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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Furthermore, the City of Santa Ana did not undertake activities that required the acquisition or <br /> demolition of real property. <br /> <br /> • Economic Development: The City did not undertake CDBG-funded economic development <br /> activities during the report period. If CDBG funds had been expended for such activities, <br /> additional reporting would be provided that outlined the actions taken to ensure jobs created <br /> by such activities were filled by Low- and Moderate-income individuals. <br /> <br /> <br /> The City utilized other resources to expand economic opportu Non-HUD <br /> economic development activities undertaken during 2012-201 <br /> • State Enterprise Zone: The Enterprise Zone is designe .d job <br /> generation by offering tax credits. Qualified busi es by an <br /> amount equal to the amount of wages paid to mg credits" <br /> are provided to employers who hire low-N, _nts, laid-off, or <br /> long-term unemployed persons. A bus' in tax credits per <br /> qualified employee. A total of 2,98 ;h these efforts during <br /> the 2012-2013 report period. i' a's Enterprise Zone was <br /> <br /> awarded a new 15-year Enter, ate effective June 2008 and <br /> expanded its Zone in 2009 f ' <br /> • Santa Ana WORK Cen Ana WORK Center and Workforce <br /> Investment Board ' .mployment Development Department, <br /> Santa Ana Colle <br /> 'Services Agency connect the community's <br /> job seekers ent. Services include job search assistance, <br /> resume w' arket information, vocational training, On-the- <br /> Job Tr oviding access to computers for job search and job <br /> fai -2013, approximately 13,978 job seekers received <br /> e-scale job fairs were hosted, and 64 hiring events were <br /> 4)ORK Center. <br /> Bu = ~tion: The City also provided economic opportunities for residents <br /> throu ms including the Business Retention/Attraction program. Program <br /> staff esti 343 jobs were added or preserved during the 2012-2013 report period. <br /> Unfortunatel due to the disestablishment of the Redevelopment Agency, funding for <br /> business attraction and retention program were greatly diminished by 2013. Economic <br /> Development staff continued to target top sales tax producers for retention visits and <br /> <br /> monthly monitors the largest businesses in the city for any changes that would cause them <br /> to relocate out of the City. Medtronic, Inc., a global leader in medical technology with over <br /> 250 locations worldwide, expanded their existing facility at 1851 E Deere. A $4.8 million <br /> 9,429 square foot building has been constructed to link two existing buildings to create <br /> more office and manufacturing space at the site. Demolition of a portion of the building <br /> <br /> 08/11/2013 38 <br /> <br /> 19E-46 <br />