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Council News

March 31, 2009:  TechAmerica Report Shows that Tech Industry Remains Vital to Minnesota Economy
The Cyberstates 2009 report - which details national and state trends in high-tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico - shows that Minnesota's high-tech industry added 500 net jobs in 2007, the most current year for which state data are available. Minnesota remained the 17th largest cyberstate, employing 128,500 tech workers with a total payroll of $9.7 billion in 2007. These jobs are well compensated at an average wage of $75,200 - 68 percent more than the state's average private sector wage...read more.

Cyberstates 2009

Cyberstates 2009 provides 2008 national tech trends on employment and venture capital investments as well as the latest data on state employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and research and development.

Learn more about high-tech employment in Minnesota.

October 30, 2008:  Over 1,000 Minnesota High-Tech Professionals Attend the 2008 Tekne Awards
The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley, celebrated Minnesota’s status as a hub for technology innovation with the 2008 Tekne Awards October 30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.  The Tekne Awards acknowledged companies and individuals who have demonstrated superior technology advancement and leadership in Minnesota.

September 23, 2008: Minnesota's High-Tech Exports Are among the Top Ten in the Nation

New! Trade in the Cyberstates 2008 examines high-tech trade flows at the national level and tech goods exports for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  The report shows that nationally, high-tech is the largest merchandise export sector in the United States, reaching $214 billion in 2007.
Learn more about high-tech trade in Minnesota.
June 24, 2008:  Minneapolis-St. Paul’s Tech Employment Totals 98,100, Says AeA Report
Cybercities 2008 examines the high-tech industry in the nation’s 60 largest metro areas focusing on tech employment, wages, establishments, payroll, employment concentration, and wage differential. The report compares different U.S. regions and delves into the 16 sectors that comprise the high-tech industry for these 60 cities.
Learn more about high-tech employment in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

April 24, 2008:  MHTA Annual High Tech Spring Conference in Minneapolis

Steve Kelley, University of Minnesota, moderates a panel with Minnesota Senate Minority Leader David Senjem; Dan McElroy, Commissioner of the Department of MN State Employment and Economic Development; and Art Rolnick, VP of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in Mid-April.

Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, keynotes the Minnesota High Tech Spring Conference on April 24 in Minneapolis.  Over 700 technology leaders from the Gopher State attended this annual event.

April 18, 2008:  Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty visited Thomson Reuters to sign historic broadband legislation into state law.

Thomson Reuters is a member of the AeA Minnesota Council, MHTA, and was instrumental in the bill's passage.

TechAmerica

AeA, ITAA, GEIA, and CSIA Merge to Form TechAmericaHandshake
Together, we are the industry's leading trade association, offering companies a broader array of programs and services...read more.  

TechAmerica President Testifies to U.S. SenateECA Merger
Phil Bond testified to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security...read more

Cyberstates 2009 Report ReleasedPresident Obama
The U.S. high-tech industry added jobs for fourth straight year acording to TechAmerica's 12th annual Cyberstates report...read more

MHTA Weekly Electronic Newsletter - An online publication of the Minnesota High Tech Association.
Events

4/15/2010: 2010 Midwest Int'l Enviro Compliance Conference (Schaumburg, IL) This conferences addresses compliance, implementation, enforcement issues, the latest and pending changes and best practices surrounding Global RoHS, WEEE, EuP, REACH, Batteries, Recycling, Substance Restrictions, Chemical Regulation and Energy Efficiency. Learn the latest global developments from T...More

4/22/2010: Annual Minnesota (MHTA) Spring Conference (Minneapolis, MN) Save the date for next year's Spring Conference the premiere high-tech networking event in Minnesota - April 22 2010 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Additional AeA National Events

5/12/2010 - 5/14/2010: Growth Cap Financial Conference (San Francisco, CA) TechAmerica presents the 2010 Growth Cap Financial Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the only neutral forum for smaller technology growth firms to meet with potential investors. - 3 Growth Focused Company Tracks - Unbiased Forum - Private Presentation Rooms

6/7/2010 - 6/10/2010: Santa Clara University Management Development Program (Santa Clara, CA) For 30 years the TechAmerica/Santa Clara Management Development Program has enhanced the performance of over 1,000 managers and directors from more than 350 high-tech companies. This intensive four day program teaches new managers core business disciplines and effective management techniques to lead...More

8/8/2010 - 8/19/2010: Stanford Executive Institute (Stanford, CA) Since 1975, TechAmerica's AeA/Stanford Executive Institute, in partnership with Stanford's School of Engineering, has developed the careers of over 3,500 high-tech executives.

Contact Information

Minnesota High Tech Association

2470 Highcrest Rd.
Suite 100
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 952.230.4555
Fax: 952.230.4550

AeA Headquarters

Santa Clara, CA
Phone: 408.987.4200 - 1.800.284.4232
Washington, D.C.
Phone: 202.682.9110

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