City Launches New Website, Business Training for On-Line Directory Offered Aug. 17 and 18, 2010

The City of Mandan has a new website. Building on public feedback and a desire to improve customer service, the new site provides residents, businesses and visitors with more information through a new layout, design and structure that ultimately improves the user experience.

Site features include:

• Sections for all city departments with a variety of forms and descriptions of application, review and approval processes that will be helpful to residents and businesses.
• Information about volunteer boards and committees that assist with local government.
• A more visible business development section, making it easier for existing and prospective businesses to find information about opportunities and assistance.
• An on-line business directory that allows residents and visitors to search for businesses by category or name of business, while giving businesses a chance to provide citizens with information about other special offers, upcoming events, job opportunities and whatever else they want to share.

The city website continues to offer e-mail notices to anyone interested in signing up on a variety of topics including scheduled meetings, agendas, news releases, on-line polls and more. Subscribers to these e-mail updates from the previous website need to re-register on the new site for their service to carry on.

Mandan businesses are invited to participate in training sessions to learn about the features of the on-line business directory and how they can customize their listing. The training sessions will be held at City Hall on Aug. 17 from noon until 1 p.m. and on Aug. 18 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The training is free, but business operators are asked to pre-register by calling the City of Mandan Business Development Office at 667-3485 or by sending an e-mail to ehuber@cityofmandan.com.