$1.1 Billion Aerospace Complex, Nation’s Most Advanced Aerospace Testing Facility, Anchors Minnesota’s Strategy to Build the Next EconomyROSEMOUNT, Minn., Jan. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- St. Paul-based North Wind is investing $1.1 billion to build a new, state-of-the-art aerospace and hypersonic research and testing complex in Rosemount—the nation’s most advanced aerospace research and development testing facility. The project is a major public-private partnership and investment in Minnesota’s innovation economy while significantly expanding the nation’s limited capacity for advanced high-speed aerospace testing.
MBOLD Launches ‘Protein Catalyst’ to Drive Animal & Plant Protein Innovation in Rapidly Growing Global Protein IndustryCatalyst brings together some of the world’s leading food and agriculture companies, including General Mills, Cargill, Target, Schwan’s Co., SunOpta, and more to pursue protein innovations benefiting farmers, consumers, businesses, planet
MBOLD and AURI Launch “Protein Navigator” to Guide Protein Innovators into Minnesota’s Thriving Food and Ag EcosystemMINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As global demand for protein continues to rise, Minnesota-based MBOLD (an initiative of the GREATER MSP Partnership) and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) have launched the Protein Navigator, a new service designed to help protein-focused companies explore, enter and grow within Minnesota’s dynamic food and agriculture ecosystem.
NLC Health Venture and Minnesota MedTech 3.0 partner to connect European medtech startups to MinnesotaAMSTERDAM and MINNEAPOLIS and SAINT PAUL, Minn., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minnesota MedTech 3.0, the U.S. Tech Hub for medical technology, has formed a strategic partnership with NLC Health Ventures, a world-leading venture builder in health and medtech, based in the Netherlands.
Department of Commerce announces preliminary terms with SkyWater Technologies, solidifying Minnesota’s leadership in U.S. semiconductor industryState and proposed federal support of SkyWater’s expansion is an outcome of the Minnesota CHIPS Coalition, created by GREATER MSP to grow the state’s semiconductor industry and create good jobs for Minnesotans
Announcement of new Minnesota SAF plant advances strategy to lead the world in decarbonizing air travelST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DG Fuels announced the selection of a site for a roughly $5 billion manufacturing facility and hundreds of good jobs in Moorhead, Minnesota, that will produce 193 million gallons per year of low-carbon aviation fuel (SAF) using agricultural and wood waste as feedstock.
First Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Arrives at MSP Airport
The Minnesota SAF Hub announced today that the first 7,000-gallon shipment of blended SAF made from Minnesota/North Dakota-grown winter camelina arrived at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport fueling facility. Delta Air Lines has designated flight DL 2732 from Minneapolis to New York on Sept. 25, 2024, as the symbolic first flight to be fueled in part by SAF from MSP Airport.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield visits GREATER MSP Partnership, highlighting region’s innovation on global food securitySAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, will visit the offices of the GREATER MSP Partnership to share lessons learned from ongoing efforts to address global food insecurity and to highlight the importance of public-private partnerships to provide faster and more efficient solutions to the root causes of this issue. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will be accompanied by USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small.
Greater MSP region wins designation as U.S. Tech Hub for medical technologyNew 'Minnesota MedTech 3.0' plan will create the next frontier of med-tech innovation and inclusive economic growth
GREATER MSP, coalition of leaders, discuss growth of region’s semiconductor industry with US Commerce Secretary, Senator KlobucharMINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with leaders of the region’s semiconductor industry today to discuss opportunities to grow the semiconductor industry in Minnesota.
Forge North Coalition Announces First Close of Fund to Invest in Black, Brown and Women Entrepreneurs in MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, Minn., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Forge North startup coalition announced the first close of the MSP Equity Fund – the first-known venture capital fund of funds in the country designed to invest across race, place, and gender.
Statement from the GREATER MSP Partnership on President Biden’s visit & the opportunity for Minnesota to access federal funds for job growthEconomic partnerships across Minnesota call upon State leaders to direct $1.7 billion to secure federal funds and accelerate economic growth
MBOLD Welcomes New Participants to Groundbreaking Circular Economy Initiative for Flexible FilmMINNEAPOLIS–SAINT PAUL, Minn., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MBOLD, an initiative of GREATER MSP, is pleased to announce that 18 companies and organizations have joined MBOLD’s efforts to build a circular economy for flexible film in the Upper Midwest. MBOLD’s circular economy initiative is rooted in a groundbreaking collaboration among members including General Mills, Schwan’s Company, Target, Ecolab, Cargill, and the University of Minnesota with the aim of cutting plastic waste, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and driving circularity.
