December 27, 1984 - Virginia Corsi, consultant, speaking at the Itasca Seminar "Competition and Cooperation - Power and Sharing: Finding the Balances,” organized and sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. Corsi’s address was on the topic "Risk-Taking as a Means to Personal and Professional Growth." Virginia Corsi heads a 20-member institutional investors council in New York City. Before that she worked in the Agency for International Development in the U.S. State Department, and earlier was associated with the Aspen Institute of Colorado and New York City. Corsi is a graduate of the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.
December 28, 1984 - Alexis Herman, chief operating officer and a co-founder of Green-Herman and Associates, a minority-owned corporation that specializes in improving productivity for small businesses, speaking at the 1984 Itasca Seminar. The theme of the seminar was "Competition and Cooperation - Power and Sharing: Finding the Balances". Herman addressed the effects on employment of a competitive high-tech environment. After her presentation, Herman took several questions and comments from conference participants. Herman heads a minority-owned small business corporation in Washington, D.C. Previously, Alexis Herman was director of the women's bureau in the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration. She is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana. The Itasca Seminar is organized and sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. This year's seminar was also co-sponsored by 17 different corporations, foundations and other organizations in the Twin Cities.
January 5, 1985 - On this Weekend program, St. Paul Mayor George Latimer and Robert Ebel, both members of Minnesota Tax Study Commission, discuss commission's recommendations to the governor and the 1985 legislature.
January 7, 1985 - Minnesota Journal host Gary Eichten presents a collection of reports and news items for Monday, January 7, 1985.
January 28, 1985 - On this Midday call-in program, a discussion with Jim Nichols, Minnesota's Agriculture Commissioner about the impact of farm crisis. Nichol's office has been a very busy one lately coordinating efforts of farmers and legislators to ease the farm debt crisis. Farmers have been organizing in 1985 to a greater degree than at any time since the Great Depression.
May 17, 1985 - Robert Townsend, author and business executive, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Townsend’s address was on the topic, "What to do When the Wheels Fall Off." Following speech, Townsend answered audience questions. Townsend’s books are "Up the Organization" and "Further Up the Organization". He is the former chief executive of Avis Rent-A-Car and has served as a consultant for such firms as Twentieth Century Fox and Dun & Bradstreet. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
July 23, 1985 - John Borchert, geography professor at University of Minnesota, and Donald Groen, Bloomington Chamber of Commerce president, discuss proposals for convention centers and commercial development in the area including the "supermall" (aka - Mall of America). Topics include tourism, new business, potential revenue, and funding cost. Borchert and Groen also answer listener questions.
July 25, 1985 - Bruce Gardner, professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, speaking at Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture Series at St. Cloud State University. The theme of debate was “Resolved: The Fate of Farming Should Be Determined in the Marketplace.” Dr. Gardner spoke in favor of market influences controlling farm policy.
July 25, 1985 - Harold Breimyer, extension economist emeritus at the University of Missouri, speaking at Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture Series at St. Cloud State University. The theme of debate was “Resolved: The Fate of Farming Should Be Determined in the Marketplace.” Breimyer argued that agricultural prices are an appropriate subject for public policy.
July 25, 1985 - Harold Breimyer, extension economist emeritus at the University of Missouri; and Bruce Gardner, professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, provide closing statements at Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture Series at St. Cloud State University. They both participated in debate titled “Resolved: The Fate of Farming Should Be Determined in the Marketplace.”