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COMMENTS from HENRY LUKE'S CLIENTS Atlanta, Georgia Enclosed is the VISIONS 2000 report as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Chamber. The Board was extremely complimentary of the work and felt we were on target with the VISIONS we identified. Robert M. Holder December 3, 1985 Chairman, VISIONS 2000 Task Force Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Atlanta, Georgia Henry, VISIONING has been an essential element in Atlanta's rise to become a world class city rivaling London, Paris, Tokyo and New York. We said in our VISION drafted in 1985 that "we wanted to be a strong contender for every world athletic event." I don't know that we had the Olympics in mind, but our VISION pointed us toward building a city that was capable of hosting the Centennial Olympics when we decided to enter the world competition. Gerald L. Barrels, CCE April 19, 1994 President-Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Atlanta, Georgia Richmond, Virginia Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your coming to Richmond five years ago to get us focusing on the future. Jim Dunn, my brother Jim, and a number of other leaders really have our community moving rather rapidly in the right direction. That work started with you facilitating the visioning process in our region. The resulting successes have restored our self-esteem and the disappointments we have experienced will help us better prepare for future opportunities. From the engineering school to the riveffront to the biotech park to the announcements by Motorola and Siemens coming to Richmond, our region has come together like never before. Your work with Richmond has been incredibility beneficial to Richmond .... Thanks again and congratulations on the difference you are making in the lives of those who reap the benefits of your labors on their behalf." Bobby Ukrop June 5, 1996 President-Ukrops Supermarkets Richmond, Virginia The most important thing we did in 1991 was bring Henry Luke to Richmond to help us go through a regional VISIONING process. James W. Dunn, CCE October 2, 1994 President-Metropolitan Richmond Chamber of Commerce Richmond, Virginia On April 12, 1995, Motorola announced a semiconductor manufacturing facility near Richmond costing $3 billion providing over 5,000 jobs with an average salary of $35,000. Dunn said "Without the solid accomplishments on key priorities identified in the 1991 VISION process, we would not have been in a position to be competitive for Motorola." James W. Dunn, CCE April, 1995 President-Metropolitan Richmond Chamber of Commerce Richmond, Virginia 11 LPI