Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 7/19/24
Economic growth
WCCO: Minnesota is ranked 6th in the nation for business, a new study finds
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota ranks No. 6 among ‘America’s Top States for Business’ by CNBC
Bring Me the News: Texas knocks Minnesota out of the Top 5 in CNBC’s ‘Top States for Business’
State and local taxes and spending
West Central Tribune: Trident TIF agreement also adds housing tool for Willmar, Minnesota
KROC: Minnesota Ended Fiscal Year With $421 Million in Extra Revenue
Alexandria Echo Press: Letter: Tax increment financing is too easy to get in Alexandria
Agriculture
Sioux County Radio: Farmland values weakening in southern Minnesota
Labor market
WJON: The Job Seeker Market in the St. Cloud Area Could Be Changing
Axios: Minnesota has one of the lowest rates of low-wage workers
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s thawing labor market a good sign for the economy’s soft landing
Brainerd Dispatch: Minnesota jobs metrics tick down, but remain high
KINT 3: June saw a slight increase in Minnesota’s unemployment rate
Mankato Free Press: Local job numbers grow by 2.3% in June, year over year
Economic development
Mankato Free Press: Our View: Red tape threatens rural broadband funding