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in January which will focus on workforce, offer break-out sessions and in turn could lead into quarterly <br /> roundtable discussions. The city and chamber are planning on delivering thank you cards and balloons to <br /> all manufactures on October 23`d. The activity reinforces what the city started last year when it delivered <br /> thank you gift baskets to all the manufactures. <br /> Workforce Initiative & Collaboration <br /> I met with Patrick Brama and CM John LeTourneau from the City of Ramsey to discuss workforce <br /> development initiatives and opportunities to collaborate on.John also represents the Anoka County <br /> Chamber of Commerce.We discussed their Manufacturing Cohort Initiative and efforts to develop a <br /> region-wide process to attract labor force to the area. They are proposing to develop a process to connect <br /> with the local technical colleges,high schools, and workforce centers to help assist manufacturers with <br /> recruitment. I mentioned to both CM LeTou.rneau and Mr. Brama that I will be attending the Workforce <br /> Strategies session at the IEDC conference this week and will come back to our group with suggestions <br /> on implementing new strategies to assist in attracting the workforce with the desired skillset to our area. <br /> IEDC Conference <br /> I attended the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)workforce strategies sessions at the <br /> annual conference this past week. There were a lot of great take-a-ways from this conference,including <br /> presentations that focus on workforce programs that currently leverage federal, state and local financial <br /> resources to support workforce development. Other great presentations included discussions on what <br /> communities can accomplish through collaborative programs to build the workforce pipeline and <br /> upgrade the skills of our community's existing workforce. Other presentations and discussion topics <br /> included the emerging demand-driven model in workforce development, sector strategies for targeted <br /> industry clusters, K-12 development and integration,and occupational analysis. <br /> The IEDC conference itself focused on programing and tours revolved around four tracks: government <br /> and economic resiliency, framework for a robust private sector,value proposition of NGO's and <br /> nonprofits, roles and institutes of higher learning in economic development. Some of the great takea- <br /> ways from this conference were strategies to increase entrepreneurship within our community,attracting <br /> workforce from abroad and how to implement successful redevelopment strategies in our communities. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> None <br /> Attachments <br /> Realtor's Day Agenda <br />