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The Partnership <br /> • Concern about value received <br /> •Western part of county connects to St.Cloud <br /> •Airport important to entire county <br /> • Leadership change t Partnership <br /> • Becker reported good leads from The <br /> Partnership <br /> • Elk River connected to metro not St.Cloud <br /> • Partnership seriously exploring new marketing <br /> initiative <br /> • Tom Moore expressed willingness to figure out <br /> how to provide value <br /> Organizational Assessment <br /> •Wide variation in perceptions of <br /> desirable staffing level <br /> —SCEDA Board—generally full-time staff+ <br /> admin assist <br /> Others(commissioners,ED staff) were <br /> very mixed;more aware of too much staff <br /> capacity redundant/competing with cities <br /> Organizational Assessment <br /> •Define role for county which is supportive <br /> of communities <br /> -Researching target industries <br /> -Focusing on industry clusters <br /> —Build on themes like energy resources, <br /> multi-modal opportunities <br /> Lead new initiatives that make use of <br /> unique position of the county&don't <br /> duplicate cities <br /> —Addressing venture capital, <br /> entrepreneurship @ county level <br /> Econmic Development Services -November 2004 21 <br />