Regional Network Boosts Competitiveness: Diverse interests in southern Minnesota come together to tap new business opportunities, markets

摘要

Our perspective in liow we invest matters greatly. Informing our investment decisions from a regional perspective is a cultural shift in thinking," says John Monson, vice president of the AgStar Rural Capital Network, referring to the Southern Miimesota Regional Competitiveness Project. This initiative was larmched in 2008 to encourage strategic planning for southern Minnesota on a regional, collaborative basis to better spur investment and sustainable economic growth.