APEX, Area Partnership for Economic Expansion

Prepare for takeoff… ark’s Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament benefiting STARBASE Minnesota-Duluth is happening this Friday! 🚀⛳ We couldn’t be more excited to hit the green with our partners and friends on July 12 to help STARBASE tee up the next generation of STEM leaders with free, innovative and hands-on learning opportunities in the Twin Ports region. Thank you to our out-of-this-world sponsors: Cenovus Energy | Ecolab | Story North Productions | STARBASE Minnesota-St. Paul | Vanessa Marie Photography | APEX, Area Partnership for Economic Expansion | Tap On Tower | Giant Voices | Mount Royal Dental | Johnson Mertz Appliance | Sheldon Print, Signs, and Design | Mellin Promotional Advertising Event details: https://lnkd.in/gcQayycH #STEM #STEAM #CharityGolf #STEMEducation

The Snowbirds are coming to Duluth! APEX is proud to sponsor this once-in-a-lifetime airshow event, a unique performance over Lake Superior featuring the Royal Canadian Air Force | Aviation royale canadienne. This free community event starts at 5pm on July 31. More details are at https://lnkd.in/eiGB-bXM Thanks to producers Kern and Kompany and presenting sponsors Enbridge!

Join us July 31 for the first annual Freshwater Discovery Day, hosted by the Large Lakes Observatory at University of Minnesota Duluth. Their cutting-edge research is helping us better understand our relationship with lakes and the work we can do to protect these resources. With a cruise on their Blue Heron research vessel, engaging presentations, and film screenings, this event is an excellent opportunity to see the innovative research work done here in our region. Tickets are available now with a link in the comments below.

Last week, Rachel Johnson joined leaders from Minnesota on a delegation to Sweden to learn how we can partner to bring growing green steel and clean hydrogen industries to our region. To tell the story of Northern Minnesota, we worked with Story North Productions to produce minnesotasweden.com, featuring a stellar video highlighting our region's readiness for the green industries of the future. Thanks so much to Business Sweden, Swedish Energy Agency, and Atlantic Council Global Energy Center for convening us! We're ready to host you here on our shores and show you the best the North has to offer!

We are proud to help convene and connect leaders like Commissioner Katrina Kessler with our communities. Building trust and community with one another is a critical factor in addressing the challenges of our region, state, and beyond. Conversations like these help make that happen!

Don't miss this opportunity to hear MPCA Commissioner Katrina Kessler speak next week! We are honored to sponsor this great Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce event and convene great minds across our region. Registration link in the comments.

Congratulations to St. Luke's Duluth, MN and Aspirus Health! Here’s to another 144 years!

APEX is #hiring in Duluth! We are seeking a motivated and creative team member to help keep our team and office humming efficiently. We work every day to build opportunities for our region and that starts on our team. 💵 Salary Range: $50,000-$65,000 💊 Competitive Benefits Package 🗓 Job Posting Period: Tuesday, June 4 – Friday, June 14.   To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to office@apexgetsbusiness.com The full job description is on our site, linked in the comments below. Please share broadly with your local network and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out!

Our ongoing Environmental Permitting discussion series continued yesterday, with our most robust and revelatory conversation yet. Joined by a panel of agency, government and permitting experts, we enjoyed frank and open discussion of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce report and recent legislative wins on Coordinated Project Planning. (Thanks to Grant Hauschild & Dave Lislegard for your hard work and sharing your time with us!) We also identified actionable next steps to ensure our environmental protections are upheld while meeting the desire for more transparency and clarity for all parties. This event couldn't have happened without the hard work and generosity of some key partners. Thanks to our brilliant panelists: Allyz Kramer, SEH Larry Kramka, The Foth Companies Julie (Varichak) Marinucci, St. Louis County, MN Shelly Patten, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Jeff Udd, Duluth Seaway Port Authority Our diligent and dedicated co-hosts: Teresa Appelwick, Laurentian Chamber Of Commerce David Chura, Jobs for Minnesotans Paul Peltier, RANGE ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOLS Of course, there is more to come. Our next event is just around the corner, with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Katrina Kessler in Duluth on June 11. See you there!

Our region is uniquely positioned to play a key role in addressing the climate crisis. Thank you to MiningMinnesota and Clean Energy Economy Minnesota for co-hosting this important panel and creating space for the conversation. We're looking forward to seeing you there!