The April 2013 EDC business forum convened at the Normandy Inn on April 18. Elections to the EDC Board of Directors were held. In addition, David Fields, Community Development Coordinator at Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc., gave a presentation titled “Opportunity Sites for Development in Downtown East and Elliot Park.” He reviewed the underutilized properties in the DEEP District (mostly surface parking lots) and discussed what their prospects might be for development in the future; whether associated with the new Vikings stadium or the “DEEP 2100″ vision. Read the full forum recap.