BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- Edmentum, a provider of online teaching and learning solutions services, issued the following news release: * * * Edmentum Reimagines Career and Technical Education to Equip All Students for Postsecondary Success Edmentum Career helps students--starting in middle school--identify interests, explore career options, and engage in high-demand learning pathways that prepare them to thrive beyond high school BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- February 19, 2025 -- Edmentum, t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Governor Walz Authorizes Emergency Shelter Assistance in Wadena County Executive Order will support residents displaced by apartment building fire [ST. PAUL, MN] -- On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 25-02 authorizing the National Guard to provide temporary shelter for residents displaced by an apartment fire in Wadena County. One person w  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: Heart valve disease is a serious and life-threatening condition that occurs when one or more heart valves do not function properly, disrupting normal blood flow and potentially leading to severe complications; and WHEREAS: More than 5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year, and countless others remain undiagnosed due to limited awareness o  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Detroit Lakes Public Utilities, Otter Tail Power Co., Sauk Centre Public Utilities, Stearns Electric Association, Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power and Amazon Data Services Inc.: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2025-017 * E017,E229-SA-24-409 Detroit Lakes Public Utilities; Otter Tail Power Co. In the Matter of the Joint Request of the Detroit Lakes Public Utilities and Otter   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Nordic Metals fined more than $14,000 for air permit violations Crow Wing Recycling Inc. doing business as Nordic Metals, a metal recycler in Brainerd, Minnesota, constructed and operated a metal shredder without obtaining an air permit and under-reported the amount of volatile organic compounds they emitted in 2022, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Washington, D.C. Partner Appointed Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Taft is pleased to announce today that former partner Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D., has been appointed the new Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Trump Administration. In this role,  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- Thrivent, a financial services company, issued the following news: * * * Thrivent Launches Two New Fixed Income ETFs Thrivent continues to deliver value and competitive solutions to clients by adding the Thrivent Ultra Short Bond ETF and Thrivent Core Plus Bond ETF to its suite of investment fund products. MINNEAPOLIS (February 19, 2025) - Thrivent, a Fortune 500 financial services company, today announced the launch of two new fixed income ETFs to its suit  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * University of Minnesota stresses high impact of mission, importance of state support at Capitol rally The State Capitol was a sea of maroon and gold Feb. 18, as University of Minnesota students, faculty, staff and alumni advocated for the school's legislative requests at University of Minnesota Day at the Capitol. "Halfway through my first year as president I can say with the utmost confi  more