Anovion Technologies Proposal

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SCOPE OF WORK

SITE SELECTION FACTORS OF INFLUENCE C&W’s site selection process incorporates hundreds of data points into market screening and scorecarding. We’ve outlined some key site selection categories here (note this list is not exhaustive and will be customized to Anovion’s specific drivers).

CATEGORY

METRIC

• Materiality and application of business incentives • Cost of labor for each relevant hiring category • Cost of real estate and capital improvements • Transport costs • Cost of utilities • Corporate tax environment: income, sales, property taxes • Business friendly climate

Cost & Ease of Doing Business

• Proximity to large clients • Supply Chain considerations: supplier/customer locations • Supply Chain considerations: proximity to transportation/rail/ports/etc.

Accessibility & Supply Chain

• Availability of viable real estate solutions meeting site sizing requirement • Timeline of permitting process • Developer readiness • Overall Infrastructure • Non-financial government incentives: land grants, expedited permitting, utilities/ infrastructure, etc. • Natural hazard/disaster risk • Availability of water and other critical resources • Power availability, clean energy sources, and availability of natural gas, water, etc. • Key labor pool size by market for each relevant hiring category • Key labor pool density by market for each relevant hiring category • Hiring competition and presence of competitors/peer companies • Federal funding location requirements - disadvantaged areas, coal communities, etc. • Job postings vs. hiring volume by market • Skills assessment: detailed talent insights to identify current and future skills gaps and competitor analysis • Diversity - presence of underrepresented communities and women in key hiring categories in market • Submarket trends - commute patterns, density of talent, etc. • Higher education pipeline: number of graduates, collaboration opportunities, trade programs, upskilling, etc. • Manufacturing and Battery Sector Concentration • Peer/Competitor analysis - identification of other battery facility announcement trends

Speed to Market

Infrastructure, Utilities, and Natural Environment

Labor/Talent

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