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About the Index
As the nation’s economy slowly improves, it is essential that Minneapolis Saint Paul is prepared to compete with other national metropolitan centers. The MSP Business Vitality Index, presented by Target, compares our region to eight other metropolitan competitors against rankings in three broad areas: business climate, workforce development and quality of life.
The Chamber is keenly aware of the role we play in efforts to ensure our region continues to evolve as a place where businesses want to operate and people wish to live. We hope this annual tool will further conversations regarding the MSP region’s economic health and foster new ideas to create and maintain jobs, a highly skilled workforce and enhance the great quality of life we enjoy.
The Minneapolis Saint Paul Region
The Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce identifies the Minneapolis Saint Paul region (MSP) as eleven counties in the Twin Cities and two in Wisconsin. These counties make up our metropolitan statistical area and provide a standard geographic definition that is widely accepted throughout the nation.
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Comparative Set for 2012
The MSP Business Vitality Index compares the Minneapolis Saint Paul region to eight other metropolitan areas. The region in this competitive set are comparable to the Minneapolis Saint region in population, serve as regional centers, are seen as national competitors and/or have similar business and quality of life characteristics. Comparisons again these peer regions help to illustrate Minneapolis Saint Paul’s strengths and challenges to economic opportunity, growth and prosperity'.
Cities included in this research are:
Results for 2012
Click here to view a summary of the results for the 2012 MSP Business Vitality Index.
Study source information and the presentation powerpoint area also available at the links below:
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