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Minnesota set to start spending $316M to boost child care wages

Payments from the Great Start Compensation Support Program will help increase wages for child care providers, state officials said. Providers have until Oct. 25 to apply for the first round of funds.
by Kyra Miles

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Rural Voice: What it takes to build a business in rural Minnesota

Rural Voice: What it takes to build a business in rural Minnesota

What does it take to start and grow a small business in rural Minnesota? Last month, MPR News host Kerri Miller hosted a town hall in New Ulm, Minn., to hear from entrepreneurs and community leaders about how to encourage small businesses in greater Minnesota. This is the first in a four-part series featuring conversations from the Rural Voice project.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Los propietarios de la primera bodega de su tipo en Apple Valley no renunciaron a sus sueños

Los propietarios de la primera bodega de su tipo en Apple Valley no renunciaron a sus sueños

Los propietarios de Bodega 42, oriundos de México y El Salvador, dicen que el viaje ha sido largo y el trabajo duro. El resultado final es un mercado de casi 22,000 pies cuadrados que también tiene una carnicería, una tienda de delicatessen y un restaurante que ofrece sabores auténticos de Latinoamérica.
by Sarah Thamer

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Former St. Paul teacher killed in attacks in Israel

An Israeli schoolteacher who spent six years teaching in St. Paul is being remembered for his devotion and connection to his students after he was killed in Israel during the recent Hamas attacks.
by Regina Medina

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Minnesota panel sees crush of ideas for new flag, seal

Minnesota panel sees crush of ideas for new flag, seal

Members of the panel said they’d received more than 775 designs within just over two weeks of opening the application process. The deadline to submit entries is Oct. 30.
by Dana Ferguson

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Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais is undergoing a $5 million campus expansion, part of a growth in traditional folk schools around the state as more people yearn for off-screen experiences working with their hands.
by Dan Kraker

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