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4.4.
Economic Development Authority (EDA)
Meeting Date:
01/10/2019
Submitted For:
Sean Sullivan
By:
Wendy Schlueter, Community Development

Title:

2019 Business Expo Update

Purpose/Background:

Background information
  • Date - April 6, 2019
  • Time - 10AM-2PM
  • Venue - Adrenaline Sports Center
  • Equipment Rentals - Event Architects
  • EDA Budget = $7,000
Proposed Materials
  • Event Flyer & Registration - Registration Application Packet complete (in process of final review), Flyer in process of being updated.
  • Invitations for businesses and residents - email list of busineses updated (invites out week of 1/7/19), postcard invite for resident in proces of being updated. Targeted mailing date for postcards is early to mid-March.
  • Giveaway: TBD (Spent $890 in 2018 for drawstring bags, could be slightly more in 2019)
  • Entertainment: Balloon artist ($600 estimated)
  • Marketing:
    • Mailers, 9,600 qty, 2 weeks before event
    • Mobile Sign Boards, Five
    • Color Full Page flyer, qty 750 and Sandwich Board Posters
    • Anoka County Shopper ad space
    • Anoka County Union article
    • Ramsey Resident, Facebook, City's website

Notification:

N/A for official public notification, however the event will be marketed using various mediums.

Observations/Alternatives:

N/A

Funding Source:

EDA Budget

Recommendation:

N/A. Information item.

Action:

N/A. Information item.

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
Sean Sullivan Wendy Schlueter 01/02/2019 11:53 AM
Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan 01/03/2019 06:24 PM
Brian Hagen Tim Gladhill 01/04/2019 09:10 AM
Form Started By:
Wendy Schlueter
Started On:
12/10/2018 11:12 AM
Final Approval Date:
01/04/2019