News and Events
Join us for a riveting presentation and conversation on supporting Fair Opportunities from Emily Baxter of We Are All Criminals. The event is targeted to Ramsey County employers and other partners supporting Inclusive Workplaces.
We Are All Criminals is a catalyst for conversations about crime, privilege, punishment, and second chances. One i...
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Midway Area Job Fair
Jul 27 2022MIDWAY AREA JOB FAIR
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Allianz Field Lot B, 400 Snelling Ave N., Saint Paul
This job fair will be held outdoors. *In case of rainout, the event will move to Tuesday, August 23.
Connect with 30 local companies that are ready to hire! All are welcome.
Presented in partnership with the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County...
Roseville Job Fair
Jul 27 2022Roseville Job Fair - August 11, 3-6 p.m.
Connect with eager employers with current job openings, and seeking candidates with a variety of work experience and backgrounds in Hospitality, Service, Healthcare, Manufacturing, IT, and Government. The fair will be held in the Community Program Room of the library in Roseville. All are welcome.
Ramsey Count...
RAMSEY COUNTY WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT RESOURCE FAIR
Interested in connecting to a diverse and emerging workforce? Want to build deeper, intentional and sustaining partnerships with local community based organizations?
In partnership with Ramsey County Workforce Solutions, the City of Roseville is co-sponsoring the Workforce Recruitment and Resources Fair. This event is NOT a jo...
Funds will provide solutions to reduce child care shortages
St. Paul – Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched the latest round of?Child Care Economic Development Grants. These grants authorize $4.85 million over two fiscal years for grants to community partners to increase quality child care provider...
Building a New Life in Ramsey County
Jun 27 2022Nearly five million persons in America between the ages of 16 and 24 are neither working nor in school, with roughly three million living in poverty, without access to education, employment or training. The reasons are numerous, from housing insecurity or homelessness to being young parents or aging out o...
By Nathan Arnosti, Director of Analytics, Center for Economic Inclusion
On June 21, the Center for Economic Inclusion published its first annual Racial Equity Dividends Index, which surveys Minnesota businesses on their implementation of 36 of the leading standards for building racially equitable and inclusive workplaces. Forty businesses – including mor...
Ramsey County in partnership with Think Small Institute launches a new Early Childhood Academy, which will provide services to attract and retain child care programs in the region.
Partnering for Ramsey County Youth
Jun 1 2022The COVID-19 pandemic brought new stress points and intensified existing issues for families across the nation. Significant complex issues like unstable housing situations, employment crises and challenging educational environments emerged, further limiting the ability of families to step out of constraints of insufficient financial means.
A collaborative partnership of community organization...
Solving Today's Talent Crisis Through Good Jobs and Inclusive Workplaces
By Andrea Ferstan, Vice President of Innovation, Policy, and Research and Betsy Ohrn, Director of Research
Employers in the Twin Cities are competing for talent in a tight and churning labor market. Yet even as workers have more leverage than they hav...
The Workforce Innovation Board & Workforce Solutions Release 2021 Annual Business Report
May 10 2022The Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) and Ramsey County Workforce Solutuons (WFS) proudly present their 2021 Annual Business Report. Explore the stories and data that showcase the innovative leadership of the WIB and the outstanding efforts of staff and partners. The report also highlights several key shifts in the way services are delivered an...
This week, DEED’s Minnesota Business Vitality Council (MBVC) working group released a final report and recommendations to support the creation and sustainability of child care businesses. Early care and education is a critical part of the economic infrastructure in Minnesota.
For more details on the report and recommendations, read the press release fro...
Tech Talk: Future Tech Entrepreneurs and Community Wealth Building - Recording Now Available
May 4 2022A recording of the Tech Talk: Future Tech Entrepreneurs and Community Wealth Building webinar is now available. Learn from a dynamic panel of community leaders focused on sharing resources to grow tech entrepreneurs with a focus toward BIPOC wealth building.
Dr. Paul Campbell, Brown Venture Group
Al Cornish, gener8tor
Diane Rucker, University Enterprise Labs (UEL)
Cole Stevens, Bridgemakers
Tony Lusiba, McKnigh...
Across the nation, companies are struggling to find and retain diverse talent, resulting in high turnover costs, lower productivity and down revenues.
Familiar faces recognized by area chamber
Apr 20 2022As members of the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce lunched, they listened to keynote speaker Steve Grove, commissioner of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
But first came special recognitions of familiar names and faces in the White Bear community.
New 2022 Chamber Chair Scott Bromelkamp, MidwestOne Bank...
IT Employment Spotlight
Apr 18 2022In 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...
To build an economy that works for everyone, both public- and private-sector employers must consistently reexamine recruitment and hiring policies and practices that often result in excluding women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and others who have experienced challenges in their work history.
Tech Month In Saint Paul – APRIL 2022
Apr 1 2022Full Stack Saint Paul is raising awareness about the incredible talent, events, and resources available for businesses in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This is an opportunity to draw attention to the tech and innovation happening right here in our capital city that is driving sustainable, equitable economic development.
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Information Technology (I.T.) jobs are in extremely high demand today. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates employment of information security analysts will grow 33% from 2020 to 2030 and computer support specialists will grow by 9%, whereas the average for all occupations is about 4% in that timeframe.
Ramsey County ha...
When interior designers Amy Kelly and Bre McMillan came across an abandoned, boarded-up brick charmer in St. Paul’s Merriam Park, they immediately saw the potential.
Having owned their own respective interior design businesses in the past, Kelly and McMillan have joined forces to open a new design studio and retail space...
No patient wants to have to return to the hospital for surgery more than they have to, especially while they’re going through dialysis.
That’s why St. Paul-based medtech company Phraxis, Inc., founded in 2013, is working to put to market its Phraxis InterGraft, a longer-lasting and less invasive graft for hemodialysis...
After decades as a makeup artist, Tameka Jones used her downtime during the pandemic to rethink her path. The result? A line of her own, Lip Esteem, a Black woman–owned beauty start-up specializing in plant-based and gluten- and cruelty-free lip products.
Jones’s line consists of lipsticks, glosses, and liners, with al...
How a St. Paul real estate planner took his ailing startup into overdrive during the pandemic
Mar 20 2022After two years of working out of coffeeshops, in early 2020 prospects were looking up for D’Angelos Svenkeson and his startup commercial real estate and planning firm, NEOO Partners, just before they got terrible.
Composed at the time of St. Paul-born Svenkeson and co-founder Denetrick Powers of North Minneapolis, NEOO Partner...
The founder of one of the nation’s first digital-marketing agencies, Ciceron in St. Paul, has a message: Third-party cookies on websites are going away — and with them a fairly standard method companies have used to target their ads.
Ciceron will be helping its clients come up with new strategies a...
