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<br />09/27/2004 11:26 <br /> <br />2814711710 <br /> <br />LA PORTE CHAMBER <br /> <br />PAGE 03 <br /> <br />If the business expresses no interest in locating to our area the procedure would be as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Initial contact <br />Follow up in 1 to 3 months <br />Final follow-up in 6 months <br />Annual follow-up <br /> <br />If the business seems to be Interested the procedure would be: <br /> <br />Initial contact <br />Follow-up <br />Face to face <br /> <br />The committee will ask Feazelle to report back to the committee and update changes as <br />necessary. The committee will help in assisting her as needed. Dan Blanchard also <br />submitted a sample of a tracking system to determine what strategies work. Meismer <br />then suggested committee members bring suggestions to next meeting regarding specific <br />steps to take. <br /> <br />4. After lengthy discussion is was suggested that the committee should suggest to the city <br />that an economIc development specialist be hired, however no action was taken. <br />Meismer then stated the mind set of the community needs to change In order to <br />successfully implement economic development. Rickert stated we should be positive and <br />respect our community. <br /> <br />5. The next meeting will be held on October 21 at 12 noon. <br /> <br />6. Meeting adjourned. <br />