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  • Navigating the future of manufacturing: Insights from industry leaders 

    Nov 25, 2025
    In mid-October, the Grow Minnesota! team hosted a focus group with manufacturers of varying sizes and scope, ranging from small, single-facility operations in Minnesota to large multinational companies. The member companies participated to discuss current opportunities and challenges facing the manufacturing sector.  Several key themes emerged throughout the conversation.
  • Why Minnesota needs an economic comeback, and how the private sector can lead it

    Nov 21, 2025
    For generations, Minnesota’s private sector has powered a remarkable story of innovation, productivity and prosperity. Our diverse industries, global companies and highly skilled workforce have long positioned us among the strongest states for quality of life and economic performance. But here’s the reality: we cannot rely on the successes of 50 years ago to carry us into the future.
  • Foundation leadership drives impact

    Nov 13, 2025
    The Minnesota Chamber Foundation has established itself as a thought leader on the performance of Minnesota’s economy. The research and data produced by the Foundation is relied upon by business leaders, policy makers and the news media. The workforce solutions delivered by the Foundation provide a practical, on the ground approach to creating workforce pipelines in local communities and its effort to build inclusive workforces and provide opportunity for those on the economic sidelines has been widely recognized. This success would not be possible without the leaders of the Foundation board of directors, currently chaired by Traci Tapani, Co-President, Wyoming Machine.

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