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• 1 "" * 94t i 1y.k-v The Developer 10 Awards continued from page 1 DNR,MPCA,NRRI,Dept. of Finance,and Office of the many markets.It features 11 major cities,a county history and Governor.The participating businesses are Kobe Steel,Northshore profile,and a map.It was printed in Mandarin Chinese and Mining,Cleveland-Cliffs,Midrex,and Steel Dynamics,Inc.The English. plant will employ at least 100.Construction will be completed in 2003. Regional Advertising:Minnesota Power This was a very extensive,year-long advertising campaign.Each Direct Mail: City of Fairmont ad featured one of 12 cities in Minnesota Power's service area. The"We want you back"mailer is an effort to bring the work- The ads depicted maps and industrial parks in an effort to attract force back to the city.It targeted 3500 people four different .. • -. .. times during the course of a year.The mailing list was gath: =d from the area high school and other sources. Local Advertising: Ci of • nuc or : 'ssociates and Tammy Miller Design developed corn- Marketing Technology: Beth Grosen and the City of Moorhead prehensive and coordinated economic development communica- The city has created a website that offers information business tion materials with the City of Elk River including a competitive customers want to know, including the cost of doing business positioning statement,folder with fact sheets,a brochure on analysis which compares taxes for various types of businesses in "How to Site Your Business in the City of Elk River,"brochure Minnesota and North Dakota.The site also features a revolving and a location site guide. list of"success stories"highlighting businesses that've chosen to locate in the city. Marketing Event:Burnsville Commercial Real Estate Council The"Wheeling and Dealing Road Rally"was a tour of ten prop- Marketing Brochure:Dakota County ED Partnership erties showcasing their buildings.Unique invitations with a Although originally created for an international trade mission, roadster type car on the front were sent to metropolitan brokers, this multipurpose economic and cultural profile can be used for leasing agents,and property managers.Included with the invita- tion was a playing card. On the day of the event, the attendees registered at city hall and received City of' s clues and a map to find each of the 10 properties. P # 0�� At each of the 10 properties they were given anoth- . » �'' r er playing card and participated in drawings and Access to the Future games.At the end of the event,a reception was held and the best poker hand was given$3,000. For your development needs,call: Additional prizes were given to other good poker Craig Waldron,City Administrator hands. (651)730.2705 e-mail: craig{ ci.oakdale.rt n.us Rich McNamara,Assistant City Administrator Practitioner of the Year: Curt Milburn (651)730-2809 e-mail: richc+a dale` -us Since 1995,Curt has worked with the Phalen Corridor Initiative,the State's largest inner-city City of Oakdale,1584 Hadley Avenue North, economic development project($500 million antic- Oakdale,MN 55128 Fax:(651)730-2818 ipated investment).The project is a collaboration Web site: http:\\www.ci.oakdale,mn.us of over 60 businesses,neighborhood groups,and government agencies focusing on redeveloping a former rail corridor on the East Side of St.Paul. The project is often cited as one of the region's * City of most comprehensive community initiatives and is Maple Grove a good example of a new focus of community development commonly known as"Smart Alan A. Madsen Growth." City Administrator Lifetime Achievement:Jim Kerrigan,City of "Serving Today,Shaping Tomorrow" Hopkins Jim's accomplishments with the City of Hopkins are 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway,P.O.Box 1180 too numerous to mention. He began his career with • Maple Grove,MN 55311-6180 the city in 1974 and will be retiring on January 1, Phone:(763)494-6001 Fax:(763)494-6421 2003. www.ci.maple-grove.mn.us