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4th Annual 2021 East Metro
Development Summit

Thursday, August 12, 2021
8:00 am – 12:00 pm CST

4 hours of real estate continuing education has been APPROVED with the Minnesota Department of Commerce

ACCESS EVENT HERE
8:00 am Panel 1
9:15 am Panel 2
10:30 am Panel 3
11:15 am Panel 4
8:00 am Panel 1

Dan Mueller

Director, Real Estate Development

Ryan Companies

Kristina Handt

City Administrator / Development Director

The City of Lake Elmo

Eric Johnson

City Administrator

Oak Park Heights

2021 East Metro State of the Market

  • Updates on vacancy rates and absorption rates
  • Major transactions update
  • Oak Park Heights King power plant update on planning for decommissioning
  • Oakdale’s 300,000 sq. feet of new industrial development
  • Lake Elmo industrial development update
  • Market trends, opportunities and drivers specific to the east metro
  • Oakdale’s housing developments : Willowbrooke and Helmo Station

9:15 am Panel 2

Moderator

Karl Batalden

Community Development Coordinator

City of Woodbury

Philip Cattanach

Vice President & General Manager

Opus Development Company, L.L.C.

Dan Undem

Assistant City Administrator

City of Forest Lake

Lisa Dargis,

MN Investment Fund Program Lead

Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development

Eric Searles

City Planner

City of Woodbury

Woodbury’s North East Development Area Project

  • 136,000 square foot high tech manufacturing/R&D project
  • Office, warehouse and light industrial space
  • First commercial development in this part of the community
  • Impact of the northeast future development

10:30 am Panel 3

Bruce Sayler

Principal, Community and Economic Development

Connexus Energy

Rachel Juba

Community Development Director

City of Hugo

Minnesota Technology Corridor

  • Minnesota Technology Corridor: opportunities, overview and strategy
  • Who should your partners be to plan for new technology companies and data center development?
  • What drives site selection?
  • How to overcome obstacles prior to a project proposal
  • Hear about the options considered, challenges faced and risks overcome

11:15 am Panel 4

Christine Costello

Economic Development Director

City of Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove Southeast Development Industrial Park Update

  • Public private partnership Southeast Industrial Park
  • Build to suit industrial park
  • 24 acres available for manufacturing, warehouse/distribution and/or outdoor storage
  • Rail served industrial park
  • Minnesota shovel-ready certified development site

Contact Us for More Information

Jay Kodytek

Senior Vice President

952-405-7781

Abby Lestin

Event Coordinator

713.249.0242

We are always looking for speakers who represent diverse populations.

Please help us out by volunteering to speak or introduce us to anyone who you think would be a good fit.

Send to [email protected] or [email protected]

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