(KNOX) – Minnesota is ranked sixth in the nation for business… according to a recent CNBC study.
The ranking is based on 128 key indicators in ten categories of competitiveness, including workforce, quality of life and business friendliness.
Minnesota was also recently ranked the best state for independent retailers, according to a B2B Reviews study, and earlier this week, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was named the best U.S. airport in 2024 by Travel + Leisure.
The rankings come as Governor Tim Walz recently celebrated a $24 million investment in job training and economic development programs.
$700M to Boost North Dakota Regional Power Grid Capacity
(KNOX) -North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum today welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that it has awarded Montana up to $700 million to enhance power grid capacity and reliability in Montana and North Dakota. The funds from the DOE'...
15h ago
Minnesota's Child Tax Credit setting an example
(KNOX) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says new figures released by the Minnesota Department of Revenue show the nation-leading Child Tax Credit has put more than $545 million into the budgets of more than 215,000 Minnesota families this year. With the...
Aug 03, 2024
Summit Pipeline Enters Final Permitting Stages in Minnesota
(North Dakota Monitor) -Minnesota agencies have released an environmental impact statement and set hearings on a small section of a huge project to capture carbon from ethanol plants in five states for underground storage in North Dakota. The environ...
Aug 02, 2024
Another Road Construction Project Begins Monday in Grand Forks
(KNOX) -Crews will begin working on the Columbia Road Overpass on Monday, August 5th. There will be traffic control in place to close the east northbound lane. Crews will begin sandblasting and painting work on the north 1/3 of the Columbia Road Over...
Aug 02, 2024
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