MBOLD, a coalition of companies and innovators focused on generating practical solutions to global food and agriculture challenges, announced that Schwan’s Company CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios has been named the coalition’s new chairman. Smyrnios succeeds Jeff Harmening, chairman and CEO of General Mills, who has chaired the coalition since 2018. more»

— The GREATER MSP Partnership announced its decision to locate its new office in the Osborn370 Building, a hub for inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship in downtown Saint Paul. GREATER MSP’s staff of about 25 will move to the building in January 2024. The GREATER MSP Partnership accelerates regional competitiveness and inclusive economic more»

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2023 A first-of-its-kind coalition is launching in Minnesota to scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with the urgency commercial aviation needs to reach net zero by 2050. Through the GREATER MSP Partnership, Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, Ecolab and Xcel Energy have established the Minnesota SAF Hub – the first large-scale more»

Minneapolis–Saint Paul, July 26, 2023—Forge North announced the launch of the MSP Startup Guide, a community-created database that helps entrepreneurs find the right support and services to grow their startups.   The MSP Startup Guide provides curated connections to the region’s leading investors, support organizations, mentors, more»

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with leaders of the region’s semiconductor industry today to discuss opportunities to grow the semiconductor industry in Minnesota. Joining Secretary Raimondo at Normandale Community College in Bloomington was Senator Amy Klobuchar, Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse, University of Minnesota Interim President more»

With the signing of the Jobs, Economic Development, Labor, and Industry Finance Bill (HF3028/SF3035), Minnesota is ready to step up its economic competitiveness. The following are statements by Peter Frosch, President and Chief Executive Officer of the GREATER MSP Partnership: “The Jobs and Economic Development legislation signed by the Governor more»

MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN - The Forge North startup coalition announced the first close of the MSP Equity Fund – the first-known venture capital fund of funds in the country designed to invest across race, place, and gender. Powered by gener8tor and the GREATER MSP Partnership, the fund will invest in leading local and national venture-capital funds more»

Minneapolis-St. Paul – With President Joe Biden visiting Cummins Power Generation Facility in Fridley today, the CEO of the GREATER MSP Partnership highlighted the opportunity for Minnesota to put federal funds to work building a globally competitive 21st century economy in our state. The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation more»