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• Review of blighted properties for possible purchase from willing sellers for <br />redevelopment <br />• Develop strategies for working with other appropriate commissions and task <br />forces <br />B) Economic Development Events <br />• Coordinate ongoing COR (downtown development) meetings with potential <br />developers, retailers, and office users for sites in the COR as a part of the <br />Development Management Team <br />• Coordinate economic development and promotional activities aimed at attracting <br />new development and investments <br />• Prepare business update article for the Chamber (twice annually) <br />• Write Business Spotlight articles by selecting a business, interviewing the <br />business owners and promoting the business in the Ramsey Resident newsletter. <br />• Coordinate Business Spotlight for QCTV airing with video visits to a selected <br />Ramsey business <br />• (moved to D)Develop short and long range economic development and <br />redevelopment plans <br />• Coordinate Business Expo (Annually in the Spring) <br />• Coordinate Business Appreciation Day (Annually the third Tuesday in August) <br />• Coordinate Business Networking Meeting (Annually in the Fall) <br />• Coordinate activities with other City staff , agencies, local groups and others as <br />needed <br />C) Business Retention and Relationship Management <br />• Develop and maintain Business Expansion and Retention Program via regular <br />contact with business owners while possessing the background knowledge and <br />understanding of each business in order to demonstrate a sincere appreciation for <br />the business <br />• Develop and/or revise and manage economic development incentive programs <br />for recruitment, expansion, and retention of industry and commerce projects <br />• Manage established and emerging projects <br />• Coordinate infrastructure needs for economic development projects and manage <br />financing of improvement phase of project <br />• Indentify methods to assistance local businesses remain solvent, identify <br />opportunities to partner or collaborate and provide analysis for business <br />expansion <br />• Develop retention tools, programs, strategies, and financing to retain and expand <br />current businesses and develop, grow, and attract new businesses to the City <br />• Attend local business networking meetings to provide updates on development <br />and opportunities in the city <br />• Negotiate and implement development agreements for new and redevelopment <br />projects including coordination of business subsidy requirements, property <br />acquisition, relocation efforts, site preparation, and related actions. <br />2 <br />