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Request for Action <br />ToItem Number <br />Economic Development Authority6.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting DatePrepared by <br /> <br />General BusinessJuly 17, 2017Colleen Eddy, Economic Development Specialist <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Marketing UpdateAmanda Othoudt, EDD <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Item presented for information. <br />Background/Discussion <br />We continue to partner with Sherburne County, Greater MSP, and Minn <br />through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Deve The <br />partnerships allowusthe opportunity toleverage our current marketing budget,attend market visits, <br />conferences and trade showsthat revolve around our four targeted industries. <br /> <br />: <br />Marketing/Newsletter <br />Staff is currently working with Prime Advertising to updatethe Community Profile for content/statistics <br />refresh the graphics. Several other communities have raved about our signature packe <br />in replicating. We are working on a new table cloth with the same look as the signature packets front <br />cover. Staff continues to submit award applications for our sige packet  the latest one is to the <br />Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC). <br />Trade Shows/Conferences: <br />Staff attended the annual Data Center World conference in LA in <br />State Delegation, which included Michaud Cooley, GreaterMSP, Gre <br />and Stream Data Centers. The state invested in a new booth display, which helped to attract people to <br />our booth. In June, staff attended the National Data Center Summit in Chicago and the Informational <br />Management Network conference in Washington DC. Both events were <br />relationships were built. The state was represented on panels during both conferences, whe <br />shout out for Elk River. <br /> <br />Colleen presented at a Shovel Ready Workshop hosted by MN DEED, <br />the data center site and its partnership with Sherburne County. Over 40 economic development <br />professionals from around the state attended the event. <br /> <br />Social Media/Tweeting: <br />During the various trade shows, staff tweets via our Twitter fee-tweets posts from our <br />various sponsors. <br /> <br />Market/Site Visits: <br />