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Custom Products Plans to Expand, Add Jobs
Hutchinson Leader-8/14/14
DEED is assisting with cost of the expansion, with $231,000 from the Minnesota Job Creation Fund. Custom Products will receive the funding once it has completed the expansion and added the jobs.
Christmas Arrives in Medford this Summer
Owatonna's People's Press-08/12/14
Two reductions in flat rate charges are directly tied to the investment the city of Medford made since 2007 with its water and wastewater systems. At that time, a Minnesota Public Facilities Authority low- interest loan was secured to pay for this major capital project.
Minn Manufacturers Invited to Participate in Statewide Tour Promotion
Prairie Business-08/13/14
Manufacturers are invited to be part of Dream It. Do It. Statewide Tour of Manufacturing Oct. 23-25, 2014 when businesses open their doors for tours to close out Minnesota Manufacturers’ Week.
Power Surge in Minnesota's Solar Industry
Star Tribune-08/17/14
Industry officials expect Minnesota’s solar surge to last through 2016, after which a federal investment tax credit falls from 30 percent to 10 percent. That will force the solar industry to adapt to lower subsidies.
Manufacturing Showcase Fall 2014
Register here for Metro Alliance Customized and Continuing Education (MACCE) Manufacturing Showcases.
Farmers Markets limited edition stamps were designed by Lakeland, Minn artist and illustrator Robin Moline. Find local foods and more here.
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State Loses 4,200 Jobs in July
Over the past 12 months, Minn has gained 68,344 jobs, a 2.5 percent growth rate, compared with a U.S. growth rate of 1.9 percent during that period.
Guadalupe Alternative Programs Awarded Federal Grant to Assist At-Risk Youth Enter Workforce
The alternative high school in St. Paul’s West Side neighborhood, has been awarded a $768,000 YouthBuild grant. DEED's Office of Youth Development provided technical assistance and coordination for the GAP grant proposal as well as state match funding.
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The family that works together, stays together -- and Kelly’s Koffee is truly a family business. |
 Guadalupe Alternative Programs (GAP) will use their competitive YouthBuild grant to train 48 at-risk youth in St. Paul in construction, and prepare them for employment in Minnesota's construction industry (above). Nancy Waisanen, DEED's Office of Youth Development, was key in developing their successful grant application. This is a huge boost for St. Paul youth: To date, the Office of Youth Development has leveraged more than $1.5M of federal Youthbuild funding for the city of St. Paul using state YouthBuild funds as the required match. City Academy is the other grantee. |
