2. Unveiling the 2013 Rankings Todd Klingel President & CEO Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

7. Three key areas of importance: Business Climate Workforce Development Quality of Life

8. G Letter Grades MSP Rankings within Peer Group A = 1 B = 2 - 3 C = 4 - 6 D = 7 - 8 F = 9 Overall Rankings 12/50

9. Business Climate

10. Unemployment Rate Group RankRegionOverall Rank 1Minneapolis-Saint Paul2/49 2Austin4/49 3Boston5/49 4Kansas City11/49 5Phoenix20/29 6Seattle21/49 7Denver25/49 8Portland28/49 9Atlanta37/49 10San Diego40/49

11. Job Recovery

12. Total jobs lost 160,000 Total number of jobs recovered 150,000 February 2008 - March 2013

13. Group RankRegionOverall Rank 1Austin1/100 2Seattle18/100 3Denver20/100 4Phoenix21/100 5Minneapolis-Saint Paul34/100 6Portland36/100 7Atlanta37/100 8Boston39/100 9San Diego57/100 10Kansas City59/100 Job Growth

14. Goal 500 Workers 580 enrollees 468 industry-recognized credentials 420 living wage jobs RENEW Renewable Energy Networks Empowering Workers

15. Regional Exports Minneapolis - St. Paul Export Initiative aims to double the regions exports by 2017 $31.2 billion in revenue in 2011 Up $200 million from the previous year

16. Cost of Doing Business Group RankRegionOverall Rank 1Kansas City90/200 2Atlanta96/200 3Portland106/200 4Denver130/200 5Phoenix131/200 6Minneapolis-Saint Paul156/200 7Seattle161/200 8Austin165/200 9San Diego176/200 10Boston199/200

18. Workforce Development

24. White Black Ratio 2010 6.4% 22% 3.43 2012 5.0% 13.1% 2.62. Sources: EPI estimates based on data from the Current Population Survey and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and December 2012 projections from Moody’s Economy.com Minnesota Black and White Unemployment Rates

25. Ban the Box

26. Quality of Life

29. Safety Group RankRegionOverall Rank 1Minneapolis – Saint Paul3/35 2San Diego6/35 3Austin8/35 4Portland13/35 5Seattle14/35 6Denver15/35 7Kansas City16/35 8Boston17/35 9Phoenix21/35 10Atlanta34/35

30. Safety

31. Year to Date in the DID Violent Crime is down 22% during the day Violent Crime is down 27% during the evening Year to Date in Downtown Overall Part 1 Crimes down 5% Violent Crime is down 20%

32. Transit

34. Miles of LRT in regional system RegionMiles San Diego74 Portland52 Denver35 Austin32 Boston22.6 Phoenix20 Seattle15 Minneapolis – Saint Paul12 Atlanta0 Kansas City0