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Financial Assistance <br /> Companies in Brooklyn Park and Blaine were the most likely to request information on financial <br /> assistance. Each city had 10 percent or more of the responding companies requesting <br /> information on financing alternatives. TCPU and manufacturing both exceeded 20 percent <br /> interest in additional information. Firms with international sales, and high growth firms were <br /> among the most interested. <br /> High Technology Manufacturing <br /> Companies with$1 million plus in sales and 11 or more employees were the more interested, <br /> largely defined by manufacturing. This topic is better defined in the manufacturing supplement, <br /> particularly in terms of issues affecting smaller size firms. <br /> Job Training Assistance <br /> The manufacturing sector indicated the greatest need for information on job training assistance, <br /> with strong interest also in wholesale/distribution. High level base builders,particularly those <br /> with international trade were strongly interested. Firms in the 21-99 employee range were <br /> dominant. Growth index interest was also quite strong. <br /> Government Procurement <br /> TCPU and wholesale/distribution were the most interested in government procurement <br /> information. As firms grew larger so did their interest in this area. <br /> International Trade <br /> Interest was largely albeit not exclusively linked to manufacturing and wholesale/distribution <br /> firms. Interest came primarily from firms with existing base building characteristics. <br /> Permits and licensing <br /> New Hope may do something right here. They had significantly less requests for information. <br /> The greatest percentage of demand came from the wholesale/distribution and TCPU sectors. <br /> Publishing cluster firms were most interested of the clusters. <br /> City Ordinances and Zoning <br /> New Hope again had better results here. FIRE and TCPU firms most concerned. Financial <br /> services cluster most concerned(Real Estate?) <br /> Environmental Regulations <br /> Blaine and Brooklyn Park companies were the most interested in information regarding <br /> environmental regulations. Manufacturers, wholesale/distribution, and TCPU firms were most <br /> affected, although a large number of retailers (77) also asked for information. The highest level <br /> of demand came from the high growth firms. Companies with 21-99 employees were the most <br /> likely to ask for information. <br /> Employee Benefit Systems <br /> Mounds view had strong interest here. Focus was on firms in wholesale/distribution and TCPU. <br /> 5 <br />