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The SBA has just made available low-interest disaster loans for Minnesota businesses, non-profits and residents who were affected by civil unrest on May 27 through June 8, 2020. If you are located in Hennepin County or the adjacent counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, and Wright, you may be eligible t...
Ramsey County continues to provide emergency assistance to small local businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning Aug. 4, a second round of applications will be accepted for the Small Business Relief Fund, providing grants of up to $10,000 to small businesses and self-employed entrepreneurs. The application deadline is Aug. 18 at ...
Coursera as a Training Resource for Employers
Jul 29 2020The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has announced a new partnership with Coursera, to provide Minnesotans FREE career-based, online learning resources.
Coursera offers 3,800 courses and training modules from over 200 top businesses and universities, including more than 60 courses from the University of Minnesota. These learning opportunities are aimed at both preparin...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced that 1,020 small businesses throughout Minnesota received a Small Business Emergency Loan, which is different than the more recently announced Small Business Relief Grants. More than $27 million in loans were made from $30 million in special revenue funds allocate...
Ramsey County has launched the new Job Connect online job board to connect residents and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. This employment platform is the latest tool integrated within the county’s economic development website, RamseyCountyMeansBusiness.com, which provides business development resources and incentives.
Job Connect has many unique features including the ability to search fo...
The Conway Community Center hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday to mark the $11 million improvements being made to its outdoor soccer fields on St. Paul’s East Side.
The Sanneh Foundation, which is leading the fundraising effort, recently announced the Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation has contributed $2 million to the project...
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the restaurant and health care industries especially hard. That’s why one local high school student has launched an initiative for residents to simultaneously help out people working in both fields.
Sruthi Subramanian is a rising senior at Mounds View High School. She is also the founde...
Minneapolis/St. Paul is among the top five sports markets in the nation, topping bigger cities like Los Angeles, New York and Dallas, according to a new ranking from Forbes.
The Twin Cities — really just "Minneapolis" in the ranking, but the study includes St. Paul's Minnesota Wild — place fifth in th...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that it has completed the lottery drawing for the winners of the Small Business Relief Grant Program. The program will award $10,000 grants to small businesses that have suffered financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an...
Pioneer Press: Ramsey County announces three initiatives to help job seekers find employment
Jul 15 2020With the economic fallout from the COVID-19 lockdown still unknown, Ramsey County is positioning itself to help residents find and maintain steady employment.
County commissioners announced several initiatives at their board meeting Tuesday, anticipating the need for those in some pared down sectors to seek job training and others to requir...
Dominium will start construction this week on its first project in Roseville — a 228-unit income-restricted apartment building that is part of a multiphase redevelopment.
The $74 million project will include 228 rentals in two low-rise buildings that will both have access to a clubhouse with an outdoor swimming pool. Plan...
Maybe some long-term residents of St. Paul will always call it the Ford site. But on Tuesday, Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies US Inc.—the master developer for the redevelopment of the 122-acre site—revealed its new name for the project: Highland Bridge.
The new name reflects where the site sits. The property is i...
No longer the Ford site: Pulte Homes to build 320 row homes at ‘Highland Bridge’ in St. Paul
Jul 14 2020In St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood, the 122-acre site being developed by the Ryan Companies has a new name: Highland Bridge.
In December, following a decade of city planning, Ryan purchased the land that for a century was home to the Ford Motor Co.’s Twin Cities Assembly Plant, with the intent o...
With the economic fallout from the COVID-19 lockdown still unknown, Ramsey County is positioning itself to help residents find and maintain steady employment.
County commissioners announced several initiatives at their board meeting Tuesday, anticipating the need for those in some pared down sectors to seek job training and others to requir...
The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed health and safety to the forefront of consciousness for individuals and businesses across the country. Products based on healthier ingredients and more sustainable crops are more important than ever. Calyxt, a company which focuses on plant-based technologies, finds itself perfectly situated with its leading-edge plan...
2020 U.S. Census Critical for Business
Jul 2 2020Data Collection Deadline Extended due to COVID-19
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the U.S. Census Bureau has extended the 2020 U.S. Census data collection deadline to October 31. With the outbreak and spread of the virus, the U.S. Census Bureau had to temporarily stop all door-to-door transactions for the 2020 U.S...
Policies adopted to deal with the pandemic have hit many businesses very hard. From lockdowns and shelter-in-place to being deemed “non-essential” business, policy measures to slow down the spread of the virus have pulled the rug from under many entrepreneurs’ feet.
While loans were offered as relief, the government quickly ran out of money. But eve...
As a company providing commercial cleaning solutions, Multi-Clean, Inc., had the products necessary for businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But proper knowledge on how to use those products is equally important to provide a clean, safe work environment for a wide range of businesses, schools, daycares, health care facilitie...
Minnesota Medtech Steps Up
May 1 2020Heading into another week of social distancing, Minnesota has reported a total of 576 confirmed Covid-19 cases, along with 10 deaths. Now, the state’s medtech companies are again lending a hand to help alleviate the strain on hospital systems.
In response to the desperate need for ventilators, Medtronic has publicized design specification...
The spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has put hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans out of work, but that doesn't mean no one in the state is hiring.
On Monday, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove said that plenty of businesses were still recruiting and tha...
Over the past few weeks, several state and federal programs have been built to assist small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Different programs make sense for different businesses, so we’re providing this summary guide to help small businesses quickly see which programs might be right for their situation.
SBA Economic Injur...
Are you a leisure and hospitality industry service provider whose job has been recently impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Our health care industry needs you!
Many people working in restaurants, hotels, casinos, event planning, theme parks, and other tourism- and travel-related jobs have been laid off and are looking for work. If you were among those leisure and hospitality workers lai...
For many Minnesotans, a Saturday at the farmers market, with foods, friends and family is one of the simple joys of summer.
But those markets will look different this year. They have remained open, deemed essential businesses under Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Although it’s unclear what restrictions on busines...
A second-generation mask called the B2 is a group of young entrepreneurs’ answer to an urgent need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Developed by a startup company called Breathe99, the reusable B2 respirator mask protects its wearer from 99% of harmful contaminants while reducing filter cost and waste by half.
That’s key t...
