Greater St Cloud Development Corporation

Business retention and expansion - the gsdc continues to take a leadership role in partnering with local cities, counties and chambers of commerce to deploy standardized, regional processes for business retention and expansion. The gsdc has developed these streamlined processes based on best practices, standard tools and technology. In 2024, the gsdc conducted over 100 visits with existing primary sector businesses.

Business attraction & startup - business attraction & startup - gsdc takes a leadership position in partnering with local cities, counties and the state of mn to deploy collaborative regional processes and responses to business attraction. In 2024, gsdc provided technical assistance on 16 unique attraction and expansion projects, and launched thrive mn, a growth strategy program to better serve small businesses, which supported over 50 businesses.