences an excellent market location that has access to all major domestic and international markets from Interstate Highways 40, and 85 and the Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA). Construction is underway for a new interstate system (I-73) that will span North Carolina, joining Detroit and IV

Charleston, including Greensboro en route. In northern Greensboro, U.S. 29, between Danville and Greensboro, has also been designated as Interstate 785.

Located at the center of North Carolina and the midpoint of the East Coast, Greensboro is strategically positioned at the hub of a dynamic region for major transportation, logistics, manufacturing and service industries. In addition, half of the U.S. population is within 650 miles (1,046 km.), another major advantage. With the significant presence of Federal Express and Honda Aircraft, the region continues to build on the strengths of its geographic location positioning the Triad as a global “aerotropolis” and logistics center on the U.S. East Coast. The Urban Loop , a 44-mile state- constructed beltway around Greensboro, is in progress at a cost of approximately $1 billion, funded by the N.C.

Legislature. There are two projects in various stages of construction that will complete the loop around the city, starting at the western end at Lawndale Drive and working eastward to U.S. 29. The Southern, Eastern and Western portions of the loop have been completed and are currently open. The Northern section, with just 5.3 miles remaining, will conclude the entire project with anticipated completion by 2021. Major industrial and business parks , with fully developed infrastructure, continue to develop in and around PTIA. Existing office and industrial facilities located within 2½ miles of the I-40 airport exit include more than three million square feet of office, office/showroom, warehouse/distribution, light industrial and hotel space. The Federal Express air and ground facilities continue to generate more demand for office and other tenants associated with operations that need to be close to a logistics hub. Eight tracks of developable land, either with current or future runway access are being offered, with all utilities to the sites already installed. The developed area adjoining PTIA is anticipated to produce nearly 18,500 jobs, $3.2 billion in economic impact and more than $113 million annually in state and local tax revenue. City leaders continue to work with economic development officials in the region related to development of potential “ Megasites ”, those locations typically greater than 1,000 acres that could house a large manufacturing facility, such as an auto assembly operation. In particular, two sites within twenty-five miles of Greensboro in nearby Randolph and Chatham counties could offer 1,825 and 1,800 acres, respectively. In June 2016, the Greensboro-Randolph megasite received industrial site certification designating the site as construction ready for a large-scale industrial user. The City of Greensboro has been working to provide needed water and sewer infrastructure to the Randolph site. The first phase of this project began in fall of 2020. The Chatham site received official state certification as a megasite in June 2014 and was selected to participate in Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program that helps officials recruit major industries. In support of these initiatives, a nonprofit foundation, Golden Leaf, awarded $11 million in grant funding - $7 million allocated to water and sewer line construction for the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite, and $4 million for water and wastewater infrastructure at the Chatham-Siler Megasite. Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA) , located just eight miles from the City’s downtown area, is a major commercial and private aviation center that is owned and operated by the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (the “Authority”). Situated along an aerospace-heavy corridor of Interstate 40, PTIA is at the center of a job-rich region for aircraft, manufacturing, aircraft parts supply and aviation repair and maintenance. The V

Piedmont Triad is home to nearly 200 aerospace companies including; Honda Aircraft, HAECO Americas, Cessna, North State Aviation, B/E Aerospace, Honda Aero and Federal Express. The Authority provides a complete line of aviation services, including air taxi service, aviation training and aircraft sales. Major passenger carriers include Delta, United, American, Allegiant and Spirit. The number of people flying from PTIA in 2019 continued to grow, resulting in a 14.8% increase. For the calendar year ending December 31, 2019, PTIA boarded 1,078,247 passengers, marking 2019 the first time PTIA surpassed 1 million since 2008, when 1,109,100 passengers were boarded. Cargo traffic at the airport was up 36% in 2019, largely due to added service at the PTIA Mid-Atlantic FedEx hub. Passenger and cargo traffic for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were down 58% and 27%, respectively, compared to the same period last year, as a result of the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite decreased passenger count, PTIA is moving forward with jet way foundation construction and installation of five used jet ways purchased for approximately $1.1 million. The jet ways will be installed at gate locations that currently operate without the use of enclosed pedestrian bridges from terminal to aircraft. The aviation industry is one of the critical business sectors of the Triad’s economic development strategy. With the ongoing collaboration of the public and private sector organizations and the educational community, the Triad is poised for strong future growth in aeronautics. Local aviation-related businesses draw heavily from the aviation workforce-training program at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) whose program has grown steadily in recent years. In 2014, GTCC completed a $10 million facility on a 23-acre campus at PTIA called Aviation III, to house its aviation management and pilot programs as well as customized industry training. The addition of the new facility allows GTCC to expand training to approximately 900 students each semester. GTCC’s aviation program is one of the largest in North Carolina and serves as a model for other community colleges. The college recently added a fifth degree program to GTCC’s aviation training, aero structures manufacturing and repair, that will prepare students for specialization in an industrial and advanced manufacturing setting.

Honda Aircraft Company , a division of Honda Motor Company, has invested $155 million to establish its world headquarters at the 130-acre campus at PTIA in Greensboro and a total capital investment in its North Carolina operations of more than $245 million. With manufacturing, testing, training, maintenance and customer service facilities, the company is headquartered at its PTIA campus. Following 12 years of

design and testing, the HondaJet HA-420, a lightweight 7-passenger jet, received all required FAA certifications and sold its first HondaJet in 2015. Subsequently, HondaJet has received certifications worldwide and has established a dealer and sales network to provide service and support globally. In 2018, HondaJet unveiled and began delivery of their latest aircraft, the HondaJet Elite. The new aircraft provides improved flight range with an auxiliary fuel tank, increased payload, reduced vibration and cabin noise, enhanced avionics, and greater cabin space. The company is currently constructing a $15.5 million, 83,000 square-foot facility that will house the new wing-assembly process for the HondaJet Elite, said to be the fastest, farthest and highest-flying plane in its class. The new facility will provide capacity for more wings to be assembled concurrently and allow for additional storage of service parts for the growing fleet of HondaJets worldwide. In 2019, the company embarked on diversification of uses for the HondaJet Elite with the inclusion of medevac configurations in air ambulances. For 2019, HondaJet was named the most-delivered jet in its category for the third consecutive year by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, delivering 36 aircraft to its

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customers around the globe, bringing the total number of manufactured aircraft, since it started production, to about 157. In 2018, two former Honda Aircraft executives created Jet It , a Greensboro-based business providing fractional ownership of HondaJets to clients. Within the first 18 months, Jet It acquired and put into service six HondaJet Elite aircrafts. Over the next 18 months, the fleet is set to triple, having placed an order for 10 more HondaJet Elites in August 2020, representing an investment of $60 million. Jet It has grown its workforce from an initial three to 59 employees and is beginning the second phase of its business model, JetClub. Key factors of Jet It’s business are private air travel, fractional ownership of an aircraft and increased health security of private terminals, aircrafts and reduced number of passengers. HondaJets are assembled at Honda Aircraft’s headquarters and manufacturing facility at PTI airport. Jet It now ranks among Honda Aircraft’s largest purchasers of HondaJet Elite aircrafts. HAECO Americas’ , formerly known as TIMCO Aviation Services, corporate headquarters is located at PTIA. HAECO provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and acquired TIMCO Aviation services for $388 million in 2014. The company has 2,200 employees at its five-hangar footprint at PTIA as well as additional employees at its interiors manufacturing facility in neighboring Davidson County. It services both wide-body and small body aircraft and is able to provide both high-end interiors for luxury airliners as well as more modest coach configurations. In addition to the four existing hangars in operation, HAECO completed a new $60 million, 250,000 square-foot hanger at PTIA in 2018. The City has offered an economic incentive grant of $400,000 to be paid out over five years if certain jobs are created. The new hanger could create up to 500 jobs when fully occupied. Federal Express began operating its Mid-Atlantic Hub, a major U.S. air hub and cargo handling facility, in 2009. The one million square-foot cargo handling facility is located at PTIA on an approximately 160-acre site and has been leased by the Authority to Federal Express for an initial term of 25 years. Federal Express funded the cost of the $500 million cargo handling facility, and the Authority constructed a new 9,000-foot public runway parallel to an existing runway, as well as related taxiway, airfield and road improvements. Since fall 2019, the Federal Express Mid-Atlantic air hub, has nearly double existing operations, adding eight net new flights and approximately 400 new jobs bringing total employment at the PTIA hub to more than 800 employees. This facility features the latest in automated handling technology. In nearby Kernersville, the $110 million, 415,000 square-foot FedEx Ground “super hub” sorting and distribution center opened in 2011 and has a workforce of 550 full and part-time employees and about 200 independent contractor opportunities. At full capacity, the ground hub is capable of sorting 45,000 packages per hour serving the Southeast Region. The extensive FedEx air and ground distribution centers in the Greensboro area are part of an ongoing nationwide network expansion and transit time acceleration plan to boost daily package volume capacity and further enhance the speed and service capabilities of its network. In February 2020, FedEx Corp. announced plans to team up with FedEx Ground to transport and deliver select, last-mile residential shipments in an effort to increase efficiency and lower cost of e-commerce deliveries. FedEx Corp. selected Greensboro as the launch location and the first market for its new last-mile delivery program. In addition, FedEx Ground is hiring 1,900 seasonal workers at its Triad facilities to service an anticipated record holiday season. To further augment this growing logistics network, United Parcel Service (UPS) , one of the region’s largest employers with more than 3,200 employees including UPS Ground and Freight, continues to grow. In October 2020, UPS announced two major projects in the area; a $54 million equipment expansion at its distribution facility in Greensboro and plans to construct a $262 million, 510,000-square-foot distribution center 16 miles east of Greensboro. In June 2020, Greensboro City Council approved a $314,717 incentive package to create an additional 141 jobs paying an average annual salary of $65,147. In addition, in October 2020, the North Carolina Economic Investment Committee approved incentives for UPS valued at more than $10 million. Currently, the Triad is in the top five in terms of size of sorting and distribution facilities in the country. UPS’s expansion plans will further strengthen the area’s global logistics presence.

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