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Minnesota is highly ranked for the assets that make for a strong technology cluster - education, top talent, money being directed towards R&D, affordable sites and low energy rates. The state also ranks highly for the quality of life factors that make technology workers want to live in the area...Continue Reading

Competing on a national and global scale for large economic development projects — and winning — is a sure sign of a community’s vitality. A community’s ability to position large-scale, shovel-ready land tracts for investment consideration exponentially increases its ability to secure desired jobs and capital investment at the loca...Continue Reading

In April, we draw attention to the important role that Information Technology (IT) plays as a key driver of growth in our state and local economy. IT workers are employed across every industry in Minnesota and across the state – and demand and wages are high.  The Minnesota Department of Employmen...Continue Reading

Located under 30-minutes from the MSP Airport, Centerville prides itself on its speed-to-market, being able to issue entitlements in as little as one and a half months. Mark Statz, Administrator and Engineer for the City of Centerville, recalls working with Ruffridge-Johnson on their move from the Twin Cities. “It wa...Continue Reading

As a Career Advisor and Youth Service Coordinator with CareerForce Moorhead, Deb Grant helps youth learn about job possibilities as they exit their high school years. One key to that process, Grant said, is exposing students to opportunities they never knew existed. “We tell kids anything is possible, but one studen...Continue Reading

Congratulations. Your business is growing! Revenue is up, and you just launched a new product that is flying off the shelves. The only problem is you need to hire more people and you have no place to put them. You have hired a site selector, and they have found th...Continue Reading

As the U.S. economy continues its recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are encountering an increasingly difficult talent landscape fraught with challenges related to the attraction and retention of the talent upon which their business relies. This is particularly true for the most advanced technical job roles...Continue Reading

Even as state and regional education systems and business coalitions roll out reams of computer, tech and STEM skills certification and boot camp programs, Big Tech behemoths is doing the same. Companies such as Google, Intel, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn and beyond have developed their own academic portfolios in orde...Continue Reading

St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded 13 workforce development grants totaling nearly $2.2 million under the Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership (MJSP) to assist businesses and educational institutions in training workers to keep high-quality jobs in the state. These grants were awarded by th...Continue Reading

The Governor’s Council on Economic Expansion released their recommendations for expanding Minnesota's economy. Their first phase of work was to put forth potential policy changes and recommendations to advance equitable economic growth. The Council's recommendations are focused on the following priority areas: Housing Workforce Entrepreneurship and small business Read full article.Continue Reading

The Minnesota Technology Corridor is an initiative resulting from strategic regional partnerships - partners operating under a single mindset of growing the regional economy through the attraction and growth of technology companies. “The MN Tech Corridor has a lot to offer technology companies. Our proximity to Twin Cities talent, th...Continue Reading