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There are shovel ready sites bordering I-35 off of Centerville Road in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The site is located in Ramsey County and part of the Minneapolis/St. Paul MSA that’s home to 3.5 million people. Businesses building here will benefit from access to a huge talent pool that i...Continue Reading

Shovel ready sites along I-94 are available in St. Cloud. The County Road 75 site has 40 acres for development, ½ mile south of the I-94 interchange. The site is flat and ready for development. The Economic Development Authority of St. Cloud owns this shovel ready site, making it easie...Continue Reading

Search for shovel ready sites for sale in Minnesota by using our real estate directory. Available sites for sale include properties in business parks, sites along I-35, and sites within 30 minutes of the Twin Cities.  How to Find Shovel Ready Sites for Sale in Minnesota Our real estate directory allows yo...Continue Reading

Minnesota's manufacturing sector showed strong growth through the end of the 2021 and is poised for more this year even as it continues to face challenges from supply bottlenecks and labor shortages. The state's performance in the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 70.2 in December from 65.1 i...Continue Reading

To address local disparities and help struggling areas thrive, governments at all levels have spent hundreds of billions of dollars over the past 40 years on a range of geographically targeted, or “place-based,” economic development programs — mostly in the form of financial incentives — designed to boost job creatio...Continue Reading

As businesses navigate a new world following the global pandemic, most will need to adapt to a more agile workplace. An overarching result of the pandemic was the population diffusion of city centers. As COVID cases continue to affect our society, a return to downtown metro areas has been slo...Continue Reading

I'm mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” declared the longtime news anchor Howard Beale in the 1975 film classic Network. A similar debate is raging across the world about the future of work, and there is a lot more at issue than how often to commute...Continue Reading

It’s no secret that the recipe for economic success usually includes generous portions of innovation and technology. That has been part of the economic development story for many years in such places as Boston, Seattle, the Research Triangle, and Silicon Valley. But just as you can find more and more cutting-edg...Continue Reading

With heightened pressure for businesses to adopt sustainable business practices, the commercial real estate industry has a viable role to play in the fight against climate change. In fact, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the built world accounts for more than 40 percent of the planet’s carbo...Continue Reading

We all know that in the past two years, the only constant for small business owners has been change. Thousands of businesses changed their business model at the onset of the pandemic, introducing new products or services and embracing new channels to reach their customers. Thousands more launched new businesse...Continue Reading

Innovate 218 held its first-ever RINK Pitch Competition on Dec. 14 at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth, where five entrepreneurs from around the Northland shared their business ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of winning cash prizes. Tower resident Patti Stoddard, creator of the Doggy Bunk Bed, won th...Continue Reading

January 1 will not only be the start of a new year, it will be when the new owners of Carlos Creek Winery officially take over. They’re not really new, though. They’ve shared a special connection to the winery for years. Click here to view the original article from the Echo Press.Continue Reading

Minnesota’s industrial market saw heightened activity this year — a continuation of the trend from last year. The Blackstone Group topped portfolio transactions again in 2021 with a 22-building acquisition worth $247 million in April. But Nicola Wealth’s first foray into Minnesota real estate nearly reached this amount, with its 22-buildin...Continue Reading

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — In the next few decades, millions more Americans are likely to drive electric vehicles instead of the internal combustion engine-driven ones most get around in right now. But with public charging infrastructure still patchy in rural Minnesota and the Dakotas and significant battery life reduction in frigid temperatures...Continue Reading

A Highway 610 connection in Maple Grove and a frontage road improvement in Blaine are among the metro area projects benefiting from a new round of state funding for transportation upgrades that support economic development. Click here to view the original article from Finance and Commerce.Continue Reading

The Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation (EDC) both play an important role in a community, but, what's the difference between the two? This is a question that is frequently asked by businesses in the community as they try to divide where to invest their membership dollars and ho...Continue Reading

The long-term effectiveness of your economic development strategy that impresses the board depends on your stakeholders. Fostering public ownership and enthusiasm starts with your board. Communicating well with them is the key to getting the best strategic support, fresh thinking, and leadership they can offer.  DEVELOPING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THA...Continue Reading

Minnesota gained 8,600 jobs in November, up 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis. The private sector gained 10,200 jobs, up 0.4%, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The state unemployment rate ticked down two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.3%, due t...Continue Reading

Fifteen community and development infrastructure projects across northeastern Minnesota along with two business projects and rebates to northeastern Minnesota taconite plants were recommended Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation.  The Eveleth-based economic development agency also recommended $18 million in support toward construction of a new $4...Continue Reading

Minnesota’s construction industry is generally upbeat about the demand for construction services in 2022, but that optimism is tempered by the ongoing supply chain disruption, material costs and other worries. That’s a big takeaway from the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota’s 2021 Minnesota Construction Industry Assessment, which asked builders, architects, engineer...Continue Reading

Area residents frustrated with not having high-speed internet access may have a solution in the not-so distant future. The East Central Energy Board of Directors voted to move forward with developing a plan for a full-fiber-to-the-home project.  A completed feasibility study has indicated that, with the appropriate funding from grants an...Continue Reading

In the third quarter of 2021, almost as much energy storage was deployed in the US as was recorded for the whole of 2020, when the industry surpassed a gigawatt of installations for the first time ever.  According to the latest quarterly US Energy Storage Monitor report from Wood Mackenzie Powe...Continue Reading

Lutsen Mountains was the only Minnesota ski facility named to Family Skiers “Best Family Ski Resorts,” for 2021-2022. Boasting 95 runs over four mountains and a maximum vertical drop of 825 feet, Lutsen Mountains is the largest ski hill in the Midwest. “Lutsen’s terrain, vibe, and great setting make i...Continue Reading

Congratulations. Your business is growing! Revenue is up, and you just launched a new product that is flying off the shelves. The only problem is you need to hire more people and you have no place to put them. You have hired a site selector, and they have found th...Continue Reading