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B R & E NEWS RELEASE: FOLLOW UP Instructions: This news release is not fully developed because follow-up work or success stories can follow many different channels. A few leads are provided to give you ideas about an article. The president of(business)announced today that he will not relocate his plant to South Dakota,but will expand here, creating an estimated (number ) jobs because of (cite reason. The superintendent of the vocational school introduced at last night's meeting a revised training curriculum to better meet the needs of local industry. (This might occur if businesses complain that they have difficulty employing ad- equately trained workers.) A traffic light will be installed at the intersection of and as a result of a local development effort, according to name . (This might occur if a business complains that the intersection is hazardous for its truckers,which increases its insurance premiums.) A Department of Development official spoke about labor-management relations at a seminar series that began last night at lace . (This might occur if the task force,in response to a large number of firms wanting more information about labor- management relations or some other topic, forms a seminar series or breakfast forums featuring speakers from the state government,regional organizations,and the private sector.) These business assistance programs stemmed from feedback received when(number) local firms were visited through the Business Retention and Expansion Visitation Program. The program was sponsored locally by (name of sponsor) and received technical and research assistance from the(name ofstate organization providing technical assistance/research support to BR&E) . NEWS RELEASE: COMMUNITY COMMENCEMENT MEETING Instructions: This news release is not fully developed because the f nal meetings vary considerably in format and content. Two leads seem obvious: either start with the number of people attending or start with the most important or interesting finding or recommendation that is presented at the meeting(sample leads are provided). The remainder of the news release should describe the results and recommendations of the program and quotes from the principal leaders as to the success of the program. Some groups simply share their report with the media early with the understanding that no releases will occur until after the community meeting. Others have used press conferences just prior to the meeting. More than(number) people attended the coup County business retention and expansion meeting last night at the lace according to(coordinator) ,coordinator of the BR&E program and organizer of the event. More than 80 percent of the local industries consider oun County to be an excellent or good place to do business, according to the results of a recent survey. Four out of every five industries in coun County want (list most importantfinding. why it is important, and what the task_force recommends) . 28 -- Local Leadership Team Manual