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programs/incentive programs were presented to the company and <br /> • follow-up conversations are occurring. <br /> 4. Health. Club Inquiry - Staff was in contact with an individual who <br /> seeks to,open a 7,000 square foot health club facility in Elk River. The <br /> individual seeks existing space in a commercial center or in another <br /> building that is easily retro-fitted. <br /> 5. Realtor Inquiry Staff responded to an inquiry from a Realtor who is <br /> representing a telemarketing company in downtown Minneapolis. The <br /> company seeks an alternative location to its Minneapolis operation and <br /> needs approximately 10,000 square feet of space. The Realtor was put <br /> in touch with the agent representing the Cody Square building just off <br /> of 173rd Avenue and Highways 10 and 169. Unfortunately, this did <br /> not meet the company's space needs. <br /> 6. UPA Prospect A meeting was held with representatives of United <br /> Power Association to discuss one of its industrial prospects. Its <br /> prospect seeks a 20 acre site for the construction of a 100,000 square <br /> foot wood waste conversion processing facility. The prospect needed <br /> access from a railroad spur - thereby eliminating several available Elk <br /> River sites. Two sites were presented to the company: a.) an eighteen <br /> • acre site owned by LeFebvre Trucking, and b.) a twenty-three acre site <br /> owned by Larry Morrell just south of 171st Avenue. The company had <br /> a wide target area relative to candidate cities. No additional <br /> information is available at this time. <br /> 7. Guardian Angels - Guardian is proposing a remodeling of its existing <br /> nursing home facility plus the construction of a new wing for <br /> additional units. It is likely that Guardian will request that the City <br /> issue a revenue bond for this expansion-rehabilitation project. <br /> PREVIOUSLY LISTED PROSPECTS <br /> 1. Micro-Tech Hearing Instruments - The company's Board of Directors <br /> was scheduled to meet on March 28, to narrow the list of candidate <br /> cities down to a more manageable number. Several absences at this <br /> meeting prompted the Board to delay its decision until May. EDA <br /> Commissioners will recall that the company currently has a production <br /> facility in Eden Prairie and also operates a telemarketing and sales <br /> office in St. Cloud. Micro-Tech seeks to construct a 10,500 square foot <br /> facility to consolidate the two operations. <br /> • 2. EPG Companies This is the Maple Grove business that is owned by <br /> Mr. John Hasslen, an Elk River resident. Mr. Hasslen is still <br />