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Throughout the month of October, we celebrate manufacturers. Manufacturers are a core tenet of our economy and contribute to Minnesota’s legacy of economic strength.
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Now that your company has hired people, onboarding new employees effectively is the next task. Properly onboarding new employees is crucial to setting them up for success and helping them quickly thrive and contribute to the success of your organization.
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Recently, the Chamber held its latest event in the Women in Business Series, this time at Post Consumer brands. Speakers included 2023-2024 Chamber Board Chair, Jill Bollettieri of Post Consumer Brands, as well as a panel on women in the workforce, including a broad and intersectional approach to the discussion. Panelists shared their personal journeys and success stories, as well as business best practices for engaging, supporting and developing women and other underrepresented demographics in the workplace.
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The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and UnitedHealthcare announced a partnership to offer health plans designed to save small businesses on medical premiums while gaining more flexibility, freedom and stability. ChamberHealth by UnitedHealthcare are level-funded health plans that offer small businesses the same range of access as large corporations at competitive prices.
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Carbon-free 2040: Minnesota now has a standard to be 100% carbon-free by 2040. This requires utilities in Minnesota to get a percentage of their electricity from carbon-free sources, starting with 80% by 2030, 90% by 2035 and 100% by 2040. Minnesota businesses and utilities are already moving toward goals of sustainability. But this aggressive timeline will force utilities to move quickly. Although nuclear power is carbon-free, no provisions for new nuclear energy production were included this legislative session.
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