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Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 4.0 percent in June and the state’s labor force participation rate also remained level at 67.9 percent, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
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Every business rollout is both exciting and incredibly nerve-racking. It’s simply quite difficult to know how your product will be received in the market before you actually put it out there.
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When it comes to finances, everyone at some point needs a liaison. You and your organization serve as the go-between for people with savings and people with a need for money, providing them with an essential function of financial management. Often, however, it can be difficult to work with these people and also follow regulations. Here are a few examples of ways you can better help your customers.
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“If you do believe in this butterfly effect, I’ve got the butterfly’s wings and its antennas,” Anthony Weiner stated to The New York Times about possibly marketing his infamous not-safe-for-work tweet that caused his political downfall as an NFT.
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In Tampa, Florida, a concert promoter, Paul Williams, came up with an idea of pricing tickets at $18 for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and $999 for those who are not.
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May’s Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Forum explored ways to address the challenges immigrants and refugees face when reaching out and connecting with companies that are hiring now. While many employers in Minnesota continue to struggle to find job seekers, immigrant and refugee communities are also struggling with applying for positions they qualify for.
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The American job market slowed considerably last month, according to the latest US jobs report. The economy added just 266,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1 percent, surprising some economists who had projected a growth of approximately 1 million jobs. President Joe Biden said that the latest numbers are proof that his American Jobs Plan is necessary to jumpstart the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On Thursday April 22, 2021, AT&T reported its Q1 2021 earnings report, fully unveiling the subscribership growth of the HBO Max streaming service, as well as other key metrics for stockholders. This AT&T Earnings Conference Call led to a burst of articles trying to make narratives around these streaming numbers and comparing the Snyder Cut to different Q1 releases such as “Godzilla vs. Kong”.
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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) was awarded a Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Phase II grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this week. Minnesota was one of five states to receive such a grant.
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Businesses are an exciting culmination of people’s passions, talents, and determination to make a difference. However, most business ideas never come to fruition. Here are some of the biggest obstacles that impede people from creating a successful company regardless of the usefulness of their idea.
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