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Auburn reports new economic development website and stepped-up business outreach
Summary
City economic development staff previewed a soft launch of a new site and summarized 2024 outreach that included hundreds of business contacts, a small-business spotlight series and targeted recruitment work.
Auburn economic development staff on Jan. 27 told the City Council that a new department website has launched in soft form and that staff made large in‑person outreach gains across downtown and the broader city in 2024.
"Good evening, everybody. I am Emerson Fokker, economic development coordinator," Emerson Fokker said as he introduced the team’s update. Jen Francis, Economic Development Manager, joined Fokker in presenting the department’s year-end work and plans for 2025.
The presentation said the department contacted roughly 170 businesses for recruitment and visited 260 downtown businesses, and that the department’s meet-and-greet…
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