Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
The committee acts in an advisory capacity to the commissioner of the Economic Development Department.
The Department of Business Research and Development was created in 1947. The Legislature changed the name of the department to the Department of Business Development in 1953, and created this advisory committee that same year. The Legislature changed the department's name to the Department of Economic Development in 1967. The department and advisory commtitee were abolished in 1981 and replaced by the Energy, Planning and Development Department.
The committee is composed of 21 members, appointed by the commissioner, as follows: two from each congressional district and five from the state at large, for terms to coincide with the term of the governor. The commissioner shall appoint the chairman of the committee.
Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 1980, 1979, 1978.
Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.
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