Minnsights Blog

The Minnesota Chamber supports changing Minnesota’s state election process to allow for greater voter contact and participation, and maintaining fair campaign finance laws for all participants.

Minnesota businesses value the contributions of immigrants to the state. Their roles as workers, entrepreneurs, consumer and a link to the world economy are increasingly important to the development and growth of the economy and communities throughout Minnesota. Demographics show that as the population ages and the economy grows, Minnesota will not have the numbers of people available to fill labor needs, and immigrants are a key solution to this challenge. 

Strategic investments that encourage economic growth and recovery also reduce regulatory burdens and roadblocks to innovation.

The Grow Minnesota! program surveyed 360 small and medium-sized businesses this summer to better understand how they are investing in digital technologies and what they need to better leverage these tools for innovation and growth.

"I love this state and I love being able to say that I'm from Minnesota," said Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lorie Gildea to the Women in Business crowd. "So much of that pride comes from the civic culture we've developed in Minnesota, our high level of civic participation, our commitment to our public institutions, our incredible business community, which invests so much in making our state a great place to live and work and the values of hard work of cooperation, fairness and decency that all Minnesotans strive for."