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City of Elk River <br /> Strategic Marketing and Sales <br /> Elk River...Where city and country flow together <br /> • Client Requirements Feedback Action <br /> Ease of doing business with the All reactive experience Hire consultant to do the final <br /> city negotiations for City. <br /> Professional staff,very friendly-- <br /> Are local land use regulations, at times may be too Develop a screening criteria and <br /> zoning codes,building codes,or accommodating client account information form <br /> land use plans encourage <br /> expansion or siting? Didn't sense the City has decided Need to inform client of siting <br /> what type of businesses they want and building process and make <br /> to attract. Will take anything! process as user friendly as <br /> possible <br /> Don't believe we make it easy to <br /> do business with—a lot of Ensure Covenants are provided <br /> redlining on drawings,etc. early in the siting process <br /> Ensure all city departments <br /> It was easy to do business with reflect a"can do' business <br /> the city philosophy vs.how difficult can I <br /> make it for the client <br /> 0EOGRAPHIC AT'T ES , .... <br /> Proximity to St. Cloud Not viewed as a plus or minus <br /> Access to: Major advantage Market key city advantages--All <br /> • Suppliers the big city services with the <br /> • Support services Viewed as connected to the small town atmosphere <br /> • Raw materials Metro <br /> • Customers <br /> • • Vendors <br /> (Proximity to Metro) <br /> Transportation: Distance from the Metro airport A strip would make the city on <br /> • Highway doesn't appear to be an issue par with some of the surrounding <br /> • Rail communities <br /> • Air 3 main highway arteries <br /> • Water <br /> Industry Compatibility Concern that residential TBD—may impact on type of <br /> development is so close to the industrial recruitment city does <br /> park. "Hope it isn't an issue" <br /> Business park being so close to <br /> the jail was raised as an issue <br /> LABOR <br /> Labor Force: Number,quality, Work ethic is better than the Attract owners that live in the <br /> skill and wage level Metro area to return and eliminate the <br /> • Highly skilled commute <br /> • Semi-skilled Lower pay scales <br /> • Unskilled Develop a reverse commute <br /> • Clerical Need to encourage reverse strategy <br /> • Professional/Technical commuting <br /> • Managerial <br /> • <br /> A BluePrint For Your Success <br /> ...Today and Tomorrow <br />