Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/20/19
Twin Cities Business: What to Know Now: Pause on PolyMet Permits, General Mills’ Q1 Sales Dip
State and local taxes and spending
Wadena Pioneer Journal: Lower property taxes in Wadena County? Commissioner believes he may have the winning formula
Mankato Free Press: MnDOT faces budget challenges locally, statewide
Star Tribune: St. Paul school board eyes property tax levy increase of up to 5%, raises its pay
Sun Post: Letter: Minnesota is failing its taxpayers
Austin Daily Herald: Council approves 2020 tax levy, proposed budget; Levy will see an increase of just over 4 percent
Rochester Post Bulletin: Pine Island taxes going down despite increase in levy
Grand Forks Herald: Minnesota counties receive nearly $36 million in PILT payments
Hutchinson Leader: McLeod County sales tax approved for road repairs
Trade
Star Tribune: Walz says Japan can’t pick up US-China trade war slack
MPR News: Walz recaps Asia trip focused on fostering Minnesota ties
Fox 9: Walz: Asian trade trip earned ‘momentum,’ no new jobs deals
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Minnesota exports at $5.7 billion in second quarter
Brainerd Dispatch: Like Russia grain embargo of 1980s, China trade war again taking its toll on farmers
Economic development
KIMT3: Speech to Text for Economic Development Workshop
Hibbing Daily Tribune: Adding value where it counts
Star Tribune: Minnesota grows business, jobs as it greens the local economy
Labor market
Star Tribune: Minnesota econ development chief has a big job-training issue on his hands
Twin Cities Business: Study Finds Apprenticeships Are on the Rise in Minnesota
The Caledonia Argus: Huge challenges, opportunities for students, workers and employers
Finance & Commerce: Unemployment rate dips to 3.3%, though manufacturing slips
Star Tribune: Shortage of workers continues to affect job growth in Minnesota
WCCO: Minnesota Jobs: Unemployment Rate Decreases To 3.3% In August
KEYC: Minnesota State University, Mankato, business partners receive MN Job Skills Partnership grants
Finance & Commerce: Rebranded CareerForce is all about finding the right job
Agriculture
WNAX: Minnesota Farm Bureau Talks Tough Farm Economy in D.C.
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.