Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 107) MINNESOTA Governor Tim Pawlenty MINNESOTA Fast Facts Population (2006): 5,167,101 Largest Cities (2006): Minneapolis, 372,833; St. Paul, 273,535; Rochester, 96,975; Duluth, 84,167; Bloomington 80,869 Targeted Industries: Medical devices, computer/electronic equipment, industrial/recreational equipment, financial services, data centers Key Incentives: Job Opportunity Building Zones, Bioscience Zone, Border-Cities Enterprise Zone Program, Pathways Program AL – CO MINNESOTA GDP by Industry (Total = $244.5 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 13.9% - Manufacturing CT – ID 22.0% - Services & Healthcare 15.9% - Trade & Transportation 2.0% - Agriculture & Mining 22.5% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate IL – LA 10.4% - Government 13.4% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 Minnesota Power Jennifer Hawkins Senior Economic Dev. Analyst 30 West Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802 218-723-3913 fax: 218-723-3915 econdev@mnpower.com www.mnpower.com/econdev Our business development services and loan programs are available for growth-oriented, energy-intensive businesses served by Minnesota Power or its wholesale customers. Contact us for confidential, professional support for projects in Northeast and Central Minnesota or Douglas County,WI. Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission Paul Michaelson, Executive Director 323 West Schlieman Ave. Appleton, MN 56208 320-289-1981 www.umvrdc.org FAIRMONT Fairmont Econ. Development Authority Mike Humpal, CECD Assistant City Administrator P.O. Box 751 100 Downtown Plaza Fairmont, MN 56031 507-238-9461 www.fairmont.org ME – MS COUNTY CONTACTS Itasca Economic Development Corp. Peter McDermott, President 12 Northwest 3rd St. Grand Rapids, MN 55744 888-890-JOBS www.itascadv.org Wright County Economic Development Partnership Noel LaBine Executive Director P.O. Box 525 6800 Electric Drive Rockford, MN 55373 763-477-3086 www.wrightpartnership.org MO – NJ MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis Dept. of Community Planning and Economic Development Crown Roller Mill Building 105 5th Avenue S, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-673-5095 www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped NM – OK STATE CONTACTS Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Mark Lofthus, Director, Business Dev. 1st National Bank Building 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200 St. Paul, MN 55101-1351 651-259-7440 www.positivelyminnesota.com ROCHESTER Rochester Area Econ. Development Inc. Gary Smith, President 220 South Broadway, Suite 100 Rochester, MN 55904 507-288-0208 www.raedi.com OR – TN CITY CONTACTS BLOOMINGTON City of Bloomington Larry Lee Community Development Director Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431-3027 952-563-8709 www.ci.bloomington.mn.us REGIONAL CONTACTS The Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX) Rob West, President and CEO 306 West Superior Street, Suite 902 Duluth, MN 55802 218-740-3667 www.apexgetsbusiness.com ST. PAUL St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development Cecile Bedor, Director 25 West 4th St., City Hall Annex, Suite 1400 St. Paul, MN 55102 651-266-6700 www.stpaul.gov/depts/ped 107 TX – WY BUSINESS FACILITIES | 2008 SITE SEEKERS’ GUIDE http://www.mnpower.com/econdev http://www.umvrdc.org http://www.fairmont.org http://www.mnpower.com/econdev http://www.itascadv.org http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped http://www.wrightpartnership.org http://www.positivelyminnesota.com http://www.raedi.com http://www.apexgetsbusiness.com http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/ped http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us
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