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APPENDIX B <br /> City of Elk River <br /> • Strategic Industrial Marketing Plan <br /> Competitive Analysis <br /> Competition is significantly driven by labor force proximity: <br /> • Typical 25 mile commute, driving radius of employees (Labor Shortage Market) i.e., Best Buy's <br /> decision to locate in Richfield vs. a campus setting somewhere in the Metro area. Retaining its <br /> employees drove the decision. <br /> • Historical geographic expansion direction from inner city: Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park or Brooklyn <br /> Center to Anoka or Blaine for light manufacturing businesses <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 1 <br />