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Minnesota Employment and Economic Development Press Releases

106 Press Releases
  • Published on April 28, 2020 - 15:27 GMT

    DEED Awards more the $1.3 Million in MJSP Grants

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded nine workforce development grants totaling nearly $1.3 million under the Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership (MJSP) to assist businesses and educational institutions in …

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  • Published on April 27, 2020 - 21:00 GMT

    COVID-19: Applying for unemployment if you are self-employed or an independent contractor

    Normally, self-employed people and independent contractors would not be eligible for unemployment benefits in Minnesota.  But the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020 – …

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  • Published on April 25, 2020 - 21:00 GMT

    Provide your input on Minnesota’s new social distancing norms

    Although the State of Minnesota is currently operating under an active Stay at Home order, state agencies – including the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) – are in the process of thinking through what our new "social distancing …

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  • Published on April 24, 2020 - 15:56 GMT

    DEED begins making Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the agency has begun making Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments to people who are self-employed, independent contractors, and other …

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  • Published on April 24, 2020 - 13:47 GMT

    Eleven Companies Receive Launch Minnesota Innovation Grants

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced $247,000 in Launch Minnesota Innovation Grants to 11 of the state’s most promising, innovative and scalable technology startups. In this third round of Launch …

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  • Published on April 23, 2020 - 21:00 GMT

    A Framework for safely returning to work

    Today, Governor Tim Walz reviewed a framework for evaluating when it is safe to reopen a variety of workplace, social, and educational environments in Minnesota. That framework takes into consideration a number of health, economic, and social factors – and …

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