Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX) - Whether you are a regional business looking to expand or a new company interested in moving to northeastern Minnesota or northwestern Wisconsin, APEX can help. APEX is funded by business for business. We are managed by a seasoned entrepreneurial staff that has access to substantial resources in every facet of business growth and expansion. APEX grows business.

Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) - A place where local governments and community-based groups can turn for programs, services, and staffing assistance. ARDC's professional planners and project coordinators help clients improve their own communities.

Duluth Airport Authority - Many aviation-related businesses choose to operate on airport grounds. From aviation consulting to manufacturing aviation related goods, these companies use the DAA facilities to do business and provide jobs for the community.

Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA)

Minnesota Power Economic Development - Having worked to either create or preserve some 5,000 jobs since its inception in 1984; the business development services and loan programs available are for growth-oriented, energy-intensive businesses served by Minnesota Power or its wholesale customers.

Ventures Corp. - A permanent source of accessible venture capital for people planning to start or expand a business in northeastern Minnesota. We are a private company dedicated to investing in the ideas of the people who live in northeastern Minnesota.

Northland Foundation - The Northland Foundation provides business loans to help bridge the gaps between other sources of financing available to northeastern Minnesota businesses. Since 1988 they have made over $20 million in business lending investments which were instrumental in leveraging more than $110 million in private investments and creating/retaining 4,600 jobs in our region.

Northspan Group, Inc. - A private, non-profit organization dedicated to the development and diversification of the economy in the upper midwest.

Northland Connection - A dynamic economic development tool for expanding or locating businesses in northeastern Minnesota and the Duluth/Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Professional Women's Network - The purpose of this organization has three components:  MENTORING - Mentor each other and younger women in the community , NETWORKING - Learn more about women in the community, and SHARING INFORMATION - Help each other expand opportunities.