Premier Preferred Business Partners - 2022
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN and Blue Plus Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus are committed to the health of our members and people in communities throughout the state. As a nonprofit health plan, Blue Plus helps raise awareness and supports initiatives to encourage healthy eating, physical activity and a tobacco-free lifestyle. Blue Plus members receive services, benefits and programs that meet their diverse needs and support healthy behaviors and choices. An extensive network provides access to health care, tools and resources that help people live safe and healthy lives. You can count on us to provide excellent coverage, value and service. Call, email or visit our website for more information on how Blue Plus supports Minnesota counties. |
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Bolton & Menk, Inc. Bolton & Menk specializes in providing public infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 550 employees throughout 23 offices providing services to more than 300 communities and agencies. |
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David Drown Associates, Inc. and DDA Human Resources, Inc. (DDA HR) www.ddahumanresources.com was incorporated in 2017 and has been providing human resource consulting services throughout Minnesota since 2013. DDA Human Resources, Inc. is proud to partner with AMC on the Human Resource Technical Assistance Program which delivers exclusive human resource assistance to every County HR department in Minnesota. DDA HR’s services include executive searches, classification/compensation studies, organizational studies, and more. Since 2013, we have completed over 70 executive searches, over 35 classification/compensation studies, and several organizational studies. Clients range from cities with four employees to the largest county in Minnesota. David Drown Associates, Inc. (DDA) provides services in the areas of bond issuance, tax increment financing, economic development, and others. |
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Google Cloud Enhance citizen services, improve operational effectiveness and build cultures of innovation and agility with our best-in-class technology through Google Cloud and G Suite. Whether your organization is interested in modernizing applications or using data analytics and machine learning to improve decision making, Google Cloud is the best partner for your digital transformation journey. Please visit https://cloud.google.com/solutions/government to view the creative solutions governments across the country have partnered with Google on. |
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H2Over Viewers H2Over Viewers specialize in economic impact consulting, with an emphasis on projects affecting property and business owners. We are extremely skilled in providing quality detailed reports with geo-referenced maps of the impacted areas. Always working with the newest technologies available we offer the latest in 3-D watershed and topography modeling as well as geo-referenced maps that can be imported into your systems for your use long after your project is complete. |
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Marsh McLennan Agency Tomorrow’s workforce is looking for more than a benefits plan. Today’s employers need more than a broker. Discover MMA’s emerging trends, cost-containment alternatives, and potent tech tools to keep your talent strategy competitive and compelling.
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Matrix -NDI Matrix-NDI is a technology firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that provides turnkey, cutting-edge solutions to support customers of all sizes and from every industry. They specialize in national IT infrastructure projects, low voltage structured cabling solutions, wired and wireless networks, physical security systems, smart building technology, and UCaaS or hosted business phone systems. Matrix-NDI has a team of RCDD’s on staff ensuring expert project designs, and certified smart hands in the field for seamless installations.
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Nationwide Retirement Solutions Inc./NRS Nationwide Retirement Solutions pioneered the Section 457 industry and played an instrumental role in the creation of IRC Section 457. NRS provides plan administration, investment and education/communication services to nearly 8,000 plan sponsors, with 1.52 million participants and over $46.2 billion in assets under management. A subsidiary of Nationwide Financial, a top 100 Fortune 500 company, NRS is the only provider exclusively endorsed by NACo and the IAFF. |
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PFM Asset Management, LLC/MAGIC Fund It started with the simple insight that governments and charitable institutions needed independent advice from people they could trust. Advice from people who understood their financial needs and challenges, inside and out. Thanks to an unwavering commitment to putting clients’ interests first, PFM has grown into one of the nation’s leading independent financial and investment advisors. |
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OurTech Co-Op OurTech Co-op is a Minnesota-based, membership-supported technology services cooperative that is looking to bring broadband Internet services and best-value technology solutions to under-served communities in Minnesota. By pursuing a cooperative ownership model and targeting connection deserts throughout the state, OurTech’s approach has built-in antitrust protections that work to uplift and empower these communities. Additionally, Our Tech has built up a diverse vendor base that can provide goods, services, and training throughout the state. It is estimated that 42 million Americans live in areas that do not have access to broadband Internet. In a world that has grown more and more connected, there are entire communities being left behind. OurTech believes that our model can help close these gaps in the state of Minnesota while also empowering users to demand quality service from technology providers. |
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PrimeWest Health
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UnitedHealthcare / Optum UnitedHealth Group is a distinctively diversified health and well-being company headquartered in the United States, and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping make the health system work better for everyone. We are committed to introducing innovative approaches, products and services that can improve personal health and promote healthier populations in local communities. Our core capabilities in clinical expertise, advanced technology and data and health information uniquely enable us to meet the evolving needs of a changing health care environment. |
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Xcel Energy Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and producing and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources at competitive prices. For more information, visit xcelenergy.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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