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Minnesota Employers Add 2,200 Jobs in October ~ Unemployment rate edges up to 7.6 percent
November 19, 2009
Minnesota employers added 2,200 jobs in October, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) .............
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iQor Inc. Opens Call Center in Plymouth ~ Facility has capacity for 1,000 employees
November 17, 2009
iQor Inc. announced Tuesday that it has opened a new call center in Plymouth that will bring hundreds of new jobs to the community .............
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DEED Awards $1.8 Million for Redeveloping Blighted Sites ~ Funding approved for North St. Paul, Roseville and St. Paul Port Authority
November 17, 2009
Three projects in the Twin Cities area received a total of $1.8 million in grants to help offset the cost of reclaiming and redeveloping blighted property .............
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Minnesotans Gain Extra 14 Weeks of UI Benefits
November 12, 2009
DEED announced that unemployment insurance benefits have been extended by up to 14 weeks under federal legislation signed into law on Nov. 6 .............
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CareerOneStop Web Site Wins 2009 Tekne Award
November 9, 2009
CareerOneStop.org, a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site containing career resources and workforce information has been honored by the Minnesota High Tech Association with a 2009 Tekne Award .............
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DEED Awards Training Grant for Fairview Health Services Employees
November 9, 2009
Nearly 300 employees at Fairview Health Services in the Twin Cities will receive certification training for sterile processing of medical equipment and supplies under a $178,530 grant from DEED .............
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Eight Minnesota Cities Awarded Funding for Water Projects ~ Alexandria receives $3.8 million to rehab water treatment plant
November 9, 2009
Eight Minnesota communities will receive $10.8 million in funding from the Minnesota PFA for improvements to drinking water and wastewater plants .............
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DEED Awards Bioscience Infrastructure Grants to MSU Moorhead, Minnetonka and Ramsey County
October 29, 2009
Minnesota State University Moorhead, City of Minnetonka, and Ramsey County will receive a total of $2.8 million to fund infrastructure improvements that support three bioscience business development projects .............
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Big Lake, Oronoco and Red Lake Falls receive $20.6 million for Water Projects
October 29, 2009
Big Lake, Oronoco and Red Lake Falls will receive a total of $20.6 million from the Minnesota PFA for improvements to drinking water and wastewater systems.............
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Grants to Mitigate Impacts of Transportation
October 23, 2009
DEED is requesting proposals from local government units for grants to mitigate the impacts of Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) transportation construction on local small businesses within those local government units' borders. Applications are due to DEED by close of business Monday, November 2 .............
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Lower State Unemployment Rate Takes Maximum Jobless Benefits from 79 to 72 Weeks
October 22, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor certified this week that the state is no longer eligible for the final tier of extended federal unemployment benefits. As a result, the potential number of weeks of jobless benefits available must be reduced from 79 to 72.............
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State Manufactured Exports were $3.6 Billion in Second Quarter
October 15, 2009
Minnesota’s manufactured exports in the second quarter of 2009 were $3.6 billion, according to figures released today by DEED.............
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Minnesota Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.3 Percent ~ Employers Shed 7,900 Jobs in September
October 15, 2009
Minnesota’s unemployment rate fell 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted 7.3 percent in September, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).............
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Five Minnesota Cities Receive Federal Stimulus Funding For Water Projects ~ Litchfield to Rehab Wastewater Treatment Facility with Nearly $15M ~
October 6, 2009
PFA announced another round of financing for improvements to drinking water and wastewater plants in several small Minnesota towns and cities.............
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Three Minnesota Cities Are First To Receive Shovel-Ready Certification For New Projects
October 1, 2009
The cities of Brainerd, Dayton and Rosemount are the first communities in Minnesota to achieve Shovel Ready Certification from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for new business and industry development sites.............
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Minnesota PFA Awards $52.3 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds for Infrastructure Projects
September 29, 2009
Faribault, St. Peter, Sleepy Eye and Fountain will receive more than $52 million in federal funding for the construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure systems.............
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DEED Awards Nearly $5.1 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds for Small Cities Projects ~ Funding will help 12 communities in Greater Minnesota
September 10, 2009
DEED awarded 12 grants totaling about $5.1 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help pay for improvements to housing, commercial property and infrastructure in Greater Minnesota.............
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DEED Invests $1.5 Million in Stimulus Funds for Internships for People with Disabilities
September 1, 2009
Beginning Sept. 1, $1.5 million will be available to finance as many as 169 paid internships for Minnesotans who have significant disabilities.............
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DEED Stimulus Funding Reaching Minnesotans ~ Agency has committed about $287 million in federal funding for state programs
August 10, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has spent or made commitments to spend about $287 million in federal stimulus funding, about 92 percent of the $311 million that the agency received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...............
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