The Midwestern Legislative Conference Economic Development Committee has been in existence since 1996. The committee provides a forum for Midwestern legislators to examine issues affecting the economic conditions of individual states within the Midwest and the region as a whole. It includes legislators from the 11 member states
of the MLC and four Canadian provinces. Michigan Rep. Eileen Kowall and Nebraska Sen. Heath Mello serve as co-chairs of the committee.
MLC Economic Development Committee roster »
Committee to meet July 14
The MLC Economic Development Committee will next meet on July 14 in St. Paul, Minn., as part of the MLC Annual Meeting. A preliminary agenda will be posted soon. For more information, please contact Laura Tomaka, who serves as CSG Midwest staff liaison for the committee. Preliminary topics include a review and update on the MLC initiative to promote a regional economic growth network in the Midwest and an examination of the economic climate in the Midwest (business incentives, tax and regulatory environments, labor markets and employment sectors).
Other committee resources
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CSG Midwest research on economic development »
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CSG Knowledge Center page on economics and finance »
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Resurgent Midwest, Insurgent Growth Initiative »
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"In Search of Growth: An Economic Checkup of the Midwestern States" »
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"Building a Competitive Midwest Through Regional Collaboration" ~ webinar series and summary report »
- PDF of 2012 committee meeting agenda »
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Midwestern Legislative Conference home page »