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ATLANTA • BOISE • BOSTON • CHARLOTTE • CHICAGO • DALLAS • DENVER • OAKLAND • PHILADELPHIA • PITTSBURGH • SALT LAKE CITY • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SAN JOSE • SEATTLE • WASHINGTON, D.C. • ATLANTA • BOISE • BOSTON • CHARLOTTE • CHICAGO • DALLAS • DENVER • OAKLAND • PHILADELPHIA • PITTSBURGH • SALT LAKE CITY • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SAN JOSE • SEATTLE • WASHINGTON, D.C. • ATLANTA • BOISE • BOSTON • CHARLOTTE • CHICAGO • DALLAS • DENVER • OAKLAND • PHILADELPHIA • PITTSBURGH • SALT LAKE CITY • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SAN JOSE • SEATTLE • WASHINGTON, D.C. • ATLANTA • BOISE • BOSTON • CHARLOTTE • CHICAGO • DALLAS • DENVER • OAKLAND • PHILADELPHIA • PITTSBURGH • SALT LAKE CITY • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SAN JOSE • SEATTLE • WASHINGTON, D.C. • ATLANTA • BOISE • BOSTON • CHARLOTTE • CHICAGO • DALLAS • DENVER • OAKLAND • PHILADELPHIA • PITTSBURGH • SALT LAKE CITY • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SAN JOSE • SEATTLE • WASHINGTON, D.C. • Don’t delete MARKET DUE DILIGENCE Markets Assessed Atlanta, GA Boise City, ID Boston, MA-NH Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Denver, CO Miami, FL Oakland, CA Philadelphia, PA-NJ Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Riverside - San Bernadino, CA Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Prepared for VIVENDIwater company Prepared by
Markets Assessed Atlanta, GA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 4 4 80% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Real Estate l None 4 2 4 2 l None l Business Environment l Cost of Living
Markets Assessed Boise City, ID MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 1 15 12% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Domestic Flights l Education l Business Environment l Taxes l Real Estate l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l None l None
Markets Assessed Boston, MA - NH MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 3 10 50% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Airport Accessibility l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l None l None
Markets Assessed Charlotte-Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC - SC MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 3 9 50% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Real Estate l Business Environment 4 2 4 2 l Domestic Flights l Education
Markets Assessed Chicago, IL MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 3 6 59% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l Real Estate l Business Environment l Airport Accessibility l Education
Markets Assessed Dallas, TX MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 5 1 100% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l Education l Airport Accessibility l Domestic Flights l Taxes l Real Estate l Business Environment l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l European Flights l None
Markets Assessed Denver, CO MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 3 12 46% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l Real Estate l European Flights l Education l Taxes l Domestic Flights 4 2 4 2 l Business Environment l Cost of Living
Markets Assessed Miami, FL MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 4 2 4 2
Markets Assessed Oakland, CA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 1 16 0% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l Airport Accessibility l European Flights l Domestic Flights l Education l Business Environment l Cost of Living l Taxes 4 2 4 2 l None l None
Markets Assessed Philadelphia, PA - NJ MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 3 11 48% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Real Estate l Business Environment l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l None l Education
Markets Assessed Phoenix, AZ MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 4 2 4 2
Markets Assessed Pittsburgh, PA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 5 3 86% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Real Estate l None 4 2 4 2 l Domestic Flights l Education l Cost of Living l None
Markets Assessed Riverside - San Bernadino, CA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 4 2 4 2
Markets Assessed Salt Lake City - Ogden , UT MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 2 13 41% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l Taxes l Real Estate l European Flights l Business Environment 4 2 4 2 l None l Airport Accessibility l Education
Markets Assessed San Diego, CA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 2 14 35% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l None l Education l Taxes l Business Environment l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l Domestic Flights l Real Estate l None
Markets Assessed San Francisco, CA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 3 5 60% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l Education l Taxes l Airport Accessibility l Real Estate l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l European Flights l Domestic Flights l Business Environment
Markets Assessed San Jose, CA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 3 7 51% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l Taxes l European Flights l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l Airport Accessibility l Real Estate l Education l Business Environment
Markets Assessed Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score Vivendi Thinking 3 8 50% BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l None l Taxes l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l European Flights l Domestic Flights l Real Estate l Airport Accessibility l Education
Markets Assessed Washington, DC - MD - VA - WV MARKET RANKING Quintile Rank Score 5 2 95% Vivendi Thinking BUSINESS FACTORS LIFESTYLE FACTORS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 5 1 5 1 l European Flights l Taxes l Business Environment l Cost of Living 4 2 4 2 l Domestic Flights l Education l Real Estate l None