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No business responded that Hugo was <br />a "poor" place to live. <br />Businesses were asked if certain <br />community features had a positive <br />impact (+2), no impact (0), or a negative <br />impact (-2) on their business. The <br />community features having the most <br />positive impact were small town <br />atmosphere (1.34), freeway access <br />(1.13), and festivals or events (0.79). <br />The community features having the <br />least positive impact were lodging <br />facilities (0.03), museums and historic <br />sites (0.11) and meeting facilities (0.32). <br />Project Plans from the Committee: <br />This project consists of supporting <br />existing events and brainstorming <br />additional events that have an economic <br />impact on Hugo. Hugo has several <br />existing community events which are <br />well-planned and have grown in the last <br />few years. These events have been <br />developed and promoted by <br />organizations such as the Lions Club, <br />Hugo Business Association, Oneka PTA <br />and other community groups. One of the <br />most well known community events to <br />support is Hugo Good Neighbor Days. <br />The project team will work with the Lions <br />Club to further promote and expand this <br />event. The project team will encourage <br />the organizers of existing community <br />events to coordinate with businesses <br />and take advantage of opportunities for <br />business promotion. <br />The project group will also brainstorm <br />other events, as a part of a two to three <br />year plan. A number of very exciting <br />possibilities have already been <br />discussed: a park bonfire, sledding <br />party, pet fest, music in the park, golf <br />tournament and triathlon. Also, <br />developing a charity motorcycle run to <br />draw a large contingent of motorcycle <br />enthusiasts to local businesses is an <br />option. Creating and expanding trails to <br />encourage biking, hiking, skiing and <br />running would draw outside visitors to <br />Hugo. Encouraging healthy family - <br />friendly activities would benefit the life- <br />styles enjoyed in Hugo. The residents <br />of Hugo support community events and <br />there is the potential for additional <br />offerings which promote local <br />businesses. <br />This committee will be led by Shayla <br />Syverson, Patti Breen, Mike Gallivan, <br />Kate Riopel, and Duane Berg. <br />Priority Project #3: Host Business <br />and Breakfast Workshop(s) <br />Profitable businesses tend to have <br />efficient, knowledgeable, and skilled <br />owners, managers and employees. A <br />business owner must not only have a <br />marketable product, but also the skills <br />and abilities to bring that product to <br />market at a profit. Trained and skilled <br />employees can assist business owners <br />in achieving that goal. Business and <br />Breakfast Workshop(s) would give local <br />business owners an opportunity to be <br />exposed to training opportunities and <br />other resources as well as to information <br />about City activities. <br />Related Survey Results <br />Overall, businesses in Hugo appear to <br />be satisfied with the quality and <br />availability of the labor force in and <br />around Hugo. When asked to rate their <br />employees with respect to their attitude <br />towards work and their productivity on a <br />scale, where 1 equaled "poor" and 5 <br />equaled "excellent", the average score <br />for both attitude and productivity was <br />4.4. No business rated employees as <br />either poor or fair with respect to either <br />of these measures, as evidenced in <br />Figure 4. <br />©2010 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. <br />M <br />