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Students considering entering directly into the workforce have a unique opportunity to gain college credits and hands-on experience at the Polaris manufacturing facility in Roseau.

A teaching dental clinic at Minnesota North College - Hibbing serves patients on the Iron Range while expanding the dental workforce.

Janelle Greschner, director of business recruitment for the IRRR, said businesses are already interested in the planned industrial park in a city with very few manufacturing jobs.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development will award the business $220,000.

Gov. Tim Walz's executive order says there are unnecessary barriers to state employment at a time when agencies will need to recruit and hire in a tight labor market.

The state's job growth last month outpaced that of the U.S. as a whole — up 0.3% in Minnesota compared to 0.2% nationally.

Forestry technicians in timber and silviculture perform a variety of work to help the National Forest System meet goals for forest restoration, resiliency and management.

Many survey respondents say the pay is too low to attract new workers and is contributing to the severe staffing shortages that are burning out workers and harming the state’s elderly and disabled residents.

Annie Humphrey joins the Thursday Morning show to discuss the Eighth Fire Green Jobs Conference, put on by Honor The Earth.

finding the needs in community for healthier and more sustainable food and jobs