Governor Tim Pawlenty addresses nearly 1,600 business leaders and policy-makers at the Minnesota Chamber’s annual Session Priorities event, the largest legislative gathering of its kind. Michele Engdahl with Thomson Reuters, Eagan, receives an up-close look at a hog-producing facility – Baarsch Farms-Next Generation Pork, Inc. near Austin – as part of Leadership Minnesota. The Minnesota Chamber program is an exclusive look at the state’s changing economy and the issues that will shape its future. Grow Minnesota! events help businesses prepare for the economic recovery. Sharing their perspectives on how the recession has changed the job market were (from left) Simon Foster of SpencerStuart, Minneapolis; Sue Metcalf of Ecolab, St. Paul; and Jan Erickson of Medtronic, Inc., Fridley. Dee Schutte, executive director of the Litchfield Chamber of Commerce, visits with House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers at the Session Priorities event. Governor Tim Pawlenty congratulates John M. Rivisto, president and CEO of Wells Concrete Company, on its new facility in Sartell. The plant has created 50 jobs in central Minnesota and will add another 100 jobs over the next five years. Minnesota legislative leaders share their priorities at the Minnesota Chamber’s annual Session Priorities event: (from left) House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, moderator Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV Eyewitness News; Senate Minority Leader David Senjem; Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller.

Archived Presentations

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Minnesota Manufacturers' Summit 2009
Manufacturing Opportunities: Strategies for the Economy Ahead

Manufacturing & Wholesale Distribution: Strategies for a Changing Economy
Bill Roche, Executive Managing Partner, RSM McGladrey

What are we hearing from Minnesota manufacturers?
Bill Blazar, Senior Vice President, Minnesota Chamber

Developing a Global Strategy
Joe Carlin, Vice President, OEM Operations, Loram

Developing a Global Strategy
John Hermeier, Chief Financial Officer, Link Snacks

Minnesota Manufacturers' Summit 2008
Developing a workforce for the global economy

Hormel Foods Corporation: Austin, Minnesota to the world market
Joe Swedberg, vice president, legislative affairs & marketing services, Hormel Foods Corporation

Did you know?
Presented by: Jeffrey Scherer, CFO, Smeal Fire Apparatus Company

Dream It! Do It! Campaign: The Nebraska Experience
Smeal Fire Apparatus Company Jeffrey Scherer, CFO

Growing a Healthy Organization through Employee Wellness

The Case for Worksite Wellness: What is your ROI?
Dr. Timothy Crimmins, vice president of health, safety and environment, General Mills

Worksite Wellness in Action: Sharing Proven Best Practices
Data Recognition Corporation Shannon Vento, manager of wellness and training
Marvin Windows and Doors Elaine Buddington, director, compensation & benefits
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Ann Roberts, senior benefits specialist

Our Shared Role in a Healthier Minnesotas
Dennis O'Brien, executive director Governor's Health Cabinet

Wellness Programs: Overcoming Legal Compliance Hurdles
Angela Bohmann, shareholder, Leonard, Street and Deinard

Making Worksite Wellness Work for Your Company
BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota Michael Mark, manager of blue print for health
HealthPartners Marcus Thygeson, M.D., vice president and associate medical director, consumer health solutions
Medica Kris Jones, manager, health education and wellness
PreferredOne Elaine Anderson, disease management coordinator

The Flu Pandemic: Get the Facts

For additional information visit www.cidrap.umn.edu

H5N1 Infection; A Harbinger of Things to Come?
Michael T Osterholm PhD, MPH, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Associate Director, DHS National Center for Food Protection and Defense and Professor, School of Public Health and Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine University of Minnesota

Governor Pawlenty Outlines State Response to Avian and Pandemic Flu

An Analysis of the Potential Impact of the H5N1 Avian Flu Virus

Don't Fear or Panic: An economist's view of pandemic flu, Dr. Sherry Cooper

Business Continuity Planning Guide

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