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How Minnesota Became the Land of 10,000 Startups
4 Jan 2019
Minnesota is no stranger to big business. It’s home to such names as Target, Best Buy, General Mills, and Ecolab — all of which have made their homes in Minnesota for generations and have become a source of pride. But a new industry — technology — is taking Minnesota by storm, boosting the local economy and putting the state on the global map once again.
Minnesota has long been known for its high standard of living, agriculture industry, and flourishing community of performing arts. But over the past decade the Twin Cities area has made great strides to become a forward-thinking place for startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs.
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A national scorecard released by the nonprofit Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) grades states’ shared renewable energy programs – e.g., community solar and net metering – with Minnesota and New York coming out on top.
IREC says its National Shared Renewables Scorecard uses specific criteria to evaluate how each...
Check Speed Minnesota will give insight into consumer experience, inform policymakers
ST PAUL - The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, located within the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), today launched a new tool that will allow Minnesotans to test, map and report various broadband internet speeds...
Martin County has Manufacturing Jobs
Dec 27 2018The manufacturing sector has been steadily recovering from the Great Recession. In the next decade, the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte estimate that 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled, due to a combination of industry growth and Baby Boomers retiring.
Some of the higher demand and higher...