Itasca Project

c/o McKinsey & Company
3800 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (612) 371-3151
FAX: (612) 371-3131

Economic development

Business leadership advocacy

The Itasca Project's priorities and goals include:

Priority:

To help the University of Minnesota develop systems/mechanisms to engage meaningfully in regional economic development efforts

Goals:

Building a Stronger University-Business Partnership

Leverage the unique strengths of the University's research and teaching enterprises to help improve the economic competitiveness and quality of life in the Twin Cities region
Understand options for increasing University contribution to the region's economic development
Identify and prioritize a set of specific, high-impact opportunities to build University-business partnerships for regional benefit
Identify and implement organizational changes - in the University and in the business community - to fully realize partnership opportunities