Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/17/17
Labor laws
Pioneer Press: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce sues over Minneapolis minimum wage
WCCO: MN Chamber Of Commerce Sues Minneapolis Over $15 Wage
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota Chamber sues Minneapolis over $15 minimum wage ordinance
Chain Store Age: Regulatory Wrap-Up: Taxes in the spotlight
Duluth News Tribune: Council can avoid pricey legal entanglements
See our commentary on this here.
Mining
The Ely Echo: Emmer bill clears hurdle; MINER Act passes committee, now heads to U.S. House floor
Duluth News Tribune: Improve lives of Minnesotans; don’t divide us
See our commentary on this here.
Agriculture
American Agriculturalist: Censky talks trade, taxes and regulations during Minnesota visit
Trade
Voice of Alexandria: Dayton: Border Crossing Changes Will Hurt Minnesota
Jobs
St. Cloud Times: What’s next for Capital One employees
US News: Capital One Financial Cuts Include 130 Jobs in St. Cloud
St. Cloud Times: Capital One will eliminate 15% of its St. Cloud jobs
Rochester Post Bulletin: Construction industry starts program to attract workers
St. Cloud Times: Bid to lure Amazon? Sure. But brag? Not Minnesota
Business Wire: Nearly Half of States Have Added Good Blue-Collar Jobs That Don’t Require Bachelor’s Degrees, Says New Georgetown University Research
Knox Radio: MN Construction Crunch
Hibbing Daily Tribune: The economics of dignity, how a tiered economy tears us apart
The Globe: Minn. DNR plans employment seminar for veterans
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s unemployment hits 17-year low, but job growth is also slowing in the state
Twin Cities Business: MN Unemployment Rate Improves to 3.3 Percent in October, a 17-Year Low
MPR News: Minnesota jobless rate hit 17-year low in October, 3.3 percent
Eden Prairie News: Minnesota unemployment rate falls to lowest level in 17 years
Immigration
Asian American Press: Immigrants in Minnesota: A demographic and economic profile
See our commentary on this here.
Taxes
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s cabin getaway lifestyle could come under pressure from tax reform
Star Tribune: GOP tax plan adds up to big savings for Minnesota corporations
Star Tribune: Minnesota higher-education leaders raise alarms about GOP tax plan
See our commentary on this here, on the SALT deduction here, and on corporate tax here.
Enbridge 3
Duluth News Tribune: Line 3 route threatens our water, lake properties, jobs
Duluth News Tribune: DFLers divided; Republicans out in force for Line 3
Duluth News Tribune: Don’t sacrifice environment for economic development
See our commentary on this here.
Economic Development
Wall Street Journal: Where Could Amazon Build a Second Headquarters?
Star Tribune: Twin Cities viewed as a long shot to attract new Amazon HQ
Duluth News Tribune: Local groups get $400,000 to help emerging businesses
Voice of Alexandria: DEED Awards Funding to Groups that Help Emerging Businesses
The Globe: Nobles County could see economic boost from added broadband
Albert Lea Tribune: ALEAP embraces new local entrepreneurs
St. Cloud Times: State awards $169,000 grant to Geringhoff as it adds jobs
See our commentary on this here.
Manufacturing
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Behind the deal: Why did Tesla buy Perbix? To build better factories
See our commentary on this here.
Super Bowl LII
Kare 11: Vikings owner, NFL exec talk Super Bowl economics
Rochester Post Bulletin: NFL says Super Bowl will benefit Twin Cities’ image most
Economic growth
Rochester Post Bulletin: Bankers: economy to remain slow in rural parts of 10 states
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Minnesota Chamber releases annual business benchmarks
See our commentary on this here.
John Phelan is an economist at Center of the American Experiment.