Moderator, Chris Eng, Washington County CDA Bob Streetar, Community Development Director, City of Oakdale Kristina Handt, City Administrator / Development Director, Lake Elmo Eric Johnson, City Administrator, Oak Park Heights
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
9:00 am
Break
9:15 am
Woodbury’s North East Development Area Project
Moderator: Karl Batalden, Community Development Coordinator, City of Woodbury Dan Mueller, Director, Real Estate Development, Ryan Companies Eric Searles, City Planner, City of Woodbury Lisa Dargis, MN Investment Fund Program Lead, Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am
Minnesota Technology Corridor
Dan Undem, Assistant City Administrator, City of Forest Lake Rachel Juba, Community Development Director, City of Hugo Bruce Sayler, Principal, Community and Economic Development, Connexus Energy
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
Cottage Grove Southeast Development Industrial Park Update
Moderator, Christine Costello, Community Development Director, City of Cottage Grove Philip Cattanach, Vice President, General Manager, Opus Development Company, L.L.C.
Public private partnership Southeast Industrial Park
Build to suit industrial park
24 acres available for manufacturing, warehouse/distribution and/or outdoor storage