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Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV) has begun the construction on its first full-scale cannabis cultivation facility spanning 50,000 square feet. Situated directly behind Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia, Minnesota, the entire cannabis operation – from seed to sale – will be managed by MLCV. The facility is set to...
In 1936, East Central Energy was formed with the sole purpose of bringing an increasingly needed service to the rural areas of East Central Minnesota: electricity. Nearly 90 years later, the cooperative is repeating history by bringing another increasingly needed service to the rural areas of East Central Minnesota and...
A developer is proposing an approximately 122-acre mixed-use project in Garrison along Mille Lacs Lake, featuring 275 residential units and a 144-room lodge.Yale Holdings plans a 3-story lodge, up to 189 single-family homes and 86 condos, according to an environmental review notice filed with the Minnesota environmental Quality board (EQB).The...
Another record-setting year. That’s what the data center industry enjoyed in 2023, according to the latest research from Colliers.According to Colliers’ 2024 Data Center Marketplace report, the overall U.S. data center vacancy rate tumbled to 1.7% last year, with demand for data center space especially strong in markets such as...
With support from an Age Friendly Minnesota grant, NORTHFORCE has developed a Returnships Toolkit as a free resource to help employers widen applicant pools, follow fair hiring practices, and reduce ageism in the workplace. The toolkit contains information on returnships and agism, along with tips and best practices for starting and...
Star Tribune: British defense contractor BAE to build factory in Maple Grove, promises up to 500 jobs
Feb 13 2024British aerospace and defense company BAE is expanding its Minnesota operations with a manufacturing facility in Maple Grove.BAE Systems Land & Armaments plans to hire up to 500 workers. It will be the tenant in a 167,000-square-foot complex Opus Development plans to build in Maple Grove, according to city plans...
Respondents to the annual Minnesota Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey, conducted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, reported a cautiously optimistic outlook in their business indicators for 2024 compared to how their businesses performed against those indicators in 2023.Conducted between...
The U.S. government will require companies that mine for cryptocurrency to report information on their energy use.The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has said that starting next week, it will “survey identified commercial cryptocurrency miners, which are required to respond with details related to their energy use.”“We will specifically focus on...
Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. intends to purchase 179 acres of Thomson Reuters' campus in Eagan. The Minneapolis-based developer announced Thursday the agreement with Toronto-based Thomson Reuters, which had previously announced vacating a sizable portion of its total 263-acre campus. Ryan plans to redevelop the site.Click here to view the...
Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies US, Inc. has a deal in place to acquire part of the Thomson Reuters campus in Eagan for new development to be determined.The sale and purchase agreement with Thomson Reuters, announced Thursday, includes 179 acres of the company’s 263-acre campus in Eagan, Ryan said in a press...
While it is still in its outreach phase, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is rolling out the Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund.The central funds are for small to medium-sized employers who can request reimbursement for expenses relating to reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.Those can range...
In 2023, the US power and utilities industry raised the decarbonization bar, deployed record-breaking volumes of solar power and energy storage, and boosted grid reliability and flexibility—with a healthy assist from landmark clean energy and climate legislation. All of this will likely continue in 2024. Industry fundamentals were mixed, with...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for a new grant program to help strengthen Minnesota’s food supply chain.The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant Program offers competitive grants for Minnesota businesses and organizations operating middle-of-the-food-supply-chain activities that support local agricultural products. Up to $9.6 million in...
DEED Invests $13.6 Million in Training to Prepare Minnesotans to Enter High-Growth Industries
Jan 31 2024The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced nearly $13.6 million in workforce grants, its latest effort to help grow Minnesota's workforce and connect people to good jobs.DEED is awarding Pathways to Prosperity grant funding to 43 organizations across the state. This Pathways to Prosperity funding is expected...
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced today that over $6 million in Child Care Economic Development Grants – the state's largest-ever round of these grants – are now open. These grants are aimed at expanding access to child care and meeting the needs of working families.The Minnesota...
Minnesota is giving out nearly $2.4 million in workforce grants aimed at helping underserved adults enter new workforces, the state announced late last week.The state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will distribute the grants in two major chunks, which will be disbursed to 24 organizations across the state...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced nearly $2.4 million in workforce grants for 24 organizations to help adults facing barriers to employment find and keep in-demand, career-path employment.Women's Economic Security Act (WESA) Grants – totaling $1.4 million – provide services that encourage and assist women to...
A collection of brown pipes emerge at odd angles from the mud and overgrown grasses on a pine farm north of the tiny town of Tamarack, Minnesota.Beneath these capped drill holes, Talon Metals has uncovered one of America’s densest nickel deposits—and now it wants to begin tunneling deep into the...
Utility Dive: Electrification, manufacturing to propel 1.5% annual US electric demand growth through 2026
Jan 24 2024After falling 1.6% last year on mild weather, U.S. electricity use is set to grow 1.5% per year from 2024 through 2026, driven by increased manufacturing and electrification in the transportation and building sectors, the International Energy Agency, or IEA, said Wednesday.About a third of the additional demand is expected...
JLL: Getting data centers ready for the AI boom
Jan 18 2024The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) that erupted in the past year turned commercial real estate’s attention on data centers: namely whether they could support the pace of AI’s quickening advance, from building design and rack densities to its environmental impact and compliance with evolving government regulations.“Data centers only rose...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is awarding $19 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 22 states and give Americans cleaner, more affordable fuel options at gas station pumps as part of President Biden’s Bidenomics...
The future of power is electric cooperatives
Dec 21 2023Great River Energy’s member-owner cooperatives don’t just power their communities. They fuel economic growth. We work hard to connect businesses with the resources they need to grow. Our commitment to providing competitively priced, reliable energy, and helping customers manage their energy needs plays an important role in our economic development...
Great River Energy and its 27 member-owner cooperatives believe that when communities work together, we all do better. Which is why we’re committed to providing a strong foundation for the communities we serve by powering them with affordable, reliable, cleaner electricity. Beyond that, we’re focused on our social responsibility.Electric cooperatives...
USDA-Funded Projects Create Economic Opportunity in Underserved Rural and Native Communities in Minnesota
Dec 11 2023U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad today announced more than 200 projects to improve infrastructure, housing and economic conditions for underserved rural and Native American communities. These projects are funded by an $80.1 million investment from USDA.The investments are part of President Biden’s commitment...