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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=85 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>The Pathfinders </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Pathfinders"><U><B>Home </B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><B>About Us</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Economic Development"><U><B>Economic Development</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Workforce Verification Studies"><U><B>Workforce Verification Studies</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corporate Site Selection"><U><B>Corporate Site Selection</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e190900.gif" border=0 width="144" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=395 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A Company Profile</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Pathfinders</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >, located in Dallas, Texas, was formed in 1979. Through 20 years of operation, </FONT><B>The</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Pathfinders</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > has grown into a multidisciplined organization dedicated to providing quality services and useful solutions in two primary consulting areas - strategic planning from an economic development perspective for public sector clients and site selection for the private and public sectors.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Through its internal business unit, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>PFR</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>ESOURCES</B></FONT>, the company has undertaken comprehensive workforce verification studies during the past two years for more than four-hundred counties nationwide. Those projects have documented the availability of underemployed workers in each of those locations as well as the experience, skills, education and costs of people in that hidden workforce.</div> <bR> <div> The focus of corporate facilities consulting projects has included location analyses for new facilities, reuse and alternative use analyses for existing facilities, feasibility studies and adaptive disposition analyses. In the arena of strategic planning and economic development, a worldwide list of clients has called upon <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>The Pathfinders</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT>to develop and implement sales and marketing strategies; provide guidance on policy, impact, and financial issues; provide organizational development assistance; and, increase the effectiveness of the business recruitment function.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS AND PROJECTS . . .</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="604" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 434 ><NOBR><div> <B>3M Corporation</B></div> <div> <B>AC Spark Plug</B></div> <div> <B>AFG Industries</B></div> <div> <B>AIG Insurance</B></div> <div> <B>AT&T</B></div> <div> <B>Amarillo, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>ARBI Industries, S.A.</B></div> <div> <B>Arkansas Aeroplex</B></div> <div> <B>Big Spring, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>British Aerospace</B></div> <div> <B>Brunswick, Ohio</B></div> <div> <B>Canadian Government</B></div> <div> <B>Caterpillar</B></div> <div> <B>CertainTeed</B></div> <div> <B>Ciba Geigy</B></div> <div> <B>Columbus, Ohio</B></div> <div> <B>Dallas, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>DANA Corporation</B></div> <div> <B>Dayton, Ohio</B></div> <div> <B>DuPont</B></div> <div> <B>Formosa Plastics</B></div> <div> <B>Fort Collins, Colorado</B></div> <div> <B>General Dynamics</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Hoechst Celanese</B></div> <div> <B>Howmet Turbine</B></div> <div> <B>Hyundai</B></div> <div> <B>IMC Vigoro</B></div> <div> <B>Ingersoll-Rand</B></div> <div> <B>Jamaica</B></div> <div> <B>Japan Styrene</B></div> <div> <B>Kaiser Steel</B></div> <div> <B>Killeen, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>Klausner Furniture</B></div> <div> <B>Lockheed</B></div> <div> <B>Lubbock, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>Marcy Products</B></div> <div> <B>Mesa, Arizona</B></div> <div> <B>Mitsubishi</B></div> <div> <B>Montgomery County, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>Murray Envelopes</B></div> <div> <B>Muskegon, Michigan</B></div> <div> <B>NAPA</B></div> <div> <B>Newfoundland</B></div> <div> <B>Oscoda, Michigan</B></div> <div> <B>PPG Industries</B></div> <div> <B>Peterborough, England</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Rochester, Minnesota</B></div> <div> <B>Rockwell International</B></div> <div> <B>San Bernardino County, California</B></div> <div> <B>Seneca, New York</B></div> <div> <B>Sharma Group (S. Africa)</B></div> <div> <B>Siemens</B></div> <div> <B>The Philippines</B></div> <div> <B>Thrifty Corporation</B></div> <div> <B>TransAmerica</B></div> <div> <B>Tredegar Industries</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Air Force</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Army</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Dept. of Defense</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Dept. of Energy</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Dept. of Interior</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Gypsum</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. Navy</B></div> <div> <B>U.S. State Department</B></div> <div> <B>Victorville, California</B></div> <div> <B>Voortman Cookies</B></div> <div> <B>W.R. Grace & Co.</B></div> <div> <B>West Midlands, England</B></div> <div> <B>Westminster, Colorado</B></div> <div> <B>Zambezi Mills</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>    </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>. . . AND WHAT THEY SAY</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>        </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> "I have worked with organizations in the site-selection process for more than 25 years.  During the nine months that The Pathfinders worked with me, I found them to be the most professional, knowledgeable, and aggressive group I have ever worked with."</div> <div> <B>Bill Henry, Senior Vice President/Director Real Estate/ Thrifty Corporation</B></div> <bR> <div> "In the face of those who said it was impossible, The Pathfinders produced  reuse plan for Wurtsmith Air Force Base that has brought us replacement jobs.  They deliver!"</div> <div> <B>Dean Wiltse, Township Supervisor, Oscoda, Michigan</B></div> <bR> <div> "PPG Industries has sought The Pathfinders advice and counsel on occasions when we were considering new plant facilities and have found their professional ability and integrity to be without question."</div> <div> <B>B.K. Krushinski, Director of Construction Engineering, PPG Industries</B></div> <bR> <div> "When we voted to retain The Pathfinders to provide direction in our economic development program, I didn't expect much.  They proved me wrong.  The product is extremely useful."</div> <div> <B>Chuc Duff, City Council, Westminster, Colorado</B></div> <bR> <div> "The Pathfinders effort was critically important to getting our new manufacturing facility up and running.  I would recommend them to any company, especially a foreign company."</div> <div> <B>Allan Ko, Formosa Plastics</B></div> <bR> <div> "The proof of the worthiness of a relationship is the ability to deliver on commitments.  When problems occurred or deadlines needed to be met, The Pathfinders group was always there."</div> <div> <B>Parker Mahnke, President, Marcy Fitness Products</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>