2. GFMEDC sales tax resolution - Laserfiche WebLink

.:. human resources such as world-renowned researchers in disciplines related to the target technologies. Community-owned research structure provides the flexibility that high growth businesses require for partnerships with the public sector. This formula turns the old model of economic development on its head. Traditionally, communities have given businesses grants to locate in their town and spur economic activity. In the community-owned research model, we will be asking businesses to invest in us, resulting in positive gains for both the company, which gains access to top- notch facilities and talent, and the community. The infrastructure in which we invest public funds stays here (we own it) and provides tangible opportunities for us, our children and grandchildren, in the form of employment and internships. At the same time, the CAET also benefit our local universities. These structures provide resources that the universities can capitalize on through: .:. aligning curriculum with research being performed at CAET .:. promoting access to facilities and talent in the recruitment of faculty, researchers and students in disciplines related to the target technologies. Academic Comoonent The academic component of core knowledge infrastructure involves the activities of our Tri-College University institutions, North Dakota State University (NDSU), Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) and Concordia College. The Fargo Moorhead Growth Plan recommends working closely with the Tri-College University institutions and supporting them in a variety of ways. Significantly, the Plan recommends working with the universities to secure legislative approval and state and private funding for priority projects and programs that fall within the scope of the Growth Plan. According to the visions of the respective institutions, this may include: .:. new and better facilities, buildings and equipment .:. curriculum development .:. faculty development .:. hiring new faculty in specialized disciples that support the target technologies .:. recruiting students in disciplines that support the target technologies. The academic component also involves a deeper utilization of the Tri-College University consortium. Tri-College is an asset unique to Fargo Moorhead, offering students enrolled at anyone of the institutions the chance to take classes at the other two and apply the credits to graduation requirements at the home campus. 11