E X P A N D Rochester

1. E X P A N D Rochester

2. Why Expand? Mayo Civic Center is a critical component of southeastern Minnesota’s economy Rochester’s hospitality industry = 11,000 workers generating annual economic impact of $530 million Rochester’s medical community, including the State’s largest private employer, adds nearly $4 billion to the State’s economy annually Expansion will diversify Rochester’s convention opportunities while supporting medical, bioscience, hotel, restaurant & retail sectors In 2008 Mayo Civic Center generated economic impact of $113 million – an expanded facility will add another $44 million annually Expanding Mayo Civic Center will attract new business & grow the economy

3. Project Features Two story convention center with a 40,000 sq ballroom, 16 breakout rooms & two boardrooms High-end ballroom & meeting room finishes with advanced audio/video capabilities Internet connectivity for all attendees Business Center Renovation of current Presentation Hall with new finishes, acoustical improvements, sound system, theatrical support systems and upgraded dressing rooms

5. Street Level

7. Skyway Level

9. Special Features Minnesota B3 Energy Sustainability Standards Riverwalk Promenade and “wave wall” Unified exterior with easily identifiable entrances and sun control devices Spacious lobbies & pre-function areas - separate from service corridors Improved skyway access to Rochester Art Center, Taylor Arena & the Rochester Civic Theatre Curbside drop-off on Civic Center Drive ADA accessibility throughout Advanced technological & video teleconferencing capabilities 2nd largest ballroom in the State of Minnesota

10. Expansion Funding Mayo Civic Center expansion project cost - $75 million In 2008 State granted $3.5 million for expansion planning Requesting $34 million in 2010 State Bonding Funds for construction City of Rochester will fund 50% of cost – 1% increase hotel/motel tax + 1% food & beverage tax

11. Expansion Supporters City of Rochester Mayor and Common Council Mayo Clinic Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce Rochester Art Center Rochester Civic Theatre Rochester Convention & Visitors Bureau Rochester Downtown Alliance Rochester Downtown Business Association Rochester Lodging Association Construction Partnership Gus Chafoulias and Titan Development Group Rochester Music Board Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale SE Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council Sunstone Hotels

12. Lost Business Attendees Lost: 136,173 Direct Spending Lost: $74,325,840 Lost Spending to Minnesota: $55,200,000 National (continued) • Andrew Wommack Ministries • Mountain Plains Health Consortium • USA Weightlifting Nationals • 3rd Marine Division Assoc • Air Force Sergeants Assoc • National Assoc for Interpretation of the Deaf • National Assoc of Barber Boards of America • American College of Sports Medicine • Independent Professional Seedsmen Assoc • Dalmatian Specialty Club of America • Berlin US Military Veterans Assoc • Conservative Congregational Christian Conference • Perennial Plant Assoc • American Legion 40 & 8 Honor Society Promenade National Association for Campus Activities World Futures Association AdvoCare National Association of Meal Preparation National Law Enforcement Explorers • National Association of Nouthetic CounselorsNational Association of Career Technicians Spina Bifida Association National Federation of Personal Trainers Conference International Federation of Women’s Travel Organization Public Relations Society of America’s Travel & Tourism Conference International Conference Civic Education & Conference on Humanities National Mutual Benefit Midwest Combined Conference Spelelogical Society Annual Meeting Association of Operating Room Nurses Annual Conference American Catholic Council Annual Convention IPSA 20th Annual Conference Solar Energy Conference CALEA Conference Fellowship of Christian Assemblies National Federation of Personal Trainers Midwest Children of American Revolution—Great Plains Region American Society Travel Agents—Midwest Chapter Teleflora Convention Mid-Atlantic Assoc of Museums Wissota Annual Meeting Midwest Cheerleading Coaches Association Resource Conservation & Development Council Salvation Army—Minnesota/North Dakota Upper Midwest Magicians Association Housing Partnership Network Assoc for Educational Communication & Technology Midwest Food Processors Association Central States Children’s Mental Health Association Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Midwest Sociological Society Evangelical Lutheran Synod Swine Summit MACMH Annual Conference Upper Midwest Canvas Products Association Association of Midwest Museums Annual Conference Midwest Economics Association Annual meeting Midwest Poultry Federation Dairy Summit Great Rivers Conference Midwest Association of Housing Cooperatives Annual Conference MACA Tri-State Conference Midwest Scrapbook Convention National 379th Bomb Battalion Assoc 6th Helicopter 150th Maintenance Group—Korea American National Cattle Women Inc Assoc for Humanistic Psychology Workshop National Catholic Rural Life Conference USA Taekwondo Nationals

13. Top 45 Medical Meeting Opportunities If confirmed these groups would bring the following: 142,400 Participants – 416,000 Room Nights - $99,840,000 Direct Spending - $249,000,000 Economic Impact American Society of Clinical Pathologists Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine Conference National Council on Aging/American Society on Aging Joint Conference Nutrition in Health & Disease Conference Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting Association of Endocrinologists Conference Mayo Clinic Hematology & Oncology Conference American Heart Association Conference on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Society of Occupational Medicine Education Conference Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference American Surgical Pathology Conference Health Effects Institute Annual Conference North American Diagnostic Radiology Midwest Podiatry Conference Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology/Hepatology Board Reviews Association of Psychiatric Genomics Society of Academic Emergency Medicine American Society of Bariatric Physicians Conference American Society of Clinical Oncology Conference Midwest Orthopedic Society American Diabetes Association Midwest Conference National Procedures Institute • American Medical Association Midwest Seminars • Child Abuse Medical Examiner Training • American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting • American Urological Association Midwest Conference • America Society of Neuro-radiology Annual Meeting • Neonatal Pharmacology Conference • American Osteopathic Association Conference • Association of Professional Researchers Annual Pathology Symposium • Society of Nutrition Education Conference • American Board of Radiology Oral Exams • APECS National Users Association Training Sessions • Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Conference • American Medical Seminars, Inc. • American Clinical Nutrition Conference • Midwest Regional Obesity Course • OB/GYN Midwest Symposium • North American Nicotine Dependence Conference • Interventional Cardiology Association • Geriatric Primary Care Conference • Upper Midwest Hematology • The American Headache Society Events • Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathy Conference • American Association for Respiratory Care

14. E X P A N D Rochester … it all happens here!