Eleven different groups that support new businesses will receive between $84,000 and $450,000 in two-year grants.
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Red Stamp will retain its brand name, website, and offerings following the acquisition.
One goal of the new program is to “promote leasable space in a new light to potential tenants.”
The operator of the Aqua Nightclub & Lounge is adding to its portfolio of Minneapolis venues, with plans for additional expansion on the horizon.
Thrivent Financial and other “fraternal benefit societies” are making a push to ensure they remain tax-exempt when the writers of the nation’s tax code start with a “blank slate.”
The musicians have been locked out since October 1 due to a contract dispute.
Talented gift-wrappers are invited to submit videos displaying their skills; eight finalists will be selected to vie for the grand prize in New York.
Local law firm Fare Grange claims that an advocacy group has engaged in “trademark bullying.” The advocacy group, meanwhile, said that it must protect its trademarks to avoid confusion among potential donors.
The new laws also include a total of $496.1 million to fund dozens of arts, parks, trails, and natural resources projects throughout the state.
Whitebox Advisors is conducting a search for a new president as its current one steps down to focus on the Twin Cities nonprofit Charity Aware.
The Minnesota Film Production Jobs Program will provide film companies with monetary reimbursements over the next two years if they agree to film in Minnesota.
The controversial House plan to change charitable deduction rules died in the tax conference committee.
Thirty ideas for improving St. Paul—ranging from the construction of a “floating museum” to mobile food shelves—are competing for a $1 million prize.
One Twin Cities orchestra has called off its remaining concerts this season, while another resumed performances and picked a new, albeit familiar, leader.
Nonprofits worry the change could mean that Minnesotans might be less motivated to donate because the current state tax break would be substantially cut.
Musicians agreed to salary cuts, and the orchestra will be reduced in size; players are now calling for the appointment of a new leader for the orchestra’s management organization, one that would replace its interim president.
Martin Williams’ new campaign for the Twins Community Fund works to reintroduce city kids to baseball.
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra musicians, who have been locked out since October, have agreed to vote on management’s latest offer, although management must first reach a separate agreement with a national union.