This report focuses on the regional economy of Northeast Minnesota and, also, a portion of Northwest Wisconsin. It covers past trends, current directions of change, and future prospects under varying assumptions. Projected economic impacts of these changes are presented as a basis for discussion...

The purpose of this study is (1) to determine if quantitative structural difference among rural communities can be discerned and (2) to test statistically any structural differences discerned as to their association with the location of manufacturing plants, and their association with growth in...

In this paper, socio-economic changes in one development region, Region 6E, are examined and compared with changes occurring in Minnesota from 1960 to 1970. Region 6E consists of Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, and Renville Counties. In particular, changes in employment by occupations, and changes in...