Business is Better in Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland

Business happens in Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland and it’s growing. Access to land, quality infrastructure, a strong workforce and proximity to major transportation hubs make this region attractive to manufacturing companies, agricultural-based businesses and construction operations. Service and educational institutions flourish as well.

Business thrives in Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland and those looking to start businesses in the region are not alone.

Business Quick Facts

Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland is southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul, south of the St. Cloud MSA, and northwest of the Mankato MSA; providing easy access to 3 of the largest 6 metropolitan areas in Minnesota.
Available high-speed gigabit fiber-optic broadband internet service at competitive pricing.
Land acquisition and redevelopment costs are lower than in metropolitan areas.

Look at the industries operating, flourishing and employing in Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland:

Manufacturing
Health Care & Social Assistance
Retail Trade
Educational Services
Accommodation & Food Services
Public Administration

Construction
Wholesale Trade
Transportation & Warehousing
Finance & Insurance
Agriculture & Forestry

Check out the some of the companies and organizations that are doing business in Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland:

Cemstone
Cambria
Frontier Communications
RS Fiber Cooperative
Michael Foods

Unidoor Corp
Locher Brothers Distributing
Closing the Gap
Minnesota College of Osteopathic Medicine

Gigabit Internet for Business

Gigabit Internet service puts businesses in the Healthy Heartland ahead of the curve. Fiber optics deliver lightning fast connections and unmatchable capacity and bandwidth. Gigabit Internet adds reliability, security and flexibility to internal and external networks, in addition to the speed that helps businesses achieve new levels of productivity and efficiency, now and in the future.