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.


Twitter   LinkedIn   

Grow Minnesota!

Business Assistance Links

BusinessConnection Connecting your business to Minnesota resources.

"Get Ready to Grow" Ninety small businesses in Minnesota received a shot in the arm to weather the current economy, thanks to more than $5.5 million in grants and loans distributed by the Minnesota Chamber Foundation. Funding for the loans and grants was provided by the Pohlad Family Foundation and administered through Grow Minnesota!, the Minnesota Chamber’s private-sector initiative focusing on job retention and creation. These businesses are located in 62 communities.

Minnesota Business Expansion Reports: Welcome to the state's most comprehensive list of business start-ups and expansions.

Regional, industry specific and general economic data for Minnesota are provided at www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/review/.

Minnesota's most comprehensive salary survey with the latest information on 800 detailed occupations is available at www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/tools/oes/.

Comparable salary information for all 50 states and 330 metro areas nationwide is provided at www.salarysurvey.org.

Research new and emerging occupations, the skills they will require and the education and training that can develop them at the Minnesota Future Work website www.iseek.org/sv/73.jsp.

More labor market information, including employment projections through 2012, can be found at www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/tools.

Privacy & Security|Contact Us|Send Feedback

400 Robert Street North | Suite 1500 | St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
© Copyright 2010 Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. All Rights Reserved.

This website is developed and owned by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Any use or reprinting is strictly prohibited without prior consent of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.