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Strategic Industrial Marketing Activities Update <br /> November 10,2003 <br /> Page 4 of 4 <br /> • VII. Business Retention Strategy <br /> 2003 Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)Visit Summary (see attached 2003 schedule) <br /> • The 2003 BRE visit schedule included 19 Elk River manufacturers <br /> • 8 visits were conducted <br /> • 9 companies were not interested in participating (2 of the 9 located elsewhere) <br /> • Staff is working to schedule the 2 remaining visits <br /> The attached 2004 BRE schedule includes Elk River manufacturers who were not contacted <br /> in 2003. <br /> Manufacturing&Technology Week, October 20-24,2003 <br /> Approximately 30 people attended the October 215`Manufacturing Week luncheon, 20 of <br /> which toured Cymbet and Marketech earlier that morning. The Commissioner of the MN <br /> Dept. of Employment and Economic Development presented both Cymbet and Marketech <br /> with recognition plaques signed by the Governor. See the attached article for details on the <br /> event. <br /> Additional recognition of Elk River manufacturers was provided in the attached full-page <br /> "Thank You" ad printed on the back page of the October 22nd issue of the Elk River Star <br /> News and the Economic Development display booth was rotated among the following <br /> banks during the month of October: <br /> • • Week of Oct. 6th US Bank <br /> • Week of Oct. 13th American National Bank <br /> • Week of Oct. 20th The Bank of Elk River <br /> • Week of Oct. 27th First National Bank of Elk River <br /> Sportech <br /> Last month, staff reported that The Bank of Elk River co-sponsored an ad congratulating <br /> Sportech for being among The Business Journal's 2003 Growth 50 Private Companies. It <br /> was announced on October 17`"that Sportech placed number 35 on the list (see the attached <br /> article). <br /> i <br />