Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
State of Minnesota
DEED is Minnesota’s principal economic-development agency, overseeing business finance, workforce services, and community development.
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Programs & Incentives
Pay-for-performance awards to businesses that create jobs and make capital investment.
Program detailsLow-interest loans, via local governments, for expanding businesses that add jobs.
Program detailsCredit to investors and funds that put early-stage capital into qualified Minnesota technology startups.
Grants supporting training for new employees at eligible expanding companies in Greater Minnesota.
Tax credits for businesses in qualified border-city zones competing with neighboring states.
Economic Briefings
This week in Minnesota
Seven days to 26 October 2026
No Minnesota item scored above the weekly brief’s threshold this week. That reflects the feeds we read, not everything that happened in Minnesota — the source register lists which feeds we can reach.
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