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ADMINISTRATION <br />Communications <br />April 19, 2021 <br />Contact: Erik Thorson, Communications Director, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik.Thorson(aco.anoka.mn.us <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />New Anoka County Economic Development Director Working for Region <br />The Anoka County Board of Commissioners at its March 23 meeting approved the hiring <br />of Samantha Markman as the county's new economic development director. <br />Markman will be working with the county, local cities, chambers of commerce, regional <br />planning and economic development organizations, and commercial real estate brokers to assess <br />the economic development needs of the region, create plans to encourage growth in the area, and <br />she will develop strategies for engaging key stakeholders. <br />Markman comes to Anoka County with a background in economic development and <br />planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in urban studies from the University of Minnesota, and <br />she was most recently the economic development coordinator for the City of Faribault. While <br />working in that capacity for Faribault, Markman was integral in helping Daikin Applied, a <br />worldwide leader in air conditioning and other indoor air quality products, navigate city procedures <br />and access local and state incentive programs to build a $40 million facility for a new product line. <br />Markman was a staff member at the City of Faribault when the municipality was named City of <br />the Year by the Minnesota Real Estate Journal in 2019. <br />Markman's planning background includes experience as a transportation planner at SRF <br />Consulting Group, and she interned as a design planner for the Metropolitan Council of the Twin <br />Cities. <br />"I'm excited about the regionalism approach to this position at Anoka County <br />maintaining existing connections with partner communities and invested stakeholders will be <br />important to ensure economic development in Anoka County remains steady," Markman said. <br />"I'm also looking forward to facilitating new relationships that will serve as a means to attract and <br />grow new business in our area." <br />-more- <br />"ullumolov utlimmu* II uu llll m •Ipons011 Oso <br />G ovom u u poo„ 21100 215 v u uae„ Su Ott 700 poo„ Anoka., M I"Y 55303 5P x poo„ v v v u 11«rc, uainty.0 s <br />Alf uu umm tlim e ActOon p Equa0OpportunOloy II ummlpOoyeor <br />