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Employers cut 1,600 jobs in May; smallest job loss in nine months ~ State jobless rate edges up slightly to 8.2 percent
June 18, 2009
Minnesota employers cut 1,600 jobs in May, the smallest monthly loss since August 2008, according to figures released today by DEED...............
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City of Brainerd receives $28.8 million Clean Water Loan
June 17, 2009
The city of Brainerd received a $28.8 million low-interest loan from the Minnesota PFA to upgrade and expand its wastewater treatment facility...............
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Minnesota PFA Awards $37.2 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds for Infrastructure Projects
June 16, 2009
The PFA has awarded $37.2 million for projects that will improve municipal infrastructure for drinking water and wastewater treatment throughout Minnesota...............
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Minnesota Awarded $4.7 million National Emergency Grant for Retail, Manufacturing Workers
June 16, 2009
DEED has been awarded a $4.7 million National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help 1,109 laid-off workers at five manufacturing and retail companies...............
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Special Extended Filing Date for Businesses Requesting Tax Credit Certification
June 11, 2009
Businesses planning to claim the newly expanded Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) for hiring eligible unemployed veterans and unskilled younger workers during the first part of 2009 have until Aug. 17 to request the required certification...............
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Five New Dislocated Worker Grants Help Laid-Off Workers Get Back on Their Feet
June 9, 2009
Five grants from the state Dislocated Worker Program are helping 330 former manufacturing and financial industry workers prepare for job searches, retrain, and return to work.................
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DEED Awards $5.1 Million in Cleanup Grants ~ Fifteen projects in Minnesota receive funding
June 9, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $5.1 million to investigate or clean up 15 contaminated sites in the state. The grants were awarded under DEED’s Contamination Cleanup Grant Program.................
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Additional Unemployment Benefits Available in Minnesota ~ Up to seven additional weeks of extended benefits
June 5, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB) program has been expanded from a maximum of 13 weeks up to a maximum of 20 weeks in Minnesota.................
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Application Deadline is June 9 for Beltrami, Polk and Marshall Counties
June 4, 2009
Eligible workers and self-employed residents of Beltrami, Polk and Marshall counties have until Tuesday, June 9, 2009 to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, DEED announced today.................
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DEED Awards $15.9 Million for Small Cities Projects ~Funding will help 103 communities in Greater Minnesota
May 28, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded 37 grants totaling more than $15.9 million to help pay for improvements for housing, commercial property and infrastructure in Greater Minnesota..................
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