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For many of us, a home is more than just a residence. It is a place that evokes a feeling - that of pride, security, comfort, and joy. A home is where we can face life’s challenges and watch our children grow. Across the country, National Homeownership Month is celebrate...
St. Paul – Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will award $95 million in broadband grants across the state, applications must be submitted by August 4, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Building on appropriations from both the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions, this grant roun...
How to Effectively Hire During the New Normal
May 23 2022The way businesses in the industrial sector approach hiring new employees has changed. Companies can no longer rely on posting a job ad and sitting back to wait for resumes to flood in. With unemployment rates at an all-time low after the advent of the Great Resignation, the best candidate...
Are you completely new to the world of search engine optimization (SEO)? Or, are you an old pro launching a new campaign? If so, you're going to be excited about the prospects of ranking first in Google for a given keyword or phrase. It's an important foundational achievement to se...
St. Paul – Early care and education (ECE), a critical part of the economic infrastructure in Minnesota, is dealing with a long-standing crisis. Under the State’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), a working group charged by DEED’s Minnesota Business Vitality Council (MBVC) has released a final report an...
For over 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has organized and hosted National Small Business Week (NSBW) during the first week of May. With over 32.5 million small businesses employing 61.2 million employees across the country in 2021, Todd County Development Corporation recognizes the importance of small businesse...
The Labor Challenges of Site Selection
Apr 26 2022You’re evaluating a new site. It checks all the boxes when it comes to the property, local infrastructure, and business climate. You have one more box to check — labor supply. You’re presented with a hodge-podge of numbers. How can you make sense of it all? And what’s the botto...
Where Vertical Farming Is ‘Smart’
Apr 25 2022Bowery Farming, a leading vertical farming company based in New York City, plans to open smart indoor vertical farms in Locust Grove, Georgia, and Arlington, Texas, it announced in January. Each facility will create more than 100 jobs, and they are to be powered by 100% renewable sources. The compan...
The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow; creating a firm bedrock of opportunities for them to grow, learn and shine can benefit generations of the future.
Our country has dedicated the month of February to National Youth Leadership, which is a perfect time for young people to take stoc...
Automation has been painted as a threat to employees, and the idea that robots will replace workers and lead to unemployment continues to circulate in some circles. The truth, however, is quite the opposite. According to McKinsey & Company, automation and AI technologies will boost business productivity and GDP growt...
Networking is one of the most important business skills to master in the franchise industry. It’s equally as important for a franchisor as it is for a franchisee. Developing and nurturing a network of professional peers is vital to career success and can give you a competitive edge in variou...
The new year has just gone by and the beginning of the year is a good time for business owners to take stock of their enterprise, set goals for the year and determine a roadmap to achieve them. Crucial to these milestones is having a broad understanding of your financia...
DEED will Launch the Second Round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Funding on Thursday, January 27.
Jan 18 2022St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will launch the second round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Program funding on Thursday, January 27, 2022. This $80 million statewide economic redevelopment program will award grants to partner organizations to establish programs targeting specific main streets an...
Covid has had a devastating impact on many small businesses, forcing hundreds of thousands of them to shut down. Now comes word about the impact the disease has had on small business owners.
A new survey from Capital One Business found that many of the owners are exhausted. And for goo...
You should be optimizing your video on social media because you already invested in quality video. You know it’s the most effective medium for telling your story. Not only is it compelling, it’s also an easy experience for your audience to engage with. Now it’s time to optimize video t...
From Planning To Implementation: The Ultimate Guide To Economic Development Strategic Planning
Jan 10 2022Economic development strategic planning is on the minds of most economic developers. Every community will be facing a need to rebuild its local economy as we begin to emerge from the pandemic in 2022. But even in the best of times, only three things can happen to any economy: I...