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Fritz Corrigan on the message behind Mosaic’s departure.

"If that project makes it through the extensive and rigorous environmental review process that is run by the state, and it passes through that with strong financial assurances and strong…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

For years, many young college-aged Americans have viewed getting an internship almost as a rite of passage. Traditionally, internships have offered many advantages—helping to develop marketable skills, sprucing up a…

The Duluth News Tribune ran an interesting article on the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was meant to expedite the exchange of land between Polymet Mining…

Advocates of minimum wage hikes all too often live in a fantasy world where employers are vast corporations whose owners and managers are swimming in piles of cash while paying…

Scott Peterson rallies business to address the labor shortage.

Minnesota’s economic growth has lagged Wisconsin’s since Dayton and Walker took office.

Between 1998 and 2000, Minnesota's top rate of income tax was cut from 8.5% to 7.85%. The effects? In 2017 dollars, income tax revenues in the nine years before 1998,…

[Photo Source: iStock.com] Young people who choose a career that requires a two-year technical college degree or similar credential can generally avoid the oppressive student loan debt that burdens so…

According to a post in the Duluth News Tribune, iron mining firms have rebounded from the slump they experienced a few years ago and the economy in Minnesota is humming…

Data released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Minnesota's economic growth lagged that of the United States as a whole in the first three months of the…

State income tax receipts were higher both in dollar terms and as a share of Minnesota's GDP when the top rate of income tax was 9% than when it was…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

The dollar amount of tax revenue seems far more likely to be a function of the size of the state's economy than of its tax rates. This means that if…

U.S. Senate candidate Richard Painter, who became famous for his dumpster fire ad, addressed a crowd of about 100 people in Ely, Minnesota on Tuesday, July 17th. Copper-nickel mining was one…

To be clear, if the Obama rule is fixed, the unions that have been certified would unfortunately continue until they are decertified—that is why MNPCA is not giving up in…

The employment-participation rate for 16- to 19-year-olds in Minnesota fell from 69.8 percent in 2000 to 52.3 percent in 2016, a decline of 17.5 percentage points. Unemployment rates for black…

Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: Workforce Transitions in a Time of Automation is a study by McKinsey & Company, released in 2017, that examines work around the world “that can be…

After a prolonged period of wage stagnation, the recent rise in wages is to be welcomed. But it won't help folks much if rising prices cancel out the benefits.

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

One of the first things we expect from government is to protect us from violence. A government that can’t or won’t fulfill that basic function isn’t worth bothering with. Like…

In response to Minnesota's pressing talent needs, TwinWest Chamber of Commerce has launched Opportunity Connect— “a new technology platform to seamlessly connect and support business, education and students/families with career…

Trade is one of the oldest topics in economics. It is also one of the oldest sources of economic dispute. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations in 1776 largely to…