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What's new with the MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard this year
on Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Competitiveness requires adaptation. The MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard was first developed in 2015 with input from hundreds of leaders across dozens of institutions in Minnesota to provide a shared fact base for understanding our region’s ...
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Minnesota's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Economy Takes Flight
on Friday, July 24, 2026
The infrastructure is now in place. The market can begin.
For the past three years, Minnesota has been building something that doesn't exist anywhere else in the United States: a regional ecosystem capable of producing, delivering and using ...
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How We Are Driving Greater Growth
on Monday, July 6, 2026
Minnesota is one of the best places in the country to live, work, and build a future. Keeping it that way will require a stronger, faster-growing economy—and a new way of working together to build it. In this four-part series, we’ll ...
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Four Headlines Shaping Our Region’s Economy
on Tuesday, August 26, 2025
On Aug. 13, 2025, hundreds of regional leaders gathered at COMPETE25 to take stock of how our economy is performing and where we must go next. For 10 years, the MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard has given us a shared set of facts about the ...
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Philips R&D and Manufacturing Expansion Advances Minnesota MedTech Leadership
on Thursday, April 10, 2025
Plymouth, MN — State leaders joined Philips today (Thursday, April 10, 2025) to celebrate a major investment that strengthens Minnesota’s global leadership in medical technology, including the addition of new manufacturing and R&D ...
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The key to growing our economy is people
on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
What if—we had all the skilled people we need to realize amazing opportunities in technology, inclusion and sustainability?
What if—our region was a top destination for new graduates from around the country?
What if—every young ...
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Big, bold changes are happening here
on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
4 ways our region is tackling what’s next
2023 was the GREATER MSP Partnership’s most productive year ever. At the NEXT 24 event in February, many MSP leaders shared how, over 12 years, we’ve learned how to roll up our ...
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ECMC Group: Leveling the Playing Field
on Tuesday, January 9, 2024
ECMC Group is laser-focused on its mission to help students succeed, from its philanthropic grantmaking and impact investing to its support of organizations focused on uplifting underserved learners. For the past 30 years, ECMC Group has championed ...
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Cordia Energy: Powering Productivity
on Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Fifty-one years ago, when the IDS Center emerged on the Minneapolis skyline, one company kept the building’s internal temperature regulated, reliable and comfortable. Even today, Cordia Energy (then NRG) continues to heat and cool the now ...
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Sunrise Banks: Social Engine for Good
on Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Sunrise Banks calls itself “the world’s most socially responsible bank.” Visually distinctive with its radiant sunburst logo, Sunrise offers financially inclusive products for both business and personal banking that aim to better ...
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