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Anoka County Regional Economic Development (ACRED) <br />Anoka County Regional Economic Development held their first annual North Metro <br />nd <br />Summit, via videoconference on September 2. <br /> <br />The Marketing Subcommittee continues to plan for scheduled events in the fall of 2020 in <br />conjunction with the MN Real Estate Journal. Some events are being converted into <br />virtual experiences. Below is a list of events being sponsored by ACRED and their current <br />status: <br /> <br />th <br /> Land Development Summit (in-person) September 11 8:00 AM -12:00 PM <br />th <br /> UpRiver Real Estate Event (in-person) October 15 8:30 AM -11:00 AM <br />th <br /> MNCAR Expo (in-person) October 29 3:00 PM -7:00 PM <br />th <br /> Industrial Summit (in-person) November 13 8:00 AM -12:00 PM <br />th <br /> Redevelopment Summit (in-person) November 19 8:00 AM -12:00 PM <br /> <br />Business 4 Business <br />Greater MSP, the Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) and <br />Counties are joining together with other partners, like local Chambers of Commerce to <br />develop a program called Business 4 Business. The program will rely on donations from <br />businesses who are successfully navigating the current crisis. Then, small businesses, of <br />less than 20 employees, a non-home based location and less than $1 M in annual revenue <br />will be allowed to apply for grants of $7,500 and/or technical assistance, funded through <br />that pool of money. <br /> <br />Anoka County Business Relief Grant Program <br />Anoka County has now announced and extension to their Business and Non-Profit Relief <br />Grant Program. The new application window is September 8 - 18. The first round of <br />applications was highly undersubscribed; in other words, there was more money, than <br />encourage more applications. <br /> <br />