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V__tt <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />Regional Economic Development <br />Positioned for Success <br />Workforce Development Partnerships <br />ACRED has formed a strong partnership with our Ca reerForce Center and area workforce initiatives <br />including: <br />o The economic development specialist sits on the Workforce Board and ensures economic <br />development strategies are aligned with workforce strategies <br />o Provide updates on new relief funding for area businesses <br />o Advocate for employer needs and explains industry changes throughout the pandemic <br />o Connects cities to area workforce resources for employers — especially pandemic related <br />resources. <br />Chamber Partnerships <br />ACRED worked with 8 area chambers in 2020 on the items listed below. The chambersthat serve Anoka <br />County include Anoka Area, East Bethel, Forest Lake Area, Ham Lake, MetroNorth,Quad Area and Twin <br />Cities North Chamber of Commerce. <br />• Event partnerships — ACRED/COVID Relief Resources, updates via zoom, etc. <br />• Providing information to the business and nonprofit community about COVID relief assistance <br />• Connections between the business community and area chambers <br />• Data collection from <br />Additional Partnerships <br />ACRED has worked with Open to Business on multiple projects providing the information listed below. <br />The County's Open to Business Advisor shares quarterly updates on businesses that were assisted in the <br />County. These lists can be requested for additional information beyond this report. <br />o Finding available properties for the business owner <br />o Connecting them with local city contacts <br />o Connecting them with state or local financing incentives for their projects <br />o Connecting them with COVID relief resources <br />