Pawlenty worried about bonding bill
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is saying he’ll veto the bonding bill now in conference committee — if it’s as large as he’s hearing it is. The second-term governor, who’sdebating running for a third term, later...
View Article‘Jobs’ session may drown in red ink
The prolonged collapse of Minnesota's general fund revenues, headlines about unemployment in Minnesota and the fine print of the state's newly issued economic forecast tell two different tales of woe.
View ArticleTroubles mount for Elk Run bioscience park
Prospects for the proposed Elk Run biobusiness park in Pine Island have reached the point where it is no longer a question of when the development will happen — but whether it will ever happen.
View ArticleWorkforce training, race equity can be unifying priority for ’15
Those of us on the road and vacationing in Minnesota this summer are seeing more “Help Wanted” and “Get Job Applications Here” signs than we’ve seen in many years.
View ArticleConventional wisdom on economy is wrong
While it is true that the unemployment rate is low, one of the main reasons is that over the past few years a huge number of people gave up on working altogether.
View ArticleProfessor: State economy looks ‘good,’ but …
The co-author of the St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report finds signs of favorable business activity as well as some potential difficulties.
View ArticleDayton heads to Iron Range as layoff concerns loom
The governor plans to address union workers and hear their concerns after Tuesday’s notice that Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel will lay off 680 more workers when it partially shutters its Minntac mine...
View ArticleAndersen grows in Cottage Grove
The new jobs, expected to be in place within a year, will push Andersen’s employee numbers back up after a notable drop during the recession.
View ArticleMinnesota gains jobs in March, though construction slips
Minnesota employers added 7,800 jobs in March, ratcheting up year-over-year gains to 50,829.
View ArticleCity backs Arctic Cat’s $26M Thief River Falls growth spurt
Thief River Falls kicks in $2.2 million for the project that promises almost 50 new jobs.
View ArticleRising dollar dampens Minnesota exports, growth outlook
Minnesota scored 51.1 in the Mid-America Business Conditions Index, down from 51.3 in April.
View ArticleCirrus gets $4M lift for Duluth expansion
The provision was the last remaining question mark in the financing plan for a $10 million effort to build out a 60,000-square-foot aircraft painting facility in Duluth.
View ArticleMore job seekers drive up state unemployment rate
The change came as the labor force participation rate – or the proportion of Minnesotans working or looking for jobs – continued to grow, hitting 70.8 percent in May.
View ArticleHigher minimum-wage proposals gain ground on both coasts
The 240,000-student University of California becomes the nation's first public university to commit itself to the $15-an-hour wage.
View ArticleSoil tests will help shape vision for St. Paul’s Ford site
A community meeting closes out a series of presentations aimed at soliciting feedback.
View ArticleMinnesota unemployment rate up in July
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported Thursday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4 percent. It’s the first highest since May 2014 and a tick above...
View ArticleJobless benefits extended for some Range workers
The U.S. Department of Labor stretched out job-training and other services to workers at the idled Mesabi Nugget plant, in Hoyt Lakes and Chisholm, for up to 130 weeks.
View ArticleMN government sector loses 5,000 jobs
Minnesota construction companies shed 200 jobs from the month before, while the state’s employers, overall, added 7,300 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Minnesota Department...
View ArticleMystery company wants $1M to create new jobs in St. Paul
The St. Paul Port Authority board pushed for $1 million in state aid to seal the deal.
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