What does the future of economic development look like in the business community, and what role will your company play? Bill Blazar, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Business Development at the Minnesota Chamber, will report on current economic conditions, state policies that are of great concern to the region's businesses, and how they will be addressed by the 2017 Legislature.

Blazar's comments will draw from hundreds of recent one-on-one visits with Twin Cities businesses completed by the Minnesota Chamber's Grow Minnesota! program. You'll leave this meeting knowing how the region's economy is likely to perform this year, what the Minnesota Chamber recommends state policy makers do to improve it, and whether or not legislators and the Governor will act this year.

Make sure your business leads stay hot! Check out Let's Connect, our popular networking event that features a chance to show off your company with your one minute commercial while enjoying a continental breakfast and learning about other local businesses. Be sure to bring brochures to display and business cards to share!

This Annual Summit gathers industry leaders together to share insights on how to grow their business expertise, focus their leadership skills and integrate their passion into the workplace.  This event will once again bring together hundreds of young professionals (age range 20-40) from all over the Midwest. Throughout the summit, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from speakers who will focus on topics of diversity, inclusion, communication, self-growth, and more. Click here to check out the event website.

Members of the state legislature are debating health care reform, tax reform, changes to transportation funding and minimum wage requirements. Senators Melisa Franzen and Melissa Wiklund, members of the Bloomington delegation, will provide a recap of the 2017 session and how companies in Bloomington and throughout the region may have to adapt as a result of passed legislation.