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21 Sep 2018
MN's unemployment rate has been at or below 4 percent for four years straight
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since June 2000 – 3 percent. Our unemployment rate has been at or below 4 percent for four consecutive years. (The US unemployment rate in July was 3.9 percent.)
Employers added 11,200 jobs in July and 31,800 jobs over the past three months, the third-highest number of new jobs over a three-month span dating back to 1990.
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Fairmont Encouraging Homegrown Businesses
Sep 7 2018Business recruitment is a common, traditional approach used to spur economic growth. Cities offer companies tax breaks and other financial incentives to attract them to an area.
While it’s true that the right company can bring a significant number of jobs and have a dramatic impact on...
Artist crafts the old into new
Aug 29 2018Michael Kutch is an artistic individual who stays busy at his business, Barn Bridge Hill Salvage Art.
Originally from Michigan, Kutch moved to the area when he took the call to serve at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in Fairmont, where he is the music director. He plays...
3M-Fairmont puts focus on health, safety
Aug 17 2018FAIRMONT — Safety is important in any business, but the 3M plant in Fairmont took the well-being of its employees to a new level on Tuesday when it closed down production to hold a Safety Day.
The event split the plant’s 150 employees into small groups that could then...