AURI’s 2013 Annual Report: Growing Minnesota’s economy one commodity and one business at a time includes a recap of the impact our work has had for the state of Minnesota and project highlights from the state’s 2013 fiscal year.
AURI’s 2013 Annual Report: Growing Minnesota’s economy one commodity and one business at a time.
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