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A- ANOKA COUNTY Regional Economic Development Positioned for Success • Goal 4: Marketthe MN Technology Corridor and continue to promote opportunities for further partnerships Implementation: o Continue to follow up on monthly website traffic reports for the tech corridor in partnership with Greater MSP and DEED. Follow ups made within 2-4 weeks of receiving each monthly report. o Host quarterly stakeholder meetingsto progress in the corridor iniative such as site readiness, infrastructure improvements, new partnerships and data discovery. o Coordinate with stakeholders to respond to RFPs from Greater MSP, site selectors, brokers, etc. that the Tech Corridor would be a good fit for. o Market the Data Center Study conducted with Excipio consulting to promote the cost advantages for data centersto locate within the corridor. Identify what deliverables from the study are transferable to other sites within the corridor and the County by the end of Q1. o Use leads generated by the corridor as an opportunity to promote other sites within the County by responding to project requests with sites that meet their specs in the corridor and outside the corridor in the other areas of Anoka County. o Continue the partnership with Greater MSP and DEED to promote and develop the MN Tech Corridor through the MN Marketing Partnership, and the Greater MSP partnership plan with the tech corridor. Readiness • Goal 1: Promote financial resources for existing small businesses and entrepreneurs for COVID - 19 relief and refine incentives for expanding companies. Implementation: o Add additional information to the COVID-19 matrix and COVID-19 resource list when new resources become available or old resources expire o Host meetings with city, chamber or other stakeholders when new resources for businesses become available to share information and collaborate when possible. o Create a one stop shop on the ACRED website for resources for new businesses in Anoka County. List state resources, open to business and more on the taxes and incentives page by Q2 2021 • Host a workshop with stakeholders and the subcommittee to develop this resource list by Q2 2021. 6