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Northland Connection is the premier commercial real estate and economic development research program in the eight-county Northland region of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. It aims to provide economic development data and analysis to recruit, expand, and retain businesses across the region.

Northland Connection

Northland Connection covers eight-county Northland region of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

Regional Data Property Database

All you need to know for your next move

Use our data tools to explore our region

Property Search & Analysis

Find optimal business locations using powerful real estate search, demographic & industry analysis.

Community Infographic

Our interactive infographic illustrates key data about Northeast MN and Northwest WI.

Talent

Research, analyse and map data about universities and degrees conferred by program.

Demographics

Come see what our workforce can do for your business looking at robust, detailed, and interactive demographic information.

Labor Force

Explore data about the businesses in our communities and the employees who keep them running.

Business Data

Explore industry clusters, find major employers and discover your competitors or customers.

Consumer Expenditures

Visualise breakdowns of Consumer Expending in a wide variety of categories.

Occupation Data

Use thematic heat maps to picture hourly and annual wage data for hundreds of occupations.

Dynamic Maps

Demographic variables and GIS data related to growing or expanding in Northland Connection.

Community Search & Analysis

Get to know all of the communities in our region. Discover every data point you need.

Compare Communities

Compare our communities with others in the region or across the U.S.

Our services

We support regional economic development efforts by maintaining the most comprehensive, curated database of our region's commercial properties and providing economic development data and analysis.

Who we serve

We serve community and economic development partners, businesses, and organizations seeking property information, demographic or economic data, or connections to development resources.

About us

Northland Connection is the premier commercial real estate and economic development research program for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

Let’s find property and data for your business

Northland Connection is the right place to find your niche

Northland Connection is the most curated regional commercial real estate database and economic development research program in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. In collaboration with our private and public funding partners, we provide property information, economic data and analysis to recruit, expand, and retain businesses. Powered by Northspan, a private, non-profit consulting firm.

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