Bismarck Mandan Development Association

MEDAG - The Mayor's Economic Development Advisory Group (MEDAG) will hold a Public Input Meeting, Saturday, July 11, 2009, 9 AM, in the Tom Baker Room, City County Building, 221 N 5th Street, Bismarck. Public input may be submitted during the meeting by calling 355-1312. The meeting will be broadcast live on Dakota Media Access Government Channel 2 and live web stream at www.freetv.org.



The public is invited to attend to provide input and to learn more about recommendations the committee developed that could enable more efficient and effective local economic development. The MEDAG was established by Bismarck Mayor John Warford and Mandan Mayor Tim Helbling and is supported by the City Commissions of both Bismarck and Mandan.



Please click MEDAG Enabling Strategies for Global Initiatives for details.

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Bismarck-Mandan in Prairie Business – The July 2009 issue of Prairie Business features an article about the Bismarck-Mandan community. Titled “Growing metro area features dynamic economy,” the article can be found here. If you don’t receive the print edition of Prairie Business and would like to, go to www.prairiebizmag.com and click on “subscribe” to sign up for your free subscription.



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Taxable sales and purchases – Taxable sales and purchases for the Bismarck-Mandan MSA in the first quarter of 2009 showed a slight decrease from the same period in 2008. The breakdown for Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County and Morton County is as follows:





2009 - Q1
2008 - Q1

Bismarck-Mandan MSA

$298,451,293
$314,952,765

Bismarck

259,189,502
271,106,399

Burleigh County

260,542,230
272,326,238

Mandan

35,553,458
40,061,334

Morton County

37,909,063
42,626,527





Overall, statewide taxable sales and purchases for the quarter were up 3.8 percent from the previous year. The Office of State Tax Commissioner issued this news release about the 2009 first quarter report.



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Community branding - With community branding being part of the discussion taking place within the MEDAG process, the BMDA offers this webinar by Ady International on July 16, 2009. Bob Ady is a long time recognized site consultant with an impeccable reputation. You can find the details of the webinar here. If you have ever had some serious thoughts about community branding this may be your opportunity to get some answers and guidance.



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Wind energy - Wind energy development continues to be a subject of growing interest around the world as well as here in the US and North Dakota. Next week the BMDA will have a visit by a representative of the British consulate in Chicago to talk about assisting the BMDA in making contacts with European wind energy developers and manufacturers of wind energy equipment.



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ICSC follow up - Richard completed his follow-up with the retailers, hoteliers and restaurant contacts that he and Mandan’s Business Development Director Ellen Huber made during the 2009 International Council of Shopping Center’s convention. Follow-up contact was made with 49 different hotel, retail, and restaurant users. Input is being solicited from a mix of users to determine which part of Mandan offers the strongest probability development as a mixed-use retail center.



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Mandan Tomorrow - The Strategic Planning process in Mandan is coming to completion, as a final draft of the proposed Mandan Tomorrow strategic plan has been completed. Over the course of the summer the Steering Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee will continue working on the implementation process. Please visit www.mandanvisionplan.com for final draft and other related planning documents. or click here for a pdf copy of the plan. This plan focuses on four key areas:



1. Leadership, Pride and Image

2. Economic Opportunity and Prosperity

3. Quality Places and Destinations

4. Education and Workforce



Please feel free to contact Richard with any questions at rmower@bmda.org or (701) 222-5530.



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Mandan Store Front Improvement Program - One application round remains this year for the Mandan Storefront Improvement Program. The application deadline for this round of funding is August 1st.

For more information, contact Mandan Business Development Director Ellen Huber at 667-3485 or send an e-mail to ehuber@cityofmandan.com

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