Once I started spending my own money, I realized my mom was right…

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HOUSE Bills:

• BUSINESS, and their status.
• LABOR and EMPLOYMENT, and their status.

SENATE Bills:

• SMALL BUSINESS, and their status.
• LABOR and EMPLOYMENT, and their status.

Our monthly Access & Issues meeting is Friday, March 8. This month we are welcoming the Minnesota Chamber’s Senior VP for Advocacy, Laura Bordelon. Laura will give the group an overview of the legislative session.

We will also hear around the horn updates from our local and elected officials on the call. If you would like to join the meeting, please email Shanen for the Zoom link. All members are welcome to join this monthly call and can just pop on to listen, or can actively participate in the discussion.

The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce.

We've helped train thousands of workers in the state. MJSP works with a broad range of businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to:

•   train or retrain workers

•   expand work opportunities

•   keep high-quality jobs in the state

Your business may qualify for one of our training grant programs that help offset training-related expenses. Find out more at mn.gov/deed/mjsp. Or contact the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Office: deed.mjsp@state.mn.us

If you are hiring high school students this spring or summer, you have the opportunity to meet students at both North and South on April 18. The job fairs are during the school day and are back-to-back so you are able to attend both if you would like. Click image to register for this free opportunity.

A huge THANK YOU to the team at The Better Half for hosting 60 women last week at our annual Women’s After Hours. The Better Half just rolled out a new dessert menu and we got to sample them ALLLLL! To say they were delicious does not do them justice. They were…WOW… That is FROSTING on those cinnamon rolls!

Lakeville Arenas and the City of Lakeville invite all interested parties to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) for individual rink naming rights for the outdoor pavilion rink at Hasse Arena located at 8525 215th Street West in Lakeville, MN.

Construction includes a new ice plant that provides cooling for both the indoor and outdoor sheets of ice, an 85 x 200-foot NHL size refrigerated rink floor capable of keeping ice available from November to the end of March. 

The rink area, bleachers and players benches are under a roof structure designed for future enclosure and attachment to Hasse

Arena. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of the summer and open at the end of November for the 2024-2025 winter season.

The facility will be available for tour with advanced notice. Requests for tours, meetings or answers to questions may be made by emailing Arenas Manager Joe Bergquist at jbergquist@lakevillemn.gov.

The deadline for submitting a proposal is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024. CLICK HERE to see full RFP details. All proposals should be made in writing and submitted in a sealed envelope to the City Clerk at the Lakeville City Hall.

THIS WEEKLY E-BLAST

We still have some openings for the LOWER AD SPACE for the weekly e-blast. That is the space just below the punchline to my amazing jokes, that I know you all scroll to read...because you tell me!

This e-blast goes out once a week, towards the end of the week, and is opened by roughly 500 people each week.

A 6-week package (does not need to be consecutive) is $295 and includes a social media post of your ad the week following the e-blast.



If you would like more information, or want to know what weeks are available, email Shanen for details.

Open to Business provides free, confidential business counseling to current and prospective entrepreneurs. Natalie Mouilso is our local Business Advisor and will work with you to develop a strong business plan,

identify challenges and opportunities, and tailor solutions to your business needs. She can also work with entrepreneurs to find financing that best meets your unique needs. Whether it’s from a bank, a community lending program, or through direct Open to Business funding, she will help you assess your options and chart the best path.

As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), MCCD provides capital to entrepreneurs including those who face challenges in accessing the commercial banking system, with a focus on Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), women, low-wealth individuals, and geographic areas of underinvestment. They offer low 5%-7% interest RATES & flexible terms for qualified applicants. Rates are subject to change.

FREE OPEN TO BUSINESS SERVICES include:

• Business & strategic planning
• Marketing & communications planning
• Regulatory, tax, licensing, & accounting training
• Financial assessment
• Direct lending
• Access to governmental & community financing
• Loan packaging for private financing
• Referrals to critical professional services

For those that want more information on how you, and your company, can be a welcoming environment for persons and families living with Dementia. Click flyer to download the pdf.  

Krista and Logan visit with Shanen Corlett about the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation. They discuss how the Public Safety Foundation began, what it does, the impact it makes, and much more.

NOW ON SALE: In light of the recent events in Burnsville, LPSF is once again selling first responder support signs. Proceeds for the yard signs will be used to support the spouses of our local first responders.

Swim on over to Sealife Aquarium Mall of America Minneapolis, Minnesota to be part of the Turtle Rescue Team! Learn how to help a turtle survive.  Grab a Patrol Book, choose a turtle, and help with all the different rescue stages. Get hands on to learn how and why we must help our turtle friends survive!

Thank you for your support!