REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE LUNCHEON

Date and Time

Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Location

Rockwoods Banquet Center

Fees/Admission

Member price is $35 per person, includes lunch
Not yet member price is $45 per person
Deadline to register is April 19th

REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE ...

Description

Hear the latest about Sherburne County's economic growth including

Labor Market
Demographics
Housing
Inflation Impacts
and more

Luke Greiner, will present the most recent updates for the region. Luke is the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s regional analyst for central and southwestern Minnesota. Luke conducts research, writes publications, and provides presentations about Greater Minnesota's economy, job market, industry trends, career and educational decision making, and higher education outcomes. He has a bachelor's degree in management from Park University in Parkville, MO. Luke worked in workforce development for DEED before becoming an analyst and currently serves on the National ACT Steering Committee and Minnesota State ACT Council.

luke.greiner@state.mn.us Local Look blog - Central Minnesota

Also we will hear from Sherburne County Economic Development Coordinator Jessica Barthel who will share the latest about county wide projects such as

Broadband
Sherco
Solar Farms
County Resources available for small businesses

Jessica has worked for Sherburne County since June 2022 in a newly created position that supports economic development activities throughout the county focusing on: business retention and expansion, workforce, housing, broadband, childcare, transportation and more. She has a bachelor's degreee in business administariton and minor in Human Rsource Management. Prior to working for the county Jessica worked for Guardian Angels Senior Services managing their housing cooperative, Pullman Place.

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