STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING (INTERIM)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
COMMERCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tim Wilkin, Chairman of the Commerce and Financial Institutions Committee, called the twenty-eighth hearing to order at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
WILKIN, Tim, Chair
DAVIDS, Greg
GUNTHER, Bob
HAMILTON, Rod
KOHLS, Paul
PEPPIN, Joyce
POWELL, Duke
SIMPSON, Dean
SODERSTROM, Judy
VANDEVEER, Ray
ZELLERS, Kurt
ATKINS, Joe
CLARK, Karen
FRITZ, Patti
GOODWIN, Barb
JAROS, Mike
LOEFFLER, Diane
MOE, Frank
MULLERY, Joe
RUKAVINA, Tom
SAILER, Brita
SERTICH, Tony
Excused: GAZELKA, Paul, Vice-Chair
HOWES, Larry
SEVERSON, Dan
LIEBLING, Tina
A quorum was present.
The following people shared testimony regarding the current business competitiveness climate in Minnesota:
Michael Hickey, President, Hickey & Associates
Bill Blazer, Senior Vice Pres., Chamber of Commerce
Laura Ekholm, L&M Radiator
Robert Heise, Associated Builders and Contractors
Jay Valentyn, Cedar Lake Electric
Doug Anton, Starcon International, Inc.
Charlie Weaver, Exec. Dir., MN Business Partnership
Tom Day, Vice Pres. of Gov’t Affairs, Hospitality MN
Michael Noonan, Division Vice Pres., Toll Bros. Inc., Builders Ass’n of MN
Mike Hickey, Dir. of Gov’t Relations, Nat’l Fed. of Ind. Business
Glenn Dorfman, COO and Chief Lobbyist, MN Assoc. of Realtors
Dave Semerad, CEO, Associated General Contractors
Tim Worke, Dir. of Trans. Highway Div., Assoc. General Contractors
Bob Johnson, Exec. Vice Pres., Insurance Federation of Minnesota
Bob Isaacson, Dir. of Analysis & Evaluation, DEED
Steve Hine, Research Labor Market Info., DEED
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 pm.
REP. TIM WILKIN, CHAIR
Tim Jacobson
Committee Legislative Assistant