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o Recognize and respect the role of the GREATERMSP staff to coordinate <br /> regional marketing, economic development strategy, retention, expansion, <br /> and attraction prospects and projects within the region <br /> o Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the project management process <br /> insofar as possible, with the understanding that all projects will include a <br /> public element at some point in the process. <br /> • Support regional objectives through showcasing of local resources <br /> o Be fully prepared to plan for, and participate in, visits by prospective clients <br /> and business sector leaders, media representatives, and other economic <br /> development professionals that visit the region. <br /> o Regional partners are encouraged to keep all site and building information for <br /> their area on the MetroMSP.org web site current as a way to help maximize <br /> the separate and combined efforts of all partners. <br /> Regional Partners' Commitment to Each Other: <br /> • Positive promotion of, and cooperation within, region in all instances <br /> o Acknowledge and understand that various communities or site/facility <br /> options within a region may be in competition for a particular project. <br /> o Regional Partners are encouraged not to disparage other partners or areas of <br /> the Minneapolis - Saint Paul region verbally, in marketing materials or in <br /> written communications. <br /> o Avoid proactively marketing to individual businesses in the region in a manner <br /> that overtly encourages intra-regional relocation unless it is in response to an <br /> inquiry by a business. <br /> o Share a mutual goal of locating prospects—expansions and new projects -- in <br /> the Minneapolis - Saint Paul region over other alternative locations outside <br /> the region. <br /> • Respect confidentiality <br /> o Support all confidentiality agreements executed by GREATERMSP staff and <br /> other regional partners <br /> o Keep regional partners' matters and clients within the group. <br /> • After a project has ended, regional partners contribute feedback to promote <br /> continuous improvement for competitiveness regionally and globally. <br /> Suggested Approach for Dealing with Inquiries from Existing Businesses within the Region <br /> (Piracy Policy): <br /> It is understood that industry relocations between communities and counties within the <br /> Minneapolis - Saint Paul region do not, in and of themselves, increase net regional wealth. <br /> GREATER MSP Regional Economic Development Partnership 6 1 P a <br />