WELCOME FROM THE VHEDC!
THE VHEDC IS A GROUP OF BUSINESS
LEADERS ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS TO ENHANCE THE
ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY.
CONFIDENTIALITY.
INTEGRITY.
PARTNERSHIP.
PASSION.
F
or 35 years, the Vadnais Heights
Economic Development
Corporation (VHEDC) has been
comprised of great organizations and
businesses working as a local pipeline
of information and resources for the
businesses in Vadnais Heights and the
NE Metro area. The VHEDC continues
to grow its reach and influence, and our
VHEDC investors throughout the NE
Metro area share a common vision to
make our community a great place to
live, work and operate a business!
Focused on fostering business growth
through new business attraction,
retention and expansion efforts, the
VHEDC is just as essential and necessary
today as when it was founded in 1984
by a group of community and business
leaders. Operating as a private non-
profit, the VHEDC helps to form key
relationships with strategic economic
development partners, create innovative
VHEDC Board of Directors’ President Debby Gustafson
partnerships, and serves as an advocate
for our investing businesses and
organizations.
T HAN K YO U V HE D C
I N VE STO RS! YO U A R E
I N VALUAB LE TO O U R
V I SI ON OF E N HAN C ING
E CO N OM I C DE VE LO P M E NT
I N T HE N E M E T RO A R E A !
If you are an existing VHEDC investor,
we thank you for your commitment to
the local business community. If you are
not yet one, we invite you to join with us
to continue in this important work!
SOME OF WHAT WE DO:
• Offer opportunities for local business
leaders to network, gain business
education and join in community
service opportunities;
• Advocate for local economic
development by offering confidential,
centralized business resources to key
private and government contacts;
• Provide insights on local real estate,
business financing, marketing and
other business related trends and
resources;
• Encourage business expansion and
retention, and help facilitate projects;
• Work with businesses, organizations
and educational institutions to ensure
a well-skilled workforce;
• Support improved local infrastructure
necessary for economic growth; and
• Promote the NE Metro communities
with a positive business image.
City of Vadnais Heights Council Member Robert Morse and VHEDC Board Member Cindy O’Donovan
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