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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTThe Community Development Department continued to promote customer service and efficiency in 2012to better serve the residents, landowners, developers, and businesses of Windham. The Department alsoresponded to feedback supporting the continued emphasis on community economic development outreachand activities. Although it is impossible to capture a year’s worth of activities in a few pages, some ofthe efforts undertaken are listed below.COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:The Department has an emphasis on working with residents and landowners to plan how the communitywill develop in the long-term. The opportunities to create and foster partnerships with local businessesand non-profit organizations to better serve the economic interests of the Town are plentiful.Some of these partnerships and initiatives previously mentioned are listed below for your information.Additional detail on these partnerships, initiatives, and events can also be found on the CommunityDevelopment web site at www.windham-nh.com.Business Partnerships:• Welcomed the following businesses into Windham: Black Moose Country Store, Massage Chi,Windham Crossing Learning Center, Dance Connection, Kumo Sushi, Granite State PoliceSupply, Emerson and Douglas Associates, Lillea, Ideal Office, ABC RC & Hobbies,ConvenientMD, Elite Feet Artists Company, Coco, Early & Associates, Derry Medical Center,Derry Imagining, Southern NH Internal Medicine Associates, LabCorp, Concord Orthopaedics,Derry Neurological Associates, Granite State Gastrointestinal Consultants, Women’s HealthAssociates of Derry, 36Creative and James Letourneau Chiropractic Physician;• Celebrated 1 year anniversaries for Lucia’s Bodega, Green Sprouts Child Care, Art of Strength,and Anytime Fitness;• Welcomed the relocation and expansion of Sophisticakes (formerly Shabby Chic), WindhamPilates Health & Wellness Center, Soleil Salon & Spa, and Golden Crane Traditional MartialArts within Town;• Facilitated a Fall Business Education Seminar Series, consisting of a total of 4 sessions, cosponsoredby The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce, Pentucket Bank, and other localbusinesses to provide free educational opportunities for the local business community;• Collaborated with the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce to host a Business After Hours andBusiness Expo at the Windham High School;• Organized the First Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza to provide a venue for local businessholiday sales while providing financial assistance to worthy non-profit organizations as part of theevent;• Helped advertise the Best of NH competition and celebrated the Town of Windham businesswinners;• Represented the Town of Windham on The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce EconomicDevelopment Committee; and• Hosted office hours for the local representative of the Small Business Administration andpromoted the opportunity to the local business community.2012 ANNUAL REPORTS 85 TOWN OF WINDHAM, NH