Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/6/18
Trade
Star Tribune: Global reach of Minnesota companies muddies tariff picture
Pioneer Press: Which Minnesota businesses could feel impact of Trump’s tariff disputes most?
Twin Cities Business: Polaris May Shift Production Overseas: What it Means for Minnesota
Labor market
Ag Week: Workforce shortage ahead: Groups seek policy agenda to bridge urban, rural economic divide
Minn Post: First minimum wage hike in Minneapolis goes into effect
Star Tribune: Lowest-paid workers get a raise in Minneapolis on Sunday
Duluth News Tribune: Area unemployment stays low in May
KARE 11: Minimum wage increases in Minneapolis
WCCO: Minimum Wage Goes Up In Minneapolis
Economic development
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Drive economy with strong private sector
Minn Post: How one Minnesota town leveraged its proximity to Fargo-Moorhead while keeping its small-town feel
Faribault Daily News: Sixth round of PIPELINE Program dual-training grants awarded
State taxes
The Globe: Column: What the Supreme Court’s online sales tax decision means for southwest Minnesota
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Cook County grappling with explosion of cabin rentals on the North Shore
MPR News: Income tax not unconstitutional, MN Supreme Court affirms
Mankato Free Press: Supreme Court rejects Janesville man’s tax appeal
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Midwest manufacturing growth slows, but still strong
Rochester Post Bulletin: Economic growth slows in Midwest states as trade fears mount
John Phelan is an economist at Center of the American Experiment.