Matt Kramer named head of St. Paul Chamber
Matt Kramer, a former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and a former chief of staff for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, has been named president of the St. Paul...
View ArticleGubernatorial transitions are fire drills even under the best of circumstances
Members of Minnesota's next gubernatorial administration could be excused for moving into the west wing of the Capitol under cover of night and locking the door behind them. Besides the small matter of...
View ArticleConflicts strain relations between business, GOP
Political action committees funded by the state's pre-eminent businessmen were an important part of last year's election that saw Republicans flip both houses of the Legislature and come within a...
View ArticleBusiness lobby gives mixed marks to GOP majorities
The change in Minnesota politics wrought by the 2010 election created equal measures of optimism and concern among the business groups that lobby state lawmakers.
View Article$50 million in DEED fund sets off lobbying push
Last week the Department of Employment and Economic Development sent out a call for grant applications to spend almost $50 million. At stake was the latest pot of economic development dollars DEED will...
View ArticleTax bill is a key soccer stadium goal
When it comes to the tricky tale of the attempts that Minneapolis and St. Paul have made to land a Major League Soccer team, plenty of soccer metaphors present themselves. The shot, the save, the...
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