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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Nebraska Economic Developers Association Conference
September 22, 2010
Courtney Dunbar and Amber Lewis, Presenters
The Firm
• Began in 1956 with municipal civil engineering
• Made the ENR Top 500 in the U.S. in 1996
• By 2000, had 220 employees
• Today
– Firm is ranked as #150 on the ENR Top 500 listing
– Has grown to 650 employees
– Located in 7 states in 25 office locations
– Licensed to do work through the U.S. and globally
Our Differentiators . . .
• One-Stop Development Assistance
• Strong Concentration on Commercial Site Civil
• Infrastructure Specializations such as Rail, Airport, Environmental and Technology
• Site Layout
• Targeting
• Feasibility
• Developer Relationships
• Funding Identification
Industrial Site Consulting Services
• Visioning• Management• Land Development• Technology• Transportation• Virtual Design • Funding• Zoning
• Environmental• Building• Water Resources• Water/Wastewater• Field Services• Feasibility• Permitting
Funding Services
• Grants
• Loans
• Bonds
• Public/Private
• Commercial Real Estate/Developer Finance
• Tax Increment Finance
• Legislature-Enabled Funding Options
LEED and Sustainability
• 33 – the number of LEED AP certified professionals at OA
• 30 – the number of projects we have worked on that involve a LEED component, firm-wide
• 1 – the only firm asked to assist the City of Omaha in developing a manual for consultants and contractors on Bio-retention Garden Design
Site Selection Services
• Infrastructure Analysis
• Feasibility Analysis
• Developer Marketing
• Promotional Material Creation
• On-Site Prospect Assistance
• Virtual Site Build-Out
• Financing Advisement
GATEWAY EDCBLAIR SOUTH INDUSTRIAL SITE LAYOUT
An example of the importance of site master planning . . .
The Facts• 311 total acres
• Department of Roads Bypass
• Drainage
• 10% slope
• Abutting Rail
• Adjacent to Highway 75
• Within immediate proximity to Cargill Campus
• Church property located adjacent to site
• Infrastructure to periphery of site
SERGEANT BLUFF HOUSING CONCEPT
An example of how to make lemonade from lemons . . .
The Facts
• Sergeant Bluff, IA is a rapidly-growing suburban area south of Sioux City, IA
• Housing analysis shows serious lack of low- to moderate-income housing availability
• Lack of housing has hurt base development opportunity
• 30 acre tract for consideration had limited ingress and egress options
• 30 acre tract abuts I-29
Elemental At Olsson Associates . . .
We bring together people and services to create
comprehensive solutions for projects involving
land, water air and life.
Land
Water
Air
Life