Color cases ought to be printed in color, to optimize their effectiveness. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the area to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate headquarters, earning it the accolade "Minnesota Miracle." Starting in 2003, nevertheless, MSP lagged the remainder of the U.S. in job creation (see Exhibit 1). Business and civic leaders that were alarmed coalesced around a loose-knit group that congregated yearly as the Itasca Project.
In the autumn of 2011, however, it was uncertain whether these efforts would achieve their planned consequences (see Exhibit 2), or whether longer-term corrective actions in education and skills training would have to take hold first.
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