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St. Paul, Minn., Area Ranks High among Nation's High-Tech Clusters.

Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN)

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Byline: Bob Freund

Jul. 16--Several think tanks have ranked the Twin Cities in the top 10 among the nation's technology clusters.

Then again, there also was that Millken Institute rating in 2000 that sent the state's tech sector and policy-makers into a bout of self-doubt. The Minneapolis-St. Paul area placed a mediocre 32nd.

"There was a lot of discussion about 'Is the glass half-empty or half-full?'" said Jacques Koppel, president of Minnesota Technology Inc.

Instead, the surveys themselves are half-empty, his institute says. In a report issued last week, Minnesota Technology says tech leaders should take a broad view of the state's ...

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