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The Strategic Industrial Marketing Plan will assist the city in addressing several major <br />issues and goals identified in the City of Elk River Economic Development Strategic Plan. <br /> <br /> CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL MARKETING PLAN GOALS <br />2002 - 2004 <br /> <br />MARKET STRATEGY, OBJECTIVES AND POSITIONING <br /> <br />· To establish the City of Elk River as the hub for light manufacturing firms in <br /> the northwest metro region of the Twin Cities by 2005. <br /> <br />· To build out East and West Business Parks with a range of building sizes that <br /> meets the City of Elk River's design standards by 2010. <br /> <br />· To target the following Standard Industrial Classification sectors: Industrial <br /> Machinery, Fabricated Metal and Electronic Equipment. <br /> <br />CORE STRATEGIES <br /> <br />Product Offering <br />To provide excellent location site services, attra~ve land locations, and pricing that <br />reflects a good-value and competitively priced product. <br /> <br />Competitive Strategy <br />To collect and maintain current information on key competitive communities including <br />land price, available land with utilities, and local incentives. <br /> <br />Key Account and Lead Generation Strategy <br />To establish the City of Elk River as the place to site a light-manufacturing firm with <br />economic development key influencers, leaders, and providers. <br /> <br />Promotion and Advertising Strategy <br />To promote that the City is "Open for Business" and to generate leads for the East and <br />West Business Parks. <br /> <br />Public Relations Strategy <br />To create awareness that the City of Elk River is a business-friendly community for light <br />manufacturing firms. <br /> <br />Strategic Partnership Strategy <br />To establish strategic partnership to support long-term Economic Development in the <br /> <br />oreo. <br /> <br />Business Retention Strategy <br />To retain and expand the current industrial base in the City of Elk River. <br /> <br /> <br />