jay trusty, southwest regional development commission, slayton, mn
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Impact of New
Immigrants in Southwest
Minnesota NADO Annual Training Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 26, 2015
Jay Trusty
Executive Director
Southwest Regional Development Commission
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The Region
1973 Population 141,532
2014 Population 117,946
9 Counties
80 Cities
163 Townships
32 School Districts
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The Economy
Primarily Agricultural
2% of US Corn/Soybean Crops
Schwan Food Company
Agco
6 plants produce 233 m gallons
of bio-fuels
JBS in Worthington
22,000 head of hogs a day
(Photo: Mark Steil, MPR-Worthington)
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The Community
Farm crisis in the 80’s brought a
sharp drop in population
Influx of new immigrants began to
reverse this trend
Worthington, Minn., was dying. Then, enter the
immigrants.
By Tad [email protected]
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Diversity
2,700 students
68% are diverse
28 languages
50 dialectsAzteca Dancers Perform
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Downtown
Thriving
Full Storefronts
Restaurants
Groceries
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Investments
EDA Revolving Loan
Fund
Panaderia Mi Tierra
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Impacts
Unemployment in
the Region 2.7%
Nobles County
2.7%
Worthington 3%
(Photo: Brian Korthals, Worthington Daily Globe)
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Challenges
Labor shortage
Housing shortage
Water shortage
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Celebration