Unsurprisingly, most applications came from workers in the food industry.
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The North Star State continues to release unemployment figures even as the Trump administration asks states to hold off.
The state program has distributed $344,000 to Minnesota startup companies.
Inside Minneapolis’ new 100 Restrooms initiative.
The number of downtown residents grew 3 percent over the prior year.
The former Google exec explores the challenging realities of growing the state's startup and innovation economy.
Construction, manufacturing, and education/health services all lost jobs in 2019
The Great Northern festival kicks off Jan. 23, but its new executive director Kate Nordstrum is already thinking ahead to making it a national draw.
A look at GDP growth across the region and nation.
The southern Minnesota city is experiencing a business development boom. It's not by accident.
The state distributed all $10 million in tax credits in five months.
These days, the sectors with some of the highest earners in the U.S. are tech and finance. Minneapolis-St. Paul doesn’t have as much tech or finance — particularly tech investing and finance — compared to the country’s biggest cities.
Though more than 6,000 jobs were added in Minnesota in November, the state's unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a percent from October to November, according to data from the state.
To obtain the money, the companies first need to meet certain hiring goals and capital investment requirements.
A roundup of business news from around the state, curated by TCB editors
After two months of declines, the state’s unemployment rate remained flat at 3.2 percent in October.
From August 2018 to August 2019, the state of Minnesota added 11,812 jobs. But the job growth is largely dominated by two main categories: leisure and hospitality, and construction. Year over year, many other categories are losing ground.
With an extensive portfolio of workforce and business development experience, Christenson will direct the Urban Investors program.