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GREATER <br /> ar o oor ea <br /> Economic Development Corporation <br /> • Attended NDSU Innovation Week Kickoff Breakfast, Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series, Presentation <br /> and Awards. <br /> • Attended and Participated in press conference at Hector International Airport to celebrate the inaugural <br /> American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth flight. <br /> • Attended Midwest Chat, a gathering of those supporting entrepreneurship in their respective Midwest <br /> communities. <br /> • Attend Start Up Drinks, Social Entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneur Chat events. <br /> • Partnership with Arthur Ventures to sponsor Cultivate.you event, held April 26th featuring Forbes <br /> publisher, Rich Karlgaard and Atlassian Co-founder and Co-CEO, Mike Cannon Brooks. <br /> • Attended meeting with Concordia College students regarding the upcoming Innovation Weekend. The <br /> GFMEDC was a participatory sponsor in the event. <br /> • Met with Rasmussen College's new campus director, John Smith-Coppes and other Rasmussen staff. <br /> • Partnered with Trade Office to promote luncheon hosted by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. <br /> Staff also attended the event. <br /> • Attended Bison Microventures Presentations at NDSU. <br /> • Met with President Edna Szymanski, Anne Blackhurst, and Marsha Weber of MSUM to discuss <br /> entrepreneurship efforts as well as their new course offerings. <br /> • Discussed local entrepreneurial efforts with ND Department of Commerce. <br /> • Participated in teleconference regarding Alaska Airlines with Shawn Dobberstein (Hector Airport), Mark <br /> Sixel (Sixel Consulting Group) and Don Morton (Microsoft). <br /> • Meetings with Emerging Prairie to discuss co-working space. Participated in discussions and tours <br /> related to downtown Fargo co-working space. Visited with the operator of an Iowa-based co-working <br /> space to learn more about facilities in their area. <br /> • Attended innovation and entrepreneur events in Sioux Falls and Cincinnati. <br /> • Participated in an intellectual property discussion with NDSU Provost Bruce Rafert and Brad <br /> Schlossman. <br /> • Participated in Midwest Mobile Summit Advisory Committee meetings. <br /> • Visited via telephone with a Chattanooga organization involved in a TN entrepreneurial accelerator as <br /> well as an upcoming business development program. <br /> • Met with Shawn Dobberstein regarding an airport update. <br /> • Assisted with the development of a scoring matrix for Clay County EDA to use when evaluating projects <br /> for property tax exemptions. <br /> • Attended the announcement of a new MN DEED incentive program. <br /> • Met with Doug Mayo, NDSU Alumni Foundation and Jeff Volk, Moore Engineering. <br /> • Met to discuss the Alley Engagement and Infrastructure Study with Doug Burgum. <br /> • Participated in a meeting hosted by Gary Inman, ITCND President to discuss the Dakota Fiber <br /> Initiative. <br /> • Attended meeting with local community organizers to discuss various upcoming tech events. <br /> • Met with Dan Hodgson, Linn Grove Ventures. <br /> • Met with an entrepreneur, Kevin Skidwell (embrace the winter). <br /> • Attended Clay County Commission meeting; assisted county with a non-primary sector prospect. <br /> Objective 5: Monitor and research local, national and global economic conditions for purposes of <br /> reporting, forecasting and developing regional economic strategy <br /> • Distributed monthly economic indicators. <br /> • Collected and submitted first quarter, second quarter and third quarter 2013 cost of living data. <br />