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Toward New Horizons: Moving the Northern Great Plains Region to a Stronger Economic Future
Presentation to the Canada-U.S. Transportation Border Working Group Meeting in Vancouver, BC
Presented by:Jerry NagelNorthern Great Plains Inc.Crookston, MN
Northern Great Plains Inc.
NGP Inc. serves the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota and the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Northern Great Plains Inc. works to develop and implement regional solutions to issues, concerns and opportunities that can best be addressed through regionally focused action.
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Current Major Activity Focus
• Agriculture and Natural Resources• Information Technologies• Economic and Policy Analysis in Support of
Regional Growth and Vitality• Leadership Development Through Learning
and Discussion
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyNorthern Great Plains Inc.RUPRI, ILSR, World Future Society
Northern Great Plains Inc.• Native Species• eCommunities• FarmConnect
Private Industry
Innovation and Change Process
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Transportation, Trade and Economic Development: Maximizing Future Opportunities in the Northern Great Plains
1999 – Sign a Memorandum of Understanding among the five states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to work together on the project.
Northern Great Plains Inc. and the Northeast Midwest Institute began work as project staff.
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Transportation, Trade and Economic Development: Maximizing Future Opportunities in the Northern Great Plains
Funding provided by:• US DOT Federal Highway Administration• Minnesota Department of Transportation• Manitoba Transportation and Government
Services• Manitoba Industry, Trade and Mines
• Western Economic Diversification – Canada
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Advisory Committee
Iowa• Dick Vegors, Department of Economic Development• Don Ward, Department of TransportationManitoba• Bob Dilay, Industry, Trade and Mines• Don Norquay, Transportation and Government ServicesMinnesota• Bill Gardner, Department of Transportation• Barb Mattson, Dept. of Trade and Economic DevelopmentNebraska• Susan Rouch, Department of Economic Development• Ken Sieckmeyer, Department of RoadsNorth Dakota• Jack Olson, Department of Transportation• Randy Schwartz, Department of Economic Development &
FinanceSaskatchewan• Dave Jackson, Highways and TransportationSouth Dakota• Jerry Ortbahn, Department of Transportation
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Linking Transportation, Trade and Economic Development to Maximize Future Opportunities in the Northern Great Plains Region
Publications• An Overview of Transportation Infrastructure
and Services in the Northern Great Plains• Trade Patterns and the Economy of the
Northern Great Plains: A Baseline Report• Toward New Horizons: Trends in
Transportation and Trade – Moving the Northern Great Plains Region to a Strong Economic Future
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Figure 1.8 – Relative Contribution of Economics Sectors Across the Canadian NGP, 1997 (percentage)
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Figure 1.3 – Relative Contribution of Economic Sectors Across the U.S. NGP Region, 1997 (percentage of Gross State Product)
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Figure 2.30 – Canadian NGP Global Export Markets, 1999 (percentage of value)
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Figure 2.18 – U.S. NGP Global Export Markets, 1999 (percentage of value)
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Figure 2.26 – North Dakota’s Global Export Markets, 1999 (percentage of value)
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Figure 2.32 – Manitoba’s Global Export Markets, 1999 (percentage of value)
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Figure 2.7 – Total Freight Flow Associated with the Northern Great Plains Region, 1992 & 1997 (millions of tons)
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Figure 2.10 – Total Freight Flow Associated with Northern Great Plains, 1992 & 1997 (in billions of 1992 dollars)
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Figure 2.14 – Total Outbound Interregional Commodity Flows from the Northern Great Plains Region, 1997 (percent change tons/value from 1992 millions of tons/millions of 1992 dollars)
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Figure 2.16 – Total Inbound Interregional Commodity Flows to the Northern Great Plains Region, 1997 (percent change tons/value from 1992 millions of tons/millions of 1992 dollars)
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US/Canada Truck Traffic on US Highway Network, 2020 (tons)
Federal Highway AdministrationOffice of Freight Management and Operations
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US/Mexico Truck Traffic on US Highway Network, 2020 (tons)
Federal Highway AdministrationOffice of Freight Management and Operations
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Selected Key Trends
Transportation• State and provincial departments of transportation
will continue to experience an evolving role, transitioning from a project-focused, engineering and building mission to a systems-focused, management, operations, and performance monitoring mission.
• Freight traffic growth is expected to be steady and significant, posing considerable challenges for the transportation system and conventional planning approaches.
• Trade within North America has grown rapidly since the enactment of NAFTA and further growth is expected.
• Communication and information technology will continue to be incorporated into transportation equipment and systems, and the use of intelligent transportation systems will grow.
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Selected Key Trends
Agriculture• Producers will be more closely tied to processors’
needs for specific identity-preserved varieties. • Consumer oriented exported food products will
continue to increase in dollar value compared to exported bulk commodities; these two very different forms of agriculture will continue to exist side by side.
• There will be a growing demand for traceability in food production and processing because of concerns about food quality and safety. Containerized shipping will be an increasing share of the market.
• New non-food products made from agricultural crops—fibers, building materials, chemicals, fuel, energy, and health products—will be a significant outlet for regional agriculture.
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Selected Key Trends
Manufacturing• Regional and local manufacturing industry
clustering will continue. • Manufacturers are examining their value chain to
identify and maximize their companies’ advantages and core competencies.
• Manufacturing is evolving from a single-focused mechanistic model into a system model characterized by self-improving networks and feedback loops.
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Selected Key Trends
Energy and the Environment• New approaches and innovations are emerging to
meet today’s transportation, energy and environmental challenges. These trends present significant short- and long-term opportunities for the Region.
• Resource productivity and dematerialization will grow and transform economic and transportation systems.
• The introduction of environmental and health threats through increased global trade and travel will pose significant challenges to policy makers at all levels.
• Responding to climate change—both minimizing its causes and adapting to its effects—will become increasingly important in policy deliberations and economic planning.
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Recommendations for Strategic Action
Institutional Activities• Continue and expand the collaboration between
state and provincial transportation officials by forming a permanent Regional Transportation Working Group.
• Establish a Northern Great Plains Regional Freight Advisory Committee (NGPFAC).
• A Regional Working Group on Agricultural Development and Transportation Should Be Established.
• Improve the coordination among transportation and economic development agencies at all levels.
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Recommendations for Strategic Action
Policy• Support a revised U.S. policy framework for
freight rail transportation.• Assess best practices in streamlining
environmental reviews of transportation projects.
• Cooperatively monitor U.S.-Canada border management policies and support a policy framework that facilitates commerce and tourism while maintaining appropriate security.
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Recommendations for Strategic Action
Investments• Establish an online knowledge base of North
American best practices in innovative project financing.
• The states and provinces would benefit from additional federal sources of multi-modal funding to encourage projects that facilitate transportation improvements across modes.
• Create economic incentives and programs that support renewable energy and biobased industries.
• Create markets within the region for renewable energy and biobased industries as a means to develop domestic and international trade.
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Recommendations for Strategic Action
Events• A biennial Northern Great Plains Exposition should
be held to highlight and market regional innovations in transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, information technology and energy.
• A workshop should be developed on the evolving roles of state and provincial transportation agencies in the 21st century.
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Northern Great Plains Regional Authority
Authorized by the US Congress to:• improve basic public infrastructure in distressed
counties and isolated areas of distress in the Region;
• fund transportation and telecommunication infrastructure for the purpose of facilitating economic development in the Region;
• support business development, with emphasis on entrepreneurship in the Region; and
• provide job training or employment-related education, with emphasis on use of existing public educational institutions located in the Region.
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NGP Board of Directors
Iowa• Beth Danowsky, Rick Morain, Mary Holz-ClauseManitoba• Greg Dandewich, Roger Barnabé, Ken GoldsteinMinnesota• Don Bottemiller, Ron Vantine, Marcie McLaughlinNebraska• Maxine Moul, Sam Cordes, JoAnn MuellerNorth Dakota• Rod Holth, Bill Davis, Judd GrahamSouth Dakota• Jim Mirehouse, Christine Hamilton, Dan Noteboom
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Additional Information
Northern Great Plains Inc.Valley Technology ParkUniversity of MinnesotaCrookston, MN 56716
By phone at – 1-218-281-8459 By fax at - 1-218-281-8457
On the Web – www.ngplains.orgEmail – Jerry Nagel at: [email protected]
