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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is now accepting applications for the $62.5 million Small Business Relief Grants Program for businesses impacted by COVID-19, which he signed into law last week. “COVID-19 has brought historic challenges for our small business owners,” said Governor Walz. “This program is a result of bipartisan collaboration and
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has received several complaints in the last two days pertaining to citizens receiving letters in the mail on their application for unemployment. In each of these reports, no one had applied for unemployment. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development indicates they have received a large number of these
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is giving guidance to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information below includes what can be open, what can’t be open and why, and more. What can be open All retail stores, malls, and other businesses that sell, rent, maintain and repair goods can be open beginning on
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Commissioner Steve Grove are offering the following information for businesses and workers to re-open safely. The information and links to valuable information in this hectic time are below – The information/story below is by DEED Commissioner Steve Grove- As Minnesota businesses begin the process of reopening
Through April 25, about 46,000 applications for Unemployment Insurance (UI) had been filed by residents of Northwest Minnesota. If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is a lot. For perspective, in the entire year of 2019, the region saw a total of just 22,820 UI claims. In 2009, during the peak of the Great
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the agency has begun making Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments to people who are self-employed, independent contractors, and other eligible recipients who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits. PUA is a new program that was authorized by Congress in the Coronavirus Aid,
