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Journey to Growth
Board Members
John Wade, (Chair) Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru
Scott Hoss, (Secretary/Treasurer) Paramark Real Estate Services
Mary Blair-Hoeft, City of Byron
Melissa Brinkman, Custom Alarm/Custom Communications
Mark Hayford, C.O. Brown Agency
Scott Heck, RBC Wealth Management
Jenny Hosfeld, Think Bank
Jennifer Libby, Daikin Applied Americas, Inc.
Rob Miller, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce
Jody Millerbernd, The Boys & Girls Club of Rochester
Sue Reinke Walch, U.S. Bank
Natalie Siderius, Winona County
Gary Smith, Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc.
Journey to Growth
Investors
Pacesetter Investors:
Core Investors:
One Journey. One Region. One Voice.
Staff Representatives
Heather Holmes, Journey to Growth
Paul Richardson, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce
Journey to Growth
Co-Chairs
Marketing Journey Committee
Al Mannino & Sheryl Barlow
Economic Journey Committee
Walt Ling & Elaine J. Garry
Entrepreneurship Journey Committee
Al Berning & Jim Rogers
Governing Journey Committee
Leigh J. Johnson & Randy Demmer
Early Childhood Journey Committee
Jeff Elstad & Jerome Ferson
Workforce Journey Committee
Jessica Ihrke & Aaron Benike
Talent Journey Committee
Norm Doty, Jeff Jensen & Tessa Leung
Sustaining Investors:
Minnesota Energy Resources, People’s Energy
Cooperative, Post-Bulletin Co., U.S. Bank
Supporting Investors:
Alvin E. Benike, Bremer Bank, City of Byron, City of
Chatfield, City of Pine Island, City of Spring Valley,
City of Stewartville, Dunlap & Seeger, P.A., Express
Employment Professionals, West Bank
Contributing Investors:
Diversity & Inclusion Journey Committee
Barbara Jordan & Duane Sauke
C.O. Brown Agency, Clements Chevrolet Cadillac
Subaru, Custom Alarm/Custom Communications, Inc.,
Merchants Bank, Olmsted National Bank, Premier
Bank, RSM US LLP, Wendland Utz
Regional Journey Committee
Gwen Stevens & Dan Christianson
300 Club Investors:
Transportation & Communications Journey Committee
Doug Eaton & John Reed
City Auto Glass, F&M Community Bank, KTTC
Television, Inc.
Implementation Partners:
For more information visit www.j2gmn.com
To schedule a presentation contact: [email protected]
Albert Lea Economic Development Agency
Development Corporation of Austin
Community & Economic Development Associates (CEDA)
Owatonna Chamber of Commerce & Tourism
Red Wing Port Authority
Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce
Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc.
Winona Port Authority
Implementation Summary >> September 2014-September 2016
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Journey to
Growth Work
at a Glance >>
2014
September Implementation Begins
October Formation of Ten J2G Committees
November Des Moines Capital Crossroads Retreat I
RAVE (Recognize, Award, Value Entrepreneurs)
2015
2016
February Journey to Growth Leadership Mixer
April First Quarterly Meeting, Rochester
May Regional Asset Inventory – Early Childhood Committee
June CTECH Endorsement – Workforce Committee
July Quarterly Meeting, Byron I Collection of a Regional List of Legislative
Priorities – Governing Committee
September Familiarization Tour - Economic Committee
October Fly Local Program Endorsement – Transportation Committee I
Quarterly Meeting, Chatfield
November Southeast Minnesota Capital Fund Conceived – Entrepreneurship
Committee I RAVE (Recognize, Award, Value Entrepreneurs) I Implementation
Partners Initial Meeting
December Leadership Planning Retreat I Rochester Area Builders/CTECH
Mentorship Program – Workforce Committee
February Regional Community Video Project – Regional Committee
March Endorses Youth Startup Weekend – Entrepreneurship Committee I Regional Young
Professional Network (RYPN) – Talent Committee I Branding Request for Information (RFI)
Distributed – Marketing Committee I Industry Roundtable - Economic Committee
May Endorses TEDxZumbroRiver – Entrepreneurship Committee I We Are More (WAM) Project
Planning - Diversity & Inclusion Committee I Industry Roundtable - Economic Committee
Spring 2016 - Spring 2017 11th Grade Job Shadow Program Endorsed - Workforce & Talent Committees
July Regional Development Tour - Regional Committee
September Industry Roundtable - Economic Committee I Regional Transportation Priorities –
Transportation & Communications Committee
OctoberFirst Annual Meeting I Industry Roundtable - Economic Committee I Talent Integration
Engagement Retention (TIER) – Talent Committee
November STEAM Summit Endorsement - Workforce & Talent Committees
And beyond
>>
Regional Community Video Project
Familiarization Tour 2015
Regional Development Tour (RDT)
J2G Endorses Workforce in the Region
Regional Committee
Economic Committee
Regional Committee
Workforce Committee
The Regional Community Video Project (RCVP) is a
collaboration between J2G and SE MN Together. The
project was designed specifically to involve our regional
youth. Schools from across the J2G region can create an
introduction community video and have the chance to
win a $1,000 scholarship and internship at a local
television station.
In September 2015, J2G and four of its implementation
partners, CEDA, RAEDI, Red Wing Port Authority and
Winona Port Authority, hosted a regional familiarization
tour through DEED for a national site selector from The
Prager Company out of Chicago. During the two-day
regional tour, the consultant toured the area and attended
a regional reception that included the hosts, J2G
representatives and several regional businesses including
Harmony Enterprises, Inc., Bowman Tool & Machining,
AcenTek, IBM and WinCraft.
Nearly 40 attendees boarded a chartered bus on Thursday,
July 21, 2016, for the first ever Regional Development Tour.
Partners, CEDA and J2G, developed a pilot project tour that
visited four communities: Blooming Prairie, Byron, Dodge
Center and Stewartville. The group learned about economic
activity, opportunities and interesting facts about each
community. Following the tour, a reception was held at
Ground Round Restaurant for further networking. Due to the
success of the first RDT, plans are being made for RDT 2017.
Rochester Chamber of Commerce Foundation (RCCF) is
an implementation partner for J2G’s Workforce
Development and Talent Committees and has a number
of initiatives.
Regional Transportation Priorities
Transportation & Communications Committee
The J2G Transportation & Communications Committee
has identified the following regional priorities:
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Completion of Highway 14 Improvements
Maximize Capacity of the Rochester International Airport
Local Bridge Bonding Program Funding
U.S. Highway 52 Safety/Surface Improvements
between Marion & Harmony
• Regional Transit Service Growth & Transit Funding
Increases
The committee will work with the Governing Committee
to secure local business and government support as well
as to secure passage of any legislation needed.
Industry Roundtables
Economic Committee
The Economic Committee has held a series of industry
roundtables throughout 2016 at People’s Energy
Cooperative, Oronoco. They included food and dairy,
manufacturing, technology, and tourism. The goal was to
assemble a small sample of regional industry leaders to
learn the challenges and opportunities they faced as a
business and industry and how J2G can best serve and
support their ability to thrive here. More than 25
businesses from Austin, Albert Lea, Dodge Center,
Harmony, Houston, Owatonna, Plainview, Rochester,
Stewartville and Winona participated.
We Are More (WAM) Exhibition
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
The WAM Exhibition is a touring photography exhibit
showcasing, celebrating, and creating conversations
about the benefits of diversity and inclusion in
southeastern Minnesota’s regional economy. WAM is the
creation of Journey to Growth’s Diversity and Inclusion
Committee and highlights local people and their stories.
The exhibit will kick off in the spring of 2017 and move
locations regularly throughout select southeastern
Minnesota communities.
Hubworks.mn is an online tool created to connect people
to the resources, employers, and jobs available in SE MN.
It is in the prototype phase and looks to fall 2017 for a
full launch.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) is in
response to research that indicates art training improves
cognition skills. Over 2000 regional 7-12 grade students
will attend the STEAM Summit in November 2016.
Job Shadow Program is a partnership between Byron
High School and RCCF. Over 300 11th grade students will
experience a “day in the life” of a professional in one of
the fields the students are interested in. After taking their
Minnesota Career Inventory Survey (MCIS), students
research and rank their top three professions based on
the results of the assessment.
Building a Cohesive & Connected Region
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN J2G REGION
JOURNEY TO GROWTH AT A GLANCE
$
75+ 30+
presentations
J2G projects &
endorsed initiatives
25+ 150
communities
involved
volunteers
5
regional public meetings
(Byron, Chatfield, Pine Island,
Rochester, Spring Valley)
35
financial partners
and growing
70+
projects
18 $324M+ 1,200+
communities*
invested
jobs created
*Data compiled
from reports
received from
DEED & J2G
Implementation
Partners.