GREATER ST CLOUD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
501 W ST GERMAIN STREET NO 100, ST CLOUD, MN 56301 www.greaterstcloud.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SEE PAGE 1, PART 1

TO LEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER ST CLOUD COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - IN ORDER TO ATTRACT, RETAIN AND EXPAND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE REGION, THE GSDC IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING AND DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTIPLE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: 1) IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE REGION BY EXPANDING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, GSDC SUCCESSFULLY LED EFFORTS TO SECURE $250,000 OF FUNDING TO COMPLETE AIRPORT OPTIMIZATION STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE ST CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT WHICH LED TO APPROVAL BY THE COUNTIES OF BENTON, SHERBURNE AND STEARNS AND THE CITY OF ST. CLOUD TO CREATE A REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND IS PENDING APPROVAL BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. GDSC ALSO COLLABORATES WITH THE I-94 WEST COALITION TO PROMOTE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF I-94 FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO THE ST CLOUD REGION. 2) GSDC SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A REGIONAL TALENT PORTAL AND REGIONAL BRANDING AND MARKETING INITIATIVE. 3) GSDC LED EFFORTS TO RECRUIT AND SELECT 10 UP-AND-COMING YOUNG LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HARVARD BASED YOUNG AMERICAN LEADERS PROGRAM. 4) GSDC HOSTED AND FACILITATED CEO ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS WITH MPLS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK PRESIDENT NEEL KASHKARI, MSP AIRPORT EXECUTIVES, AND MN DEED COMMISSIONER STEVE GROVE. 5) GSDC COLLABORATES WITH THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL ON CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PURSUE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT. 6) GSDC SOLICITED AND RECOGNIZED FOUR COMPANIES/ORGANIZATIONS WITH INNOVATION AWARDS. 7) GSDC ALSO PARTNERED IN LEADING THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF TEDX ST. CLOUD 2019.

BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION - THE GSDC CONTINUES TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CITIES, COUNTIES AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO DEPLOY STANDARDIZED, REGIONAL PROCESSES FOR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION. THE GSDC HAS DEVELOPED THESE STREAMLINED PROCESSES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES, STANDARD TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY. IN 2019, THE GSDC CONDUCTED MORE THAN 72 VISITS AND/OR INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL PRIMARY SECTOR BUSINESSES AND BUILT A PIPELINE OF MORE THAN 133 POTENTIAL PROJECTS. GSDC HAS ASSISTED IN SECURING $7.1 MILLION IN RESOURCES PROCURED TO ASSIST BUSINESSES.

BUSINESS ATTRACTION - THE GSDC IS TAKING A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CITIES, COUNTIES, AND THE STATE OF MN TO DEPLOY COLLABORATIVE REGIONAL PROCESS FOR BUSINESS ATTRACTION. GSDC IS AN ENGAGED MEMBER IN THE MN MARKETING PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS LED BY DEED TO ATTRACT BUSINESS TO MINNESOTA. GSDC IS A MEMBER (ALONG WITH GREATER MSP, MANKATO, AND ROCHESTER) AND PART OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF THE MN MEDICAL MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS PART OF THE FEDERAL INVESTING IN MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. GSDC ALSO RESPONDED TO 10 BUSINESS ATTRACTION INQUIRIES IN 2019 AND 142 COLLECTIVELY SINCE 2014.

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