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available industrial, office and retail space available in Albertville, Big Lake, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Monticello, Ramsey and Rogers. Below is a chart summarizing the findings: City Office Space Retail Space Industrial Space Total Square Ft Rank Ro ers 55,483 163,887 1,443,770 1,663,140 1 Coon Ra ids 220,624 243,540 415,254 879,418 2 Elk River 63,158 153,051 445,432 661,641 3 Ramse 53,288 79,394 249,276 381,958 4 Albertville 41,247 320,075 15,640 376,962 5 Monticello 95,492 54,370 84,609 234,471 6 Bi Lake 8,000 38,889 18,800 65,689 7 Source: MNCAR Exchange as of 2-17-2009 A detailed report of the Elk River listings will be provided at the meeting, or in the interim, Committee members are encouraged to conduct their own test search for a listing of available properties by either going to the City of Elk River website at www.ci.elk-river.mn.us or www.metromsp.org and enter zip code "55330". Current Marketing Efforts At the meeting staff will provide an overview of current marketing efforts, including but not limited to the following activities: * Staff has linked www.metroMSP.org on the city's Economic Development Department webpage to connect the public with available C/I sites in Elk River. MetroMSP takes users to this GIS based site selector website, allowing them to search available properties in the 11 county metro area. This site data is supplied by licensed realtors who are members of MNCAR, and is updated daily. * On January 22, 2009, the EDA partnered with the Elk River Chamber of Commerce to hold a Retail Trade and Analysis Workshop (RTA) conducted by the University of MN Extension Service. An RTA report and workshop help a community evaluate the health of their retail sectors. It provides local sales data, comparing your community to others, which in turn helps assess strengths and opportunities for our local businesses. This data specifies the actual retail