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a The Region's Industry Mix Figure 5. "Distinguishing Industries": Regional REGIONAL DISTINGUISHING INDUSTRIES Industries with Above-Average Market Share,2003 DEED defines a region's distinguishing industries as those with a better-than- :Pu1YNea Related Prod=M10. 9.5% average.share of statewide-industry mom employment. Region 7W had 5.157 ' krtrreratic Mineral Prod=Mfg. B'456 percent of all Minnesota jobs in.2003. Te>iieProd„elle M 1a'% Ten distinguishing industries in the region mom i have an 8.8 percent or greater share of tltiihes 134% statewide jobs. (See Figure 5.) or for Retailers - 1o.a% The region's natural resource base has," Heavy 3 Civil Eng.Comtrudion 10.5% MINIM made nonmetallic mineral product . Crop Plods on 9.9% Manufacturing one of the region's : M defining industries, while the strong Truck Trereportahod agricultural foundation in Steams COlini, Motor vehde&Parts Dealers 90% leads to the area's competitive advan- Pdmrg&Related Sylport Activities _, e:% tage in crop and animal production. The' e region is also home to successful truck""-" Total.96 Industries 5.6% transportation companies and heavy 5. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% and civil engineering construction firms. Share of Statewide Employment Although the industries!have suffered.. ` setbacks during the recession, nonstore Source: DEED, Labor Market Information Office. retailers, textile product mills, and print,-'I' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages(QCEW). ing companies are still integral parts,of j",' Online at www.deed.state.mn.us/Imi/tools/gcew/ the region's employment history MAJOR EMPLOYERS Table 2. Major Employers in Region 7W In a reflection of the region's exceptional Name County Primary Line of Business balance between blue- CentraCare I St Cloud Hospital Steams General Medical& Surgical Hospitals and white-collar work, the Cold Spring Granite Co Steams Cut Stone & Stone Prod Mfg area has been called Electrolux Home Products Steams Household Refrigerator& Home Freezer Mfg somewhat recession proof. St Cloud State University Steams Colleges & Universities Gold'n Plump Poultry Inc Steams Poultry Processing Indeed, the region boasts A-1 Toilet Rental&Svc Steams Septic Tank& Related Svcs 'a mix of manufacturers, Dezurik/Copes-Vulcan Steams Other Metal Valve& Pipe Fitting Mfg agriculture-related entities, Jennie-0 Foods Steams Poultry Processing a burgeoning health care Antioch Co Steams Blankbook & Looseleaf Binder Mfg industry, growing K-12 and Bankers Systems Inc Steams Other Commercial Printing Memll Corp Steams Other Commercial Printing post-secondary education Quebecor Printing St Cloud Steams Commercial Lithographic Printing institutions, emerging International Paper Co Steams Paper, Except Newsprint, Mills professional services, a St John's University Steams Colleges & Universities thriving printing industry, New Flyer USA Steams Heavy Duty Truck Mfg an active retail Bauerly Brothers Benton Other Building Material Dealers component, and several Royal Melrose Granite Co Steams Cut Stone & Stone Prod Mfg large public sector Nahan Printing Steams Commercial Lithographic Printing employers. That diversity is Bemick's Pepsi Cola Steams Other Grocery Prod Merchant Whols reflected in the list of the US Veterans Medical Center Steams Other Hospitals area's top employers. (See Table 2.) Source:InfoUSA. 2004 ALMIS Employer Database. Online at www.iseek.org �.r�4;e w x m y . ' x' tl .. �, a S . ,- „f...v root a d 7f box - ° :rr<:" r � v ,.-e.,-,-,,,,k:: � v . 4 4 �9a �,p,t �a,6N .I t h 4 3 <,,�v 3 I Y e .9,.., _ June2004