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Business/ Inquiry
To: Honorable Mayor Bailey and EDA Members
From: Matt Wolf, Economic Development Specialist
Date: June 11, 2019
Activites that have taken place in the community that may have a potential impact on economic
development activity:
Discussion Staff Action
Discuss Workforce and Economic Development Specialist Wolf met with Washington
Transportation Issues in County Mobility Director Sheila Holbrook-White and
South Washington County – Washington County CDA Economic Development Director
Wednesday, May 15 Chris Eng to discuss workforce issues in Washington
County.
ISCS RECon Event – Mayor Bailey, Councilmember Dennis, Acting Community
Sunday, May 19 – and Economic Development Director Costello, and
Wednesday, May 22 Economic Development Specialist Wolf attended the ICSC
Recon event in Las Vegas. To promote the City of Cottage
Grove to potential developers and retailers.
Inventor Space Tour – Park High School held a tour of their newly created inventor
Wednesday, May 22 space to area donors and supporters. The event was
attended by Councilmember Thiede and Butt as well as
Communications Manager Seroka and Senior Planner
Schmitz
Bus Circulator Advisory Economic Development Specialist Wolf and Management
Committee Meeting – Assistant Hetland held the second Bus Circulator Advisory
Thursday, May 30 Committee meeting to discuss the potential circulator route
in Cottage Grove. Feedback will be gathered from potential
stops with a proposed route presented in July.
Inventor Space Tour – Park High School held a tour of their newly created inventor
Tuesday, June 4 space to area donors and supporters. The event was
attended by Washington County Economic Development
Director Chris Eng, Acting Community and Economic
Development Director Costello and Economic Development
Specialist Wolf.
Debrief ICSC Meeting – Mayor Bailey, Councilmember Dennis, City Administrator
Tuesday, June 4 Levitt, Acting Community and Economic Development
Director Costello, and Economic Development Specialist
Wolf met to discuss the ICSC Recon event in Las Vegas and
the follow-up needed on action items.
Washington County Acting Community and Economic Development Director
Economic Development Work Costello attended the quarterly meeting of economic
Group Meeting – Thursday development staff of communities in Washington County.
June 6 Topics discussed included the County’s economic
development website creation and the East metro Summit
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put on by the MN Real Estate Journal which will be held I
August.
Visitors Bureau Board of Acting Community and Economic Development Director
Director Meeting – Tuesday Costello attended the fist meeting of the Board of Directors
June 11 to set up and discuss bylaws.
Summary of Economic Activity
Employment and Wages
Prices
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Consumer Spending
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Manufacturing
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Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources
Construction and Real Estate
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