Paid Leave supports your employees when they need it most and strengthens connections in our families, communities, and workplaces. Paid Leave means Minnesotans don’t need to choose between financial stability and their families and will support improved retention, performance, and morale on the job.

The City of Minneapolis works to connect neighbors and residents with services and opportunities so that everyone – including those born outside of the United States – feels a sense of belonging and can achieve their highest potential. This is and will remain The City of Minneapolis’ goal and commitment.

We are happy to share that the city recently awarded $50,000 to the Lake Street Council. This funding will support several marketing and placemaking programs.

Preparation work for temporary traffic signals at Lake & Lyndale starts the week of January 15, 2024 for the Metro Transit B Line Project

Lake Street Council will be closed from December 25, 2023 - January 1, 2024. Staff will begin to return on January 2, 2024.

Did your business accept Visa or Mastercard credit and/or debit cards between January 1, 2004 and January 25, 2019? If so, it may be able to claim compensation in the Payment Card Settlement—a record-breaking $5.5 billion settlement that resolved claims that Visa and Mastercard unlawfully inflated merchant fees.

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce ChamberHealth, a new health insurance program that features a variety of affordable benefit offerings to help businesses contain costs, improve satisfaction, and enable a healthier and more productive workforce.

CEO Now is a new cohort offered through Hennepin County. The program offers cohort-based executive education to help established, growth-minded business owners and founders with employees build and strengthen systems to keep growing. They are currently recruiting for the next cohort set to begin in October.

At smaller employers - with 100 or fewer employees - in Minneapolis, the minimum wage went up on July 1, 2023 to $14.50.