$1.1 Billion Aerospace Complex, Nation’s Most Advanced Aerospace Testing Facility, Anchors Minnesota’s Strategy to Build the Next Economy
St. Paul-based North Wind is investing $1.1 billion to build a new, state-of-the-art aerospace and hypersonic research and testing complex in Rosemount—the nation’s most advanced aerospace research and development testing facility.
“Mobility across industries – and the cross-pollination of skills – is pronounced in the Greater MSP Region. Economic opportunities bring people here, and quality of life keeps them here”
- J. Myles Shaver, Headquarters Economy
Health & Life Sciences
At the epicenter of Medical Alley®, where health innovation and care converge, Greater MSP is home to industry leaders in health insurance, digital health and medical device manufacturing.
Greater MSP is home to five of the world’s 30 largest food companies and boasts the third-largest combined food science and biomedical engineering workforce in the U.S.
With more Fortune 500 companies, per capita, than any other major metro, Greater MSP boasts a high concentration of headquarters and professional services jobs.
With hundreds of banking, insurance, and financial investment companies, Greater MSP’s Finance and Insurance sector is more concentrated than Boston, Atlanta, or San Francisco.
