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State Training Grant Enables Lean Training for Riverwood Healthcare Center Workforce
Aug 01, 2008
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded a $326,171 Minnesota Job Skills Partnership grant to support lean health care training for the Riverwood Healthcare Center workforce...........
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Businesses in Seven Minnesota Counties Eligible for Flood-Disaster Loans
July 31, 2008
Businesses in seven Minnesota counties are eligible for low-interest federal loans for economic damages related to the flooding that occurred in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota in early June 2008 ...........
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State Manufactured Exports Reach $4.2 Billion in First Quarter
July 31, 2008
Minnesota manufactured exports increased to $4.2 billion in the first quarter of 2008 – 8.5 percent higher than the same period a year ago ...........
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Brownfield Workshops: August 25-28
July 30, 2008
Find out about financial assistance available to put polluted land back into productive use ...........
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Business Services Firms in Minnesota Predict Moderate Growth: Profits, Wages Anticipated To Improve
July 30, 2008
Professional business services firms in Minnesota anticipate sales revenue, profits and wages to grow moderately over the next year, according to the findings of a statewide survey conducted by DEED and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis ...........
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Molnau Leading Delegation to Japan-Midwest Business Conference
July 29, 2008
Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau will lead a Minnesota delegation to Milwaukee in September to attend an annual conference promoting trade and investment between Japan and the U.S. Midwest ...........
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Minnesota Trade Office Sets Trade Mission to Israel
July 24, 2008
The MTO is planning a trade mission to Israel this fall to help high-tech companies based in Minnesota build strategic relationships and explore new business opportunities ...........
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Minnesota Gains 3,400 Jobs in June: State unemployment rate drops to 5.3 percent
July 17, 2008
Minnesota gained jobs for the second consecutive month in June, with employers adding 3,400 positions on top of the 2,500 jobs that were created in May ...........
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DEED Opens Office of Science and Technology
July 16, 2008
DEED has launched a new Office of Science and Technology that will guide newer Minnesota companies...........
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DEED Seeks Request for Proposals for FIRST Grants by Aug. 27
July 14, 2008
DEED has announced another round of FIRST grants to help regions plan growth and economic development...........
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