This edition of the Greater Minnesota Advocate outlines CGMC’s Greater Minnesota Economic Recovery Plan–a proposal to grow jobs and investments in Greater Minnesota. Greater Minnesota Advocate, January 31, 2012
Economic Development in Greater Minnesota
Growing businesses and jobs is essential to keep Greater Minnesota healthy in the future. The CGMC dedicated an afternoon to the topic of economic development at our summer conference in Grand Rapids.
Kathy Tunheim, Governor Dayton’s Senior Adviser for Job Creation, talked about the “Get Minnesota Working” plan and emphasized the five key initiatives of [...]
Year-end Updates at Summer Conference
At the CGMC Summer Conference last week, staff lobbyists provided highlights of the legislative and other work performed over the last year and previewed some of the efforts that will be undertaken during the upcoming year. Copies of the presentation are provided below the fold.
Annexation and Land Use
Even though it was a quiet year [...]
Greater Minnesota Advocate, 4/27/11
Greater Mankato Growth Hosts Issues Dialogue, Surveys Members on LGA
Greater Minnesota Advocate, 2/7/2011
Throughout the history of the LGA program, there have been many changes to the program’s formula, distribution and popularity. Even so, one thing has remained constant: LGA has been good for Minnesota communities.
Greater Minnesota Advocate, 1/31/2011
Minnesotans often like to think of ourselves as one big community. In reality, however, the state is made up of a wide range of economic regions and sub-regions including the Twin Cities metro area, the Iron Range, the Minnesota River Valley, the Red River Valley and many more. In all areas of the state, the strength of each region’s property tax base varies when compared to other regions and even amongst its own communities.
DEED “Road Show” to tout agency’s economic development tools
DEED’s “Road Show” tour, led by agency commissioner Dan McElroy and other agency staff, will visit 11 cities across the state starting June 22 in Rochester. This year’s theme is “New Tools for New Times.”
These tour dates offer local elected officials and others an opportunity to learn more about the agency’s economic development tools, including the [...]
