TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

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1 TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Located in the heart of the Midwest, the Columbus Region provides easy access to major national and global markets. In fact, Inbound Logistics ranked Columbus as one of the nation s logistics hotspots in The Region s transportation infrastructure allows the cost-effective delivery of products and services anywhere at any time. Central Ohio is located within a 10-hour drive or one-hour flight of nearly half the population of the U.S miles 800 km 250 miles 400 km TORONTO HIGHWAYS AND ROADS 90 DETROIT 80 CHICAGO CLEVELAND Crossed by eight major interstate highways, the Columbus Region has easy 80 INDIANAPOLIS COLUMBUS 70 PITTSBURGH southbound access through the Mid-Atlantic states to the Southeast. The Region s east-west corridors traverse the country from coast to coast and into the Rockies. Interstate access also provides major benefits to in-state commerce with easy travel possible from any market in the state to another. ST. LOUIS LOUISVILLE CINCINNATI RICHMOND ATLANTA 77 Percentage of roads in good condition by city (>500,000 in Population) Percentage of roads in poor condition by city (>500,000 in Population) Atlanta 59% Atlanta 1% Memphis 40% Virginia Beach 15% 36% 16% Virginia Beach 34% Memphis 19% Pittsburgh 32% Indianapolis 23% Detroit 31% Louisville 26% US Urban Road Average 29% Pittsburgh 27% Balitmore 27% US Urban Road Average 28% Louisville 27% Balitmore 30% Indianapolis 22% Chicago 33% New York-Newark 14% Detroit 35% Chicago 14% New York-Newark 51% Los Angeles 5% Los Angeles 64% Source: Tripnet Urban Road Report, October 2013

2 AIR MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE COLUMBUS REGION AIRPORTS IN THE COLUMBUS REGION PRIMARY PASSENGER AIRPORT 1. Port Columbus International CARGO-DEDICATED AIRPORT - NON-PRIMARY 2. Rickenbacker International RELIEVER AIRPORTS 3. Bolton Field 4. The Ohio State University GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS 5. Bellefontaine Regional 6. Delaware Municipal 7. Fairfield County (Lancaster) 8. Knox County Regional 9. Madison County (London) 10. Marion Municipal 11. Morrow County (Mount Gilead) 12. Newark-Heath (Newark) PORT COLUMBUS Port Columbus International Airport offers over 140 daily flights to more than 30 destinations. In 2014 the airport served more than 6.3 million passengers. The Port Columbus Master Plan demonstrates capacity for future expansion and improvements to accommodate beyond 18 million passengers per year. 13. Pickaway County Memorial (Circleville) 14. Union County (Marysville) BUSINESS TRAVEL AMENITIES Valet parking Free wi-fi USB and power outlets Business center and meeting rooms RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Rickenbacker International Airport is a high-speed, international, multi-modal logistics hub and strategically planned cargo complex that serves several key business segments, including international airfreight, cargo airlines, freight forwarders, logistics companies, e-tailers, corporate aviation businesses, manufacturers, and distributors. Located just 10 miles south of Columbus, Rickenbacker contains two 12,000 ft. runways capable of handling any aircraft in the world. Rickenbacker gives businesses a key competitive advantage for gaining access to the global marketplace.

3 NONSTOP FLIGHT DESTINATIONS Sources: Columbus Regional Airport Authority; U.S. Census Population Estimates, 2013; Statistics Canada, 2013

4 FREIGHT RAIL AND PORT ACCESS MAP HEARTLAND AND NATIONAL GATEWAY CORRIDORS The new Heartland Corridor allows double-stacked freight trains to travel directly from the Port of Virginia (Norfolk International Terminals) to a state-of-the-art intermodal facility located at Rickenbacker Inland Port in Franklin County only 20 minutes from downtown Columbus. DETROIT CHICAGO CLEVELAND COLUMBUS PITTSBURGH INDIANAPOLIS Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal CINCINNATI LOUISVILLE NORFOLK The National Gateway Corridor provides the Columbus Region additional port connections in Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, NC, an advantage for gaining access to the global marketplace. DETROIT CLEVELAND COLUMBUS PITTSBURGH INDIANAPOLIS CINCINNATI BALTIMORE WASHINGTON, D.C. LOUISVILLE NORFOLK WILMINGTON

5 FOREIGN TRADE ZONE #138 AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FTZ #138 is comprised of six pre-designated Magnet Sites with the main site encompassing industrial parks surrounding Rickenbacker International Airport. In addition, FTZ #138 is able to provide FTZ designation to any site located within a 25-county service area in Central Ohio.

6 FIBER NETWORK OARnet, a multidisciplinary research center of OSU, operates a 1,850+ mile fiber optic network around Ohio with speeds recently upgraded to 100 Gbps. COLUMBUS REGION FIBER MAP According to CBRE, Columbus has become a data center hub for retail, finance and other sectors due to low to medium latencies and lower total cost of ownership. LATENCY STUDY MAP Seattle 500 Mi/805 Km Toronto Boston San Francisco Silicon Valley Denver Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Northern NJ Toledo Akron New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Northern VA Dayton Washington, D.C. Cincinnati Los Angeles Nashville Charlotte Phoenix Atlanta Legend: Latency Chart Avg < 5.0 Dallas Avg < 10.0 Avg < 15.0 Avg < 20.0 Houston Avg < 25.0 Avg < 30.0 Avg < 35.0 Miami Avg < 40.0 Avg > 40.0 Source: CBRE, Special Report: Data Centers - Latency Impact, August 2012