Labor shortage knocked the state out of consideration.
Business + Economy
A special report on how the city's growing economy is attracting businesses at the fastest rate in decades.
Chief among them: finding and keeping good talent,
and intensifying trade conflicts
The more than $560,000 in grants will aid expansion projects for businesses in four different cities throughout the state and create 49 jobs.
Survey finds most job seekers would prefer to work at small to medium-sized businesses, and certain markets have less competition for such positions.
Bent Paddle Brewing Company, Epicurean and Loll Designs were among the businesses interviewed for a CBS Sunday Morning segment airing this coming weekend.
Top sectors for job gains include trade, transportation and utilities, as well as manufacturing.
Swyft Filings’ report on year-over-year growth of 18 major industries across the U.S. revealed positive trends for the state.
The company’s move will consolidate its operations under one roof, while creating the need for 85 more workers within the next two years.
Bemidji benefits not only from the money BSU pumps into the local economy but also from its cultural impact, which includes plays and concerts, athletic events, workshops and speeches.
Hopes of turning the weekend prior to the big game into a major visitor magnet were not realized.
Health care and social assistance, retail trade industries hold most openings
Leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, education and health services among top sectors for added jobs.
Local employers added 2,500 jobs in January, which didn't help much to boost Minnesota's job growth rate of 0.7 percent-currently less than half the national average of 1.5 percent.
A true Minneapolis story: the best intentions,
questionable results.
Fourteen jobs will be created by the Canadian company's expansion into the state.
Through jobs, research and other avenues, the school system is a significant player in the state’s financial status.
The process involves not only creating new programs, but also recognizing when old programs are no longer relevant to the modern economy.