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20 � <br />that would enable it to survive and, if survival seemed somewhat assured, w,��uld stabil' <br />ize <br />funding and staffing. <br />How could the program admini�erators achi�ve these airns? The program's most <br />� important constituent was �he gad�rnor. xf i�e withdrew support whiI� t�e o os' <br />PP t�g FartY <br />convalled one hou�� of th� legislature, th� pro�ram �vQuDd alm�st �ertainly not surr�ive. The <br />Program addr�,�sed the ��v�moP's conc�ms in sever�l w�ys. �=xrst, the gav�rnor vvar�t�d �o <br />reii�vc the �conomic probl��s of the Iran �ge by �,u�u��,g the decDine of the iron <br />�g� <br />m�n�n� ind�stry wi�h th�c i�crod�ceian vf new �con�mic ac�ivi�es. A,s th� earlier disc <br />uss�on <br />�P��u►e�d� the Sma�l �Yties �canQmic D�v�iapm�nt Pra�ram s�nt �any �rants to t�he lr <br />an <br />Ra�n�e. 5�csndi t�e prograrn provided l+�a�s to firn�s enga�ed in the kands of activa ' <br />e�es tla�t <br />the �ave�ac�r �rraphasir.�ri f+�r s�t� cx�onomic devc�opmenc. For insta�c�, �he avern <br />� or <br />pr�mpt�ci �,� devalopm�nt �af alternative eraer,�y sourc�s, tourism, ar�d busin�ses �nvotv�d ' <br />� <br />�t�rn�a�can� ccRaa:de as n��v �ppo�ur�itics f4� g�ac� �c�nvmi� growt�,'° M�r� tha�n <br />ten p�r�+�nnt <br />of che bu�in�sss�s thac r+�ivcd iur�ding w�r� en�a�ed in chrse �ands �nf acdvities. ' <br />Th�rd, <br />progr�m sta�ff fallo�ad �p tn pravide fundi�� to busincsses vw��r� t�e �ouernor offered �id <br />. <br />In �,rly 19�4, for ic�star�ct, �e ga�e�ar traveled ihr��+gh sa�ut�ur��t�� Nlinn�sa <br />ta and <br />�i's�c�s��d iinancing and ��he� ��robj+��as wich busin�s� r�wn�rs as fi� �au he �� def <br />� u�e <br />c�antr���rsy► avec h�,inn�sota°s "busir�css climat�� of highe� taace,� a�d hi�her �v�rkers' <br />cor�p�cnsation r�tes th�n in ot��r st�t�s, csp�ially th� �akotas. A� �� governor wr�i� <br />t8 <br />one business own�r, t�� s�i�'s ec�no�mic rlevelopment �gec�cy "will do cve thin it <br />rY g c.�n to <br />�Far example, "Perpich`s visioo af Min�cs�t��s gurure�� ed�torial, �,i e.a, o ' <br />1983, p. 10A; Goveraor perpich's State of tbe Scate gddress, Mianranolis 5��,� T�i,.�d �ribune, 12 Feb. <br />4�. •, u��, 1 i Ja�. 1985, p. . <br />