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SUMMARY:Environmental Permitting Reform: Essential for Economic Growth
DESCRIPTION:The Public Policy Committee of the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite the business community to learn more about environmental permitting reform in the state.\n\n \nMinnesota's environmental permitting process has long-been the topic of concern among business leaders\, with several notable economic development projects that have stalled out or left the state due to reported permitting challenges. The Minnesota Chamber Foundation\, the nonpartisan research arm of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce\, recently released a report providing recommendations to increase certainty throughout Minnesota's permitting system and provide actionable strategies to improve transparency and timeliness without lowering standards.\n\n \n\nThis six month analysis was completed in conjunction with consulting partners Barr Engineering\, the Policy Navigation Group and Squire Patton Boggs. The research examined Minnesota's air\, water\, and wetland permitting process\, along with an environmental review. In addition to the analysis around timeliness and certainty\, the study compares Minnesota to neighboring and peer states\, revealing the economic impact of delays and uncovers the challenges impacting transparency. The report also identifies clear and actionable strategies to streamline permitting for new business investments.\n\n \n\nJoin us to learn the facts and data uncovered in the report\, and the Minnesota Chamber Foundation's recommendations to shape an environmental permitting process that can both protect the state's cherished natural resources and produce timely and reliable outcomes for businesses. \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\nJennifer Byers\, Vice President\, Grassroots and Chamber Relations | Executive Director\, Minnesota Chamber Foundation\n\n\n\nSponsored by the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee\n\n \nTHANK YOU\nAdvocacy Champions: Bremer Bank\, Merchants Bank\, WA Group\, Watlow\, Winona State University\, and WNB Financial\n\nAdvocacy Sponsors: Altra Federal Credit Union\, Gundersen Health\, HBC\, Miller Ingenuity\, Minnesota State College Southeast\, Peerless Industrial Group\, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Public Policy Committee of the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite the business community to learn more about environmental permitting reform in the state.<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin: 0in\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(33\, 37\, 41)\; border: 1pt windowtext\; padding: 0in\; line-height: 1.2\;">Minnesota&rsquo\;s environmental permitting process has long-been the topic of concern among business leaders\, with several notable economic development projects that have stalled out or left the state due to reported permitting challenges. The Minnesota Chamber Foundation\, the nonpartisan research arm of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce\, recently released a report providing recommendations to increase certainty throughout Minnesota&rsquo\;s permitting system and provide actionable strategies to improve transparency and timeliness without lowering standards.</span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin: 0in\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; vertical-align: baseline\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(33\, 37\, 41)\; line-height: 1.2\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin: 0in\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; vertical-align: baseline\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(33\, 37\, 41)\; border: 1pt windowtext\; padding: 0in\; line-height: 1.2\;">This six month analysis was completed in conjunction with consulting partners Barr Engineering\, the Policy Navigation Group and Squire Patton Boggs. The research examined Minnesota&rsquo\;s air\, water\, and wetland permitting process\, along with an environmental review. In addition to the analysis around timeliness and certainty\, the study compares&nbsp\;Minnesota to neighboring and peer states\, revealing&nbsp\;the economic impact of delays and uncovers the challenges impacting transparency. The report also identifies&nbsp\;clear and actionable strategies to streamline permitting for new business investments.</span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin: 0in\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; vertical-align: baseline\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(33\, 37\, 41)\; line-height: 1.2\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin: 0in\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; vertical-align: baseline\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(33\, 37\, 41)\; border: 1pt windowtext\; padding: 0in\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; line-height: 1.2\;">Join us to learn the facts and data uncovered in the report\, and the Minnesota Chamber Foundation&rsquo\;s recommendations to shape an environmental permitting process that can both protect the state&rsquo\;s cherished natural resources and produce timely and reliable outcomes for businesses.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<br />\n<br />\nSpeaker:<br />\nJennifer Byers\,&nbsp\;<span font-size:="" gotham="">Vice President\, Grassroots and Chamber Relations | Executive Director\, Minnesota Chamber Foundation</span><br />\n<br />\nSponsored by the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px\;">THANK YOU</span></strong></span></div>\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong>Advocacy Champions: Bremer Bank\, Merchants Bank\, WA Group\, Watlow\, Winona State University\, and WNB Financial</strong><br />\nAdvocacy Sponsors: Altra Federal Credit Union\, Gundersen Health\, HBC\, Miller Ingenuity\, Minnesota State College Southeast\, Peerless Industrial Group\, Saint Mary&#39\;s University of Minnesota</span>
LOCATION:Sugar Loaf Conference Room Winona Chamber of Commerce 902 East Second Street Suite 120
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URL:http://business.winonachamber.com/events/details/environmental-permitting-reform-essential-for-economic-growth-5921
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