DEED in the News

Minnesota's job market swings back, adds 3,300 jobs

Star Tribune - 7/18/19
Minnesota added 3,300 jobs last month and far more in May than the state jobs agency originally estimated. The state’s unemployment rate held at 3.3% in June as hiring regained some momentum after slowing down during the spring.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve and DEED find local professional service firms upbeat about 2020 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - 7/16/19 Minnesota's professional services firms are feeling pretty good about 2020, according to the results of a survey done by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and DEED.

Minnesota’s startup ecosystem Finance and Commerce - 7/17/19 Tucked away in this year’s motley special session package at the Legislature was a bill authorizing the creation of Launch Minnesota, a $5 million public-private program to grow the state’s innovation economy.

Updates From DEED

Minnesota Business Firms Expect Stable Conditions in 2020

Minnesota business service firms feel positive about the economy, with 86 percent expecting sales revenue to increase or remain stable next year, according to a joint survey released by DEED and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

PFA Approves $20.8 Million for Projects in Three Greater Minnesota Cities

The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) announced $20.8 million in loan and grant funding for water infrastructure projects in Oronoco, Marshall and Detroit Lakes.