Strategies to grow jobs in Minnesota will be discussed at the Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corporation’s annual meeting.
The session is 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday at Arrowwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes in Baxter.
Participants will be served a champagne chicken lunch and hear local business perspectives along with a featured presentation.
Kathleen M Schmidlkofer is executive vice president of the regional economic development partnership, Greater MSP.
The Greater MSP is a new private-public partnership committed to stimulating economic growth and prosperity in the state with a focus on the 13-county Minneapolis-St. Paul region.
Schmidlkofer also has extensive private sector experience as a finance executive with General Mills. She has been in a variety of increasingly responsible financial roles during her 25-year career. Her most recent assignments were vice president, finance for the meals and Yoplait divisions; and vice president, finance for the General Mills Canadian Subsidiary located in Toronto, Canada, where she successfully led the integration of Pillsbury Canada business after the acquisition in 2001.
At the Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corporation meeting, Schmidlkofer will discuss the newest economic development trends, opportunities and concerns, as well as strategies to grow jobs in Minnesota.
The Greater MSP is advancing coordinated efforts in regional economic development strategy, creation of a regional brand and marketing program to promote the region’s assets and in regional business retention, expansion, and recruitment programs to stimulate capital investment and job creation in the region.
Cost to attend is $15 per person. RSVPs are required to erika@growbrainerdlakes.org.
Comments (3)
Add commentThe only strategies BLAEDC ever considers is how to rob
the residents of more money to waste!
Lets Add more $9.00 a Hr Jobs
It always helps a local economy to add jobs. But look at what the actual pay is or what the "new" business will hire. A great example as of late is Discount Tire, the Dispatch reported they will hire 20+ local employees. A team was brought up from other areas to operate the Baxter location. This is just one example of our local gvt seeing only tax income to increase growth and not wages. Its also good that the regional manager has a lake home in the area so they can write off trips to visit.