Laserfiche WebLink
Agenda 9a. Attachment A <br />CompanyBackground <br />Recognizinganeedforprofessionalcommunitydevelopmentconsultingservicesby <br />communities,MunicipalDevelopmentGroup(MDG),Inc.wasformedin2001.Overthe <br />past12yearswehaveworkedinpartnershipwithover35municipalities,township,and <br />countiesprovidingprofessionalplanning,economicdevelopment,GIS,andgrantwriting <br />services. <br />MDG,Inc.TeamMembersinclude: <br /> <br />JoanneFoust,Principal(CoFounder) <br /> <br />o <br />CynthiaSmithStrack,Principal(CoFounder) <br /> <br />o <br />JohnAnderson,Associate.Specialty:PlanningandRealEstate(LicensedRealtor) <br /> <br />o <br />JamesBunning,GISGuru.Specialty:GISMappingandAnalysis <br /> <br />o <br />MDG,Inc.hasthreeofficeassistantswhoprovideclericalandofficesupportas <br /> <br />o <br />needed. <br />MDG,Inc.CoFoundersFoustandStrackhavemadeaconsciousdecisiontoremaina <br /> <br />smallfirm.WebelieveourEz©’x­sizeallowsustobenimbleandquicklyrespondto <br />changesinthemarketandtoourclients.Ratherthanprovidinganendlessarrayof <br />servicesweprefertobefocusedonprovidingexceptionaleconomicdevelopment, <br />planning,andgrantwritingservicesaswebelievethesethreecriticalcomponentsof <br />communitydevelopmentareinterrelated. <br />AllMDG,Inc.staffmembershaveheldpositionswithlocalgovernmentunits,providing <br /> <br />uswithabetterunderstandingofyourpositionandprocesses.Wehaveservedas <br />{-š“­ÒŒ·z“m­·EE|aswellasfacilitatingthedevelopmentapprovalprocess.Wehave <br />completedNationalDevelopmentCouncilTrainingandaremembersoftheMinnesota <br />ChapteroftheAmericanPlanningAssociation. <br />Assmallbusinessownersforthepast12years,wehaveanunderstandingof <br /> <br />whatbusinessesinsmalltomidsizecommunitiesareexperiencing.Itisourgoal <br />tocombineourprofessionalknowledgeandpersonalexperiencetoassistour <br />clients. <br />MunicipalDevelopmentGroup,Inc.isorganizedasaSCorporationunder <br /> <br />Minnesotalaws. <br />2 <br /> <br />