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ANO► COUNTY Regional Economic Development Positioned for Success o Develop continued relationships with real estate leaders and bankers to ensure they understand these "red flags" and know how to follow up on these leads. Track any project wins. • In addition, ensure they know what resources ACRED can provide to them when working on projects. o Track number of visits in the county qua rterlythat are done o Host at least 2 virtual "business summits" targeting minority and woman owned business leadersto help bridge communication to this business community that is less connected o Proactive Visits • In Q1, gather list of fasted growing industries in the Metro in Anoka County. Reach out to stakeholders where employers are located to see if they need support in reaching out to these companies • Track industries at risk of job loss by utilizing Greater MSP's recovery dashboard and "at risk matrix." Share this list with stakeholders to help in their outreach strategies in Q1 and Q2. ▪ Goal 3: Develop a roadmapforthe future of the ACRED partnership budget by the end of 2021 Implementation: o Develop a sustainable budget for 2022 and future years that will help grow the activities of the partnership and develop a reserve to update the Ady Advantage Economic Development Roadmap in 5-10 years. o Engage communitystakeholders throughout this discussion starting in the end of Q3 or ea rly Q4 o Utilize the latest census information to update the cost sha ring model on more current population numbers Ma rketing • Goal 1: Continue the momentum of brand recognition with internal and external partners. Implementation: o Real Estate Community Brand Recognition • Continue partnerships with the real estate community by speaking at MN Real Estate Journa I events, Site Selector events a nd the UpRiver Real Estate Event. At least 8 real estate events in total (4 MN Real Estate Journa I, Upriver event and 3 other real estate related events) 4