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ITII <br />EMPLOYMENT AND <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />Dear Business and Community Partners: <br />Minnesota has been ranked among the top seven states for business the past five years — based on 60+ <br />measures of competitiveness (CNBC, America's Top States for Business, 2015-2019). In fact, Minnesota <br />finishes among the top 10 states in more than 50 national rankings of business climate, workforce, <br />education, infrastructure, innovation and quality of life. <br />By many measures, we're thriving in the North. But to continue our growth, we need to share the story of <br />Minnesota's economic development successes with national and global corporate decision -makers who <br />are seeking new locations and investment opportunities. <br />To best communicate with this audience, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic <br />Development (DEED) is again partnering with Conway Inc. — publishers of Site Selection Magazine — to <br />produce the 2020 edition of our economic development magazine, Minnesota: Thriving in the North. Print <br />and digital versions of the magazine will highlight Minnesota's competitive advantages. <br />The magazine will be polybagged with the November 2019 issue of Site Selection Magazine. It will be <br />sent to a targeted list of prominent corporate decision -makers and site selection professionals. It will also <br />be taken to trade shows and trade missions and will be featured on Conway Inc.'s award -winning <br />website, SiteSelection.com (www.siteselection.com/cc/minnesota). <br />According to Conway Analytics, those within the Site Selection Magazine corporate subscriber base who <br />received the 2019 edition accounted in the last year for 556 total projects globally, which created 75,165 <br />jobs and totaled $46.4 billion in capital investments. <br />In the coming weeks, either Paul Tarrants (Daul.tarrants ac conway.com — 615.788.9555) or Charles <br />FitzGibbon(charles.fitzaibbonnconway.com — 615.974.4080) from Conway will be reaching out to share <br />more information on the 2020 edition of Minnesota's economic development magazine and the <br />opportunity to participate. You also can contact them directly. <br />Thank you for your support in this joint effort to promote Minnesota. <br />Sincerely, <br />M� <br />Kevin McKinnon <br />Deputy Commissioner, Economic Development <br />Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development <br />Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development <br />1st National Bank Building <br />332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-200 <br />St. Paul, MN 55101-1351 <br />mn.gov/deed <br />