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MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />*Item 3.5.* <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />CC: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority <br /> <br />Heidi Steinmetz, Assistant Director of Economic Development <br />October 13, 2003 <br /> <br />Consider Proclaiming MN Manufacturing & Technology Week <br /> <br />Attachments · Proclamation Certificate <br /> · MN Manufacturing & Technology Week Flyer <br /> · Thank You Advertisement <br /> <br />Issue <br />The Economic Development staff has been working with the Chamber of Commerce in <br />coordinating Elk River's recognition of 2003 MN Manufacturing & Technology Week. <br /> <br />The attached flyer highlights this year's event scheduled for Tuesday, October 21 st. The <br />event will include tours of Cymbet and Marketech and a luncheon/keynote speaker at Elk <br />River Country Club. In addition, a special welcome will be provided by the MN Department <br />of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner, Matt Kramer. City <br />Council and EDA members are strongly encouraged to attend this event. <br /> <br />The event was advertised in the October Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter <br />and will be listed on DEED's web site on the Event Calendar, which highlights what each <br />community in the state is doing for MN Manufacturing & Technology Week. Information <br />on the event was also placed on the City's Economic Development web page. <br /> <br />In addition to the event, a "Thank You" ad similar to last year will appear in the October <br />22nd issue of the Elk River Star News. The ad was also given to the Government Access <br />Cable Producer for placement on ERtV Channel 12. The purpose of the ad is to recognize <br />Elk River's forty manufacturing fzrms by acknowledging the importance of manufacturing in <br />Elk River. <br /> <br /> <br />