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MNRSA, along with the Minnesota Chamber and other co-plaintiffs, recently dropped out of the minimum wage lawsuit challenging the City of Minneapolis. We continue to pursue litigation on the safe and sick …
The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce announced this week that Maureen Scallen Failor will be its new president. Failor replaces Vicki Stute, who left to join the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce staff in …
It’s hard to believe it’s been half a decade since Steve Jobs’ passing. Many of us early adopters still remember his live announcement/unveiling of the iPhone and the immediate, burning …
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is taking the city of Minneapolis to court over the $15 minimum wage, saying the ordinance conflicts with state law. In a lawsuit filed in …
Late in 2015, the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy and its partners the Saint Paul Garden Club, Rice Park Association and the City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department launched …
West Central Wisconsin Collaborative Regional Internship/Apprenticeship Initiative Momentum West, the regional economic development organization serving west central Wisconsin and an association managed by Dowell Management, is in the early stages …
Talent attraction, development and retention – a regional approach. The availability of talent has been a topic getting ever increasing exposure, and well it should. We already are experiencing challenges …
October 2017 Austin A.H. Jefferson of ExpressTaxExempt, WildApricot Blog I recently spoke with the head of an organization whose nonprofit status got revoked by the IRS. It came as a …
October Social Media Themes for Associations Coming up with ideas for social media posts can be stressful and time consuming. The social media success formula indicates that only 10% …
Branding (or re-branding) is just as important for non-profits, foundations, chambers and associations as it is for big corporations. Too many organizations think branding is just a logo or how …
