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<br />MISCELLANEOUS <br />Site Selector Guild – Fall Forum <br />Amanda attended the Site Selector Guild – Fall Forum in Seattle. She was in the presence of 27 Guild <br />Members. The Fall Forum is a smaller networking event of approximately 200 representatives of <br />Economic Development Organizations (EDO’s) across the world. The focus of the Fall Forum was to <br />share and discuss leading practices and case studies of economic development projects around the world. <br /> <br />Site Selector FAM Tour <br />Amanda and Colleen attended the Site Selector FAM (Familiarization) Tour with eight Site Selectors <br />from across the country and Asia in conjunction with the Minnesota Marketing Partnership. There was <br />ample opportunity to network with the site selectors and learn more about the industries they specialize <br />in. John Evans from Tractus is the Site Selector from Asia. John gave us tips on how to attract <br />companies from Asia looking to invest in the United States and locally. Amanda attended tours of <br />Cargil’s R&D Facility in Plymouth and Smith Medical. The event wrapped up with breakfast at Hell’s <br />Kitchen. <br /> <br />CHOW <br />CHOW is now open for lunch and dinner! The atmosphere is astounding and the food is amazing. If you <br />get a chance, stop by and congratulate Marco and Mike on their new venture! <br /> <br />Elk River Meats <br />Elk River Meats was featured on WCCO News and won the vote for the best meat stick in Minnesota! <br />Mayor Dietz would like to recognize them at the next EDA meeting in November. <br /> <br />Revolving Loan Fund Balance Reports <br />At the request of members, a copy of the Revolving Loan Fund report is attached. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Revolving Loan Fund Balance Report, October 13, 2017 <br /> <br />