A new report states that there were 31 business expansions announced during the most recent quarter—bringing the tally to 112 during the first nine months of 2013.
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In recent years, studies by Forbes, the Brookings Institution and USA Today found that Minneapolis had bounced back—or bounced ever so gently—on the galloping waves of the recession.
For Minneapolis and St. Paul to remain prosperous, we should learn from other cities, like Denver.
Minnesota’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8 percent in October, a rate last seen in January 2008; a declining labor force participation rate, however, has contributed to the trend.
Due to a decline in unemployment insurance, the state recently approved a reduction in related taxes.
View the acceptance speeches of five members of local business boards who won 2013 Outstanding Directors Awards.
Xcel Energy was the highest-ranked Minnesota company on this year’s list.
The International Institute of Minnesota has trained and graduated close to 2,000 nursing assistants over the last two decades.
The business group released a 60-page report that makes a case for immigration reform.
A recent list ranked Minneapolis as a top city for veterans to live in, despite significant unemployment disparities between vets and non-vets in Minnesota.
Jamey Erickson, owner and creative director of Minneapolis-based Sevnthsin, is encouraging other businesses to hire his former employees as he wraps up outstanding projects for clients.
The 3M spin-off sold one of its businesses in an attempt to turn itself around, but its quarterly loss was worse than analysts expected.
Digital River added Ted Cahall, a former vice president of Microsoft, to its C-suite.
The economic development group said it has helped attract dozens of projects, but what does it mean for the organization to “assist” on a deal?
Rochester and Minneapolis have both lost a large chunk of their local government aid over the last few years, resulting in spending cuts.
CenturyLink and union officials said that they have reached a contract deal, which was ratified by union members and concludes more than a year of negotiations.
A local ad agency gave its staff 12 weeks off, no strings attached.
Sour notes at the MIA.