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MINNESOTA Fast Facts
• Population (2008): 5,220,393
• Largest Cities (2008): Minneapolis, 382,605; St. Paul, 279,590; Rochester, 100,413; Duluth, 84,284;
Bloomington, 81,280
• Targeted Industries: Bioscience, Defense, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, Business Services
• Key Incentives: Investment Fund, Border-Cities Enterprise Zone Program, Job Opportunity Building Zone (JOBZ)
• GDP (All Industry 2008): $262.8 billion*
*Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
MINNESOTA State Incentives
The Minnesota Investment Fund provides grants that create
and retain high-quality jobs on a statewide basis, with a focus
on industrial, manufacturing, and technology-related industries,
to increase the local and state tax base and improve the economic
vitality for all Minnesota citizens.
The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program acts as a catalyst
between business and education in developing cooperative training
projects that provide new-job training or retraining for existing
employees. Grants are awarded to educational institutions with businesses
as partners; all projects must have at least one educational institution
and one business working together. The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership
Board approves these grants.
The Job Opportunity Building Zone (JOBZ) program stimulates
economic development activity in rural areas of Minnesota by providing
local and state tax exemptions to business expansions, start-ups,
or relocations from other states. Ten JOBZ have been created throughout
Greater Minnesota.
The Redevelopment Grant Program offers grants to assist
development authorities with costs for redeveloping blighted industrial,
residential, or commercial sites where a past use and the need to
recycle the land for a more-productive use exist.
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Minnesota State Resources
STATE CONTACTS
Minnesota - Positively Minnesota
Kevin McKinnon
Director of Business Development
332 Minnesota Street,Suite E200
St. Paul, MN USA 55101
651-259-7445
kevin.mckinnon@state.mn.us
www.positivelyminnesota.com
Positively Minnesota is the primary economic development agency in the State of Minnesota for relocating or expanding businesses.
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CITY CONTACTS
Cambridge Economic Development Authority
Stan Gustafson
Economic Development Director
300 3rd Avenue NE
Cambridge, MN USA 55008
763-552-3209
econdev@ci.cambridge.mn.us
www.opportunitycommunity.com
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Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Larry Johnston
Administrator of Economic Development
500 First Avenue SW
Rochester, MN USA 55902
507-285-0478
lw.johnston@smmpa.org
www.smmpa.com
Headwaters Regional Dev. Commission
Cliff Tweedale
Executive Director
P.O. Box 906
Bemidji, MN USA 56619-0906
218-333-6538
hrdc@hrdc.org
www.hrdc.org
Rochester Area Economic Development Inc.
Gary Smith
President
220 South Broadway, Suite 100
Rochester, MN USA 55904
507-288-0208
gsmith@raedi.com
www.raedi.com
Saint Paul Port Authority
Thomas Collins
Director, Marketing and Communications
345 St. Peter St., Suite 1900
Saint Paul, MN USA 55102
651-224-5686
info@sppa.com
www.sppa.com
Thief River Falls Jobs, Inc.
Michael Moore
Community Development Director
405 Third Street East, P.O. Box 528
Thief River Falls, MN USA 56701
218-681-7387
mmoore@citytrf.net
www.citytrf.net
UMD Center for Economic Development
Elaine Hansen
Director
11 E. Superior St., Suite 210
Duluth, MN USA 55802-2019
218-726-7298
ced@umdced.com
www.umdced.com
West Central Initiative
Roberto Tapiz
Economic Development Coordinator
1000 Western Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN USA 56537
218-739-2239
roberto@wcif.org
www.wcif.org
Economic Development Corporation of Austin
George Brophy
President and CEO
329 N. Main, Suite 106-L
Austin, MN USA 55912
507-433-9495; 507-438-6410
austindca@smig.net
Fairmont Econ. Development Authority
Mike Humpal, CECD
Assistant City Administrator
P.O. Box 751, 100 Downtown Plaza
Fairmont, MN USA 56031
507-238-9461 3
ecodevo@fairmont.org
www.fairmont.org
New Ulm Economic Development Corporation
Brian Tohal
Director
1 North Minnesota Street, P.O. Box 384
New Ulm, MN USA 56073
507-233-4305
nuedc@newulmtel.net
www.nuedc.com
Virginia Economic Development Authority
John Tourville
City Operations Director
City Hall, 327 First Street South
Virginia, MN USA 55792
218-748-7535
veda@virginiamn.us
www.virginia-mn.com
