ST. PAUL — The Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc. was awarded a $425,000 grant through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to grow Minnesota's ...

Minnesota construction firms face ongoing workforce shortages as retirements, growth and skills gaps strain hiring for trades and project managers.

The Drive for 5 initiative is awarding $8.8 million to enhance workforce training in Minnesota, focusing on key sectors like ...

BRAINERD — One month to the day on his new job, Matt Varilek, new commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, was on the other side of the screen for the DEED’s ...

MANKATO — Greater Mankato Growth is receiving a $65,000 state grant to help prepare for high-demand jobs in specific job ...

Workers can access up to 20 weeks of combined leave, funded through a new payroll tax shared by employers and employees.

Minnesota State and the University of Minnesota partnered to reimagine nursing education and address the growing shortage of nurses in the state. The new Coalition for Nursing Equity and Excellence ...

Minnesota has expanded a new mobile application, called Workforce One Connect, that provides customers of employment and economic support programs with quick and easy access to their counselors and ...

ST. CLOUD — A statewide need for more truck drivers has spurred a new initiative by a Minnesota trucking group to recruit new, younger and more diverse drivers. That initiative, Drive the Difference, ...

Shane Arndt saw an opportunity to build a career in a technical field that held strong personal appeal. After a few years as a police officer, Arndt chose to follow his deep interest in computers and ...

Employment data released in mid-May showed Minnesota hit its lowest unemployment rate ever recorded, 2.2 percent statewide, and a little higher in some parts of the state, last month. That ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Employers in Minnesota's solar industry project the workforce to grow by 20 percent in 2016, according to census data recently released. The nonprofit Solar Foundation put out its ...