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Teens Finally Catching a Hiring Break
Minneapolis Star Tribune-4/25/15
With the labor market tightening, DEED's Oriane Casale says teens are going to be a hotter commodity this summer than in the recent past. One newly hired teen is Aissatou Royce-Diop, a 14-year-old who started her first job last week at a Dairy Queen in south Minneapolis.
St. Cloud Event Touts Construction Jobs
St. Cloud Times-4/22/15
Nearly 500 high school students learned about careers in construction during an event in St. Cloud last week. With baby boomers retiring, the industry expects to have many openings in coming years. "We need to find the next generation of workers," said Mary DesJarlais of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
Woman Achieves Employment Dream
Red Wing Republican Eagle-4/23/15
Karla Albertz’s journey to employment began in high school when she was referred to James Langevin of DEED's Vocational Rehabilitation Services unit. Langevin, who works with disabled students in Goodhue and Wabasha counties, said Albertz blossomed, thanks to her can-do attitude. She achieved her employment dream when she was hired by the local Target store in February.
Why Workers Like the Twin Cities
Minneapolis Star Tribune-4/19/15
The Twin Cities stands out from most other metro areas in the country because
of its big and vibrant corporate community. What's the secret to the
region's success? University of Minnesota professor Myles Shaver calls it a
"human capital story."
Ecolab finished ninth on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 16th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2015 list. Other Minnesota companies on the list were 3M, General Mills, Mosaic, Hormel Foods and Target. |
 Job Opportunities Improving for Teens
Job prospects for Minnesota teenagers have improved considerably since the recession, with the average unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 19 falling to 11.4 percent in 2014, according to figures from DEED. The new figures are an improvement from teen jobless rates that surged to more than 20 percent during the recession.
DEED Awards Training Grant for Lueken's
Forty-three workers at Lueken’s Village Foods in Bemidji will receive training in aquaponics and sustainability under a $49,572 grant awarded by DEED's Minnesota Job Skills Partnership. Lueken’s, an employee-owned business that has two grocery stores, a restaurant and a web development company, is expanding into aquaponics farming, which involves growing fish and plants in the same system.
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As the baby boomer generation transitions into retirement, millennials are stepping up to the plate. Millennials are increasingly playing a role in shaping the workplace and in defining what they consider important when looking for employment.
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The Minnesota Trade Office will partner with the University of Minnesota Biotechnology Institute and the MnDRIVE initiative next month for a listening session about new technologies for treating mine water. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 13, in the Cargill Building on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus. Pre-registration is required. Sign up here.
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