EB-5 Active Regional Centers

List of Active EB-5 Regional Centers


1. California Consortium for Agricultural Export

Approved: April 18, 2002

Reaffirmed by USCIS: March 19, 2007

Address: c/o Spencer Enterprises, Inc., 4974 East Clinton, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93727

Phone/Fax: (559)252-4043; (559)456-8338

Geographic Area: 9 Counties in Central California known as
the San Joaquin Valley. Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: An agricultural
investment program purchasing and converting fallow or row crop lands into
permanent commercially viable fruit and/or nut trees and grape vines for the domestic and
export markets.

Point of Contact: Richard F. Spencer, President

Susan Spencer, Director


2. Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Approved: February 28, 2003

Reaffirmed by USCIS: April 23, 2004

Address: 2600 Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-2126

Phone/Fax: (215)496-8020; (215)977-9618

Geographic Area: Philadelphia County, PA

Focus of Economic Growth Activity: Tourism convention and
visitor services through the hotel, restaurant and hospitality industry; commercial
office space renovation and leasing; merchandise import and export sales; investment in
high-tech start up companies as well as information and bio-tech enterprises; and
trucking and warehousing and transportation enterprises.

Point of Contact: Robert A. Fina, Senior Vice President;
Thomas Rosenfeld, Attorney


3. South Dakota International Business Institute

Approved: April 8, 2004

Reaffirmed by USCIS: July 18, 2005 and December 12, 2006

Dairy Economic Development Region (SDIBI--DEDR)

Address: 711 East Wells Avenue

Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3369

Phone/Fax: (605)773-5032; (605)773-3256

Geographic Area: The 44 rural counties in eastern South
Dakota

Point of Contact: Mr. Joop Bollen


4.
The Gateway Freedom Fund/AKA: Golden Rainbow Freedom Fund
Approved: February 5, 1996

Endorsed by USCIS (via case approvals): March 26, 2007

Address: 18034 13th Street, Seattle, WA 98177

Phone/fax: 206-624-5622

Geographic Area: 1) As Golden Rainbow Freedom Fund, air
cargo and

manufacturing facility in Jackson County, Oregon; 2) As
Gateway: City of Seattle

Neighborhood Reinvestment Area in Seattle, Washington

Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: air and ocean
cargo facilities; and

manufacturing; warehouses

Point of Contact: Henry Liebmann, Attorney (206-624-5622)


5. Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED)

Approved: December 2004

Address: 200 East Grand Avenue

Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Phone/Fax: (515)242-4700/(515)242-4809

Geographic Area: 77 Rural and Small Urban Counties
in Iowa

Point of Contact: Mr. Michael T. Blouin, Director,
IDED


6. Capital Area Regional Center

Approved: November 25, 2005

Geographic Area: Legal boundaries of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) and the contiguous adjacent areas of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia, and the city of Alexandria, VA.

Focus of Economic Growth Activity: Mixed hotel, retail, office and residential space; a soccer stadium; conference center space, and industrial space.

Current Project: Diversified RE Fund- Watergate Hotel & Condominium Project

Officers
Michael R. Sears, Founder & Managing Principal
John Tung, Founder & Managing Principal
Michael L. Kolodner, Managing Principal
Yu Ping, Ph.D. Managing Principal

Holdings
John Tung, Managing Director, Cornerstone Advisors

Address: 888 16th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone : 1-202-349-9848
Telefax: 1-202-355-1399


7. The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Regional Center

Approved: December 27, 2005

Address: 4305 Santa Fe Avenue

1500 Market Street

Vernon, CA 90058

Phone/Fax: (215)496-8020; (215)977-9618

Geographic Area: The legal boundaries which constitute the
city of Vernon, CA.

Focus of Economic Growth Activity: Food Products processing
and manufacturing; apparel manufacturing; transportation and warehousing;
household furniture and furnishings.

Point of Contact: Bruce V. Malkenhorst, Executive
Director

Lincoln Stone, Attorney


8. Mayor's Office of Economic Development (New Orleans)

Approved: January 18, 1994

Reaffirmed by USCIS: February 16, 2007

Address: Mayor's Office of Economic Development

1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1150

New Orleans, LA 70112

Phone/fax: Office: 504-658-0919

Geographic Area: Orleans Parish and the City of New
Orleans

Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: International
Trade Center; export-related companies

Point of Contact: Chase Story, International Liaison

504-658-0919

E-mail: cstory@mayorofno.com

Bart Hungerford & Timothy Milbrath

NobleOutreach


9. Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center, Inc. (WORC, Inc.)

Approved: October 13, 2006

Address: P.O. Box 2803

Bellingham, WA 98227

1305 11th Street, Suite 301

Bellingham, WA 98225

Geographic Area: the legal boundaries which constitute Whatcom
County, Washington.

Focus of Economic Growth Activity: capital investments and
job creation in assisted

living facilities for the elderly within Whatcom County

Point of Contact: Rob Pochert, CEcD, EDFP, Executive
Director

K. David Andersson, Attorney


10. Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Approved: June 26, 1997

Reaffirmed by USCIS: March 19, 2007

Address: National Life Bldg., Drawer 20, Montpelier, VT 05620

Phone: (802) 828-5202

Geographic Area: State of Vermont

Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: Export-related
companies; tourism, hospitality and Commercial Resorts Development.

Point of Contact: John Kessler, General Counsel


11. Pennsylvania Department of Community & EconomicDevelopment Regional Center

Approved: April 13, 2007

Address: Department of Community and Economic Development

Harrisburg, PA 17120

Phone/Fax: (718) 624-7850

Geographic Area: The contiguous geographic area encompassing the following twenty-three (23) counties of western Pennsylvania: Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion Beaver, Armstrong, Allegheny, Indiana, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene, Fayette, Somerset, Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Warren, Forest, Jefferson and Clearfield. Also, within the above defined contiguous geographic area, the delineated Targeted Employment Areas (TEAs) within the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA); delineated TEAs within the city of Pittsburgh; and delineated TEAs within the Erie and Johnstown, Pennsylvania SMSAs.

Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: will concentrate
on financing projects and developing commercial enterprises in the following eight (8) target industries: Tourism and hospitality; Technology; Transportation; Manufacturing and Trade; Health Services; Agriculture and Food Production; Higher Education; and Leasehold Improvements to Commercial

Office & Mixed-Use Spaces

Points of Contact: Dennis Yablonsky

Secretary

James Rowley

Deputy Secretary

Dept. of Community & Economic Development

Thomas Rosenfeld, Esq.

President and Chief Executive Officer

CanAm Enterprises, LLC

32 Court Street, Suite 1501

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201


12. CMB Export LLC

Approved: August 15, 1997

Reaffirmed by USCIS: April 18, 2007

Contact:

Address: Address of Regional Center

Corona Professional Center, 400 S. Ramona Avenue, Suite
212AA,

Corona, CA 91719

Phone/fax: 800-238-8022

Geographic Area: CMB Export LLC development area which is
related to former military bases located in the counties of Sacramento, San
Bernardino and Riverside CA Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: export activity
related to development of military bases; air cargo, sea port development as export
centers

Point of Contact: Patrick F. Hogan, President

CMB Export LLC

4507 49th Avenue

Moline, Illinois 61265

Attorney: Lincoln Stone (Stone and Grzegorek, LLP)


13. Global Century Development Group I, LP (Global Century)

Approved: April 18, 2007

Phone/fax:

Geographic Area: The contiguous geographic area of Houston’s Chinatown encompassing the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #15 (TIRZ), a 60-block area bounded by Preston Street on the North, Dowling Street on the East, St. Joseph parkway on the South, and Chartres Street on the West. Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: will concentrate on financing and developing commercial and mixed-use real estate within the GCRC geographic area in the following five (5) target industries: Hotel and Hospitality; Retail; Mixed Use Residential; Commercial Office; Restaurant & Entertainment.

Points of Contact: Mr. Dan Nip, President

Global Century Development Group I, LP

11205 Bellaire Blvd., SuiteB-33

77072-2545Houston, TX

Mr. H. Richard Sindelar III, Esq.

Tindall & Foster, P.C.

600 Travis Street, Suite 2800

Houston, TX 77002-3094


14. Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)

Approved: May 1, 2007

Address: 756 N. Milwaukee Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Phone/fax: 414-287-4100

Geographic Area: The seven (7) counties of southeastern Wisconsin: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha (including Targeted Employment Areas within the cities of Racine and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Focus of Export/Economic Growth Activity: Business and professional services; Financial activities and business process services; Health services and medical technology; Manufacturing; Printing and printing support; Wholesale Trade and distribution; and Hospitality and Entertainment.

Point of Contact: Timothy R. Sheehy, President

Peter Beitzel, Vice President

Metropolitan Milwaukee Assoc. of Commerce

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                                                          Phone : 202-293-6198         Fax : 202-293-6198

                                                           E-mail:
dhashim@hashim-immigration.com
                                       

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