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:-;;~ ~~, -:.iii city of • Elk Etk River Area -- C~iamberof Commerce R1Ver Invite you to ce%brate Minnesota Manufacturing Month Presented by Dan McElroy Tuesday, October 12 x:30-9:00 a.m. Metal Craft Machine & Engineering 13760 Business Center Drive, Elk River If business growth depended solely on the availability of facilities, infrastructure and people, you could succeed any- where. But you need so much more than just the basics. Success demands tremen- dous positive energy -both from you and from the place your company calls home. "Positively Minnesota" is a public- private partnership working to develop a broad-based initiative to promote Min- nesota and its business economy at local, regional, and national venues. Join us as DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy provides an overview and un- derstanding of our regional economy and job market and what that means as businesses position themselves for the new normal in Minnesota econ- omy. He will bring new insight about recent legislative and agency programs such as angel tax credits, infrastructure grants, and workforce development in- centives. You will hear the latest about labor market intelligence and current economic conditions and trends. Dan McElroy is Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and a for- p B~gi~+ Presented by Bill Glahn Tuesday, October 26 7:30-9:00 a.ma Great River Energy Mississippi River Conference Room 17845 Highway 10, Elk River There is a need to revitalize the econo- mies of communities throughout Minne- sota from the bottom up. The energy industry is at the beginning stages of a revolutionary transition to cleaner, alternative sources of power such as renewable energy and deployment of smart grid technologies. These new power technologies tend to be smaller in scale and distributed in nature and fit well with agricultural and bio-based economies. Bill Glahn discusses ways these converging trends can help com- munities like Elk River rebuild their local economies and create jobs. Presented by Bill Blazar, Grow Minnesota! Tuesday, November 9 7:30-9:00 a.m. Location to be announced MINNESOTA NEEDS BUSINESSES. MINNESOTA NEEDS JOBS. More than ever before, Minnesota needs a pri- vate-sector effort to retain and ex- pand our business base. That is the goal of Grow Minnesota!, a statewide initiative uniting Minnesota communities behind the premise that our state as a whole is greater than its parts. Site visits with local companies provide insight about how businesses are changing their practices: first to survive and then to be- gin growing again. The Elk River Cham- ber just completed their first year with this seven year old program. Bill Blazar will present information on the trends that Grow Minnesota! visits heard from local and regional businesses. The infor- mation gathered from visits all over the state are used in speaking with legisla- tors about what the needs are of the business community. Bill Blazar is Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Pub- lic Affairs and Business Development. He manages Grow Minnesota!, the Cham- ber's business retention and expansion for Growth William L. Glahn is Director of the Min-