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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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WREDC annual meeting talks business growth; embracing diversity
WORTHINGTON DAILY GLOBE WORTHINGTON — Speakers at the Worthington Regional Economic Development Corp. (WREDC) annual meeting celebrated cooperation between public and private — and the city and Nobles County — to help foster economic development in the area. However, the main focus was on the future, and how the city should move forward. After outgoing Chairman of the Board Jason Vote thanked public and private partner... Read More
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Southwest LRT will help ease the mismatch between urban job seekers and metro jobs
MINNPOST Look closely at the orange and green splotches on new mapping of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and you’ll begin to understand why building the Southwest Light Rail Transit line (SWLRT) has become so important in special session negotiations, for both Minnesota business leaders and advocates for economic and racial justice. Orange blobs on these maps represent the largest concentrations of metro job vacancies, while the gre... Read More
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For would-be Minnesota workers, a step onto a career rung
STAR TRIBUNE The Career Pathways program provides a holistic model for solving two of the state's most pressing problems. Regina Wilson and Samantha Raines are Anoka County moms who were homeless at various times in 2014 and 2015. Yet they find themselves, as 2016 begins, not only with good jobs at last, but also with some pretty clear ideas about how they might advance next in their new careers. Wilson, 40, enjoys her work at an assist... Read More
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Learning is a local thing, as Minnesota initiatives show
The best ideas and movements bubble up. This can be seen in education’s next wave, and our state is leading the way. STAR TRIBUNE A century ago, all across the Midwest, residents of one town after another decided their community needed a high school. In time this regional movement grew into a national movement, and before long every city in America, large and small, offered free access to secondary education. By assuring that every ch... Read More
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