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Immediate opportunity for Nordic smart city and wastewater companies

Deadline Jan. 27: Companies looking to enter or strengthen their position in the US can join a sponsored seminar in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Björn Lapakko
2 min readJan 17, 2019

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Pending grant approval, a few select Nordic companies who actively address smart city and wastewater solutions will be invited to join a seminar in the Twin Cities focused on Nordic sustainable development solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to present your business in front of a network of industry leaders and influencers in one of the most dynamic, growing, and Nordic culturally aligned hubs in the US (see: MedTech bridge between Minnesota and Denmark). In addition, you’ll be able to fully explore quite possibly the most ideal entry point in the US for Nordic founded companies.

The deadline to express interest is January 27th, 2019 (soon!)

If you’re interested in joining this seminar in the US or would like additional information you can contact me directly at bjorn@lapakko.com

I am currently supporting Minnesota’s Nordic consuls on a seminar proposal for Nordic Solutions focused on sustainable development solutions. This is under an initiative by Nordic Innovations and we will be focusing this seminar on solutions for smart cities and wastewater.

Minnesota has a strong business climate — with 19 Fortune 500 companies and eight of the nation’s largest private companies. Companies excel across a diversified mix of sectors, including manufacturing, retail, medical devices, biosciences, health care, information technology, agriculture, clean energy, and water technology.

Recent Business Climate Rankings — Minnesota

  • 1st in Fortune 500 Companies Per Capita (Twin Cities); 3rd Per Capita (Minnesota) (Fortune, 2018)
  • 1st in Main Street Entrepreneurship, larger states (The 2016 Kauffman Index)
  • 2nd Best State Overall (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
  • 2nd Strongest State in the Nation (Politico, 2018)
  • 3rd in 5-Year Business Survival Rate (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013–2018)
  • 4th in Best-Run States in America (24/7 Wall St., 2018)
  • 4th in Largest Private Companies Per Capita (Forbes, 2018)
  • 6th in America’s Top States for Business (CNBC, 2018)
    A CNBC Top 10 State for Business 10 times between 2007–2018; 1st and 3rd (2015, 2017)
  • 7th Best Economy (24/7 Wall Street, 2018)
  • 8th in Technology and Science (Milken Institute 2018 State Technology and Science Index)

If you’d like more information about how Minnesota offers a scalable, comfortable, and culturally aligned opportunity for growth in the US, please take a look at the video below produced by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

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