TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Records of the Commissioner's Office at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Department of Trade and Economic Development.
	Title:	Records of the Commissioner's Office.
	Dates:	1983-1989.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	A consolidated set of general departmental office files covering the terms of commissioners Mark Dayton and David Speer.
	Quantity:	6.1 cubic feet (6 boxes and 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

The board, commission and task force files contain minutes, correspondence, internal memos, and related papers detailing the department's involvement in a variety of boards, commissions and task forces. The files cover such topics as energy, environment, health, industry, marketing, technology, agriculture, state-local relations, and sports. Particularly highlighted are the Council of Great Lakes Governors, Jobs and Economic Development Subcabinet, Minnesota High Technology Council, Minnesota Technology Corridor Corporation, Minnesota Wellspring, and Governor's Rural Development Council.

The division files concern the operation and activities of each of the divisions: administrative, business development, community development, economic development, energy finance, financial management, fiscal services, Minnesota Trade Office, policy analysis office, science and technology office, and tourism office.

The subject files include correspondence, activity reports, minutes, and related materials covering such diverse topics as agriculture, sports, business, community development, finance, information planning systems, tourism, emergency employment, high technology, and motion pictures.

The proposals to corporations encourage them to locate or relocate plants, businesses, etc. to Minnesota. They include information about education, workforce, resources, financing, and available sites.

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ARRANGEMENT

In 6 subseries: Board, commission, and task force files; Legislator correspondence; Subject files; Division files; and Proposals to corporations.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

The proposals to corporations are restricted, per a memorandum from the department's Policy Analysis Office. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Trade and Economic Development. Records of the Commissioner's Office. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 993-94

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017286340104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
102.D.16.3B	1	Board, Commission and Task Force Files, 1983-1989:
			Records concerning boards, commissions and task forces the department was involved with on a number of issues. Commissioner Dayton or Speer served as a member of several of them. The files include meeting minutes, correspondence, internal memos, and related papers. There are few, if any, reports of these bodies. Related records: Governor Rudy Perpich: Board, Commission and Task Force Files for reports.
			Ad Hoc Interagency Group.
			Ad Hoc Portfolio Task Force.
			Biotechnology Council.
			Cold Weather Research Council.
			Conservation Improvement Program Task Force.
			Employee Advisory Task Force.
			Energy Policy Coordinating Board.
			Entrepreneurship, Task Force on.
			Environmental Quality Board.
			Fuel Oil Task Force.
			Garden Expo Center.
			Great Lakes Commission.
			Great Lakes Governors, Council of. 3 folders.
			Health and Medical Care Resources, Governor’s Task Force on Promoting.
			Industrial Development Bond (IDB) Task Force.
			Industrial Relations Advisory Council.
			Institutional Care and Economic Impact Planning Board.
			Jobs and Economic Development Subcabinet. 3 folders.
			Legislative Advisory Commission (LAC).
			Manufacturing Growth Council.
			Marketing Task Force.
			Minneapolis Task Force on Research and Technology.
			Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board.
			Minnesota Emergency Employment Development Program.
			Minnesota High Technology Council. 2 folders.
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102.D.16.4F	2		Minnesota Motion Picture and TV Board.
				Includes detailed funding request document.
			Minnesota Taconite Industry Task Force.
			Minnesota Technology Corridor Corporation. 4 folders.
				Includes development strategy documents.
			Minnesota Water Planning Board.
			Minnesota Wellspring. 2 folders.
			MORE Project.
			National Development Council.
			Opportunities Minnesota Incorporated (OMNI) Board.
			Pipeline Safety, Commission on.
			Quebec-Minnesota Council for Economic Development.
			Radioactive Waste Task Force.
			Rural Development Council, Governor's. 6 folders.
				May duplicate its records, cataloged separately.
			Small Business Innovation Research Grants, Governor's Commission on.
			Small Cities Task Force.
			Space Committee.
			State-Local Relations, Governor's Advisory Council on.
			Steel Industry Task Force.
			Super Bowl Task Force.
			Twins Task Force.
			University's Task Force on Higher Education and Economy.
			Upper Great Lakes Council.
			Utility Shut-off Task Force.


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102.D.16.5B	3	Legislator correspondence, 1983-1988. 18 folders.
			Correspondence to and from state legislators. Arranged in alphabetical order by legislator's name.


		Subject files, 1983-1989:
			Activity reports, 1989.
			Administration Department, 1987-1989.
			Agricultural and Economic Development Board, 1989.
			Agriculture Department, 1988-1989.
			Alliance for Science, 1985-1986.
			Amateur Sports Commission, 1989.
			Armenia, 1988-1989.
				Relief activities.
			Attorney General's Office, 1986-1989.
			B file.
			BENS (Business Executives for National Security).
			Boise Cascade, 1988-1989.
			Briefing Book: Program of Business Information, Business Development Division, 1983.
			Bureau of Mediation Services, 1987.
			Business promotion, 1989.
			C file, 1989.
			Cold weather research, 1989.
			Community development, 1988-1989.
			Conflict of interest, 1988.
			Corrections Department, 1989.
			Council of Great Lakes: Governor's Meetings, 1989.
			Council on Black Minnesotans, 1988-1989.
			Council on State Governments, 1988.
			Director's Meeting Minutes, 1988-1989.
			Europe 1992, 1989.
			Finance Department, 1987-1989.
			Fiscal services, 1988-1989.
			Great Lakes Commission, 1989.
			Implementation calendar, 1988-1989.
			Information planning systems, 1987-1989.
			Insurance, 1988.
			IRRRB, 1989.
			Jobs and Training Department, 1988.
			Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), 1984.
			Labor and Industry Department, 1987-1988.
			Legislative Auditor, 1986-1989.
			M file, 1989.
			Manager's Meetings: Policy Analysis, Science and Technology Division (PAST), 1989.
			Manager's Meetings: Tourism, 1989.
			Manager's Meetings: Trade, 1989.
			Medical Alley (Association), 1989.
				Health care industry association.
			Metropolitan Foreign Trade Commission, 1989.
			Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, 1989.
			Minnesota Council for Quality, 1989.
			Minnesota Education Association, 1988.
			Minnesota Emergency Employment Development (MEED) Program, 1983-1984.
			Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan, 1988.
			Minnesota Future Resources Commission, 1989.
			Minnesota High Technology Council, 1989.
			Minnesota Industrial Development Association, 1987-1989.
			Minnesota Motion Picture and TV Board, 1989.
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102.D.16.6F	4		Minnesota Racing Commission, 1987.
				Includes Canterbury Downs presentation to Affirmative Action Committee and Task Force, May 3, 1989.
			Minnesota Wellspring, 1989.
			Natural Resources Department, 1985-1989.
			North Dakota, 1989.
			OMNI (Opportunities Minnesota Incorporated), 1989.
			Pollution Control Agency, 1987-1989.
			Press releases, 1984-1988. 8 folders.
			Revenue Department, 1987-1989.
			Society of International Business Fellows, 1989.
			U.S. Small Business Administration, 1989.
			Washington office, 1987-1989.
			Waste management, 1989.
			White House Conference on Small Business, 1985-1989.
			World Trade Center, 1984-1987.
				Includes "Development of a Services Program and Marketing Strategies for the Agricultural Marketing and Resource Center," by Experience, Incorporated, Sept. 1985.


		Division files, 1983-1988:
			Subject files concerning the divisions of the department. Arranged in alphabetical order by division name, thereunder in alphabetical order by topic.
			Administrative:
				Administration, 1987.
				Communications office, 1988.
				Divisional reviews, 1987.
				Loan administration, 1987.
				Reorganization order, 1983-1987.
			Business Development:
				Celebrate Minnesota 1990, 1987-1988.
				Environmental Resources Mainstreet, 1987-1988.
				General, 1987-1989. 2 folders.
				Healthcare marketing, 1987-1988.
				Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, 1987-1988.
					Includes "A Stronger Minnesota Through Amateur Sport: Blueprint for the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission."
			Community Development:
				Agriprocessing Loan Fund, 1984-1986.
					Includes agri-processing industry strategy proposals.
				Area Enterprise Program, undated.
				Community Development Block Grant, 1983-1987.
				Correspondence, 1983-1988. 2 folders.
				Economic Recovery Fund, 1984.
				Land access issue, 1983.
				LCMR Project, 1985-1987.
				Targeted Urban Revitalization Program, 1986-1987.
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102.D.16.7B	5		Economic Development:
				Correspondence, 1983-1987. 3 folders.
				Economic Development Activity, 1984.
				Economic Development Strategy, 1985.
				Hazardous waste burning facility, 1983-1985.
				Marketing office, 1983-1986.
				Set-Aside Certification, 1984-1985.
				Star Cities, 1986-1987.
				Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, 1987. 3 folders.
					Includes request for proposal for Minnesota Swimming Events and Training Center.
			Energy Finance Division, 1983-1985.
			Financial Management Division, 1983-1987.
				Includes reviews of Minnesota Fund loans and requests.
			Fiscal Services Division, 1983-1985.
			Minnesota Trade Office:
				Canada trade issues, 1987-1988.
				Export services, 1986.
				General correspondence, 1986-1989. 6 folders.
				Letters of appreciation, 1983-1986.
					Softbound compilation.
				Minnesota District Export Council, 1988.
				Minnesota International Trade Network, 1987-1988.
				Monday's Memos, 1988.
				News clippings, 1986-1987.
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102.D.16.8F	6			News releases, 1984-1987.
				Reorganization, 1986.
				Slide show script, approximately 1983.
				Speeches: William C. Dietrich, 1985-1987.
				Speeches: Michael A. Olson, 1987.
			Policy Analysis Office, 1984-1989. 5 folders.
				Includes office goals and mission statements, economic development strategy documents, and analyses of specific economic development situations or companies. See also Proposals to Corporations, below.
			Science and Technology Office:
				General, 1983-1989. 3 folders.
				Governor's Advisory Council on Technology for People with Disabilities, 1988-1989.
				89 International Technical Innovation Symposium, 1988.
			Tourism Office, 1984-1989. 4 folders.
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102.D.16.9B	7	Proposals to Corporations, 1983-1987:
			RESTRICTED.
			Proposals to corporations to locate or relocate plants, businesses, etc. to the state. The proposals include information about education, work force, resources, financing and available sites in the state. In alphabetical order by corporation's name. N.b.: A memo in the "Miscellaneous Proposals" file notes that the Attorney General has determined that the proposal stage is confidential.
			American Motors, approximately 1986.
			Fiberite Corporation, approximately 1987.
			Georgia Pacific Corporation, August 1983.
			Mitsubishi, April 1985.
			Nordic Boat Company, Inc., 1983.
			Salisbury Laboratories, Inc., approximately 1987.
			Saturn Corporation, 1985. 5 folders.
			Yamaha Motor Co., undated.
			Miscellaneous proposals, 1988. 2 folders.
				Transferred from the files of the Policy Analysis Office.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Agriculture and state -- Minnesota.; Community development -- Minnesota.; Energy policy -- Minnesota.; Environmental policy -- Minnesota.; Industrial policy -- Minnesota.; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Minnesota.; Manpower -- Minnesota.; Medical policy -- Minnesota.; Motion pictures -- Minnesota.; Sports and state -- Minnesota.; State-local relations -- Minnesota.; Tax incentives -- Minnesota.; Technology and state -- Minnesota.; Tourism -- Government policy -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Dayton, Mark, 1947-; Speer, David.

Organizations:: Council of Great Lakes Governors.; Minnesota High Technology Council.; Minnesota Technology Corridor Corporation.; Minnesota Trade Office.; Minnesota Wellspring (Organization); Minnesota. Governor's Council on Rural Development.

Places:: Minnesota -- Commercial policy.; Minnesota -- Economic conditions.

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TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS