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V__tt <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />Regional Economic Development <br />Positioned for Success <br />M u n icipality Assistance <br />ACRED has brought resources to help municipalities (partners) with various needs in Economic <br />Development. Exa mples of those projects can be seen below, plus a snapshot of feedback collected from <br />the cities via survey monkey on the type of assistance received: <br />• COVID Relief Resources: sharing information on the latest federal, state or county resources <br />available to communities on the website and in a handout. Right-of-way policy sharing, Caresact <br />forum with County lobbyist, and responding to requests from community businesses about these <br />resources. <br />• CaresAct Coordination— sharing grant guidelines and program materialsto help community <br />partners get their programs started, connections with grant administrators, and communication <br />to business community about grant resources. <br />• City marketing assistance, including market data, branding or economic development strategies, <br />video and photo footage <br />• Fiber Resources — providing contacts for fiber providers, assistance in finding gapfinancing for <br />projects, and mapping out areas needed for service. <br />• Property Readiness assistance, including - marketing target properties, due diligence on a site, <br />connections with sta keholders on a property such as brokers or developers, and coordination <br />with property owners on the community's behalf to help market or attract investment to their <br />property <br />• Business Expansions — connecting existing businesses to resources such as PACE financing, state <br />incentives, construction/banking resources, etc. to assist in the project progression. <br />• Based on city survey feedback, this was the type of assistance provided directly to the cities <br />o Assistance with creating an economic development plan <br />o Assistance with marketing or advertising for business development <br />o Making connections with site selectors, developers or businesses <br />o Assistance with using state and local financing tools for business expansion efforts <br />o Assistance with searching for sites & buildings <br />o Assistance with business expansion, development or redevelopment opportunities <br />o Assistance with Fiber improvements or provider contacts <br />