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EDC COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES

Business Retention & Expansion/Recruitment (BRE/R) Committee

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 of each month at the board room of Heritage Bank, N.A., Willmar.

MEETING MINUTES (PDF format)

January 2, 2008 May 7, 2008  
February 6, 2008 June 4, 2008  
March 5, 2008    
April 9, 2008    
January 3, 2007 May 2, 2007 November 11, 2007
February 7, 2007 June 6, 2007 December 5, 2007
March 7, 2007 August 1, 2007  
April 4, 2007 September 5, 2007  
January 4, 2006 May 3, 2006 October 4, 2006
February 1, 2006 June 7, 2006 November 1, 2006
March 1, 2006 August 2, 2006 December 6, 2006
April 5, 2006 September 6, 2006  

 

2007 GOALS


In cooperation with Grow Minnesota!, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Ridgewater College, SCORE, Small Business Development Center, Willmar Area Development Corporation and Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce:

1. Expand committee membership to accomplish its 2007 goals and objectives.
2. Assist in target recruitment of new businesses, especially technology based, among others.
     a. Incorporate new airport opportunities in recruitment efforts.
     b. Incorporate technology task force efforts.
3. Establish a countywide coordinated business retention visitation plan.
     a. In the first year, visit 30 Willmar technology-based companies, among others.
     b. Establish and implement a visitation plan with three other communities in the county.
     c. Hold annual dialogue session with health industry.
     d. Sponsor a dutch treat Appreciation & Awards Reception solely by the EDC or in

          cooperation with other economic development agencies.

2007 BRE/R and GROW Minnesota Strategy


1. The EDC will determine company/corporate calls that should be conducted in Willmar that are in addition to those in the GROW Minnesota strategy.  A suggested figure will be an additional 30 calls per year.

2. GROW Minnesota will share its call information with the EDC’s BRE/R Committee.

3. The EDC will delegate a team of BRE/R Committee members that will assist GROW Minnesota members in performing those calls.

4. The EDC will initiate BRE/R activities in three greater Kandiyohi County communities. The EDC will local train the teams in BRE/R in the calling format and assist them with initial organization. The EDC will send a member to accompany the local teams if asked.

5. Continue working closely with the WorkForce Center/DEED, including responding to referrals of need from that organization.

 

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