Workforce Programs
Building a strong workforce is essential to the success of our businesses and communities. Explore programs offering training assistance, workforce development resources, tax benefits, and funding opportunities to help businesses recruit, train, and retain skilled employees. Benton Economic Partnership is here to help you identify the programs that best support your workforce needs and connect you with the right resources.
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This program provides grants to small businesses for the purpose of training existing workers on new automation technology.
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The Greater Minnesota Job Expansion Program provides tax benefits to businesses located in Greater Minnesota that increase employment. Qualifying businesses that meet job-growth goals may receive sales tax refunds for purchases made during a seven-year period.
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This program provides grants to new or expanding businesses located in Greater Minnesota for the purposes of training workers as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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The Low Income Worker Training Program helps workers whose incomes are at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines gain new skills necessary to move up the career ladder to higher paying jobs and greater economic self-sufficiency.
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The Partnership program, is a program that focuses on providing training for both new and existing employees of participating businesses throughout the state.
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The Pathways program focuses on providing training, new jobs and career paths for people who have incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines or those who are making a transition from public assistance to work.
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Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline exists to support employers in creating or enhancing a competency based, earn-and-learn dual-training approach to meeting their workforce needs. With Pipeline, workers receive a combination of related instruction paired with on-the-job training.
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