The Duluth/Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is comprised of St. Louis and Carlton Counties in Minnesota and Douglas County in Wisconsin (2009 pop. est. 276,368). Located on the western edge of Lake Superior, the region's major industries include aviation, back office, wood and paper products, mining, higher education, shipping/transportation, health care, metal fabrication and tourism.

The international "Twin Ports" of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., form the hub of economic and cultural activity, but there are dozens of interrelating communities across the MSA, each with unique strengths, resources and opportunities for development.