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Minneapolis–Saint-Paul / Helping women find jobs
Lonna Szczesny has helped thousands of women gain skills and move from unemployment to work or a better job. Now she’s retiring after 23 years at the nonprofit Resource, most recently as director of women’s programs at the nonprofit’s Employment Action Center. She recently received the inaugural “lifetime achievement award” of the Minnesota Women’s Consortium. … Continue reading
Minesota / Debate touches on pros and cons of raising state minimum wage
Some of the first bills introduced at the Minnesota Legislature this year would raise the state’s minimum wage, which has not increased since 2005. The federal standard of $7.25 an hour applies to people who work for large companies or companies that engage in interstate commerce. The state minimum wage for the smallest businesses is … Continue reading
St. Paul, Minnesota – St. Jude Medical cutting 500 jobs
St. Jude Medical said Thursday that it has laid off another 500 people as it restructures to deal with slumping sales of its heart devices. In August, St. Jude said it had terminated 300 employees, including 80 in Minnesota, as part of a broader companywide reorganization expected to slash $50 million to $60 million in … Continue reading
Company to hire 70 for plant opening
Metal Coaters plans to hire approximately 70 people for its yet-to-open metal coil coating plant in Middletown, the company’s president said. This is the second piece of welcome jobs news in weeks for the city, following the announcement Minnesota-based Metal-Matic considers Middletown a top site for a steel tubing plant that could eventually bring 200 … Continue reading
Survey: More Minnesota factories having trouble finding skilled workers – TwinCities.com
A metal fabricating company in Stacy last summer posted a job on MinnesotaWorks, the state-run website, for a laser operator. Despite a salary of $40,000 and a full array of benefits, there were no takers. “We did not have one person apply for our job for two months,” said Lori Tapani, co-president of Wyoming Machine. … Continue reading
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