Minnesota Jobs News

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Pratt criticizes Jobs policy bill that reduces accountability for tax dollars and fails to address labor shortage

April 9, 2024

The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved a Jobs and Economic Development Policy bill that fails to take the steps necessary to address Minnesota’s labor shortage or increase worker wages. Recent reporting indicates Minnesota still has 10,000 fewer jobs today than…

Jobs policy bill reduces accountability for tax dollars; fails to address labor shortage

April 8, 2024

The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved a Jobs and Economic Development Policy bill that tinkers around the edges of state job programs instead of taking bold and necessary steps to address Minnesota’s labor shortage or increase worker wages. Recent reporting…

Pratt bill creates “Shakopee Area Workforce Development Scholarships” to address workforce shortages in Shakopee

March 28, 2024

Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) has introduced legislation that creates a Shakopee Area Workforce Development Scholarships pilot program. This unique pilot would create a scholarship program that would create a public-private partnership between local businesses, the city, and higher education institutions,…

Nelson applauds legislation to expand education tax credit to reduce barriers to CTE programs

March 13, 2024

The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee on Wednesday heard bipartisan legislation that will expand the application of the K-12 education credit to include expenses for career and technical education (CTE) programs. State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester), a co-author of the bill,…

Nelson applauds bipartisan effort to expand P-Tech Program

March 10, 2024

State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) today praised this year’s bipartisan effort to expand the successful P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) program across Minnesota. Senate File 4035, which received its first hearing in the Senate’s Education Finance Committee…

Koran applauds job creation funding for Sunrise Fiberglass

November 21, 2023

Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) today congratulated Sunrise Fiberglass LLC, a composites manufacturer based in Wyoming, for being awarded a $160,000 Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) loan from Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The funding will support a…

Koran celebrates grant award for Rosenbauer America

November 21, 2023

Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) today celebrated an announcement by Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development that Rosenbauer America, a custom fire truck manufacturer in Wyoming, Minn, will partner with Hennepin Technical College for skills training thanks to a…

Jasinski: Congrats to Faribault’s MRG Tool & Die on economic development grant!

November 21, 2023

Friends and neighbors – Some exciting news for a great local employer: MRG Tool & Die in Faribault is set to receive a $49,526 economic development grant from Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development to partner with Anoka-Ramsey Community…

Draheim: Support Small Businesses this weekend!

November 21, 2023

Support Small Businesses this weekend! By: Senator Rich Draheim Friends and neighbors – This Saturday marks Small Business Saturday, a day to celebrate and support local small businesses – support that is especially crucial for the mom-and-pop businesses that line…