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Come enjoy a hearty breakfast, hot coffee, and warm connections! We will meet Dakota County Sheriff, Joe Leko!

Erik travels all over the country sharing his leadership and professional development strategies. We are so fortunate to have him right here in our own backyard! Make time for this 90-minutes, you will not regret.

Minnesota's minimum-wage rates will be adjusted on Jan. 1, 2024, to $10.85 an hour for large employers and $8.85 an hour for other state minimum wages.

The current large-employer minimum wage, $10.59, will increase by twenty-six cents to $10.85.

Other state minimum wages, including the small-employer, youth and training wages, as well as the summer work travel exchange visitor program wage, which are all currently $8.63, will increase by twenty-two cents to $8.85. These increases are both 2.5%.

As of Jan. 1, 2024:

• Large employers -- with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000 -- must pay at least $10.85 an hour.
• Small employers -- with annual gross revenues less than $500,000 -- must pay at least $8.85 an hour.
• The training wage rate, $8.85 an hour, may be paid to employees younger than 20 years of age for the first 90 consecutive days of employment.
• The youth wage rate, $8.85 an hour, may be paid to employees younger than 18 years of age.
• These state minimum-wage rates will not apply to work performed in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which have higher minimum-wage rates.

Minimum wage posters will be available this fall.

Minnesota law requires employers to display five state-mandated posters in a location where employees can easily see them. The new minimum-wage poster will be available for download this fall.

Employee notice updates may be required.

As part of Minnesota's employee notice requirement, employers are required to provide each employee with a written notice of any change before the change takes effect, including a change to the employee's rate of pay. Learn more about the employee wage notice requirement.

Lakeview Bank has been a supporter of the Lakeville Chamber since their inception. In addition to their generous financial support of our organization and mission, their team volunteers on our committees and their leadership serves on our Board of Directors. They like to have a little fun as well - click the image to see their latest promotional video!

The Lakeview Bank objective is simple and straightforward: offer high quality banking products and services to meet your needs, utilize state-of-the-art technology to improve your efficiency, and employ professional people in a cordial environment to make working with us easy. So whether you are looking for a consumer, small business, or commercial real estate loan, home mortgage, competitive interest rates and terms on checking or savings accounts, online banking, or remote deposit capture, Lakeview Bank has the products and expertise to meet your banking needs.

Lakeview Bank's commercial customers have access to a full array of competitively priced products and services including checking and savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. Cash management and remote deposit services are available via the Internet. The bank's commercial lending staff has extensive experience in commercial real estate, including land development, construction and permanent financing, as well as equipment, working capital, and SBA loans. 

Lakeview Bank gives back to our community in so many ways through the three pillars of time, talent, and treasure - and honors those in the community doing the same through their Legacy Award program each year. A special thank you to Lakeview Bank for being our long-time Fall Gala presenting sponsor.

Speaking of the Fall Gala!...Friday is the deadline for the VIP drawing! All you need to do to be eligible is be signed up to attend by this Friday! See below for details. Register HERE.

VIP Package - Night at the Holiday Inn, ride to and from Gala (including a short airplane flight, no joke!), breakfast the next morning and some other treats and perks! No cash value, 10/6/23 only. Thank you to ThinkBank for sponsoring the VIP Package.

Thank you to DCTC/IHCC President, Michael Berndt, for recognizing our partnership in his recent guest column in Sun Thisweek. To read the full article, click HERE.

Since 2019, DCTC has been involved with the Lakeville Chamber’s initiative Lakeville Works. Lakeville Works is an important group of Lakeville employers developing career pathways for youth and seeking to address our labor shortages. This work with the Lakeville Chamber continues to expand.

The chamber and Lakeville Area Schools coordinate regular visits to DCTC. They bring students in grades 8-12 out for tours as a part of summer camps, and summer school, after school, and mentor programs.

It is wonderful to see high school students engage in our hands-on educational classrooms.

And this engagement helps to launch students across more than 50 professional and technical careers, helping to fill critical jobs for our area employers. In addition, our faculty and admissions staff participate in multiple career exploration events at various Lakeville schools during the school year.

“DCTC faculty and leadership have become one of our go-to resources when developing new programming and initiatives related to workforce exploration and development,” said Lakeville Chamber President Krista Jech. “

They have their finger on the pulse of what today’s students are looking for and are just as passionate as we (the business community) are about placing the right people in the right positions to contribute, to grow, and to achieve their professional goals.”

JUNK BONANZA @ CANTERBURY PARK

SEPT 21-23, 2023

THURS 8 – 5 | FRI 9 – 5 | SAT 9 – 4

Do you consider your style Mid-century? Classic? Boho? Industrial? Modern Farmhouse? Junk Bonanza is truly the best in vintage shopping for your home, garden and more! We have 150+ hand-picked vendors and artisans at our indoor event to help you find your style!

Thank you for your support!