We Are Open for Business

1. We AreOpen for Business Department of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Bruce P. Corrie, Director

2. PED Senior Leadership Team Director, PED – Dr. Bruce P. Corrie Deputy Director, PED – Kristin Guild Director, Economic Development- Martin Schieckel Director, Housing – Kayla Schuchman Director, Planning – Luis Pereira

3. The Value Saint Paul offers to Businesses • Open For Business initiative to make it easier to do business in Saint Paul • Market of 300,000 + people with $8.5 billion in aggregate income • Talented workforce • Economic Development resources • Among top cities for Jobs, Parks, Innovation, Food, Millennials, Health, Singles & to live. • Saint Paul Port – Global Trade through the Mississippi • Saint Paul Downtown Airport – Right in our city! • Freeways connecting us to North American Markets • Multimodal transportation options • Diverse Neighborhoods offering unique character and lifestyles • Large presence of higher educational institutions • Creative Enterprise Zone, Cultural Destination Areas adding vibrancy of a Global City • Major Cultural Institutions – Ordway, Science Museum, Children's Museum, History Theater, Penumbra Theater • Political Center – State Capitol • Active business chambers and business networks • Active Corporations, Foundations, Nonprofits and Residents building the city • Global City www.visitsaintpaul.com

4. National and Global Rankings #2 Park system in the nation – Trust for Public Land # 10 Best Hockey Towns – Smart Assets #14 Greenest Cities -Wallethub # 31 Best City for Millennials – Niche # 40 Best Place for Singles - WalletHub Metro Rankings • Top Healthy metro area – Forbes • #61 of 500 Top Innovation in the world – 2Thinknow • #2 – Twin Cities Start a Career - CNBC • # 9 – Best Place to Live – US News and World Report • #13 for Young Professionals - Forbes • # 18 – Most Friendly City – Travel and Leisure • #18 – Most Exciting Food Cities – Zagat • #21 For Jobs - Glassdoor

5. Our Responsibility To grow the economic base for all in Saint Paul

6. PED - Mission To build community wealth – through Business, Jobs, Housing, Planning, Financial and Cultural assets.

7. Our WorkCommercial & Business Development Multifamily& Single Family Housing Unsheltered Solutions Parking Solutions Fullstack – Technology Initiative Opportunity Zones Downtown Alliance GreaterMSP Comp Plan 2040 Building community wealth

8. Steady Sustained Investments in Saint Paul • Since 1995, Neighborhood STAR programs have invested in 980 projects investing over $121 million and leveraging $1.2 billion in private investments • In recent years leveraged at least $1.75 billion for multifamily housing units in Saint Paul • Supported development projects from Keg and Case to the Palace Theater

9. Looking into the Future • Open for Business Initiative • Cultural Destination Areas, Creative Enterprise Zone • Opportunity Zones • Comp Plan 2040 • Downtown Alliance • Fullstack • East Team – GreaterMSP • Transit Corridors • Ford, Hillcrest, Midway

10. OPEN FOR BUSINESS Open For Business Subcabinet • Process Improvement • Technology Solutions (Electronic Site Plan review etc) • Ordinance Changes • Virtual One-Stop for Businesses

11. Project Facilitator will guide through regulations Steps in Starting a Business or Development • PED/DSI Staff Feedback before formal launch • Review of preliminary design plans • Preliminary site plan review • Review of heritage preservation requirements if applicable • Business Plan review To Be Connected to City Business Resources 651 266 6600

12. PED’s Real Estate Development Team • Martin Schieckel, ED, Director • Andy Hestness • Dan Bayers • Diane Nordquist • Marie Franchett • Kayla Schuchman, HD Director Advanced degrees in real estate, brokers license, parking ramps, mixed use development, multifamily and single family, site assembly, management of mega projects, developer experience.

13. Long Term Vision – Comp Plan 2040 Neighborhood Nodes Creating Place Connecting People Building Community Building Wealth

14. Opportunity Zones Saint Paul Ozs City Partnership Portfolio of Projects Tax benefits Building the City

15. Cultural Destination Areas

16. Highlights Breaking News – ALULA moves into the Midway Techstars Lunar Startups MEDA Million Dollar Challenge Start up Week Working with tech companies UEL Labs MSP TechHire – Growing the pipeline

17. MISSION The mission of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance is to create and maintain a vibrant, economically successful, safe and attractive downtown that benefits the entire city and region by: Recruiting new employers Attracting new investments Creating a great, positive downtown experience

18. Downtown- some thoughts • Work to activate the downtown core during the day • Entertainment district in Lowertown and invest in bringing vibrancy there and entertainment venues • Best Place to live, work, play • Invest in the emerging West 7th entertainment district • Integrated solutions for the unsheltered • Transit systems efficient, timely and safe • Using our parking assets more efficiently and strategically

19. GreaterMSP – East Team Collaborative Co-Chairs Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher President, Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, B. Kyle Members • City of Saint Paul, PED • Saint Paul Port Authority • Downtown Alliance • Ramsey County • Visit Saint Paul, RiverCenter • Saint Paul College • Met Council • GreaterMSP

20. Transit Projects

21. Projects on the Horizon • Ford • Allianz Stadium • RiverCenter • Ramsey West • Central Station • Cleveland Circle • Along the Green Line on University Avenue • Creative Enterprise Zone • Cultural Destination Areas • Sears Site • Hillcrest • Sustainability Initiatives

22. Thank to the PED Team & Thank You