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Design Ready Controls gets state grant to help with expansion
The electrical control panel provider is planning a 100,000-square-foot building to consolidate its office, warehouse and production space in Brooklyn Park.
Big push planned to fix $6B error in Rochester legislation
Destination Medical Center Corp. leaders and Rochester legislators plan a full-court press during the 2015 legislative session to persuade lawmakers to rework the legislation.
Chamber cool to more transportation taxes
A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce survey finds that a majority of business owners and managers don’t think the state needs more money for transportation in the foreseeable future.
AG finds $6B error in Destination Medical Center subsidy
The formula that determines how much state money the project receives requires about $6 billion more in private investments for the project to get the full state match, according to an opinion the Minnesota Attorney General’s office.
Is it time to kill business subsidies?
Rep. Tim Mahoney faces an uphill battle with a pitch for a federal tax on business incentives.
Legislators look to ‘pump up’ brownfield funds
Cleanup money for contaminated sites can spur redevelopment.
Minnesota’s manufacturers still confront hiring problems
Virtually no Minnesota manufacturers are expected to downsize, but companies continue to struggle with finding enough qualified applicants, according to a report.
Lawmakers favor grants for housing shortage
Legislators have rejected a plan to let cities use TIF districts to address Greater Minnesota housing shortages.
Job Creation Fund awards $4.2M in first months
Minnesota’s $24 million Job Creation Fund has received more than one application a week on average since the program launched Jan. 1.
Minnesota gains 600 jobs in harsh January weather
For the workforce as a whole, the state added 52,160 jobs over the past year, an increase of 1.9 percent.
DEED report: job vacancies on the rise
The number of job vacancies in Minnesota increased by 32 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2010, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Employment and Economic Development. Employers reported 54,700 job openings, compared to 41,400 a year ago.
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