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I ' 4- ,)3,pgfr, , t / l,1�, It 1 at ';-ce/1 --• In order to coun • • = iossible perception that ounds View lacks a • commonly known or readily ascertainable "identity" : ' . • : - - 111uV • • continue work on the development and improvement of Highway 1 0, • maintain a high profile within the local and regional business communities, ( • • attempt to develop a greater sense of community, and 0 I i • handle "business climate" inquiries promptly and professionally. • Given the scarcity of attractive office space and rental warehouse/office space, encourage new construction to meet these needs. • Due to the potentially high cost of some of the available methods of aggressively recruiting the most attractive "new business"prospects and/or "marketing"Mounds View as a business location, investigate and use the more cost-effective and/or more carefully "targeted" recruitment/marketing techniques. III • Inasmuch as limited funds are available for the funding of business incubator programs, "enterprise facilitation"projects or other initiatives designed to help new businesses get started locally, • pursue grants to fund such programs, • establish collaborations with other governmental entities and non-profit organizations, and • serve as a clearinghouse for information about assistance (financial and otherwise)that may be available from sources other than the City. — • Although a competitive economic development climate currently exists, in l,,.•' which municipalities will sometimes try to entice businesses to move from 'i one community to another, „/O , kt • avoid "raiding" nearby communities for relocation prospects, and , ,1 • work together cooperatively with them whenever possible. • In light of the fact that the Twin Cities area is currently experiencing one of