Economic Development Commission
Mission Statement
The Economic Development Commission (EDC) is a group advisory to the elected officials of Shoreview, the City Council. Their mission is to bring to the city a view from the business community, which recognizes that business retention and economic development are an element of the broader goal of quality community development. As such, the Commission members will acquaint themselves with the broad planning principles used in the development of the comprehensive plan, which has generally guided the City's economic and social health.
The EDC will assist the city, working with and through its staff support personnel, in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the city. Jointly, members' efforts will be focused on developing the available vacant land within the city in uses consistent with the comprehensive plan and sensitive to surrounding uses, which represent the highest standards in design, materials, public safety, and environmental responsibility; to accept less would be a disservice to the community.
The EDC also has a very strong commitment to retention of present businesses in the city, which form a cornerstone of a healthy business environment. These retention efforts will involve the development of a program to maintain contact with the business community, one which includes visitations, attitude surveys, and recognition events.
Members will seek to identify areas of the city that have redevelopment potential, either because of an unacceptable mixture of uses, a deteriorating setting, or functional obsolescence of buildings or of site design. Once identified, the Commission will work to identify methods and techniques of redevelopment and work to describe the benefits to affected owners, businesses, and individuals.
Finally, the EDC pledges itself to representing the city and its business opportunities to the best of its abilities at selected promotional events.
Members
Josh Wing, Chair
Jeff Washburn, Vice Chair
Sue Denkinger
Dave Lukowitz,
Gene Marsh
Dave Kroona
Ben Stephens
Meeting Schedule
This commission meets at 7:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
Business Retention and Expansion Program
For the past several decades the City of Shoreview has benefited from a growing and expanding business base. Attractive to businesses because of its ideal location and easy access to the Interstate systems, plenty of natural resources and available land, Shoreview has become home to a number of quality large and small companies.
Retention and expansion of key businesses is an important strategy for the City to promote continued economic growth. Shoreview has developed a Business Retention and Expansion Program (BRE) to establish and enhance it relationships with businesses like yours. The BRE is an avenue for the City to gather information about local business activity, anticipate change in a company's status and work to retain businesses that provide the greatest positive economic impact.
View Business Retention and Expansion Strategic Plan →
Business Exchange
The City of Shoreview invites you and others from your business to attend Shoreview Business Exchange events. This open-house event is a great opportunity for members of our valued business community to informally network and share information and issues important to you with representatives of the City. Business representatives are encouraged to drop in anytime and visit with City officials about issues that are important. Members of the local business community are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit our city calendar on www.shoreviewmn.gov or call 651.490.4613.
Contact Information
Staff Liaison: Tom Simonson, Community Development Director
651.490.4612