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• 4 <br /> Why Minnesota? <br /> 10 Good Reasons to do Business in Minnesota <br /> Proven Performance Minnesotagets tap grades far economic performance, <br /> development capacity and business vitality for the thir traight year fromthe <br /> Corporation for Enterprise Development.State Paiicy Reports ranks Mnne <br /> sota first in the country in job based assets,second in human capitol assets <br /> and third in financial assets. <br /> 2 Business Friendly Climate Government imposed business costs have fallen to <br /> theirs lowest level in more than a decade,vith a 40%redaction in the average <br /> COSI of unemployment insurance,and a 34%drop in commercial property taxes. <br /> Renowned Work Ethic Minnesota is the nation's"hardest working"state, <br /> with the highest labor force participation rate in the nation and low absen- <br /> teeism.In'fact,the United Health Foundation ranks Minnesota the second <br /> healthiest'state in the nation. <br /> 46 <br /> • <br /> Excellence in Education Minnesota has the nation's highest percentage of <br /> high school graduates and ranks eighth in'college graduates.The state's eighth <br /> graders in public schools rank first in the U.S, for their scores on national <br /> math tests,while'82 of the state's public schools have been recognized for <br /> academic excellence by tle U.S.Department of Education, <br /> Fertile Ground in Innovation-The University of Minnesota ranks among the <br /> top three public research universities,and there's no end to our creativity.An <br /> international consulting firm found the'Twin Cities to'be the world's fifth <br /> most "knowledge-competitive region based on its ability to translatenew <br /> ideas,processes and production into economic value and wealth. Minnesota <br /> is among the nation's top seven technology states. <br /> Best in the Business Entrepreneur magazine calls the Twin Cities the nation's <br /> best place to operate a small business. Some of the world's most recognized <br /> corporations make their home in Minnesota,including major manufacturers of <br /> industrial and medical products,and 19 Fortune 50 companies.Ten Minnesota <br /> companies'rank among Fortune's 100 Fastest Graving Small Companies,and <br /> the state is'one of only three in the country with at least six Malcolm Baldridge <br /> National Quality awards. <br /> • <br />