For traded sector industries, the Economic and Community Development Department shall undertake industry development activities that may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Focus groups and other meetings and related studies to identify traded sector industry members and issues of common concern within an industry.
(2) State technical and financial support for formation of industry associations, publication of association directories and related efforts to create or expand the activities of industry associations.
(3) Helping establish research consortia.
(4) Joint training and education programs and curricula related to the specific needs of traded sector industries.
(5) Cooperative market development activities.
(6) Analysis of the need, feasibility and cost for establishing product certification and testing facilities and services.
(7) State technical and financial support to facilitate certification of sites as ready for development for traded sector industry. The support may include performing site assessments to determine the costs associated with development of individual sites. [Formerly 285.770; 1999 c.509 §20; 2003 c.800 §23]
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