The job losses likely stem from unseasonable weather; meanwhile, a declining number of Minnesotans seeking jobs helped lower the state’s unemployment rate by 0.1 percent.
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Metro Transit is seeking to hire more than 100 bus drivers to replace those who will become train operators for the new Central Corridor light-rail system.
Atomic Data expects 2013 revenue to reach between $16 million and $18 million in light of the acquisition, which also added five employees to its roster.
After rejecting essentially the same offer four times, 55 percent of voting union members on Saturday voted to ratify the contract and end a drawn-out, contentious labor dispute.
The U.S. Postal Service still expects to add 400 new carrier assistants in Minnesota despite Congress’ move to thwart a shortened mail week.
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.
Musicians rejected the latest contract offer but then proposed a few amendments—just hours before management was scheduled to meet and discuss the organization’s future.
The North Dakota Supreme Court denied a request to reconsider its recent ruling, which deemed locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers eligible for unemployment benefits.
David Kaysen, president and CEO of Minnetonka-based Uroplasty, stepped down from his roles on April 5.
An omnibus jobs and economic development bill in the Minnesota House proposes a new program aimed at creating a skilled work force to fill manufacturing jobs.
Pinnacle, the regional carrier of Delta Air Lines, plans to hire hundreds after moving its headquarters from Memphis to the Twin Cities.
Musicians rejected management’s latest contract offer in a “non-binding” vote; management has said it will be forced to cancel the remainder of the season if a deal is not reached by April 8.
A study performed by IBM compares Minnesota’s efficiency in the areas of human resources, finance, payroll, and procurement to the performance of leading private- and public-sector organizations.
The company, which is much smaller after having just divested five grocery chains, is eliminating about 22 percent of its Minnesota office jobs.
After dropping its frozen pizza manufacturing sector, Austin Packaging will reportedly cut 125 employees from its staff of 250.
Two Minnesota lawmakers are among those examining the possibility of establishing “a new organization to host a world‐class chamber orchestra in St. Paul.”
An intervention by St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman into the months-long labor dispute prompted Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra management to update its contract offer to locked-out musicians.
Minnesota has regained 159,100 of the 160,100 jobs that were lost during the recession; meanwhile, the jobless rate held steady at 5.5 percent in February.