2009 Economic Development Stats from your Madison County Future, Inc. Community Improvement Corp. (CIC)

• Jobs Created or Retained – 564
  
• Total New Payroll Created in County = $86,086,560
  
• Small Business Counseling Sessions – 53
  
• New Small Businesses – 11
  
• Large Employer Expansion and Retention Projects – 5
  
• Economic Development Dollars Sought - $30,050,000
  
• Economic Development Dollars Won - $45,000
  
• Job Creation or Retention Projects – 44 for 11,459 jobs
  
• Site Visits – 5
  
• Countywide Investment in Economic Development by Public and Private Partners = $68,818
  
• Investment made in Madison County by New Employers/Expansions/Retentions = $209,610,000
  
• Return on Investment* (ROI) = 304,486% or $3,045.86 on every $1 spent by CIC investors
  
• Money saved by using the CIC instead of hiring economic development consultants (at the going rate of $150 per hour for 1,560 hours) = $165,182