Joe Swedberg (left), vice president of legislative affairs at Hormel Foods Corporation in Austin, visits with Dr. Zigang Dong, executive director of The Hormel Institute, during a tour by Leadership Minnesota. Bob Anderson (left), who recently retired from Boise Paper at International Falls, receives the Spirit of Minnesota Award from Jon Campbell, chair of the Minnesota Chamber Board. Current Minnesota Chamber board members Jan Kruchoski and Sanjay Kuba, and former member Russ Nelson, had a personal audience with Governor Mark Dayton at Session Priorities. Jay Timmons, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Manufacturers, addresses the Minnesota Manufacturers Summit. Legislative leaders shared their views at Session Priorities: (from left) Senate Majority Leader David Senjem, House Speaker Kurt Zellers, moderator Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV, House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk. Involta broke ground in September for a $10.5 million data center in Duluth:(from left) Lonnie Bloomquist of Involta; Nancy Norr of Minnesota Power; Senator Roger Reinert; Involta CEO Bruce Lehrman; DEED Commissioner Mark Phillips; County Commissioner Steve O'Neil; David Ross of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Don Ness.


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