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

Minnesota's exporters are doing well despite the trade war. Imagine how much better they could be doing without it. 

Minnesota’s HQ2 bid is subject to transparency laws. So why didn’t the State release the bid back in 2017? Apparently, Governor Dayton did not think taxpayers had the right to…

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

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

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

Minnesota’s workforce reality requires increased talent recruitment and retention to tackle a worker shortage expected to explode the number of unfilled technical positions from the current 60,000 to close to…

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

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

The Legislative Auditor criticizes DEED’s fund for failure to show results.

As we commented last week, January's job numbers contained good and bad news for Minnesota. Watchdog.org's Michael Carroll looks at some of the responses.

January's data saw the continuation of a trend. Minnesota's job growth is being driven by relatively low productivity jobs.

One line from the Legislative Auditor’s critical report tells you everything  you need to know about the Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF), a taxpayer-funded program under the Minnesota Department of Employment…

GDP per person is what matters for the economic well-being of Minnesotans. An immigration policy focused on increasing that will have to prioritize skilled immigrants.

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

In a new paper titled Youth Unemployment Worldwide: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Excessive Regulation, the economist Deirdre McCloskey looks at the causes and consequences of youth unemployment…

If Minnesota is to solve its looming workforce talent shortfall, the state’s employers will have to explore new talent pools and push for a higher workforce participation rate. The Minnesota…

If immigration is going to be used as a policy tool to boost Minnesotans per capita incomes, the focus will have to be on attracting skilled immigrants.

A new American Experiment study reveals that a tech school education can yield startling future earnings.

We often hear that there is a labor shortage in Minnesota which we need immigrants to solve. But we can make a start by helping teenage and black Minnesotans into…

GDP per person is what matters for the economic well-being of Minnesotans. An immigration policy focused on increasing that will have to prioritize skilled immigrants

Labor demand is growing in Minnesota causing wages to rise. Apparently, this is a crisis.

This appeared as the Star Tribune’s Sunday cover editorial on July 16, 2017.  [Star Tribune photo by Anthony Souffle.] In this era of high technology manufacturing, four years and a…

Not everyone. In fact, not most people. The Center’s new program, “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree,” highlights the fact that there are many rewarding careers that don’t require a…