Minnsights Blog

The 2021 Legislative Session was defined by the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, considerable financial uncertainty, unprecedented levels of federal stimulus and the state operating under 16 months of emergency powers. With the Legislature, lobbyists and stakeholders working remotely, a record number of bills were introduced, many of which were unrealistic and overly ambitious given the constraints of the session and the partisan make-up of the nation’s only split legislature (House controlled by Democrats, Senate controlled by Republicans).  

The Minnesota Chamber Foundation economic dashboard is, aimed at providing real-time updates on Minnesota’s economy as the state begins to recover from the shock of COVID-19. This online portal offers indicators and analysis of employment and income, business recovery and consumer and business spending. 

As the COVID-19 crisis develops, we will remove older resources from the COVID-19 Business Toolkit and will house them in this archive.

Pay transparency is when an employer is open and clear about pay for jobs at the organization and why people are paid what they’re paid.

The mission of Grow Minnesota!®, the economic development program of the Minnesota Chamber, is to retain and grow Minnesota businesses. The program has been working year-round for 18 years building relationships with businesses and realizing a multitude of successes.