The City of Saint Paul’s Neighborhood Sales Tax Revitalization (STAR) Program is seeking applicants for the 2012 loan and grant funding cycle.

This year’s program kicks off with an application workshop on February 8, 2012 where information about the 2012 Neighborhood STAR Program will be presented. The Neighborhood STAR Program awards loans and grants over $5,000 through an annual competitive application process.

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U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson

WASHINGTON (Dec. 16, 2011) — Yesterday, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Secretary and former CEO John Bryson laid out his priorities for the Department of Commerce, including supporting advanced manufacturing, increasing exports, and attracting more investment to America from all over the world.

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U.S. – China Business Connections will hold its next Networking and Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the McNamara Center of Dunwoody College, 818 Dunwoody Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55403.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (Sept. 23, 2011) — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will lead a trade mission to Vietnam this November to provide farm management education to Vietnamese hog producers and increase export opportunities for Minnesota companies that sell feed grains, livestock supplements and genetics.

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LaVonn Schlegel, managing director, Indiana University’s Kelley School Institute for International Business.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 5, 2011) –An institute at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business is helping women in developing countries become more self-sufficient and care for the financial needs of their families.

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US-China Business Connections will hold its monthly breakfast networking and guest presenter event on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the McNamara Center of Dunwoody College, 818 Dunwoody Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55403.

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MINNEAPOLIS (April 1, 2011) – Mayor R.T. Rybak and the Minneapolis City Council, in partnership with the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, announce the launch of the Homegrown Business Development Center.

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New Markets, New Jobs: The National Export Initiative Small Business Tour with Governor Mark Dayton and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will be held Thursday, February 17, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St., S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455. The day-long conference designed to help connect small and medium sized Minnesota businesses with the resources they need to sell more of what they make in markets overseas.

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U.S. – China Business Connections will hold its next Networking and Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the McNamara Center at Dunwoody College, 818 Dunwoody Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55403. Special guest speaker, Jesse Barthel, a product line director based at Sauer-Danfoss in Minneapolis, who will present on the topic “Expanding to China.”

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In an effort to help bolster up-and-coming enterprises, Macy’s (NYSE:M) today announced the creation of a one-of-a-kind program covering the business of fashion – The Workshop at Macy’s. Setting the stage for retail business innovation, The Workshop at Macy’s aims to nurture and grow the next generation of minority and women-owned retail talent. The Workshop is the latest evolution of Macy’s long-standing commitment to vendor diversity and to providing customers with unique goods and services that meet their lifestyle.

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