a powerful site selection economic development tool for the

							… a powerful site selection &
 economic development tool
    for the 11-county region
       MetroMSP.org
 MetroMSP.org presents information
  for the 11-county Minneapolis-Saint
  Paul metro area
 Free to users; funding provided by
  public & private sector partners
 Real estate data provided by the
  Minnesota Commercial Association
  of Realtors
Two Major Areas in Website

  Regional economic highlights
  Geographic Information System
   (GIS) based site selection tool
   including
    Real estate listings
    Demographic, workforce, economic
     & business information
Home page
 Sidebar accesses city and
   county profiles -- with
     links to map and
       demographics.




Links to MetroMSP private
      sector partners
Forty-plus alternating
 headlines. Click the
   “more” link for
 additional detail & a
 summary of recent
 “National Rankings”
 Sidebar that makes
the business case for
  “Why Metro MSP”
“Resource Center” sidebar with
 links to research, reports and
business development resources
Drop-down “About Metro MSP”
menu with descriptive info on
 11-county Metro MSP region
Drop-down “Data Center”
menu with detailed charts
      and graphs
      Search properties -
  Your door to a robust, user-
defined process for selecting the
     best business location
        Search Properties




11 County - Minneapolis/Saint Paul Region
  User-defined search for sites and
property based on location, use & size
Site Selection Example - home
                  Matching properties are
                 shown in a comparison list
Site Selection Example – found
                      & on the map
              sites




                          User defined map
                            layers can be
                         “switched on or off”
                                 Property reports
                                 provide detailed
           Site Selection  Example – quickly
                               information
                 selected site




 Report provides real
estate info with related
  broker & economic
 development contact
      information
Site Selection Example –
      selected site


      Send info to printer
         or e-mail. Use
        Word, Excel &
       Acrobat to edit &
        prepare reports
Analyze Sites In Seconds
 Define a time or distance from the
  site in order to…
   Analyze workforce characteristics
   Determine if there are enough clients
    or shoppers
   Identify age, income & other factors
   Identify businesses located in the
    area
Example Demographic Report




        User-defined
      reports provide
    business intelligence
                           Create
                         Demographic
                           Reports



    Example Demographic Report




Demographic
 Analysis by
   Radius
                        Business &
                        Workforce
                        Analysis…
      Example Consumer Report




…by Drive Time
                    Click on a “business type” to
                     identify specific businesses
                         located in the area


    Example Competition/synergy
      Web Site Demonstration



Identify business
  competition &
    synergies
     Example Competition/synergy
       Web Site Demonstration


 Specific businesses in a “business
type” are listed & identified on the
                map
   Community Demographics
On “Search Properties” main screen,
        click on the “county
    profiles/demographics” link
Then select 11-County Region, or a
county, or one of three anchor cities
    (Minneapolis, Saint Paul &
            Bloomington)
Consumer expenditures, demographics,
  workforce & business information
available by 11-county region, counties
               & 3 cities
     Redevelopment Areas &
    Publicly Owned Properties


 Participating cities and counties can
upload information on publicly owned
 properties and redevelopment areas
Redevelopment site info includes
   access to the community’s
 redevelopment vision including
    maps, documents, plans.
Provides city contact info specific
        to an area or site
For technical assistance with the website or questions
  regarding MetroMSP.org contact:
 Todd Klingel, President, Minneapolis Regional Chamber
  tklingel@minneapolischamber.org
 Diana Johnson, MetroMSP website coordinator
  djohnson@minneapolischamber.org
 Linda Anderson, Executive Assistant
  landerson@minneapolischamber.org
 Janna King, CEcD MetroMSP Project Consultant,
  Economic Development Services jking@econdevelop.com
Oversight & Management

       Steering Committee
          (7 members)                        Minneapolis
                                          Regional Chamber
                                            Development
                           Convening
        Elect           Administration       Foundation




     Stakeholders (all funders over $5,000)




   Public Sector                 Private Sector