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<br />. Administration of CDBG funds <br /> <br />Focus/goals <br />. Airport Business Park in Benton County <br />. Expansion of 1-94 industrial park <br />. Downtown redevelopment <br />. Comprehensive array of affordable housing programs - senior, single family, <br />multi-family and mixed use housing projects, including both rental and <br />ownership programs. <br /> <br />St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership <br /> <br />Focus/goals <br />. Retention and expansion of existing industries <br />. Timely & professional response to prospect inquiries for the Greater St. Cloud <br />Area - including portions of Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties <br />. Community and workforce development to support economic growth <br />. Attraction of new industry with quality employment opportunities <br /> <br />3. Identification of gaps in programs and services <br /> <br />Sherburne County HRA <br /> <br />The county economic development strategy indicates a need to focus on the <br />development of business and industrial parks; many potential sites will not qualify <br />under redevelopment statutes and the EDA would provide greater flexibility in the <br />achievement of the economic goals of the County Board. <br /> <br />Sherburne County Economic Development Alliance <br />SCEDA does not have the statutory power to address all the goals identified in <br />the 2005 economic development strategic plan. <br /> <br />Becker EDA <br /> <br />. Becker identified the following challenges and gaps in service. Challenges in <br />working with MnDOT re: reorientation of Co Rd 8 outside the boundaries of <br />the city <br />. Does not utilize existing HRA powers <br />. Challenges in g!3tting utility services to new industrial areas <br />. Doesn't do extensive marketing to attract businesses to Becker <br />. Only offer serviced industrial land with design standards <br />. Challenge in attracting retail businesses to Becker <br /> <br />BiCl Lake EDA <br /> <br />Big Lake identified the following challenges and gaps in programs and services. <br />. Extending utilities to land identified in comp plan for industrial use <br /> <br />13 <br />