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77 M-111 <br /> Star Tribune <br /> SpWr ay <br /> July 23/1988 1 B W <br /> Metro East partnership lists economic goals <br /> Landing a major economic devel The plan also calls for creating a <br /> opment project for the eastern part team of local business executives <br /> of the Twin Cities area and organiz- who will,while on outstate business <br /> ing programs to contact prospective trips, call on firms that might have . <br /> businesses were top goals approved interest in locating in the east metro <br /> by members of the Metro East De- area. <br /> velopment Partnership on Friday at <br /> its first annual meeting. The organization met one of its <br /> other new goals yesterday when it <br /> Leaders of the partnership said the announced the hiring of Timothy <br /> group has recruited more than 93 Rogers as executive director. <br /> members and raised more than <br /> $700,000 to finance its activities He also will serve as economic de- <br /> since local business and public ofii- velopment director of the St. Paul <br /> vials'formed the nonprofit corpora- . Area Chamber of Commerce. <br /> tion in 1987 to spur development in <br /> shot area. Rogers has been director of eco- <br /> nomic development for Kalama- <br /> 1 sterday, partnership members zoo, Mich.,and has worked for the <br /> a:,proved a 1988-89 business plan Illinois Department of Commerce <br /> :Mat includes completion of a com- and Economic Development and II- <br /> puter data base with updated eco- linois Power Co. <br /> nomic and site information for pro- <br /> ipective businesses. <br />