State Representative Peggy Bennett, R-Albert Lea, Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee Chairman Bob Gunther, R-Fairmont, and other committee members prepare to tour the Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen food facility in Albert Lea. The stop at Mrs. Gerry’s on Dec. 10 was part of the committee’s southeastern Minnesota tour, as it is meeting with local business, government and economic leaders from around the state to discuss issues important to their area and determine how it can assist those issues. -Provided