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<br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
<br /> DTED :; ,. EDAM
<br /> Minnesota Department of Trade '-:1' ::{ Economic Development Association
<br /> Economic Development of Minnesota
<br /> Contact:Gene Goddard,612-297-1168 January 13, 1995 Contact:John Moon,612-854-6215
<br /> 1-800-657-3858 Volume 2,No.3
<br /> The Ethical Practices Board has issued announced expansion plans. . . for North $15,000. Modifies dependent
<br /> an advisory opinion to the Economic Dakota. And earlier in the year, Minnesota benefit provisions by multiplying
<br /> Development Association of Minnesota. lost a bid to site a 150-worker wet corn weekly wage percentage by 1.25.
<br /> EDAM had asked whether it could milling plant in the Red River Valley
<br /> provide lunches, beverages, prizes or because of higher workers' comp rates. H.F. 40 - Introduced by Erhardt,
<br /> other items of more than insignificant Mares, Broecker, Haas, Commers.
<br /> value to officials attending its conference Small- and medium-sized business owner-
<br /> if the source of funding for the items is operators continuously cite workers' comp Both bills will be heard by the
<br /> registration fees paid by members rates as their principal competitive cost House Committee on Labor-
<br /> registered for the conference and if all differential. Our border states constantly Management Relations
<br /> attenders are offered similar access to remind these companies of that disparity.
<br /> such items. The Association also asked Economic Development Update
<br /> if these items could be provided to When will Minnesota's labor leaders forgo Survey Results: 320 surveys
<br /> officials if they were financed in part by the 1900's class warfare rhetoric and distributed, 94 returned, 29.4°0
<br /> donations to the association other than support legitimate workers' comp reform to response rate. The top 5 categories
<br /> registration fees, and whether the eliminate the few profiteers and parasites where the respondents either
<br /> answers to either question would differ if who impair our job growth future? The strongly agreed or agreed as a
<br /> a majority of attenders at the conference honest, hardworking vast majority of legislative priority are: A.
<br /> were officials. The Board ruled that the Minnesota's work force, and their soon-to- Meaningful workers compensation
<br /> acceptance by an official of a gift in the join-the workplace children, deserve reform 88 responses - 94(!iii; B.
<br /> form of payments by a lobbyist or nothing less." Keep tax increment financing a
<br /> lobbyist principal to defray the costs of a viable program 84 - 89°4); C.
<br /> conference is not within any exception to Bill Introductions: Funding of DTED Economic
<br /> the gift prohibition in the statutes, and Two Identical Worker's Compensation Recovery Fund 74 - 79%;
<br /> the Board said the official is prohibited Reform Bills (H.F. 18, Betterman& H.F. D. Commercial property tax reform
<br /> from accepting a gift from a lobbyist or 40, Erhardt) have been introduced in the 73 - 77°'0 ; E. ED competition
<br /> lobbyist principal without the giver House. H.F. 18 - Introduced by Betterman, between states 69 - 73°.0.
<br /> receiving consideration of equal or Kelso, Goodno, Girard, Cooper: Modifies
<br /> greater value in return regardless of the workers' compensation provisions, limiting Winners of Economic Development
<br /> conduit through which the official determination of maximum medical of the Year Awards at 1995 EDAM
<br /> receives the gift. improvement date to a single enter Conference:
<br /> determination, specifying permanent total Business Climate Improvement -
<br /> WOR ERS'COMP. REFORRM disability minimum set at 65% of statewide Rochester Area Economic
<br /> Comments by E.Peter Gillette Jr., average weekly wage, changing cessation Development, Inc.
<br /> Commissioner, DTED copied from the of benefits provision, limiting adjustment Business Expansion - Anderson
<br /> Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 7, increases to require legislative action, etc. Windows, Bayport
<br /> 1995: Sets up fraud investigation unit Business Expansion - Arctco, Inc.,
<br /> "In his Dec. 22 letter, Bernie in Department of Labor and Industry; Thief River Falls
<br /> Brommer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO requires insurance information disclosures Business Attraction- Concord
<br /> alleges inconsistencies between job on the Department's demand, eliminates Environmental, Hawley.
<br /> growth and the need for worker's economic recovery compensation and
<br /> compensation reform. Indeed, Minnesota impairment compensation, sets new General Informadon: Committee Information:
<br /> is currently experiencing nearly full maximum weekly compensation standards, House:612.296-2146 House 612-296-8611
<br /> Senate:296.0504 Senate:296-8086
<br /> employment. But our concern is not and sets standards for cessation of To Obtain Copies of Bills:
<br /> about today but about tomorrow. We temporary total disability compensation. House:612-296-2314
<br /> are in a no-holds-barred competitive race Adopts new schedule for permanent partial Senate:296-2344
<br /> for new jobs with virtually every other disabilities. Sets employer liability for To make a change of address,phone or fax number
<br /> state, even nations; In the past month refusal to offer continued employment at please contact Gene Goddard,DTED Project
<br /> Coordinator at 612-297-1168 or 1.800-657-3858.
<br /> Cargill, First Bank and Marvin Windows one year's salary up to a maximum of Drafted by DTED.
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