10/22/1996 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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� t will meet with the Industrial Park principals next week, and he welcomed EDC members to attend. Ted wants to be notified. Wayne stated we are getting closer to the land swap with Half Tide Marina. Wayne wants to update the employment pool and suggested mailing out postcards asking participants if they wish to remain on the list. He would like to send business owners postcards as well asking them if the program was helpful , would they like to continue, need more information, etc. Pat Pry from the Chamber asked for an updated list of Businesses . EDC' s list is two years old. There are 40 new businesses in Mashpee this year that need to be added. Wayne noted that he was promised volunteers from the Senior Center who would help with data entry duties. Paul suggested contacting Gloria Dube (who works in Leisure Services) to help find volunteers , noting that they cannot be limited to senior citizens only . Wayne stated that a draft copy of the EOA application for East Mashpee (which includes Augat) has been sent to Boston and will be returned. Wayne would like to send out the Guide fbr Business to a list _ of CEO' s and business owners in New Seabury (approx. 50 ) . Paul recommended sending them out along with a -personalized letter signed by Wayne. Wayne is waiting for a list from Willowbend. SUB COMMITTEE REPORTS Marketing Committee: Sharon reported she attended the Cape Tech Council breakfast meeting. EDC approved the expense of $144 per year for Sharon or another EDC representative to attend this breakfast meeting once a month. The goal of this group is to promote technology on the Cape, and the meeting format is usually a speaker followed by networking. Paul suggested having the Industrial Park talk about the incubator space. Bruce McGregor could speak during the "new member spotlite" segment about sharing the facility, fax, copier, conference room, and secretarial service and ask the group for their, input. Sharon noted that she has not heard anything from the New England Real Estate Journal , . and Steve Kyros has been preoccupied. j Tom Potts suggested asking them for a sample copy. It was noted that we need to ask the Town for funds for marketing and advertising. Tom suggested running a radio ad around the holidays for Mashpee Commons and coordinate this with the Chamber. Mentor Program: Steve Innis has found information and resources on the net. Sharon suggested a less formal setting for these meetings , such as a breakfast meeting where networking can occur. The target date is mid January. The sub committee will meet =2-