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Attachment B <br />Business Selection & Visits <br /> and <br />community needs. Michael Darger then <br />With as many as 1,500 businesses in <br />prepared the Research Report based on <br />town, Roseville decided to select locally- <br />the input of the state research review <br />owned businesses with ten or more <br />panel, as well as economic development <br />employees for visits. Retailers, medical <br />research. <br />businesses, public entities, and schools <br />were excluded. After much compiling of <br />The Research Report identifies three <br />lists, sorting and screening, an initial <br />overarching strategies as a strategic <br />target list of 101 businesses was created. <br />framework of issues for Roseville to <br /> <br />These businesses were invitedby letter <br />consider for implementation. The <br /> <br />on November 6, 2013to be interviewed. <br />Research Report provides a list of <br />An additional 28 businesses were invited <br />potential project ideas under each <br />by letter in a second wave on November <br />strategy. The Roseville HRA and BR&E <br />15, 2013. For more information on this <br />Task Force have the knowledge of their <br />process see the BR&E research report. <br />community and what projects are <br />suitable locally. The potential projects <br />A total of 41 businesses were interviewed <br />are only suggestions for Roseville to <br />by volunteers during the business <br />consider. <br />visitation phase from November to <br />December 2013. Visitors worked in Task Force Retreat <br />teams of two and took responsibility for <br />A 2.5 hour Task Force retreat was held on <br />arranging and conducting the interviews. <br />February 18, 2014 in Roseville. At this <br />This is one of the highest numbers of <br />retreat, the Task Force was presented <br />completed business visits in the metro <br />with the Research Report. The <br />area seen by Extension in the last decade. <br />presentation included an overview of the <br />Warning Flag Review <br />Roseville and Ramsey County economy <br />and demographic situation, the <br />Reviewing the surveys individually for <br />composite results of the business <br />follow-up opportunities is an important <br />interviews, and the three strategies. The <br />community opportunity in a BR&E <br />Research Report can be viewed by <br />program. This is probably the single <br />contacting Jeanne Kelsey, Roseville HRA, <br />most important activity that a BR&E <br />at 651-792-7086 or by contacting one of <br />initiative can do responding <br />the Task Force members. <br />appropriately and confidentially to <br />businesses on issues such as business <br />The Task Force reviewed and discussed <br />relocations, concerns with public service, <br />the potential projects and developed new <br />needs for resources, etc. <br />project ideas. In the end, the Task Force <br />made its recommendations to the HRA <br />Research Report Development <br />board. These recommendations were <br />Roseville sent copies of the surveys to <br />considered in a joint meeting of the HRA <br />the University of Minnesota for <br />and City Council on March 3, 2014. <br />tabulation and analysis. A summary of <br />These priority projects chosen for near <br />the data was prepared for the January 9, <br />term implementation are featured in this <br />2014 state research review meeting, <br />summary. <br />where a group of seventeen individuals <br />(listed later in this report) reviewed the <br />results and ideated projects that might <br /> <br />ROSEVILLE BR&E SUMMARY 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />