The project will not impact the current tax base.īrian Holmer, Mayor of Thief River Falls, stated, "Our community worked hard to ensure Digi-Key's project will be located here because as Digi-Key expands its global reach, it creates good jobs in Greater Minnesota". The economic return for the state of Minnesota will be approximately $184 million in NEW annual state revenue, or almost $2 billion over 10 years generated by Digi-Key's expansion in addition to the 1,000+ new jobs that will be created in Thief River Falls. Digi-Key is truly a fantastic success story." I congratulate Digi-Key on its planned expansion, which will create over 1,000 new jobs in Thief River Falls. Governor Dayton said, "I am extremely grateful to Digi-Key for its commitment to Minnesota and the Thief River Falls community. Kevin McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, on behalf of Governor Mark Dayton, helped craft the initial legislative solution. Local Representative and Assistant House Majority Leader Dan Fabian along with Representative Deb Kiel and Senators Mark Johnson and David Tomassoni, worked with legislative leaders including House of Representatives Speaker Kurt Daudt Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk House Tax Chair Greg Davids House Jobs Growth and Energy Affordability and Finance Chair Pat Garofalo Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka Senate Tax Chair Roger Chamberlain and Senate Deputy Majority Leader and Jobs Chair Jeremy Miller to pass an important legislative solution to help Digi-Key. Huge cost and competitive hurdles needed to be overcome compared to other location options, but "The State of Minnesota and local Thief River Falls and Pennington County leaders took decisive action to support our growth", according to Dave Doherty, Digi-Key's President and Chief Operating Officer. The new facility will be located adjacent to its current headquarters in Thief River Falls. THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA - June 1, 2017ĭigi-Key Electronics today announced its future plans to create over 1,000 new jobs and build a 1,000,000 square foot building expansion to continue to serve its customers globally.
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