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18 Feb 2020
Part of what makes health care in Minnesota so great is a high number of doctors accepting Medicare, high rates of insured adults, and a lot of patients seeking regular dental care. There is, however, a poor distribution and overall shortage of health care workers—so much so that an entire summit in 2019 was dedicated to the issue, held by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, North East Minnesota Office of Job Training, and the City of Duluth Workforce Development.
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Co-ops lead in growing indoor ag trend
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Google announced this week that it had selected five Minnesota nonprofits to receive funds as part of its Impact Challenge.
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