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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />Quad Area Chamber of Commerce <br />The chamber hosted a Candidate Forum on October 3, at Tria Restaurant for those <br />running for the open seat on the Anoka County Board of Commissioners. You can watch <br />the event at www.northmetrotv.com. It is also airing from time to time on our local <br />access channel. <br />Economic Development Authority (EDA) <br />EDA Revolving Loan and Grant Program <br />The EDA held an open house on August 21 to roll out the Business Incentive Revolving <br />Loan and Grant Program giving local business owners an opportunity to hear more about <br />the program and offer input. An informational packet and application form were sent out <br />to the business community on 9/20. A submittal from the Southern Rail for assistance <br />with rebuilding their garage has been received and a special EDA meeting has been <br />called to review the application. We are also planning to follow up with local business <br />owners to make sure they understand the program and encourage them to consider <br />applying. <br />City Owned Property Initiatives <br />ed transfer of city-owned property to the <br />EDA, the EDA looked to support the marketing of those properties by directing staff to <br />seek the services and opinions of commercial realtors. Staff has since engaged realtor <br />Mike Brass about the downtown properties and he will be presenting his thoughts on <br />Promotional Video <br />The EDA is exploring the idea of creating a promotional video for the city and reviewed <br />a proposal from Cade Imaging at their October 16 meeting. The proposal was accepted <br />and we are hoping to have the video finished by year end. The video will focus on <br />Centerville as a great place to do business and will feature available land for commercial <br />and industrial development. <br /> <br />Strategic Plan <br />At their October meeting, the EDA began discussing their strategic plan for 2020. The <br />group intends to present this plan to the City Council in January in an effort to better <br />communicate their goals and objectives. <br />Minnesota Technology Corridor <br />continued to draw traffic and was part <br />of a panel discussion at the UpRiver Event. The committee continues to look for ways to <br />gain exposure for the initiative. http://www.mntechcorridor.com/ <br /> <br />