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Free Resource to Find and Pay for STEM Interns
Your small company can build its future workforce, source great talent AND access a wage match to cover 50% of a college STEM intern’s wages through the SciTech Internship Program.
Employers receive a wage match of 50% of the intern’s wages, worth up t...
Innovize is a specialized medical device manufacturer in operation in Vadnais Heights for more than 60 years. It focuses on medical device contract manufacturing for the largest medical device companies in the world and is ISO 13485 Certified, GMP-Compliant and ISO9001 Certified. At first glance, such an established company shoul...
By Priscilla A. Stallings, Racial Equity Consultant, Center for Economic Inclusion
With an ever-changing economy, now more than ever employers are beginning to examine how they can stand out as desirable places of employment. This shift is allowing for workplaces to reevaluate business as usual to elevate the work experiences o...
Over the last 30 years, the role of trade careers in the American economy has been greatly minimized. Manufacturing, in general, has been gaining momentum across the nation since the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to rising demand for skilled machinists and toolmakers. St. Paul College (SPC) is a critical contributor t...
Career Connect Day – Tomorrow’s Leaders
Oct 1 2022So excited to talk about our upcoming Career Connect Day, on October 18, at RiverCentre. This year’s event will welcome 2,500+ high school sophomores to an interactive day of career exploration with you, the employers who would like to introduce them to potential opportunities within your organization and sector. Ou...
By Tiffany Wilson-Worsley, Director of Employer Learning and Engagement, Center for Economic Inclusion
The 2020 murder of George Floyd and consequential uprisings that followed both locally and nationally, illuminated the disparate state of Blacks and people of color in Minnesota and across the nation. Dubbed the “Minnesota Paradox” by University o...
Higher education has long been a field of constant change. In the past few years, the rate of change has accelerated with the pandemic as the driver. The pivot to virtual courses was just the tip of the iceberg. For many schools, this wasn’t a huge change—they’d been offering onlin...
Two Proven Practices for Retaining Black, Indigenous and Latino Employees in a competitive market
Sep 1 2022By Tim Boudreaux, Director of Racial Equity Consulting, Center for Economic Inclusion
Almost five million people quit their jobs in 2021, and according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the trend is expected to continue. Organizations alike are challenged by the realities of ‘the Great Resignation&rsquo...
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Innovative Workforce Solutions in Ramsey County
Aug 29 2022September is National Workforce Development Month - the perfect time to heighten awareness of the value of the local workforce development system and the tremendous impact local workforce boards make in helping people find gainful employment and advance their careers. This national focus also highlights the critical efforts of communit...
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...
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.
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.
Advocating for Inclusive Job Growth
By Isaac Russell, Director of Public Policy, Center for Economic Inclusion, and Andrea Ferstan, Vice President of Innovation, Policy and Research, Center for Economic Inclusion
Our state economy faces a set of unique challenges. Employers are currently struggling to find and retain talent. They are also grapplin...
How Businesses Can Begin to Use Quantitative Data to Advance Racial Equity
By Nathan Arnosti, Director of Analytics, Center for Economic Inclusion
More businesses locally and across the country are recognizing that advancing racial equity and inclusion in their workplace isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s also a competitiv...
The City of Saint Paul is proud to join a new initiative led by the National League of Cities (NLC) to make true economic opportunity a reality for youth and young adults who are marginalized from quality education and career opportunities. Saint Paul joins five other cities from across th...
Ramsey County Workforce Solutions, in partnership with RealTime Talent, released a labor market report assessing the current employment and future talent conditions of the recovering Healthcare Industry in Ramsey County.
Health Care Industry Snapshot
The Journey Towards Racial Equity for Employers
By De’Vonna Pittman, Director of Inclusive Growth, Center for Economic Inclusion
The journey towards racial equity looks different for every organization. Ramsey County’s Economic Competitiveness and Inclusion Plan zoned in on several recommendations, including an opportunity to partner with Ramsey County businesses to focus o...
Changing Demographics and Work: Reimaging Talent Development and Retention
By Andrea Ferstan, Vice President of Systems Innovation, Center for Economic Inclusion
Employers across sectors are regularly lamenting about the difficulties of finding and retaining talent. The reverberations of the Covid-19 pandemic and the accelerated move towards automation and digitalization are projected t...
