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Journey to GrowthInvestors

Pacesetter Investors:

Core Investors:

Sustaining Investors:Kwik Trip, Minnesota Energy Resources,

People’s Energy Cooperative, Post-Bulletin Co.,

Rochester Airport Company, U.S. Bank

Supporting Investors:Benike Construction, Bremer Bank, City of Byron,

City of Chatfield, Dunlap & Seeger, P.A.,

Express Employment Professionals, West Bank

Contributing & 300 Club InvestorsCity of Spring Valley, City of Stewartville,

C.O. Brown Agency, Clements Chevrolet Cadillac

Subaru, Custom Alarm/Custom Communications, Inc.,

F&M Community Bank, HGA, Joseph Development,

KTTC, Merchants Bank, Olmsted National Bank,

Premier Bank, RSM US LLP, Wendland Utz

Journey to GrowthBoard MembersJohn Wade, ( Chair) Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru Mary Blair-Hoeft, ( Vice-Chair) City of Byron

Scott Hoss, (Secretary/Treasurer) Paramark Real Estate Services Melissa Brinkman, Custom Alarm/Custom Communications Chris Giesen, CEDA

Scott Heck, RBC Wealth Management

Jenny Hosfeld, Think Bank

Rob Miller, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce

Jody Millerbernd, The Boys & Girls Club of Rochester

Sue Reinke Walch, U.S. Bank

Natalie Siderius, DEED

Gary Smith, Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc.

Staff RepresentativesHeather Holmes, Journey to Growth

Paul Richardson, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce

Journey to GrowthCo-ChairsMarketing Journey CommitteeAl Mannino & Sheryl Barlow

Economic Journey CommitteeWalt Ling & Elaine J. Garry

Entrepreneurship Journey CommitteeAl Berning & Jim Rogers

Governing Journey CommitteeLeigh J. Johnson & Randy Demmer

Early Childhood Journey CommitteeJerome Ferson & Jon Losness

Workforce Journey CommitteeJessica Ihrke & Aaron Benike

Talent Journey CommitteeNorm Doty, Jeff Jensen & Tessa Leung

Diversity & Inclusion Journey CommitteeBarbara Jordan & Rebeca Sedarski

Regional Journey CommitteeGwen Stevens & Dan Christianson

Transportation & Communications Journey CommitteeDan Coyle & John Reed

Implementation Partners:

Albert Lea EconomicDevelopment Agency

Community & EconomicDevelopment Associates (CEDA)

Development Corporationof Austin

Highway 14 Partnership

Owatonna Chamber ofCommerce & Tourism

Red Wing Port Authority

Rochester Area Chamberof Commerce

Rochester Area EconomicDevelopment, Inc.

Southern Minnesota InitiativeFoundation

Winona Port Authority

For more information visitwww.j2gmn.com

To schedule a presentation contact:info@j2gmn.com

Journey to GrowthPartners

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About Journey to Growth

The J2G plan was created to support and create a competitiveenvironment for business growth across a wide range ofdifferent employment sectors outside of health care within theregion. J2G challenges our southeast Minnesota communitiesto “think differently” about economic growth and the “larger”community that is southeast Minnesota.

Goal of Journey to Growth

J2G creates relationships and replicable and sustainablemodels that support economic regional growth. J2G’s missionis not to simply create additional projects and programs butaddress the myriad of challenges that face the region as awhole and support and facilitate economic activity that crossescommunity and county lines within southeast Minnesota.

Impact of Journey to GrowthThe success of Journey to Growth will be reflected by a number of economic indicators:

Increasedtax base

Newpartnerships

Increasedskilled

workforce

Continue jobgrowth

Expandindustry

diversificationoutside ofhealthcare

Bringadditional

capitalinvestment

New businessdevelopment

Expand talentbase

Journey to Growth VolunteersJ2G is a 501c3 grassroots led organization. Individuals serving as board members, co-chairs, committee members,

special event volunteers, presenters, speakers and regional liaisons have logged thousands of hours.

* Based on 6 months of activity. 5 hrs/month @$24.24/hr: May 2016 https://www.independentsector.org/resource/the-value-of-volunteer-time/

240 volunteers 7,200 hours donated $173,808

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1,200+jobs created

$324M+invested

18communities*

70+projects

$*Data compiledfrom reportsreceived fromDEED & J2GImplementationPartners.

Economic Trends in J2G Region

Population for SE MN Total Employment – 5 years Unemployment – 5 years

2010 – 432,2522016 – 438,793

Increase of 1.5% over 7 years

2012 – 234,7802016 – 242,153

Increase of 3.1% over 5 years

2012 – 5.1%2016 – 3.4%

Business DevelopmentProjects in J2G Region

• RDT 2017 –Regional Development Tour (CEDA)Chatfield, Lewiston, Eyota, St. Charles

• Regional Video Project (SMIF & SE MN Together)$1,000 Recipient, Owatonna H.S. senior

• Highway 14 Partnership

• TEDxZumbroRiver Event

• MinneMinds

• Governing Committee Community Visits

• We Are More Traveling Photography Exhibition

• Industry Roundtables

Journey To Growth Projects and Initiatives

= Partnership = Endorsed = Initiated

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