Strong communities are built on strong economies. To position the Greater MSP region and economy to thrive in the future, the GREATER MSP Partnership is currently focused on six strategic initiatives, each led by a coalition of regional partners working to address specific challenges and deliver measurable results.

 Make It. MSP. brings our region together to better attract and retain talent. Hundreds of partners, including many of the region’s largest employers, work in teams to welcome newcomers, connect professionals of color, grow the tech workforce, and attract recent graduates. 

Forge North is accelerating startup growth and innovation across the region. This coalition of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate innovators and other allies work together to make our region the best place in the world to start ventures, solve problems and scale impact. 

The Regional Air Services Partnership (RASP) is strengthening national and global connections to our region through our renowned international airport. This initiative, with leadership from corporate partners and the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), supports our region’s competitiveness through enhanced air service. 

ConnextMSP exists to ensure that young professionals of color are recruited, hired, and supported by employers in the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region (MSP) as they enter the workforce. ConnextMSP is a platform for leaders and organizations to work together to make systemic change, specifically to reimagine how new careers are launched in MSP.

The MBOLD™ coalition is leading the way to the future of food from right here in Minnesota. Driven by the CEOs of some of the world’s largest and most innovative food & agriculture companies, MBOLD™ is accelerating solutions to the world’s most pressing food and agriculture challenges while fueling sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship and talent attraction and retention.      

Business Bridge is a coalition of large corporate buyers and Minnesota suppliers working together to maximize local job growth and wealth creation by increasing corporate contracting with local suppliers. The GREATER MSP Partnership adopted Business Bridge in 2022 to scale the initiative by expanding the coalition. Together, we are pursuing new ambitious goals to add corporate partners and to increase both local spending and spending with local diverse suppliers, with a particular focus on increasing contracts with BIPOC-owned businesses.