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Past rivals work together <br /> <br />MANKATO, NOFrrH MANKATO JOIN FORCES <br /> <br />ment Crop. (vIDC). the cities' joint <br /> <br /> Coetmee~ Ca~ ~.,v, ett4do~, aborn 100 <br />W~ih ~ ]~ Skills hflKMip, a <br /> <br /> · .. ~, Minneso~! World famous as a medical <br />center. Rochester has c~uietly but dynarr~ally emerged as an <br />outstanding location for business and industry. IBM discovered <br />Rochester many years ago when they esta~ished a majo~ research <br />and manufacturing facility.., other industries followed and <br /> <br /> Now the secret is out. Venture magazJhe named Rochester one <br />of the most hospitable cities anywhere Ior entrepraneurs. Money <br />magazine cited Rochester as one of ten "Boomtowns you can bet on." <br /> <br /> A 1686 National IVletrOl:)Olitan A~ea Study named Flochester the <br /> "Number Ofle U,S, City under lO0,(X~) i:)o~J]atiofl!" Rochester's <br /> most recent recogn/fion for econom/c growt/t was its designation <br /> as a Star City. <br /> <br /> Here are some of the key factors: <br /> <br /> · a thriv/ng business climate with mo~e than 70 local <br /> manufacturing firms; a 50% increase in <br /> employment during the last decade. <br /> <br /> · solid, industry-friendly <br /> governments and utiliiies. <br /> Rochester is the nat/oh's <br /> smallest city to hold an AAA <br /> Ixmd ral/ng from Moedys and <br /> Standard& Poo~. <br /> <br /> · convenient local/on with excel- <br /> lent transportation, Minnesota's <br /> closest point to major midwest <br /> markets. <br /> <br /> · a p~easant place to live and work: <br /> <br /> info~mafion, call or write Tom Mullins at <br /> RAEDI... he'll tall you everyt~h/ng! <br /> <br />&t ed to <br />together. <br /> <br />Nothcrn States Powet'$ 38-vea~-oM <br /> <br />· Co~tuction of ~ S3 mdli~ <br /> <br />ucts manuf~ng tim. <br /> <br />· Thc ~.~ ~tlwn txpan~ioa <br />'*~20~ <br /> <br />Communit~ Thought <br /> <br />communities' 8oais ia the a~ <br />Mnc~. conventmni <br /> <br />~a~~y~-~ <br /> p Mankato and ~onh <br /> <br /> <br />