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i <br /> Introduction <br /> Tite DTED Business Tracking Report (BTR) examines the dynamics of business growth and decline in Minnesota, providing a <br /> better understunclinq of the process of job creation and of the competitive position of the various regions of the state. The BTR <br /> documents the chh and flow of business activiry in Minnesota by tracking business start-ups and failures, and major expansions <br /> and contrurtions around the state. <br /> While net cmpl„vntent change statistics are widely available and very usefid, they do not reveal the "churning" of business <br /> activity as jobs are created and lost in the economy. Information about this underlying activity provides a clearer picture of the <br /> vigor of hlinnesonu's regional economies. <br /> The BTR also tracks Minnesota manufacturers that have ceased operations in Minnesota, including those that have moved out <br /> of the state. to determine the cause of those dissolutions or relocations. <br /> October 1996 Table of Contents Page <br /> Minnesota Annual Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br /> Minnesota Quarterly Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . 4 <br /> Northwest Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br /> West Central Region . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 <br /> Northeast Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 <br /> Southwest Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br /> Central Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 <br /> Southeast Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 <br /> Twin Cities Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 <br /> Terms, Definitions and Sources . . . . . . . . . 13 <br />