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ENEWS: Roots in Rural, Business Prioritizing Equity, Infrastructure in NW
Retaining Newcomers in Rural The efforts of Greater Minnesota communities to attract and retain newcomers can sometime feel like a constant uphill battle. While several towns have put forth welcoming initiatives that have been successful in attracting newcomers, the next question is how do those towns encourage their children and grandchildren to keep their roots firmly planted in the community? Recently, the Sahan Journal profiled the town of ... Read More
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ENEWS: Higher Ed Equity Goals, Business Reimagined, Mobile Innovations
Higher Ed Equity Goals Reviewed Growth & Justice has been instrumental over the last decade in convincing the state Legislature to establish specific statewide goals for post-secondary attainment and, more important, to erase the wide racial gaps in college degrees and job-training certificates. A recent MinnPost story offers a clear-eyed assessment of progress toward those goals, noting that overall attainment of an... Read More
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ENEWS: Human Capital for Business and in Olivia, and the Rural Pulse
Small Biz Owners Call for Human Capital Investment Monday’s Star Tribune featured an op-ed by two small business owners, members of the Main Street Alliance, who made a strong case for an expansive state budget and ample public investments that actually improve the lives of their customers and employees. Growth & Justice has been collaborating with Main Street Alliance in support of policies that build human capital and ec... Read More
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PRESS RELEASE: Top Priorities for the “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint” Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2019 Regional and Racial Disparities, Climate Action, and Infrastructure Are Top Priorities in the 2019 Legislative Session For the “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint” Project MONDAY JAN. 14 PRESS CONFERENCES • 11:15 a.m., State Capitol Building, Press Conference Room B-971, 75 Rev. Martin Luther King Boulevard, St. Paul. • 2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, Mississippi Room 106, ... Read More
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ENEWS: You Are Invited Jan. 14 to One Minnesota Legislative Priorities Presentation.
You Are Invited! Come to Jan. 14 Presentations, in St. Paul or St. Cloud, Of One Minnesota Equity Blueprint’s Legislative Priorities We were happy to hear Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka say at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce annual legislative dinner this week that there is about 80 percent agreement between Democrats and Republicans on the challenges that our state faces. And we ... Read More
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