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1 GROW MINNESOTA! Building Businesses, Jobs And Local Chambers

2 WHY CHANGE & GROWTH? Change drives our economic fate. No change, no growth! Think: Development of the economy... Not: Economic development.

3 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES IN MN (2012) State Ranking Company Name Fortune 500 Ranking 1 United Health Group Target Corporation Best Buy Supervalu CHS M U.S. Bancorp Medtronic General Mills Land O Lakes Xcel Energy Ameriprise Financial C.H. Robinson Worldwide Revenues ($ billions) 14 Mosaic Hormel Foods Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Ecolab St. Jude Medical Nash Finch Source: CNN Money

4 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES IN MN (2012) State Ranking Company Name Fortune 500 Ranking 1 United Health Group Target Corporation Best Buy Supervalu CHS M U.S. Bancorp Medtronic General Mills Land O Lakes Xcel Energy Ameriprise Financial C.H. Robinson Worldwide Revenues ($ billions) 14 Mosaic Hormel Foods Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Ecolab St. Jude Medical Nash Finch Source: CNN Money

5 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES IN MN (1983) State Ranking Company Name Fortune 500 Ranking 1 3M Honeywell General Mills Control Data Land O Lakes Pillsbury Farmers Union Central Exchange Hormel Foods International Multifoods Ecolab Deluxe American Hoist & Derrick Revenues ($ billions) Source: MinnPost

6 GROW MN! RESULTS 8017 one-on-one business retention visits 2,731 in Metro Area 5,286 in Greater MN 19% are revisits 17% in Metro Area 20% in Greater MN We know Minnesota s economy!

7 CURRENT CONDITIONS & OUR FORECAST Gaining strength, but still tentative.

8 80% BUSINESSES REPORTING INCREASING SALES 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Metro Area Greater MN

9 BUSINESSES REPORTING INCREASING PROFITABILITY

10 BUSINESSES CREATING NEW PRODUCTS IN THE LAST YEAR

11 ANOTHER MN INNOVATION: WHAT IS IT?

12 ANOTHER MN INNOVATION: WHAT IS IT?

13 PetChatz

14 FASTEST GROWING MARKETS INTERNATIONAL

15 FASTEST GROWING MARKETS UNITED STATES

16 American Hospital, Dubai

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18 BUSINESSES REPORTING EXPANSION PLANS

19 EXPANSION PLANS: % GROWING IN MINNESOTA 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% Metro Area Greater MN

20 ADDED JOBS IN THE LAST YEAR

21 TROUBLE RECRUITING IN THE LAST YEAR

22 DIFFICULTY RECRUITING EMPLOYEES?

23 TROUBLE RECRUITING

24 LONG TERM OUTLOOK: GROWTH BUT TENTATIVE Innovation. Metro Area not at pre-recession levels, and sliding Greater MN not at pre-recession levels, and sliding Export sales Expansions US markets rising International flat Trend is flat, but sharp decrease since 2012 US markets up, slightly International flat Trending toward MN! Workforce not sufficient for growth not sufficient for growth

25 RESULTS 2003 thru 2013 One-on-one business assistance 1160 firms, affecting 15,185 jobs* 360 in Metro Area, 800 in Greater MN Shaping the statewide business agenda Health care (2008) Environmental permitting (2010, 2011) K12 Education (2010) Workforce (2012) *began tracking this in 2009.

26 2013 RESULTS 902 one-on-one business retention visits 234 in Metro Area, 668 in Greater MN 27% are revisits 19% in Metro Area, 29% in Greater MN 195 firms assisted, affecting 3,865 jobs 51 in Metro Area, 144 in Greater MN

27 WHAT ARE YOUR NEW INVESTMENT PLANS? Data from businesses that told Grow Minnesota! their investment plans. Percentages are greater than 100% since some businesses have plans for more than one of these investments.

28 HIGHEST RATED ATTRIBUTES Balance of State 1. Recreational opportunities 2. Social organizations & networks 3. Electric reliability 4. K-12 education 5. Higher education SE MN 1. Electric reliability 2. Crime rate 3. K-12 education 4. Overall workforce quality 5. Recreational opportunities

29 LOWEST RATED ATTRIBUTES Balance of State 1. State taxes 2. Health care costs 3. Workers' compensation rates 4. Health insurance requirements 5. Unemployment insurance SE MN 1. Health care costs 2. State taxes 3. Health insurance requirements 4. Workers compensation rates 5. Unemployment insurance

30 IMPROVING MN S BUSINESS CLIMATE PROGRESS? ATTRIBUTE ON MN CHAMBER AGENDA? RECOMMENDATION PROGRESS? Health care costs Pay for outcomes, not procedures 2008 legislation has reduced s State taxes Repeal the B2B sales taxes; federal conformity #1 priority for 2014 Health insurance requirements Eliminate mandates; more defined contribution plans Losing ground. Mandate added in 2013 Workers comp rates Reduce health care expenses (over 1/3) DOLI report to legislature, 2014 Unemployment insurance Retain current benefits and financing. Rate reduction adopted in 2013

31 CHANGE CONSTANT! Change drives our economic fate. No change, no growth! Think: Development of the economy... Not: Economic development.

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