Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/4/19
State and local taxes and spending
West Central Tribune: Roger Imdieke: Solution needed for ‘Amazon effect’ on local tax base
Redwood Falls Gazette: Redwood Area School District property tax levy proposal for 2020 would include 2.58% increase
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Iron mining taxes support Northeastern Minnesota
Brainerd Dispatch: Cass County Board: Proposed Pine River business receives abatement on county taxes
Southwest Journal: School district tax levy to decrease in 2020
Economic development
Park Rapids Enterprise: New report explores challenges of Minnesota’s aging workforce
Mankato Free Press: MSU, businesses get $700,000 for job skills training
Fairmont Sentinel: Hagedorn backs workforce training
KNSI: Local organizations get grants to help businesses
Alexandria Echo Press: Wigfall: Two-year degrees offer quick path to success
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Launching a Minnesota business? State has $2.5M to help you get started
KTOE: 3.6 million headed to five MN businesses for job creation
Economic growth
Sun This Week: MN Manufacturing Week 2019: Business has been thriving in Lakeville for 50 years
Duluth News Tribune: An Economist’s View: High-tax Minnesota lagging in economic growth
The Ledger: Polk Perspective: Government-owned networks, a temptation to avoid
Winona Daily News: Midwest economy: September state-by-state glance
KEYC 12: South Central Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing to highlight manufacturing industries
Star Tribune: Manufacturing in Minnesota slumps but faring better than nation as whole
Agriculture
Star Tribune: Minnesota farmers need D.C. to restore ethanol market
Marshall Independent: Tax law too costly for farmers, GOP claims
Labor market
Star Tribune: Worker shortage sparks Minnesota businesses to think outside of the box
Star Tribune: Job vacancies in Minnesota rise again
Northfield News: Minnesota job vacancies at record high
KSTP: Survey shows Minnesota job openings increase in 2nd quarter of 2019
KTOE: Job vacancies reach record high
Minn Post: Challenge to $15 minimum wage, sick-time rules goes before Minnesota Supreme Court
MPR News: Supreme Court hears challenges to Minneapolis wage, sick time laws
Hometown Focus: State labor market remains tight
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.