DEED in the News
StarTribune - 10/14/19
Gender and racial diversity flowed through many Startup Week events last week that celebrated, examined and showcased fledgling businesses, including last Friday’s MEDA Million Dollar Challenge for Minority Entrepreneurs to the 40-event Blacks in Technology conference that concluded Saturday.
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Press & News - 10/13/19
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC (headquartered in Maple Grove) announced that executives from its parent company, joined Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the 51st Midwest U.S. Japan Association Conference.
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Alexandria Echo Press- 10/8/19
DEED announced Tuesday, that it has awarded $350,000 to Alexandria to redevelop a 2.31-acre spot on Broadway and Third Avenue previously occupied by Blue Collar Bob's and Bello Cucina restaurant.
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Updates from DEED
DEED has awarded 42 grants statewide totaling $10,940,160 under the Minnesota Pathways to Prosperity program. DEED received nearly $21 million dollars in funding requests and $10,940,160 was available for Pathways to Prosperity grant awards in the SFY 2020-21 funding cycle.
Students from Roseville Area High School's "Exploring Engineering" class got a tour of Wilson Tool Company in White Bear Lake on Friday, October 4, 2019, for National Manufacturing Day. Teacher Jake Krautkremer accompanied the students.
DEED today announced more than $2 million in grants and loans awarded from the Redevelopment Grant and Demolition Loan Program.
The PFA today announced $23.4 million in water infrastructure loans and grants for Currie, St. James, Rice Lake, Twin Valley and the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District.
Minnesota employers continue to struggle to find workers they need to grow and thrive in today’s tight labor market. The current edition of Trends takes a closer look at hiring difficulties and highlights a new tool for high schools and colleges to use in helping students plan for the in-demand jobs of the future.
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