Minnesota Department of Commerce

Minnesota Department of Commerce
Agency overview
Formed1983[1]
JurisdictionMinnesota
Headquarters85 7th Place East, Suite 280
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Agency executive
  • Grace Arnold[2]
Parent agencyState of Minnesota
Websitehttps://mn.gov/commerce/

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is the governmental agency in the U.S. State of Minnesota responsible for regulating a number of critical businesses that impact the public health and welfare. These include state-licensed or regulated industries such as insurance, real estate, property appraisals, debt collection agencies, financial institutions, commodity weights and measures, and telecommunications.[3] The department has a history of being closely-involved in significant social and political issues concerning the public interest.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Commerce Department". Minnesota Agencies. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ US: Leadership "Meet the Commerce Commissioner and leaders in the Department". Minnesota Department of Commerce. Retrieved 19 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Abous Us". Commerce About Us Social media. Minnesota Department of Commerce. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ Brucato, Cyndy (16 December 2014). "The Minnesota Department of Commerce is an easy political target — and has been for years". MinnPost. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ Steward, Tom. "Is the Minnesota Commerce Department Out of Control?". Thinking Minnesota. Center for the American Experiment. Retrieved 19 November 2017.