January 31, 1983 - Hazel Reinhardt, the first state demographer and now vice president and director of Human Resources for the Cowles Media Company, speaking at the Minnesota Horizons Conference, held in St. Paul. Reinhardt addressed how population changes will have some important social and economic effects. Speech was part of day’s theme on how Minnesota population has changed, what that could mean for the future, and what sorts of investments will be needed in housing and public structures. The conference was intended to give state legislators a more comprehensive view of the difficult problems facing the state than they normally get during regular hearings. The conference brought together experts from such fields as economics, energy, housing, agriculture, education, natural resources, and the funding of public services.
February 3, 1977 - Highlight speeches from second Minnesota Horizons conference, a seminar for state legislators, sponsored by the State Planning Agency and the Commission on Minnesota's Future, designed to show lawmakers and citizens some of the long-range problems the state faces. This part of conference focuses on population changes, and the effects it has on state. Speakers include: State demographer Hazel Reinhardt, on the nature of population change Ed Hunter, Deputy Director of the State Planning Agency, on the changing state labor force Jim Solum, Director of the Local and Urban Affairs Office of the Planning Agency, on housing needs in the next 10-15 years