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Economic gardening grows in Anoka County I StarTribune.com Page 1 of 4 <br /> YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Help. Subscriber Services Buy Ads Store <br /> AWa n north Ynetro <br /> News Local Sports Business Politics Opinion Lifestyle Entertainment Obituaries <br /> North Metro west Metro South Metro East Metro Minneapolis St.Paul Your voices Bic <br /> Home Local North Metro <br /> Economic .gard.ening grows in Anoka County <br /> Article by:PAUL LEVY, Star Tribune Updated:August 14,2012-11:00 PM <br /> ........................................................................................................................... <br /> By spending $160,000 on a program for entrepreneurs, Anoka County hopes to bolster i <br /> businesses and the community. <br /> ...._.........._........_................................._.._._..........................._ ....._... ............................ <br /> 0 comments ®resize text Q print buy reprints Recommend i <br /> Tweet <br /> Anoka County wants to get into.the business of helping entrepreneurs more from north'mietro <br /> grow their businesses. .. _:............. ............. <br /> Forklift has person pinned <br /> It's a year-long process called "economic gardening,"and the at Lino Lakes business <br /> program is designed to take businesses to the next level by .............................. <br /> introducing entrepreneurs to other businesspeople who have gone. Bingo and a Big Mac? <br /> through what they're about to experience and guide them along. McDonald's hosts weekly <br /> "We show them how its done, make it work and then leave,"said games <br /> Mark Lange of the Edward Lowe Foundation, the Florida-based <br /> . ................................................................................... <br /> operation that helped Hennepin County launch an economic Brooklyn center alms high <br /> gardening.pilot program last year and recently began working with with roe center <br /> Anoka County. "We educate, demonstrate and help communities <br /> activate." <br /> By dedicating $150,000- or approximately$10,000 for each of 15 <br /> businesses that qualify the county has launched a program in which <br /> it is reaching out to the businesses we never hear from, or <br /> businesses we only read about when they announce they're moving <br /> to another area,"said Karen.Skepper,Anoka County's director of <br /> community and government relations. <br /> http://www.startribune.com/local/north/165876516.htm1 8/15/2012 <br />