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Strategic Industrial Marketing Activities Update <br /> September 8,2003 <br /> Page 3 of 3 <br /> • Communications <br /> The September edition of the City newsletter, The Current,included an article on the <br /> Downtown Revitalization Project. <br /> VII. Business Retention Strategy <br /> Business Retention&Expansion Program <br /> Staff will contact EDA members individually to schedule future Business Retention& <br /> Expansion visits. <br /> Cymbet to be Honored as Innovator of the Year <br /> Cymbet is among the winners of the second annual Finance and Commerce Innovator of <br /> the Year Awards (see attached article). Staff attended the award ceremony held on <br /> September 5th in downtown Minneapolis. Other winners include Cargill and 3M. A future <br /> article is also expected to appear in the Elk River Star News. <br /> Manufacturers &Technology Week. October 20-24,2003 <br /> Staff is working with the Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce to plan Elk River's <br /> recognition of Manufacturers &Technology Week. Preliminary plans include plant tours of <br /> Cymbet and Marketech and a luncheon with keynote speaker, Mark Sheffert who is the <br /> Chairman& CEO of Manchester Companies, Inc. (see attached article written by Mr. <br /> Sheffert). The event will be advertised in the October Elk River Area Chamber of <br /> Commerce Newsletter and on the Economic Development Web page. <br /> • In addition, staff is working with Tammy Miller Design on a"Thank You" advertisement, <br /> similar to last year, that will be placed in the October 22nd issue of the Elk River Star News <br /> in recognition of all Elk River manufacturers. <br /> Also, Economic Development's display booth recognizing Elk River manufacturers will be <br /> rotated among the local banks each week in October. <br /> 110 <br />