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A Strong Incentive
Minnesota Business Magazine-2/26/15
With the U.S. economy on the rebound, imaging specialist Ikonics has been in a proactive growth mode, adding new technology, capabilities, and customers. Running short on space at its Duluth headquarters, the company became one of the first to access a new source of financing: the Minnesota Job Creation Fund.
Wellness Center Puts Community on New Path
Prairie Business Magazine-2/27/15
With an aquatic center, multi-purpose gym, running track, racquetball courts, weight room, cardio equipment, whirlpool and sauna, Wadena's new wellness center could give many a trendy urban health club a run for their money. Instead, the newly completed Maslowski Wellness and Research Center is the focal point for a multifaceted plan to put this rural Minnesota community on track to better health.
New Workers Land Jobs in a Wave of Retirements
Hibbing Tribune-2/24/15
The vast majority of today’s mining workforce will soon be swept away in a wave of retirement and replaced by a sea of youthful workers
Exports Hit Record Level of $21.4B as More Countries Buy Minnesotan
BringMetheNews--2/27/15
$21.4 billion. That’s the amount companies from other countries spent on products made in Minnesota in 2014.
Could Northeast Minneapolis -- home to hundreds of artist studios and the annual Art-a-Whirl -- be the best arts district in the U.S.?
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State Exports Reach Record $21.4B in 2014
Minnesota companies exported $5.5B in agricultural, mining and manufactured products in the fourth quarter of 2014, which brought the year to a record $21.4 billion in exports, according to DEED.
 Small businesses form the core of the state's economy, with more than 500,000 of them employing 1.2M people. Altogether, small businesses account for 97.8 percent of all employers in the state. If you're interested in starting a small business, the 2015 edition of ‘A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota’ is available without charge from the Small Business Assistance Office at DEED in St. Paul. Now in its 33rd edition, the popular must-have reference tool provides a concise summary of the major issues faced by anyone starting a business here. Find out more.
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free, hands-on exploration of careers in the construction trades will be open
exclusively to high school students in the NE MInn region from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tues., March 10. The event is held by Construct Tomorrow, a consortium of apprenticeship skills instructors, prime and sub-contractors, public sector representatives from workforce development and labor, and youth
educators with the goal of making students aware of apprenticeship training opportunities and careers in the construction industry. The free event will be held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Paulucci Hall. DEED is a sponsor. For more inforrmation, contact Rhonda Rutford, Duluth WorkForce Center, 218-302-8406. |
