Date: March 30, 2017
To: Members of the Northfield Economic Development Authority
From: Chris Heineman, Community Planning and Development Director
Nate Carlson, Economic Development Coordinator
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Northfield Micropolitan Summit Update
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Summary and Action Requested:
The Minnesota Real Estate Journal (MREJ) is a widely recognized trade journal that informs real estate decision makers about the latest news and trends in the real estate market. In addition to distributing the publication to 15,000 monthly readers, the MREJ also hosts continuing education conferences throughout Minnesota for commercial real estate professionals.
Staff is working with representatives from MREJ to coordinate a Micropolitan Summit in Northfield on Wednesday, June 7th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Northfield event will be held on the third floor of Buntrock Commons at St. Olaf College. Additional details on the proposed agenda will be available at the April EDA meeting.
A Micropolitan Summit is also being held in Red Wing on Friday, April 21st at 10:00 am. A copy of the schedule and registration information for the Red Wing event is included as an attachment in the agenda packet. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Nate Carlson by Friday, April 7th to coordinate your registration.