Code42's Uptown Move Part of 2-Year, $70M Expansion Twin Cities Business-11/03/14 Plans for a two-year, $70M expansion call for Code42 to move its Minneapolis corporate headquarters to the Uptown area while adding 400 jobs in the process.
'Happy Belated Manufacturing Week' Owatonna People's Press-11/07/14 DEED BCD Director Kevin McKinnon: 'It’s a good time to be in Minnesota right now from a manufacturing perspective.'
Duluth Tech Company Plans Expansion Star Tribune-11/01/14 Imaging technology company Ikonics Corp. announced plans for a $4.3M expansion that will create 20 new jobs. Once Ikonics meets its hiring and investment goals, it will receive a $508,500 award from DEED's Minnesota Job Creation Fund.
Minn Opinion: Manufacturing is Good West Central Tribune-11/01/14 Manufacturing makes our community a great place to live and work. The industry provides more than 30 percent of all jobs in Minnesota today, employing 300,000-plus residents. The payroll tops $18.3B. According to DEED, each of those jobs supports nearly two additional jobs elsewhere in the economy. That adds up to $43.7B driving the economy.
Home of the Mall of America: Minnesota made this list of The Absolute Best States to Shop in the US.
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DEED Awards Three Workforce Development Grants to MSU-Mankato MJSP grants totaling $506,688 will fund training for hundreds of Firmenich, Michael Foods, Inc., and Truck Bodies & Equipment International, Inc. employees in Mankato.
Code42 Announces Planned Expansion Project First phase of the project will involve making additional investments at Code42's existing Minneapolis headquarters. The project’s second phase may include relocating headquarters to the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis in 2016. DEED will assist the company’s expansions with a package of incentives worth $3M.
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What if I can't think of the right answer? Do I look good enough? Will the interviewer connect with me? We're past Halloween, but tips to overcome job fears are seasonless. |
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Meda will hold monthly workshops on the federal SBIR/STTR programs. The first workshop is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 19 in downtown Minneapolis. More details. |
The deadlines for proposals for the new Job Training Incentive Pilot Program are Fri., Nov. 14 and Wed., Dec. 31, 2014. If you're a new or expanding business in Greater Minnesota and need some help training employees, this program may work for you. For more information and application guidelines, read on, |