Coon Rapids BR&E tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012-05-08:/tuckb/coonrapidsbre//16292 2013-01-10T22:58:27Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.31-en Feb. 20th for retreat tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2013:/tuckb/coonrapidsbre//16292.382107 2013-01-10T22:53:46Z 2013-01-10T22:58:27Z Coon Rapids' retreat will be 2-5 p.m. at Anoka Ramsey Community College on Feb. 20th. Legacy Room. The LT accepted my revised, condensed agenda that: 1. has three strategies 2. has no meal break 3. has no post project selection... darger Coon Rapids' retreat will be 2-5 p.m. at Anoka Ramsey Community College on Feb. 20th. Legacy Room. The LT accepted my revised, condensed agenda that:
1. has three strategies
2. has no meal break
3. has no post project selection activities like we usually do

The LT will meet the following week on the 27th to pore over the results and decide what to do next. The key issue is the City doesn't want a gob of work to fall only in their laps. Hasn't been the same kind of community-wide acceptance of the Implement work as in the ideal scenario. Yet they keep on, keeping on. All systems go.

]]> Set to launch on 9-5 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/tuckb/coonrapidsbre//16292.363022 2012-08-13T18:42:45Z 2012-08-13T18:44:54Z They like the survey, have a Task Force and a strong Leadership Team. And a plan of work starting with practice visit on 8-22, TF meeting on 9-5 and launch on 9-19 and 20th. The only real big question left... darger They like the survey, have a Task Force and a strong Leadership Team. And a plan of work starting with practice visit on 8-22, TF meeting on 9-5 and launch on 9-19 and 20th. The only real big question left is the money and getting volunteer visitors. More work for the erstwhile educator of record to work on...

]]> Ref USA datasets given to Coon Rapids staff for business selection purpose tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/tuckb/coonrapidsbre//16292.356442 2012-05-17T15:05:26Z 2012-05-17T15:08:04Z Here is the data I rousted out from our U.M. subscription to Reference USA. An excerpt from my e-mail to them of 5-17-12. This is to help them build their database of possible biz to choose from. "The datasets attached... darger Here is the data I rousted out from our U.M. subscription to Reference USA. An excerpt from my e-mail to them of 5-17-12. This is to help them build their database of possible biz to choose from.

"The datasets attached are the following:
1. All Manufacturing, Mining & Ag. Businesses. Using Maureen's
definition of Mfg. type biz. There is a Summary version and a massive
version (lots of empty cells on that one)
2. All Depository Institutions + Engineering, Accounting, Mgmt
Services. This is for that nebulous B2B category.
3. All Business Services (minus firms that I could ID as retailers,
builders, craft-type biz, etc. -- things that didn't seem very B2B).
Again, this is for the B2B category and it should be mutually
exclusive from 1. and 2. above.
4. Employers > 100. This includes all employers, private or public,
except that I excluded Manufacturing, Mining & Ag. Businesses. So it
should be mutually exclusive to 1. above but may include a few from
either 2. or 3. You guys can figure that out. Anyway, I sorted this
one by Location Employee Size Actual 1st and then Location Employee
Size Range 2nd."

]]> Michael meets with Coon Rapids Team on May 14th tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/tuckb/coonrapidsbre//16292.356267 2012-05-15T14:44:57Z 2012-05-15T14:46:04Z On May 14th, Michael met with the Coon Rapids Leadership Team to discuss the process for moving forward. Topics discussed include the timeline and recruiting task force members. For full notes, please see email.... Brigid Tuck On May 14th, Michael met with the Coon Rapids Leadership Team to discuss the process for moving forward. Topics discussed include the timeline and recruiting task force members. For full notes, please see email.

]]> Coon Rapids Leadership Team Coalesces on May 8th tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/tuckb/coonrapidsbre//16292.355566 2012-05-10T19:59:01Z 2012-05-10T20:06:53Z As recruited by CR city officials, Marc Nevinski and Matt Brown, the Leadership Team candidates were oriented by Michael on May 8th at CR city hall. After some awkward moments and pregnant pauses the five leadership slots kind of magically... darger As recruited by CR city officials, Marc Nevinski and Matt Brown, the Leadership Team candidates were oriented by Michael on May 8th at CR city hall. After some awkward moments and pregnant pauses the five leadership slots kind of magically were volunteered for. Biz Resource Coord. first, then Overall, then Visitation, then Milestone Meeting and we penciled in the Media person, who wasn't there. Vincent Vu, a Humphrey School MS student, will be the intern for about 6 mos. and maybe more. How much each coordinator does and how much their staff do (back where they work) and how much the CR intern does remain to be negotiated.

Next up, plan the work and timeline and recruit a task force. They're hoping to launch the survey sometime this summer.

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