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Strategic Industrial Marketing Activities Update <br /> November 10,2003 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> • Prospect Company Description Client Requirements Current Status <br /> Gamesa(2002 Inquiry) Needs up to 30-acres for Delayed Decision <br /> Spanish manufacturer of wind office/warehouse and <br /> generation equipment manufacturing <br /> Finished wood operation(2003) Met with owner and toured Delayed Decision <br /> existing facility <br /> Bixby Energy Systems (2002) Needs 50,000-100,000sf existing In contact with broker for new <br /> Biomass stove manufacturer, lease space within 30-45 days construction if can't find existing <br /> incubator graduate,Rogers inventory in Andover,Anoka, <br /> Coon Rapids <br /> Precision machining company, Needs 20,000sf lease/new Expanding into adjacent available <br /> Dayton(2001) construction lease space <br /> Metal fabrication company,Blaine Needs land for 25,000sf building, Looking for 15,000sf existing lease <br /> to be in operation by Nov.2004 space <br /> Cymbet Corporation(2002) Needs up to 100,000sf Financing Delay <br /> Manufacturer of solid-state manufacturing space for lease <br /> batteries,incubator graduate <br /> IV. Promotions & Advertising Strategy <br /> Advertising <br /> Upcoming advertisements include the Nov/Dec Leasing Guide, featuring Cymbet,and the <br /> November MN Real Estate Journal, featuring Tescom. <br /> V. Public Relations Strategy <br /> • Economic Development Newsletter <br /> The attached third edition of the Economic Development Newsletter, the Progress Partner <br /> Dispatch, was distributed in early November to over 200 people representing the following <br /> groups: <br /> • Elk River manufacturers <br /> • High-tech companies located in Anoka, Sherburne,and Wright Counties <br /> • Past&present prospects/inquiries <br /> • Key accounts <br /> The purpose is to inform businesses of information useful to their operations and present an <br /> "open for business" image. <br /> MN Real Estate Journal (MREJ) Conference <br /> Similar to previous years,the EDA will sponsor the November 20th MREJ New Urbanism & <br /> Redevelopment conference (see attached conference brochure). Sponsorship includes the <br /> following items: <br /> • City's name and logo on all conference marketing materials <br /> • Half page article and half page ad in a special conference insert of MREJ <br /> • Display booth space at the conference <br /> • Bonus ad in an upcoming MREJ <br /> • Five free passes to the event <br /> 1110 <br /> • A panelist position at the event (the Director of Economic Development will be a <br /> panelist discussing the Downtown Revitalization Project) <br />