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The latest DEED report states Minnesota’s jobless rate held firm even as employers shed 800 jobs in November.
The Minnesota-based manufacturing giant will retain M*Modal’s 750 technology-focused employees. By adding the technologies of healthcare products and service provider M*Modal to its inventory, 3M expands its health information systems business.
O’Brien-Stanley Partners purchased $1.2 million of the Soap Factory’s debt to RJM Construction, boosting the nonprofit’s hopes of reclaiming the building through fundraising within six months.
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O’Brien-Stanley Partners purchased $1.2 million of the Soap Factory’s debt to RJM Construction, boosting the nonprofit’s hopes of reclaiming the building through fundraising within six months.
On a recent afternoon, Frey looked back at the highlights and challenges of his first year in the new gig, what he is prioritizing in 2019 — and what his life is now like outside City Hall.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the facility’s roughly 200 employees will maintain their positions.
Local tech entrepreneur and company CEO Clay Collins plans to use the new capital to expand the field of data from cryptocurrency exchanges that Nomics collects, as well as hire up to three new employees in the next year.
Thousands of Mall of America shoppers are paying to park close to an entrance and in some cases booking their spot six months in advance.
In response to staff feedback, Best Buy teamed up with Care.com to offer 10 days of child care to all employees for only a $10 daily co-pay. Other new employee benefits include paid caregiver leave, mental health resources and paid leave for part-time staff.
Kowalski’s added Local Crate to its Dinner Pre-Paired meal kit lineup in 11 stores, and California-based chef and home enthusiast community Food52 will see Food52-inspired Local Crate dishes hit stores in the Midwest and California.
For visitors of almost all ages, the Texas-based company iFly offers a realistic skydiving experience with 150 mile-per-hour wind tunnels, plus skydiving instruction, flight-themed STEM education programs, and more.
RJM Construction is forcing a sheriff’s sale on the arts center’s Minneapolis headquarters after incurring extraneous expenses from a top-to-bottom renovation it was hired to complete.
The $1 million project, set to be completed by next spring, is transforming an existing exhibit space into a section that will feature close encounters with crocodiles, piranhas, cockroaches, snakes, and more.
Legislation is already being drafted for lawmakers to take up the issue in 2019, the passage of which would add Minnesota to a growing list of states that have legalized betting on professional and college sports.
The tight labor market caused by retiring baby boomers is an immediate problem, and its pinch on growing businesses is only going to get worse.
When Feldman moves on the Washington D.C. gallery in March 2019 to replace retiring director Earl Powell, she’ll end a highly successful 10 years with Mia, as well as become the first woman to head the National Gallery.
Powered by hologram software from California-based company VNTANA, the “industry-first” Ellie the Elf is a 3D-animated chatbot stationed at the mall’s Holiday Cottage on North, where it offers gift recommendations, directions, and more.
The 23,000 square-foot facility will be interactive and feature exhibits of marine animals, birds and reptiles from around the world. The project is expected to create 75 jobs.