BETTER IN OUR BACK YARD

BETTER IN OUR BACK YARD BETTER IN OUR BACK YARD IS A COALITION OF DEDICATED YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND EMERGING LEADERS IN THE REGION WHO UNDERSTAND THAT RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRY CREATES A THRIVING ECONOMY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WHILE PROTECTING THE REGIONS'S PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT. LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA DEPEND ON MINING, MANUFACTURING AND PIPELINE INDUSTRIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL. BETTER IN OUR BACK YARD UNDERSTANDS THAT WHEN THESE INDUSTRIES ARE THRIVING, SO ARE THE UNION BUILDING TRADES, THE TOURISM AND SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.