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*of Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Economic Development Authority 6.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> General Business February 16,2016 Colleen Eddy, Economic Development Specialist <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Marketing Update Amanda Othoudt, EDD <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Action Requested <br /> Item presented for information. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Staff presented a year-end update to the Sherburne County EDA, our partner on several trade show <br /> events and activities. We plan to attend the spring Data World Conference, along with National CapRate <br /> Summits and Information Management Network (IMN) conferences this year. <br /> We continue our partnership with GreaterMSP which allows staff to attend various market visits <br /> throughout the year. Last June,in partnership with GreaterMSP we attended site selector visits with US <br /> Consults,DataCenter Hawk, Cressa,and Mohr Partners in Dallas. The visits turned into a site visit from <br /> US Consults,who visited Elk River on January 29. We facilitated a tour of Elk River Sherburne County <br /> and ERMU.This visit and the relationships being built,reinforces the importance of participating in trade <br /> shows and market visits. <br /> Marketing: <br /> The community profile is in the final revision stage and staff has received a mock-up of the proposed <br /> pocket folder. The mock-up is currently being reviewed by ED and communications staff members. <br /> EDA/HRA Website: <br /> We recently approved the new website design and are now focusing on site content and mapping. The <br /> project is well within estimated timelines. <br /> Trade Shows/Conferences: <br /> The city will be part of the Minnesota Delegation which includes DEED,Xcel Energy, Irongate Data <br /> Centers, Great River Energy,Michaud Cooley, SiteSpan and Dakota Electric. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> Funding for trade shows and advertising are included in the 2016 budget. <br /> Attachments <br /> N/A <br /> rIrEREI Ir <br /> NATURE <br />