State unemployment rate holds steady at 7.3%
Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.3 percent in February -- the same percentage recorded in January, according to figures released this afternoon by the Department of...
View ArticleState unemployment rate inches up in March
Minnesota's unemployment rate edged up .1 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted 7.4 percent, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development...
View ArticleMatt Kramer named head of St. Paul Chamber
Matt Kramer, a former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and a former chief of staff for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, has been named president of the St. Paul...
View ArticlePublic employee unions fight health care premium increases
Thirteen unions representing approximately 43,000 workers are locked in difficult negotiations with the state over health care insurance premiums for the next two years.
View ArticleDFL votes pass GOP bonding bill
Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate have had two choices regarding their posture heading into the 2012 campaign season: Withhold votes on key bills to set up the claim that Republicans presided...
View Article$50 million in DEED fund sets off lobbying push
Last week the Department of Employment and Economic Development sent out a call for grant applications to spend almost $50 million. At stake was the latest pot of economic development dollars DEED will...
View ArticleDEED receives $288 million in bonding requests
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) says it has received 90 applications requesting a total $288.4 million in bonding projects. That's well more than what's available...
View ArticleSticker shock: Dayton’s $190 million disaster bill
Officials from Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration and high-level Republican lawmakers met over the past week in an attempt to get closer to a deal on a disaster relief bill related to this summer’s...
View ArticleDEED grants: The Saints go marching in
In an announcement that brought cheers and jeers from both sides of the aisle, Gov. Mark Dayton ended more than three months of suspense Thursday by awarding $47.5 million in bonding money to nine...
View ArticleDFL weighs economic development incentives
As they prepare to assume control of the Minnesota Legislature, DFLers are making the case that long-term investments in education and other public priorities will be a boon to the state’s future...
View ArticleMnDOT awards nearly $16 million in TED grants
The state is funding $15.7 million in grants to help pay for five trunk highway projects, including one in Minneapolis.
View ArticleWhere the state is aiming its incentive cash
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development this year got an infusion of money from state lawmakers for a variety of economic development programs. And since the money became...
View ArticleState’s ‘Olmstead Plan’ looks to overhaul disability services
It’s been 14 years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the matter of Olmstead v. L.C. In that case, the high court found that states cannot continue to house disabled citizens in...
View ArticleMinnesota gains 600 jobs in harsh January weather
For the workforce as a whole, the state added 52,160 jobs over the past year, an increase of 1.9 percent.
View ArticleJob Creation Fund awards $4.2M in first months
Minnesota’s $24 million Job Creation Fund has received more than one application a week on average since the program launched Jan. 1.
View ArticleLawmakers favor grants for housing shortage
Legislators have rejected a plan to let cities use TIF districts to address Greater Minnesota housing shortages.
View ArticleMinnesota’s manufacturers still confront hiring problems
Virtually no Minnesota manufacturers are expected to downsize, but companies continue to struggle with finding enough qualified applicants, according to a report.
View ArticleMinnesota exports slip 0.5 percent in 2013
The state exported $20.7 billion worth of manufactured, mining and agricultural products last year, down $106 million from a record $20.8 billion in 2012.
View ArticleRevenue shortfall gets political
Republican legislators and candidates have seized on the run of disappointing tax collection figures, saying it's a clear indication that the state is headed in the wrong direction.
View ArticleLegislators look to ‘pump up’ brownfield funds
Cleanup money for contaminated sites can spur redevelopment.
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