Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/16/17
Energy
Minn Post: Minnesota is in the midst of a massive and historic energy transformation
See our commentary on this here.
Labor market
Crow Rover Media: Minnesota gained 2,500 jobs in January
KARE 11: MN construction industry dealing with worker shortage
Finance & Commerce: Will Minnesota’s worker shortage be eased by apprenticeships?
See our commentary on this here.
Minimum wage
MPR News: Minimum wage bill strikes out in Senate committee
Rochester Post Bulletin: Tipped workers invoke #MeToo in fight to raise minimum wage
Minn Post: St. Paul Saints seek minimum-wage exemption for players
Duluth News Tribune: St. Paul Saints seek state minimum wage exemption, saying salary cap threatens operations
Pioneer Press: St. Paul Saints seek state minimum wage exemption, saying salary cap threatens operations
See our commentary on this here.
Trade
Mankato Free Press: Local companies, farm group worry about new Trump tariffs
Farm Forum: Companies, farm group worry about new Trump tariffs
Fox 21: Minnesota’s Exports up Eight Percent From 2016
Finance & Commerce: DEED: Minnesota exports up 8 percent
Star Tribune: Minnesota manufacturers, farmers brace for tariff fallout
See our commentary on this here.
Agriculture
Star Tribune: Minnesota crop land prices were down in 2017, but may be starting to stabilize
Mankato Free Press: Greenseam: Study necessary to keep, attract agribusiness in region
Economic growth
Eden Prairie News: Paulsen: Tax reform already is seeing economic benefits
Rochester Post Bulletin: Survey suggests rural economy to keep improving in 10 states
Economic development
Bemidji Pioneer: MPR to hold discussion on local economy in Bemidji
Voice of Alexandria: USDA Invests $43 Million in Minnesota’s Rural Electric Infrastructure
Star Tribune: Gov. Mark Dayton wraps up his final State of the State speech with a focus on finances
Minn Post: China is taking less of the U.S.’s recyclables. That might be an opportunity for Minnesota
Albert Lea Tribune: Minnesota chamber focused on transportation funding, taxes
Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Bonding so nice, do it twice
Pipestone County Star: Pipestone applies for Opportunity Zone status
Enbridge 3
Pioneer Press: Regulators OK environmental review for disputed northern Minnesota oil pipeline
Duluth News Tribune: PUC approves Enbridge Line 3 environmental review
See our commentary on this here.
John Phelan is an economist at Center of the American Experiment.