Minnesota S&T Leaders Blast State’s Long Hiatus from TBED

“Minnesota faces a crisis of competitiveness.” It didn’t take Minnesota’s leaders long to recognize the state’s precipitous fall in the standings for many major indicators over the past two decades paralleled the state’s prolonged diinvestment from a proactive TBED strategy. The report from the Minnesota S&T Economic Development Project Committee, created by the state legislature just last fall and co-chaired by the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, holds little back in its condemnation of the state’s nearly 20-year abandonment of any significant investments or policies to promote science, technology and innovation. More available at: http://image.exct.net/lib/ff2c15797266/m/1/2010+Science+and+Technology+Initiative+Presentation.pdf.