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Economic Development Commission Minutes October 15, 2013 Page 2 of 3 be made available to homes and businesses. It may be prudent to partner with other entities, such as the school 5. Business Expansion and Retention Sheila Haverkamp reported that Central Lakes College received a grant from the Department of Education to provide new curriculum for certificates and degrees for technology education. The area needs workers to fill existing jobs, to grow the industry sector. /mfr,, Phones and IPADS vs. Computers—should the Com •F.:- ion be thinking more about Verizon than TDS? In some instances, pho • _-it load/upload information quicker than computers. Sheila Hav amp ':,:, .fined that information is only mobile for a very short ti•>:;yfruthjl it rea' the nearest fiber. Infrastructure is still very important. j 7 6. BLAEDC Update Sheila Haverkamp reported that the Exec's are 'i Ching a"Rent A Board" for small businesses that need t h e +urce, but not r-:%for their own Board of Directors. The"Rent A Board' t,'i%�.•' as advisory „% < . 7. Chamber Update �, ��/ y Barb Merritt ,,,,orteot business h4 been great and stated Dean Brandt had reported t - .ve be:/food. Mayo/Adams stated she is disturbed with the empty building•.f e • ission disc :• ed some of the larger buildings could be re- • ished . ,-e Parking could be an issue with office s. � :'%:% hou Q/,=iscusseI n the future. 8. ?vember A•en A,ems ///'� Continue �/;� olo Updates of• 's Lindh - , School Superintendent- update 9. Other Bus 's// Mayor Ad s informed the Commission that the two Business Groups are going to merge. They will meet on the last Tuesday of the month and will be called Pequot Promoters. Mark Jurchen reported that he is representing the EDC at the Highway 371 turnback meetings. It is necessary for the City to examine the roadways they may be asked to take over at some future time. There will be considerable cost to the City for maintenance, etc. in the future.