Philip Cattanach
Vice President & General Manager
Opus Development Company, L.L.C.
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- October 7, 2021
- 2:37 pm
TITLE: 4th Annual 2021 East Metro Development Summit
TAG: 2021 MN East Metro Development
August 12, 2021
Event Costs and Info
Event Owner: Jay Kodytek
Event Speakers
Chris Eng
Economic Development Director
Washington County CDA
- September 21, 2021
- 10:13 am
Christine Costello
Economic Development Director
City of Cottage Grove
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- September 9, 2021
- 11:48 am
Dan Undem
Assistant City Administrator
City of Forest Lake
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- August 25, 2021
- 8:05 am
Dan Mueller
Director, Real Estate Development
Ryan Companies
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- August 19, 2021
- 9:18 am
Eric Johnson
City Administrator
Oak Park Heights
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- August 10, 2021
- 6:13 pm
Eric Searles
City Planner
City of Woodbury
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- August 10, 2021
- 6:13 pm
Bruce Sayler
Principal, Community and Economic Development
Connexus Energy
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- August 10, 2021
- 3:37 pm
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Paul Chavez
Economic Development Director
City of Alvin
- July 14, 2026
- 9:22 am
Jarrod Foerster
Managing Principal
Flagship Capital Partners
- July 14, 2026
- 9:21 am
Event Sponsors
Wipfli
Greater Saint Paul BOMA
Washington County CDA
Great River Energy
Bridgewater Bank
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BOMA - Houston
8:00 am
2021 East Metro State of the Market
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
- Rail served industrial park
- Minnesota shovel-ready certified development site
12:00 pm
Adjourn
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