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ty of <br /> <br />iver <br />  ROM: <br /> DATE: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />**ITEM 3.6.** <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />Paul T. Steinman, Director of Economic <br />Development <br /> <br />October 7, 1996 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Manufacturers Week <br /> <br />Manufacturers Week is designed to showcase Minnesota's manufacturing <br />industries and to increase the general public's awareness of manufacturing's <br />importance in providing high wage, high skill jobs for our communities. One <br />out of every five jobs in the State of Minnesota is in manufacturing, which is <br />an industry that also produces 21 percent of Minnesota's total economic <br />output. Also, five out of the top ten fastest growing industries in this state in <br />terms of employment growth were in manufacturing. This sector has long <br />been targeted by the City of Elk River to foster economic development and <br />growth. It has long been understood that because of manufacturing's <br />diversified employment structure, it is much more immune to national <br />recessions than many other industries. <br /> <br />The Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce is planning an event to celebrate <br />Minnesota Manufacturers Week on Tuesday, October 15, 1996, at 11 a.m. <br />with a tour of Alltool, followed by lunch beginning at noon at the Elk River <br />Country Club. Mayor/Councilmembers and respective commissions are all <br />encouraged to attend this event to help acknowledge the positive effect of the <br />manufacturing sector in providing jobs and tax base in the City of Elk River, <br />and the State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />council\mfgweek.doc <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />