Grove stresses innovation in workforce development

13 Jan 2020


Steve Grove believes one of the top things Minnesota needs to do to grow its economy is to embrace disruption. So it’s fitting that he’s started with the agency he oversees.

Grove, a former Google executive, was named commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development in January 2019 with the incoming administration of Gov. Tim Walz. At a meeting of the Minnesota Economic Club on Monday, he described some of the changes he’s overseen this year, ranging from updating the employee dress code to rethinking longstanding grant and incentive programs, as well as goals for the remainder of the administration.

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