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Kicking off the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota contest
9 Jul 2026
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Coming to you after a fantastic week. I spent part of it down in southeastern Minnesota with our Leaders Lab program. This program introduces business leaders to the array of great communities and businesses from across the state, and this was their final session.
We were down in southeastern Minnesota with our first stop in Faribault at Faribault Mill, then on to Daikin, which makes amazing products and is headquartered here in Minnesota. From there, we traveled to Rochester, where we met with our friends at Mayo Clinic to tour the health facilities and laboratories. We also explored the many facets of Rochester and the incredible investments taking place there.
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