Minnesota Lawyer

Of the total $16 million in tax credits available to investors in fledgling businesses, $8.5 million was still in the pot as of Monday.

To keep Minnesota and the rest of the country thriving, Carla Hills called on the federal government to step up efforts to rope China into either an existing trade agreement or a new one specifically designed to bring together the superpowers.

Backers of the 2023 event say it would put Minnesota in the global spotlight and the impact would be bigger than the influx of tourism dollars.

Broadband projects are out, tourism is in as the omnibus bill takes shape in the House.

Minneapolis officials on Wednesday showed a handful of concepts for a 4.2-acre park at the center of a $420 million Downtown East revitalization effort aimed at boosting the city's economy and cachet with residents, businesses and travelers.

Under a bill that’s making its way through the Minnesota House of Representatives, residential contractors would be able use an “energy rating index” to prove they are in compliance with the code.

Crowdfunding advocates, including bipartisan supporters in the state Legislature, say the current proposed framework puts companies and consumers at a disadvantage.

Billed as the largest construction hiring event in Minnesota, the event attracted 45 contractors, eight unions and at least 280 job seekers.

The new jobs, expected to be in place within a year, will push Andersen’s employee numbers back up after a notable drop during the recession.

The governor plans to address union workers and hear their concerns after Tuesday’s notice that Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel will lay off 680 more workers when it partially shutters its Minntac mine in June, nearly halving the Mountain Iron facility’s workforce.