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Promote Business <br /> Retention and Expansion. <br /> Issue EDAM Position <br /> States compete vigorously to attract new busi- • EDAM supports increased efforts to <br /> nesses. It is much more efficient and cost retain and expand Minnesota's businesses, <br /> effective, however, to retain and expand a including joint efforts between state, <br /> state's existing businesses.Therefore, business regional, and local governments, the <br /> retention and expansion must be a key corn- Chamber of Commerce, and private sec- <br /> ponent of a state's economic development tor entities. <br /> efforts. <br /> • EDAM encourages the funding and uti- <br /> lization of existing retention and expan- <br /> sion resources, such as the University of <br /> Minnesota's BR&E Strategies Program, <br /> as well as academic and state agency <br /> research on economic development mat- <br /> ters. <br /> 1• � <br /> I <br /> two <br /> • <br />