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| Key Metrics |
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State GDP
Unemployment
Domestic Migration
State Government
State-Local Tax Burden
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| Key Companies |
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| Development Trend Indicator: Negative |
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| Toxic environment grows with big boosts in taxes and minimum wage. |
| CEO Comments |
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| “MN’s escalating income and sales tax has me as an investor looking at surrounding states for residency and business expansion.”
“The Minnesota legislature is very powerful and committed to increasing regulations, taxes and meddling in private business at both state and local levels.” |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation
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