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<br />updated on Business and Industrial Development projects. She discussed <br />available housing and land, infrastructure and lack of incentives as being <br />recruitment challenges but said that workforce training is where we are strongest. <br />At this time the majority of the work is spent on expansions of existing <br />businesses and industry. She discussed the short, mid and long-term goals that <br />are currently in progress, and reported on restaurant and retail development <br />projects that are in the works and several more that are in the planning stages. <br />Moving on to the A&P report, Ms. Johnson said the Batesville Area Chamber now <br />has a new website that has integrated not only the Chamber’s information but <br />links to Economic Development Alliance, Experience Independence and IMPACT <br />Independence County. This helps website visitors to navigate easily between <br />each. She said the A& P Commission graciously afforded the Chamber with <br />Placer.ai, which is a location intelligence and foot traffic data software. This tool <br />has been a great help in analyzing statists of things such as visits to the website, <br />marketing, influencer marketing and lodging tax collection trends. She was very <br />excited to report that 2022 had more than 8,000 more hotel stays than 2021. <br />Mayor Elumbaugh thanked Ms. Johnson for the job she and her team are doing <br />and how they are utilizing this tool to the fullest. <br />G) FINANCIAL REPORT <br />The council was given a copy of the January 2023 financial report for review. <br />MAYOR COMMENTS <br /> Mayor Elumbaugh reminded the council that due to a scheduling conflict the <br />thth <br />February 28 meeting was canceled and the next meeting would be on March 14. <br /> <br />