Matt Varilek to Lead Minnesota’s Economic Development Agency
25 May 2023
News
Minnesota’s economic development agency has a new boss.
On Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz announced that he has appointed Matt Varilek commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
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