18. TROUBLE RECRUITING IN THE LAST YEAR
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2008
2009
2010
Metro Area ‐ Trouble Recruiting
2011
2012
2013
Greater MN ‐ Trouble Recruiting
21. LOWEST RATED ATTRIBUTES
Metro Area
1. State taxes
2. Health care costs
3. Workers’
compensation
rates
4. Unemployment
insurance
5. Laws affecting
civil litigation
Greater MN
1. State taxes
2. Health insurance
requirements
3. Health care costs
4. Worker’s
compensation
rates
5. Unemployment
insurance
22. IMPROVING MN’S BUSINESS CLIMATE – PROGRESS?
ATTRIBUTE
ON MN
RECOMMENDATION
CHAMBER
AGENDA?
PROGRESS?
Health care costs
Pay for outcomes, not
procedures
2008 legislation has
reduced ‘s
State taxes
Repeal the B2B sales taxes; #1 priority for 2014
federal conformity
Health insurance
requirements
Eliminate mandates; more
defined contribution plans
Losing ground.
Mandate added in 2013
Workers’ comp
rates
Reduce health care
expenses (over 1/3)
DOLI report to
legislature, 2014
Unemployment
insurance
Retain current benefits and Rate reduction adopted
in 2013
financing.
23. GROW MINNESOTA! PARTNERS
Albert Lea-Freeborn County
w/ Albert Lea Economic Development Agency
Alexandria Lakes Area
Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX) w/ Duluth Area
Apple Valley
Austin Area
Bemidji Area
Bloomington
Blooming Prairie Chamber
Brainerd Lakes Chamber w/ Brainerd Lakes Area Econ. Development Corp
Burnsville
Cambridge Area
Dakota County Regional
Detroit Lakes Regional
Eden Prairie
Edina
Elk River Area
Fairmont Area w/ Fairmont Economic Development,
IGNITE - Martin County
Faribault Area & Tourism
Fergus Falls Area
Forest Lake Area
Greater Mankato Growth Inc.
Hastings Area & Tourism Bureau
Hibbing Area
Hutchinson Area
I94 West
International Falls Area
Isanti Area
Itasca Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) w/ Grand Rapids Area Chamber
Lake City w/ Lake City Economic Development
Litchfield
Long Prairie Area
Marshall Area
MetroNorth
Minneapolis Regional
New Ulm Area
North Hennepin Area
Owatonna Area and Tourism
Park Rapids Area
Princeton Area w/ City of Princeton Econ. Development
Redwood Area Chamber & Tourism w/ Redwood Area Development Corp.
Richfield
River Heights w/ Progress Plus
Rochester Area w/ Rochester Area Economic Development Inc.
Saint Cloud Area
Saint Paul Area
Shakopee Area
SouthWest Metro
Thief River Falls Area
Twin Cities North
TwinWest
Two Harbors Area
Waconia
Waseca Area
White Bear Area Chamber w/ White Bear Lake Economic Development Corp.
Willmar Lakes Area
Winona Area
Worthington Area