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Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Economic Development Authority 6.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />General Business September 17, 2018 Amanda Othoudt, EDD <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Directors Report Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Information presented for discussion to keep the EDA updated on development activity. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />BUSINESS VISITS <br />Fourteen BR&E visits have been conducted. More visits are scheduled. Please RSVP if you are able to <br />attend. <br /> <br />MISCELLANEOUS <br />Inquiries <br />Staff continues to receive inquiries seeking existing industrial space and new industrial development and <br />inquiries on the data center site. Leads were generated from the Economix event, Site Selector Guild Fall <br />Forum and a Trade Show event from a few years ago. <br /> <br />Site Selector Fall Forum <br />I attended the Site Selector Fall Forum event with members of the State of Minnesota Marketing <br />Partnership. The Site Selector Guild is made up of 42 of the world’s foremost professional site selection <br />consultants. Guild members provide location strategy to corporations across the globe and for every <br />industry, sector and function. Over the past two years, guild members attended annual Familiarization <br />(FAM) Tours hosted by the state, toured available property in Elk River, and met with local business <br />owners. <br /> <br />This year, I was able to reconnect with many of them again and discuss what is happening in Elk River. <br />There is expressed interest in the economic development opportunities the gravel mining area has in <br />store following the Hwy 169 Redefine project. The program at this year’s event was outstanding! Site <br />Selectors touched on social issues such as the opioid epidemic, cultural diversity, housing crisis, and how <br />the healthcare landscape affect their client’s decision to site in communities across the United States. <br /> <br />Elk River’s Realtor Day Fall Forum <br />Our annual Elk River Realtor Day Fall Forum is scheduled for November 28, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 12 <br />p.m. This year, we are collaborating with the St. Paul Association of Realtors and MnCAR to host the <br />event. There will be a wide variety of interesting topics and an overview of the state of our local <br />economy. Plan to attend. Lunch will be provided. <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />