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The Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone is located in the eastern part
of North Dakota. The Empowerment Zone includes all of Steele County
and one census tract in Griggs County. The communities of Cooperstown,
Hannaford, and Binford are included in the Griggs County census tract.
The Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community program is designed
to afford communities real opportunities for growth and revitalization.
The framework of the program is embodied in four key principles found in our Mission Statement:
1. To increase population while maintaining rural values and lifestyles
2. To enhance community facilities and services to support revitalization
3. To end out-migration
4. To invigorate and diversify the economy
Our staff is eager to assist you with financing and strategic business
support as well as infrastructure and workforce needs—everything
from site selection, accessing utilities, and tapping into the labor
pool and complying with regulations.
Many of our efforts in the Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone are focused
on supporting the growth of primary sector businesses that export
most of their products or services outside the region, creating
new wealth in the local economy. We’re home to enterprises
in industrial manufacturing, value-added agriculture, and technology.
Whatever your business development needs, we’re ready to help.
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