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o In supporting Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic <br /> Development (DEED) - managed prospective clients, the GREATERMSP's <br /> goal is to get the Minneapolis - Saint Paul region into contention. <br /> o As a general practice, it is the GREATERMSP's intent to be an impartial <br /> observer in intra-regional relocations. In these instances, the <br /> GREATERMSP staff will always communicate early, openly and often with <br /> the regional partner(s) impacted by any potential loss. <br /> • Recognize, respect and support efforts of all partners <br /> o Work in partnership with the state and community partners to jointly <br /> announce all successes, taking special care to recognize all who played a <br /> part. <br /> o Treat all project-specific information gathered from various communities, <br /> counties or other partners as confidential and never share it with anyone <br /> other than the company <br /> o After a project has ended, GREATERMSP staff will provide feedback to <br /> partners to promote continuous improvement for competitiveness <br /> regionally and globally. <br /> • Be a resource (e.g. data, project management technical assistance) to regional <br /> partners as they purse their own respective partner generated leads as <br /> GREATERMSP capacity allows. <br /> Regional Partners' Commitment to GREATERMSP Staff: <br /> Regional partners are comprised of the region's economic development organizations and <br /> units of government throughout the region who are investors and members in the <br /> GREATERMSP. In order for the GREATERMSP to function as a successful private-public <br /> partnership, regional partners must commit to work closely and collaboratively with the <br /> professional economic development staff of the GREATERMSP, led by the GREATERMSP CEO. <br /> The GREATERMSP staff should be considered a tremendous value-added resource to each <br /> regional partner, bringing resources and expertise to every economic development project <br /> where coordination and assistance is needed or warranted. The following paragraphs outline <br /> the concepts and principles that the regional partners are committed to in executing their <br /> responsibilities: <br /> • Embrace a "One Region" philosophy <br /> o Support the GREATERMSP staff to always position the Minneapolis - Saint <br /> Paul region as a multi-county region. Regional partners will be committed to <br /> locating and/or keeping prospects in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul region. <br /> • Operate in a manner which is in line with partnership protocol <br /> GREATER '.I MSP Regional Economic Development Partnership 5 1 P a g e <br />