Regional Economic recovery
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Today local and state leaders meet to discuss rochester's economy.
It's part of a regional economic recovery tour the minnesota department of employment and economic development is conducting.
Kimt news 3 maleeha kamal has the details.
The tour began with a roundtable at the civic center followed by visit to local businesses.
One business on the list was fiddlehead coffee company.
Commissioner steve grove started the roundtable by talking about the sweeping impact of this pandemic.
The service industry is still struggling.
Minnesota, though, has seen overall growth in new business.
City leaders asked quesitions about supporting existing small businesses.
"businesses are going to have to find new ways to reach customers.
We do think people should go out to restaurants and order meals and engage in a safe way.
I think its the best time to buy local.
Look at those local businesses find ways to support them.
Buy stuff from the companies that you want to see survive."
The tour will continue the commissioner says he will visit north west minnesota grove says the goal of the tour is to learn from business leaders.
He says in order for minnesota to create jobs the state needs to support community efforts.