{"id":5152,"date":"2016-11-10T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgs.com\/?p=5152"},"modified":"2016-11-10T11:58:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:58:00","slug":"bgs-and-the-canada-minnesota-business-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/10\/bgs-and-the-canada-minnesota-business-council\/","title":{"rendered":"BGS and the Canada-Minnesota Business Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barna Guzy &amp; Steffen is a member of the Canada-Minnesota Business Council (CMBC), a Minnesota-based volunteer organization established in 1994 to support the commercial, economic, and cultural relationship between Minnesota and Canada. BGS attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/professional-staff\/attorneys\/clark-isakson-carole\/\">Carole Isakson<\/a> recently attended an event hosted by the CMBC, featuring an intelligent and insightful presentation by global investment research firm TIS Group Inc. CMBC works closely with the office of the Consulate General of Canada in Minnesota, and at the event Ms. Isakson was pleased to meet and converse with Canadian Consul General Khawar Nasim. The Minneapolis office of the Consul General covers Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5153\" src=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/carole-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"carole\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nAccording to the CMBC, trade between Minnesota and Canada now exceeds $20 billion dollars annually, with Canada representing Minnesota\u2019s largest trading partner in the world. The CMBC\u2019s ongoing mandate is support for education, policy advocacy, and business networking within the growing community of private and public stakeholders involved in this critical business partnership. BGS is proud to be a member of the CMBC, and looks forward to becoming more involved with this valuable organization.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barna Guzy &amp; Steffen is a member of the Canada-Minnesota Business Council (CMBC), a Minnesota-based volunteer organization established in 1994 to support the commercial, economic, and cultural relationship between Minnesota and Canada. BGS attorney Carole Isakson recently attended an event hosted by the CMBC, featuring an intelligent and insightful presentation by global investment research firm TIS Group Inc. CMBC works closely with the office of the Consulate General of Canada in Minnesota, and at the event Ms. Isakson was pleased to meet and converse with Canadian Consul General Khawar Nasim. The Minneapolis office of the Consul General covers Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. According to the CMBC, trade between Minnesota and Canada now exceeds $20 billion dollars annually, with Canada representing Minnesota\u2019s largest trading partner in the world. The CMBC\u2019s ongoing mandate is support for education, policy advocacy, and business networking within the growing community of private and public stakeholders involved in this critical business partnership. 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