Despite losing some tech jobs in 2010, Minnesota remained the 17th largest cyberstate, according to non-profit firm
TechAmerica Foundation.
In its annual
Cyberstates rankings, the organization analyzed the health of the tech industry in all 50 states.
In a press release announcing the results,
Minnesota High Tech Association CEO and president Margaret Anderson Kelliher noted that "Minnesota will recover with policies that encourage education in science and technology." She also mentioned economic development tools such as the data center sales tax exemption that was recently approved by the state legislature.
Compared to other states, Minnesota ranked second in electromedical equipment manufacturing employment, and sixth in computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing employment.