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State Agencies and Local Workforce Development Staff Invite Minnesotans to “Follow Your Heart to a Caring Career”
Minnesota Labor Force Participation Ticks Up; Unemployment Rate Stays the Same
DEED Announces New Director of Office of Public Engagement
DEED Awards $5.4 Million for Business Expansion Statewide
DEED Names Andy Donahue as New Small Business Development Center Director
DEED Co-Hosts 17th Annual Veterans Career Fair on May 3 in Brooklyn Center
Nominations Now Being Accepted for the Governor’s International Trade Awards
New DEED Research Shows How Regaining Past Immigration Levels Could Help Ease Minnesota’s Labor Shortage
Unemployment Rate Down; Labor Force Participation Rate Remains the Same
DEED encourages Minnesotans to apply for broadband expansion program for homes and businesses
DEED Issues Report on Hispanic and Latino Minnesotans
Total Minnesota Job Vacancies Drop from Record High; Many Industries and Occupations Had Openings at or Near Historical Highs
Public Facilities Authority Awards More than $211M Over Six Months
Minnesota Posts Another Month of Strong Job Growth; Private Sector Fully Recovers From Pandemic Job Loss
DEED Awards $2.26 Million in Redevelopment Grants
DEED Names Katie McClelland as New Governor’s Workforce Development Board Director
Minnesota Posts Robust January Job Growth Signaling a Strong Start to 2023
State Exports Reach Record High: $27 Billion in 2022, up 16% over 2021
DEED awards Pilot Re-Entry Competitive Grants to 13 Minnesota Organizations
DEED Announces Grant Awards for Tech Training
DEED Announces Neela Mollgaard as New Executive Director of Small Business Development
DEED Elevates Two Senior Leaders to Assistant Commissioner Positions
DEED, DHS and MNIT Recognized for Employment Training App
DEED and Xcel Energy Announce Power Up Program Providers; Will Provide Training and Job Placement to Help Meet Clean Energy Transition Needs
DEED Announces Request for Proposals for Youth at Work Competitive Grant
Launch Minnesota Announces a New Initiative for Startups and Small Businesses
Minnesota Job Growth Pauses in December
Minnesota Manufacturers Expect Mostly Unchanged Conditions in 2023
Wage Growth Competes with Inflation; Examining the Gap Between Low and High Earners in Minnesota
DEED Awards $2.58 Million in 10 Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grants Across Minnesota
Launch Minnesota Awards Over $380,000 in Innovation Grants to Startups
DEED Announces Next Round of Historic Broadband Expansion Funding
Governor Walz Announces $4.6 Million for Business Expansion Across Minnesota
Minnesota Hits 14 Straight Months of Job Growth
Governor Walz Announces Largest-Ever Investment in Broadband Access Across Minnesota
DEED Launches New Small Business Funding Stream, Extending More Lending to Entrepreneurs
Governor Walz Announces New Funding to Increase Access to Affordable Child Care Across the State
New DEED Automation Funding Program to Bring More Robots to Minnesota Economy
Public Facilities Authority Awards Nearly $191 million in 2022 to Clean up Minnesota Waterways
Governor Walz Announces Minnesota’s Exports Reach All-Time High
Minnesota Secures Federal Funding for Second Chance Workforce Services
Minnesota’s October Was Strongest Monthly Job Growth of 2022
University of Minnesota, DEED launch $34.5M Minnesota Venture Capital Programs
DEED Launches Second Small Business Funding Stream
Six Minnesota Cities Awarded More Than $5 Million in Innovative Business and Infrastructure Grants
Small Business Development Center Announces Regional Host Centers for 2023-2025
DEED Celebrates Immigrant Integration Day
Launch Minnesota Awards Over $1M in Innovation Grants to Startups
DEED’s Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program Receives $13 Million Federal Disability Innovation Fund Grant
Governor Walz Secures $97 Million for Small Business Support in Minnesota
Strong Private Sector Job Growth Continues in September
New Research from DEED Takes a Deeper Dive on Labor Force Participation
DEED Announces Request for Proposals for the Minnesota Forward Tech Training Competitive Grant
Governor Walz Appoints Bree Maki as Director of the Office of Broadband Development
DEED Launches Workforce Grants for Second-chance Workers
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is Manufacturing Month in Minnesota
DEED Awards $2.1 Million in Redevelopment Grants
New DEED Research Reveals Most Minnesota Workers who Recently Switched Employers Saw Real Wage Gains
August Jobs Report Shows Pause in Growth
Governor Walz Announces Minnesota’s Second Quarter Exports Soar to Record High
Xcel Energy and DEED Call for Request for Proposals to Provide Energy-Related Construction Training
September is Workforce Development Month
DEED Funding Creates More Than 300 Jobs Statewide
Minnesota’s Unemployment Rate Holds at All-Time Low: 1.8%
DEED Appoints Abdiwahab Mohamed Temporary Assistant Commissioner for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
DEED announces film and TV projects for Minnesota’s Film Production Tax Credit
Unemployment Sinks Again to Another All-Time Low: 1.8%
Child Care Economic Development Grants Now Open for Applications
DEED Awards $4 Million in Contamination Cleanup Grants
DEED Announces New Office of Public Engagement
Business Service Firms See Challenges with Labor Availability & Inflation
Unemployment Sinks to Another All-Time Low: 2%
DEED Announces $2.1 Million in Funding for Job Creation and Business Expansion in Minnesota
DEED Names Evan Rowe as Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Services and Operations
DEED Announces Grants to Help Internationally Trained Professionals Become Certified in Minnesota
Job Vacancies Reach Record High in Minnesota at 214,000 openings
DEED Announces Historic Funding for Broadband Expansion
State Exports Show Solid 13% Growth in 1st Quarter 2022
Unemployment Sinks to Record Low; Labor Force Participation Rises Again
DEED Recognized as Yellow Ribbon Organization for its Commitment to Veterans and Their Families
DEED Announces Second Round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Awards
Nominations Now Being Accepted for the Governor’s International Trade Awards
State’s Minnesota Business Vitality Council working group releases report and recommendations for addressing child care crisis
Unemployment Insurance and Frontline Worker Bill Passed by Minnesota Legislature Signed into Law by Governor Tim Walz
DEED Announces First Energy Transition Advisory Committee Meeting
Four Greater Minnesota Cities Awarded $2.3 Million for Infrastructure Grants
DEED Awards More than $3.08 Million in Grants and Loans to Restore Blighted Lands to Productive Use
Southeast Minnesota Leaders Share Insight with Commissioner Grove on Importance of Minnesota’s Innovation Ecosystem
Minnesota logs sixth straight month of job growth
State of Minnesota expands mobile app to connect workforce customers to services and benefits
DEED Announces Recipients of Targeted Community Capital Project Grants
Unemployment Falls to Lowest Level in 20+ Years As More People Return to Work
Launch Minnesota Awards $1 million in Education Grants to Organizations that Support Entrepreneurs and Startups
State Exports Rebound to $24 Billion in 2021, 6% Above 2019, Prior to the Pandemic
RFP Closes in One Week for DEED Grant to Help Internationally Trained Health Care Professionals Become Certified in Minnesota
DEED Names Marc Majors as Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development
DEED Names Carla Vita as Director of Energy Transition Office
Minnesota Posts Strong Job Growth to Start 2022
Xcel Energy and DEED Call for Community Partners to Provide Construction Training
Launch Minnesota Awards Nearly $440K in Grants to 17 Technology Startups
RFP Opens Today for DEED Grant to Help Internationally Trained Health Care Professionals Become Certified in Minnesota
Two Greater Minnesota Cities Awarded Infrastructure Grants
Public Facilities Authority Awarded $180 million in Final Half of 2021
DEED Grant Program Aims to Help More Internationally Trained Health Care Professionals Become Certified for In-Demand Work in Minnesota
Manufacturers Anticipate Recovery Despite Challenges in 2022
Launch Minnesota Awards Nearly $350,000 in Innovation Grants to Startups
DEED Launches Second Round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Funding Today
DEED Announces Getting to Work Grant Recipients
State unemployment rate clicks down to 3.1%, lowest level since 2019
Governor’s Committee on the Safety, Health and Wellbeing of Agricultural and Food Processing Workers Releases Recommendations
Manufacturing and Industry Leaders Share Insight with Commissioner Grove on Minnesota’s Economic Strengths
DEED will Launch the Second Round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Funding on Thursday, January 27.
State DEED Commissioner Hears from Businesses and Tourism Leaders on Importance of Talent and Collaboration for Economic Development
DEED Awards $1.5 Million in 8 Contamination Cleanup Grants Across Minnesota
Minnesota Exports Continue to Grow: Up 19% in the Third Quarter
DEED Announces Pathways to Prosperity Grantees
DEED Deputy Commissioner Hamse Warfa Appointed to Biden-Harris Administration
Launch Minnesota Releases Recap of 2021
State Commissioners Hear from Businesses and Education Leaders on Importance of Education and Collaboration for Economic Development
January is Health Care Month: Highlights Many Employment Opportunities