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42 biz expansions to add 1,300 MN jobs
MinnPost - 06/26/13
Forty-two business expansion projects are either in progress, completed, or were announced during the first quarter of 2013, bringing with them more than 1,300 Minnesota jobs.
Trade Mission A Success For Mankato
KEYC-TV CBS-12 / FOX-12 – 06/24/13
Delegates from the city of Mankato have returned from a ten-day trip on Governor Mark Dayton's Trade Mission to Europe.
Duluth-area unemployment falls
Duluth News Tribune - 06/26/13
Unemployment rates continued to improve throughout much of the Northland in May, fed by a seasonal boost in jobs and an improving economy.
US Department of Labor announces $58 million in state grants to train dislocated workers
U.S. Department of Labor 06/26/13
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $58 million in funding to 30 states for expanded training of dislocated workers so they can acquire industry-recognized credentials that lead to new career opportunities. The grants to states will support on-the-job training, customized training, registered apprenticeships and other approaches that connect individuals with employers, with a focus on providing these services to those in long spells of unemployment.
The Twin Cities is the second brainiest metro in the country?
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ST. PAUL – Seventy-seven percent of Minnesota firms that specialize in business services are optimistic about the outlook for the state economy, saying they anticipate their sales revenue to grow or remain stable in the coming year...
ST. PAUL –The Minnesota Department of Transportation – in partnership with the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) – has awarded $15.7 million in grants to five state trunk highway projects that will support growing industry and businesses, and improve the transportation network for all users. The funding was awarded under the Transportation Economic Development Program (TED).
Summer Jobs for Teens
Summer is the time of year when teenagers gain valuable experience and pocket money by working at places like golf courses, amusement parks, and lawn and garden stores. But finding work has gotten a lot tougher for them in recent years because many of those jobs either disappeared or went to adults who lost their regular jobs during the recession.
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