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<br />SUMMARY OF RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES <br />EDA STRATEGIC PLAN 19 <br />hours in length to explore their management of economic development topics that are <br />important in Elk River. Elk River staff participated in interviews. Interviewees were: <br />• Dan Undem, Assistant City Administrator, Forest Lake <br />• Nate Kabat, Assistant City Administrator, Chaska <br />• Bob Streetar, Community Development Director, Oakdale <br />Individual interviews. Individual interviews were conducted with the following people. <br />• Paul Erickson, Founder and former Executive Director of the National Sports <br />Center in Blaine. Mr. Erickson offered his expertise and insights on the potential <br />for sports tourism in Elk River. <br />• Tim Storey, real estate broker and hotel market specialist, Cushman Wakefield. <br />Mr. Storey provided his thoughts on the potential for hotel development in Elk <br />River. <br />• Amy Lord, Career and Technical Training Coordinator, ISD 728. Ms. Lord was <br />interviewed about opportunities for deepening workforce training strategies in <br />Elk River. <br />Elk River Staff. Elk River staff have been readily responsive in providing information <br />and serving as a sounding board through the course of this stufy. They also served as <br />tour guides for an Elk River site visit to many of the locations that are discussed in this <br />report. <br />Each of these additional points of input and perspective have been critical in shaping the <br />recommended strategies in the next section of this document. <br /> <br />