1. 62 ND ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF THE FAULKNER COUNTY 2012ECONOMIC REPORT Conway: A Place to Meet & Eat

2. Prepared For: ConwayRotaryClub

3. Special Thanks To: Dr. Mike Casey Interim Dean of the College of Business

4. Britney Logan Intern Amber Hall Director of Institutional Research Roger Lewis Report Author 2012 Faulkner County Economic Report, Prepared By:

5. Let’s take a look at the national economy !

6. National GDP

7. NationalUnemploymentRate

8. National Consumer Price Index

9. Consumer 2009201020112012 Energy-18.49.515.40.9 Medical Care3.23.43.03.7 Food/Beverage1.90.83.62.5 Other Goods & Services6.73.41.61.9 Housing0.4-0.41.31.6 Education/Communications3.02.01.21.8 Transportation-8.37.99.82.3 Recreation0.9-0.80.01.2 Apparel1.0-0.52.23.4 All Items-0.41.63.22.1 Percentage Change Per Select Category, Seasonally Adjusted

10. 2012 Monthly Unemployment Not Seasonally Adjusted 8.1% 7.3% 6.6% 6.4%

11. Average Annual Unemployment Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted 8.1% 7.3% 6.6% 6.4%

12. DOW Jones Industrial Average Year-End Closing

13. Family Units Constructed7601522602 448 933 1133 985 167 314

14. Building Permits Value of Building Permits

15. Population of Conway & Faulkner County 61,246

16. Faulkner County Births & Deaths YearBirthsDeathsNet Gain Birth to Death Ratio Arkansas Birth to Death Ratio 201215448007441.91.5 201114448006441.81.5 201015328117341.91.5 200915387567822.01.5 200815117467652.01.5 200714817377442.01.5 20061,5307268042.11.4 20051,3987176811.91.4 20041,3656846812.01.3 20031,3146856291.91.3 Ten Year Summary 15,4624,66410,7983.31.4

17. Faulkner County Property Tax Assessment Real Estate Amount: $1,341,096,490 Percent Increase: 2.20 All Property Amount: $1,749,313,210 Percent Increase: 4.16 Tax Assessment Values in Conway City Limits (2012) REAL ESTATE Amount: $747,888,723 % of Faulkner County: 55.77 ALL PROPERTY Amount: $980,772,243 % of Faulkner County: 56.07

18. Cost of Living Comparison CitiesComposite Compared to Conway Avg. RentAvg. Home Conway87.60.0$542$236,343 Dallas, TX98.112.0 738 207,192 Fayetteville85.9-1.9 580 223,306 Hot Springs94.47.8 626 253,967 Little Rock- N Little Rock99.413.5 719 253,330 Memphis85.1-2.9 721 195,115 San Jose, CA155.177.1 1,729 713,145 St. Louis91.24.1 778 202,396 National Average100.014.2$810$293,442

19. Violent Crime Per 1,000 in cities whose population is 50,000+ Murder, Rape, Robbery, & Assault

20. Property Crime Per 1,000 in cities whose population is 50,000+ Burglary, Larceny, Vehicle Theft,

21. YearRevenue Capital Expenditures Residential Electric Meters % Increase Population Estimate 2013* 104.118.927,0681.263,068 2012 104.19.226,1242.260,868 2011 103.77.626,1143.360,846 2010 95.110.325,2373.058,908 2009 92.610.624,4644.060,671 2008 88.39.424,1954.260,004 2007 84.49.623,0623.057,194 *2013 Figures Estimated *2013 Figures Estimated ConwayCorporation (in millions of dollars)

22. Sales Tax Receipts Faulkner County ½% Sales Tax: Conway 1% Sales Tax: YearAmount Change Over Previous Year 2012$8,146,364$334,993 20117,811,371338,398 20107,472,974145,899 YearAmount Change Over Previous Year 2012$12,810,355$501,714 201112,308,641205,743 201012,102,898546,564

23. Estimated Retail Sales for 2012 CityAmount% of Total Conway$1,249,880,84279.1% Greenbrier80,482,4215.1% Mayflower35,064,8422.2% Vilonia39,920,2532.5% Guy3,202,8420.2% Twin Groves746,8420.0% Non-Tax Areas*169,972,20210.8% Total$1,579,270,244100.0%

24. Hotel And Restaurant Sales Hotel Sales 2012: $18,310,550 2011: $18,662,136 2010: $17,380,099 Restaurant Sales 2012: $149,885,990 2012: $149,885,990 2011: $144,665,699 2011: $144,665,699 2010: $131,374,050 2010: $131,374,050

25. HotelTotal Sales Hilton Garden Inn$2,507,573 Fairfield Inn$1,576,604 Hampton Inn $1,472,799 Comfort Suites $1,266,174 Country Inn & Suites$1,079,437 Total$7,902,587 * Based on Advertising and Promotion Tax Top 5 Hotels By Annual Sales

26. Top 10 Restaurants By Annual Sales Restaurant Total Sales Chick-Fil-A$4,416,394 Golden Corral - Opened 08/20114,081,821 Chili's Bar & Grill3,841,509 Cracker Barrel3,710,895 McDonalds -Salem Rd3,493,781 TGI Fridays3,447,038 McDonalds -Dave Ward3,289,833 McDonald's -Hwy 65 N3,007,925 Marketplace Grill2,631,959 Outback Steakhouse2,543,250 $34,464,405

27. Total Deposits (Billions of Dollars) There are sixteen banking institutions in Faulkner County with 62 offices. Bank Deposits

28. Bank Market Share Faulkner County The top three banking institutions hold 71% of the market share.

29. Faulkner County Vehicle Registration (in thousands of vehicles)

30. Arkansas Severance Tax Revenue (in millions)

31. Municipal Highway Severance Tax Distribution Faulkner County 2012: $131,418 2011: $204,054 The City of Conway 2012: $162,457 2011: $254,833 35.6% Decrease 35.5% Derease

32. Fayetteville Shale 2012 Well Production and Value County Number of Wells Value Van Buren White Conway 1351 1159 911 $898,812,006 $840,753,040 $601,454,088 Cleburne655$338,600,980 Faulkner350$186,840,230 Total Value of Production for all wells since 2004 $11,649,022,437

33. Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Sales 2012$452,245,215 2011$474,879,704 2010$459,916,256 2009$124,142,265 Total: $1,437,728,587

34. 2012 Lottery Sales for Faulkner County Municipalities Conway$11,729,082$977,423 Greenbrier$2,155,401$179,617 Mayflower$2,291,590$190,966 Vilonia$644,983$53,749 Wooster$122,674$10,223 Total: $16,943,909 City Total Avg. Mnthly.

35. Employment & EarningsEmployment & Earnings Faulkner County (2012 ) Faulkner County (2012) Type Total # of Employers Total # of Employees Total Annual Earnings Average Annual Wages Government566,881$247,784,810$36,010 Private2,73733,805$1,334,257,929$39,469 Total2,79340,686$1,582,042,739$37,740 Employment & Earnings

36. AgriculturalProduction CropIncome from Production Sold% Change 2011-2012 Beef$12,250,000-30.00% Greenhouses5,000,0000.00% Dairy1,920,000-40.63% Rice3,007,20018.74% Soybeans861,600-49.97% Corn932,4808.09% Forestry600,0000.00% Wheat745,440-90.64% Fruits & Vegetables500,0000.00% Hay400,000-55.56% Hogs72,000-40.00% Silage00.00% Grain Sorghum00.00% Total$26,288,720-35.78%

37. Tourism The Effects of On Faulkner County 2011 Statistics% Change Visitors 378,754 8.68 Total Travel Expenditures$81,399,4335.62 Expenditure per Visitor$214.91-2.82 State Tax receipts $4,653,308-1.21 Local Tax Receipts$1,283,269-0.76 Number employed9611.26 Payroll$15,199,8035.52 Average Annual Pay $15,8174.20

38. Questions?

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