DEED in the News
MinnPost - 7/5/19
When Steve Grove was appointed commissioner of DEED in January, one of his first priorities was to grow the state’s technology sector to compete with cities like Seattle, Boston and Austin.
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Twin Cities Business - 7/3/19
DEED on Wednesday awarded $3.4 million in cleanup grant funds to 15 redevelopment projects across the state. DEED estimates that these funds will draw $245.7 million in private investment for the projects. The funding is awarded through DEED’s Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grants Program.
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Wapeton Daily News - 7/2/19
Wilkin County’s unemployment rate for May was lower than that of the state of Minnesota. Unemployment in Minnesota is holding at 3.3 percent according to DEED. Wilkin County’s unemployment rate for May was at 2.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted according to statistics on the DEED website.
DEED economic analysts Ed Hodder and Magda Olson, led by Director Neal Young, recently won an Excellence award in the category of "Policy Analysis Supporting Federal, State, or Local Initiatives" from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER).
Governor Tim Walz has declared July “Hire a Veteran Month" to encourage Minnesota employers to connect the state's 153,000 military service members of working age with employment opportunities in July and throughout the year.
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