Regional Organizations

• Midwest Dairy Association
• Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
• Midwest High Speed Rail Association
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• Midwest Invasive Species Information Network
• Midwest Power Skills
• Midwest Renewable Energy Association
• Midwest Rural Energy Council
• Midwest University Research Network
• Midwest U.S. – China Association
• Midwest U.S. – Japan Association
• Organization of MISO States

Organizations on MGA Stakeholder Groups

The MGA convenes diverse groups of stakeholders to assist governors and their staffs in the formulation of policy recommendations.

• Corporation for a Skilled Workforce – Facilitators
• Great Plains Institute – Facilitators
• National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) – Co-hosting Association
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) – Co-hosting Association

3M	Advanced Biofuels Association	Alberti Advisors
Alcoa Inc.	Alliant Energy	American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
American Electric Power	American Wind Energy Association	Archer Daniels Midland
Bismarck State College	BP Products North America	Builders Association of Minnesota
C 5-6 Technologies	Center for Energy & Environment	Center on Wisconsin Strategy
CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco	Citizens Utility Board, Wisconsin	Clean Air Task Force
Clean Wisconsin	CleanTech Partners	CMS Energy
Cogent Biofuels	ComEd	ConocoPhillips
Core Energy	CREATE	Des Moines Area Community College
DTE Energy	Duke Energy	Ecology Center
Enbridge Inc.	Energy Center of Wisconsin	Energy Development Initiative
Environment Illinois	Environment Ohio	Environmental Law and Policy Center
Exxon-Mobil	Flint Hills Resources	Ford Motor Company
Fresh Energy	General Motors	Great Plains Laborers District Council- Iowa
Great River Energy	IBEW Local #51 and Local #2150	ICM, Inc.
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	Illinois Farm Bureau
IllinoisVENTURES	Indiana MIchigan Power Company	Indiana Wildlife Federation
International Paper	Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities	Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa Environmental Council	Iowa Farm Bureau	Iowa Office of Energy Independence
Iowa State University	Iowa Wind Energy Association	ITC Holdings
Izaak Walton League of America	Johnson Controls	Kansas Bioscience Authority
Kansas Corporation Commission	Kansas Department of Commerce	Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas Department of Labor	Kansas Geological Survey	Kansas State University
Lakeshore Technical College	Madison Gas & Electric	Manitoba Department of Energy, Science & Technology
Manitoba Energy Development Initiative	Manitoba Hydro	Marathon
Medtronic, Inc.	Michigan Bureau of Workforce Transformation	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Economic Development Corporation	Michigan Environmental Council	Michigan Municipal Electric Association
Michigan Office of Geologic Survey	Michigan Public Service Commission	Michigan State University
MidAmerican Energy Holdings	Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance	Midwest Generation LLC
MISO	Midwest Research University Network	Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota Corn Growers Association	Minnesota Department of Commerce	Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
Minnesota Office of Energy Security	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency	Minnesota Power
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	Missouri Department of Natural Resources	Missouri River Energy Services
Missouri Technology Corporation	Monsanto Corporation	National Biodiesel Board
National Wildlife Federation	Natural Resources Defense Council	NewPage Corporation
Next Energy	Ohio AFL-CIO	Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
Ohio Department of Agriculture	Ohio Environmental Protection Agency	Owens Corning
Petroleum Marketing Association	Plum Creek Timber Company	POET
Wiconsin Public Service Commission	Renewable Fuels Association	Show Me Energy
Silicon Valley Bank	South Dakota Dept.of Environment and Natural Resources	South Dakota Department of Labor
South Dakota Farmers Union	South Dakota Office of Economic Development	South Dakota State University
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency	Suncor Energy
The Dow Chemical Company	The Land Institute	The Nature Conservancy
Union of Concerned Scientists	University of Dayton	University of Illinois-Chicago
University of Iowa	University of Minnesota	University of Wisconsin
Utility Workers Union of America	Virent Energy Systems	Wal-Mart Stores
Water Resources Center	WE Energies	Westar Energy
Western Michigan University	Wind on the Wires	Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions
Wisconsin Angel Network	Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources	Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation	Wisconsin Farmers Union	Wisconsin Public Power, Inc.
Wisconsin Public Service Commission	Wolverine Power Cooperative	Xcel Energy

Reports

• When it Comes to Workforce, States Matter – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Spring 2010
• Past Silos and Smokestacks: Transforming the Rural Economy in the Midwest– The Chicago Center on Global Affairs, April 2010
• Turning Up the Heat: How Venture Capital Can Help Fuel the Economic Transformation of the Great Lakes Region – Brookings Institute, January 2010
• Ammerican Innovation: Manufacturing Low Carbon Technologies in the Midwest – The Climate Group, January 2010
• Community Colleges: A Route of Upward Economic Mobility – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, March 2009