Minnesota study finds nine occupations struggle to fill jobs
A DEED study shows 45 percent of vacancies in nine key Minnesota occupations are hard to fill due to skills gaps and demand factors. Production jobs top the list, with higher difficulty in Greater Minnesota. more internships and hands-on learning beyond schooling urged.
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Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development
DEED
Twin Cities
Obama
Brainerd Lakes Chamber
Bridges Career Academies
Central Lakes College, WorkForce Center
Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corp
Positivelyminnesota
Credit wars in Washington over rising economy
In a growing economy the question of who deserves credit dominates Washington debate. The Fed’s monetary actions, not policy fights, may drive the recovery, with economists noting mixed signals as unemployment falls to 7.7 percent and 236,000 jobs return. Tax, entitlement reforms, and looming automatic cuts shape the outlook for 2014.
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Washington
White House
Austan Goolsbee
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Don Stewart
Federal Reserve Bank
Fed
Mark Witner
Wells Fargo
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Congressional Budget Office
American Action Forum
Public Policy Institute
Holtz-Eakin
Barack Obama
Obama
House
U.S
Ing
Mark Zandi
Moody’s Analytics
Donald Civitanova
New York Stock Exchange
Recruit Motivate and Retain Your Workforce Brainerd event
The Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Brainerd Lakes Chamber host a March 27 workshop in Brainerd led by humorist Ted Schick. The two part program covers attracting hiring and retention strategies with a 7:30 a.m. registration and buffet, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. session. Cost is $45 per person and breakfast is included. For details visit reganline com wfcrecruitworkshops.
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Department of Employment and Economic Development
DEED
Brainerd Lakes
Reganline.com
Agriculture value added workshop set March 25
A value added workshop for local farmers and property owners is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 25 at the Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade. Registration is 15 dollars and includes lunch and refreshments.
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Long Lake Conservation Center
Palisade
Troy Salzer
University of Minnesota Extension
Carlton County
Thousand Hills Cattle Company
Cannon Falls
Wright Co-Op
Aitkin
Robert Schafer
Central Lakes Ag Center
Staples
Scott Kittleson
NRCS
Rich Miska
AgStar
Ross Wagner
Aitkin County
Cfans
Wufoo.com
Ross Wagner Rwagner
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