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Any gains associated with such relocations come at the expense of a partner community <br /> and/or county. Therefore, regional partners should not initiate contact for the purpose of <br /> business recruitment with an existing business located in the jurisdiction of another partner <br /> without permission, except in such cases where the existing business also maintains a <br /> presence within the initiating partner's jurisdiction (multiple facilities) and has been <br /> contacted by said business. <br /> The above paragraph notwithstanding, it is recognized that situations may arise where an <br /> existing business is contemplating an expansion or relocation, and due to labor, <br /> transportation, real estate, or other factors, may elect to initiate contact with other states or <br /> communities — including other Minneapolis - Saint Paul region economic development <br /> organizations - as part of an internal site selection process. <br /> As such, regional partners should accept that one partner's retention client could, under the <br /> circumstances described above, legitimately become another partner's recruitment <br /> prospect. Therefore, a partner may respond to a request from a business located in another <br /> partner's jurisdiction, provided that the prospect is promptly advised that prior to providing <br /> assistance of any kind, the contacted partner will notify, only with permission from the <br /> company, the partner in the company's present jurisdiction that a company-initiated contact <br /> has occurred. <br /> If such permission has been granted, the notifying partner is not obligated — and may not be <br /> permitted due to a written or verbal confidentiality agreement — to share project details <br /> beyond the company name, initiating contact person, and date that contact occurred. <br /> Following this notification, it is understood that each partner will respond independently as <br /> they deem appropriate, with no further obligation to communicate project status or the <br /> content of their community's proposal. <br /> In the event that the company objects to this notification, the contacted partner will 1) <br /> respect the company's request and keep all information related to the contact strictly <br /> confidential, and 2) may continue discussion/assistance until such time that the company <br /> will permit notification as described above. <br /> Insomuch as possible, a regional partner should notify another partner(s) prior to public <br /> announcements that have community impact. <br /> GRF_ATER I'M SP Regional Economic Development Partnership 7 I t) a c <br />