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FG REAT <br /> argo)Moorhead nomic Development Corporation <br /> Activity Report <br /> January — May 2014 <br /> Objective 1: Retain and expand existing major employers <br /> • Conducted 84 business retentions visits <br /> • Assisted in 49 business projects relating to expansion and retention opportunities <br /> • Assisted companies with primary sector certification process— 10 <br /> • Assisted companies with property tax exemption process—5 <br /> • Assisted companies with corporate income tax exemption process—7 <br /> • Assisted companies with sales tax exemption process—4 <br /> • Assisted companies with automation tax credit process —2 <br /> • Assisted companies with ND New Jobs Training Program —9 <br /> • Assisted companies with state financing programs— 13 <br /> • Casselton JDA <br /> • Moorhead EDA <br /> • Moorhead Business Association- including a presentation <br /> • West Fargo EDA <br /> • Clay County EDA <br /> • Cass County Diversion Meeting <br /> • Flood Diversion Board of Authority Meeting <br /> • Business Leader's Taskforce for Permanent Flood Protection <br /> • Attended North Dakota Economic Development Incentives Presentation <br /> • Participated in 3 ground breaking events <br /> Objective 2: Attract new businesses to Fargo Moorhead and help entrepreneurs <br /> start new businesses. <br /> • The GFMEDC has assisted in 11 new business development projects, along with <br /> managing 9 existing projects which could potentially create more than 1,500 new <br /> jobs. The new 2014 projects were in the following industries: <br />