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Key Personnel / 6 A Proposal to Provide Planning Services for a Small Area Study for the City of Arden Hills Eric Zweber, AICP Project Manager/Senior Planner Eric is a senior planner and land use specialist at WSB. He has 15 years of experience working directly with residents, business, agencies, and other stakeholders on a variety of plans, programs, and projects. Eric has direct experience in single and multiple family housing, commercial, industrial, institutional, and mixed-use developments. He has experience working for a number of communities in Minnesota, including Arden Hills, Rosemount, Victoria and Wayzata, as well as for communities in Oregon and Wisconsin. He has a deep understanding of development and land use and takes a proactive approach to ﬁ nding design solutions that meet the community’s goals and the existing market forces. Highway 13 Redevelopment Study | Savage, MN Eric served as the project manager for the Highway 13 Redevelopment Study which reviewed a 70 year old industrial park with many non-conforming lots and non-conforming uses. The Study included interviews with business and property owners; an evaluation of the existing buildings and infrastructure; code and fee comparisons with ﬁ ve neighboring cities; and short, medium and long term recommendations to redevelop underutilized sites and improve the study area for existing successful businesses. Jim Gromberg Economic Development Coordinator Jim has over 25 years of experience in economic development including both redevelopment projects and greenﬁ eld developments. Most recently, Jim was the State of Minnesota’s Business Development Representative for the Twin Cities metro area, focusing on the attraction of new businesses to the state and assisting businesses in expanding their current locations. Jim has also served as the Vice President for Business Banking for Landmark Bank focusing primarily on SBA lending, the Business and Community Relations Manager for Connexus Energy, City Manager for Isanti, and Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Ramsey. Jim has also served as the President of the Economic Development Association of Minnesota, President of the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chairperson of the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Foundation, and Mid-America Economic Development Council Board of Directors. Princeton Industrial Park Expansion Plan Jim served as the Project Manager for the project for the City of Princeton. The project consisted of review and analysis of the city’s existing industrial land, potential sites in the growth boundary area, and the market for new industrial land in the area. The analysis included: industrial market overview, examining market trends and data for Princeton’s Market Area, industrial market jobs data and industrial land development trends within the Market Area, and the current vacant industrial sites in the City that are available for development. State of Minnesota Regional Business Development Representative Jim represented the state on recruitment visits to other markets both nationally and internationally to promote Minnesota as a site for future expansions. He successfully completed development projects that included over $500 million in new development including: ·CSI new headquarters and production facility on a brownfi eld site in New Brighton, 2014 ·The promotion of the T-CAP site as a home for the new Carefusion facility ·Toro Corporate Headquarters ·Olympus Research and Development Facility