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Research and make recommendations about how Ramsey/Washington R&E can support food donation and food waste reduction in grocery stores and restaurants by offering funding, technical assistance, and other incentives or resources.
Analyze different Employer Assisted Housing (EAH) models to determine effectiveness at attracting and retaining a workforce and identify specific businesses or business sectors in Scott County that would benefit from and potentially participate in an EAH initiative in the county.
Develop education and outreach strategies that assist businesses in the community to address water and energy conservation, as well as surface water protection, through their operations and site management.
Analyze existing business clusters in Rosemount and Dakota County, identify opportunities for synergies between existing businesses and clusters, and create a marketing strategy to attract or grow synergistic businesses.
Assist the City in attracting destination retail by identifying the types of retail likely to locate in Ramsey, and recommending marketing approaches, incentives, and other tools/strategies to attract retail development.
Build on the City’s successful business retention and expansion program by exploring new and emerging models for business incubators and other public or private business development initiatives.