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• amoac <br /> i <br /> ECOMMIC <br /> i <br /> high-value-added manufacturing."It's good at required skills or for specific firms.Members of <br /> speculation,"he says of the financial industry, the Printing Industry of Minnesota trade associ- I <br /> "but I'm not sure it's building a strong economy alion and others ha argued that high-school <br /> for he future of the United States." education should nove t focus only on four-yem <br /> Quality of the work force is another concern, colleges,that technical fields should also be pre- <br /> Zimmerman says.And since 1994,shortages of sented as attractive alternatives to young <br /> people. <br /> �� In addition, more <br /> e need a higher-grade students should be c <br /> ter trained in sciennce e <br /> and technology,Zim- ' <br /> education system where says,not <br /> we get better output," timestas <br /> i s educate six <br /> n nyscientsts <br /> and engineers as the <br /> says one expert. need states. <br /> need a higher-grate ed- <br /> ucation system,where <br /> we get more output.- <br /> Libor and skilled labor exacerbate this problem. With some adjustments,the future of Mlin- <br /> Better education is part of the solution.Em- nesota's manufacturing still might not be clear, <br /> plovers,local economic development officials, but it is bright. ■ ', <br /> and educators in such localities as St.Cloud and <br /> Alexandria have jointly developed technical Allison Campbell is managing editor of t <br /> college-company programs that train workers in Mpls.St.Paul magazine. <br /> I ' <br /> I <br /> h, <br /> I <br /> I <br /> i <br /> 1 A.— <br /> I <br /> l <br />