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White House Praises State's Adult Job Training as National Model
Star Tribune-08/02/14
FastTRAC has served 3,000 Minnesotans. Roughly nine in 10 have completed college courses or credentialing courses.
 KSTP: Shutterfly Opens New Shakopee Facility with Ribbon-Cutting
Small Cities Development Program: City Gauging Rehab Interest in Ward 4
Crookston Times-07/29/14
Crookston is looking for Ward 4 property owners interested in rehabilitating their homes, commercial and residential rental properties as part of an effort to secure a SCDP grant.
 Pioneer Press: Schmidt Brewery Officials Show Off $130M remodel
Minneapolis among ten best cities for millennials to buy a home, according to MarketWatch.
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Polaris Partners with Minn Job Creation Fund for Twin Cities Expansion
DEED is assisting Polaris with $800,000 from the Job Creation Fund. Polaris will receive the funding once it has completed the expansion and added 100 new jobs.
PERBIX Moving to Brooklyn Park
Manufacturing and engineering services provider PERBIX plans to move operations to Brooklyn Park and create 12 new jobs.
SRC Plant Expands in Chaska; Will Add Up to 30 Skilled Jobs
Super Radiator Coils broke ground at its manufacturing facility to build a 22,000 sq. ft. addition to meet demand for heat exchanger coils. The company has been approved to receive a $287,500 grant from DEED's Job Creation Fund.
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 Eleven students will be able to take one free class and certification at Ridgewater College in Willmar this fall, thanks to a DEED FastTRAC grant to Willmar’s Adult Basic Education program, Central Minnesota Jobs and Training and the college. The three-credit-hour medical terminologies class was selected because it is a requirement for five different educational paths at Ridgewater. Copperleaf Assisted Living Home in Willmar will offer experiential learning trips for the students. An ABE instructor will teach students the skills they need to succeed in college and organize after-class study groups. Read more. |
