EDC COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES

MISSION STATEMENT

Business retention, expansion and recruitment.

PHILOSOPHY

We will cooperate extensively with GROW Minnesota, private economic development
associations, the Willmar Area Multicultural Market and any other organizations who share our
goals.

Within reason, we will provide for existing industries to expand the same incentives provided to
recruited industries.

MEETING SCHEDULE

Meets 10:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday on a quarterly basis in the months of January, April, July and October at the EDC's board room.

MEETING MINUTES (PDF format)

2010

January 6

February 3 special meeting

April 7

July 7

October 6

2009

2008

2007

2006

2010 GOALS

1.  Business visitation.  EDC Staff and BRE/R Committee members will visit a minimum of

     50 Kandiyohi County businesses

2.  Focus groups.  Continue dialogue luncheons with the aviation, health services

     and technology industries.

3.  Visit airports and develop an airport business and marketing plan.

4.  Organize and train three area communities in the skills of conducting their own business          retention call program.

5.  Work with Kandiyohi County communities to energize a retail and service business                       recruitment program.

      a.  Atwater hotel restoration and physician for clinic.
      b.  Community-owned grocery store with a local foods focus for Willmar, New London and            Pennock.

6.  Work with the EDC's Agriculture and Renewable Energy Development Committee to             assist its business retention, expansion and recruitment goals.

7.  2010 business reception in conjunction with Manufacturer's Week (October 2-6).

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