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The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce held an economic development summit at the Historic Holmes Theatre on May 7 and followed it up with their annual meeting to connect their members at the Holiday Inn on May 12. Jennifer Byers, vice president of grassroots and chamber relations for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, presented during the event and focused on the Minnesota workforce of 2030.
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Charlie Broder remembers being in tears when his family s business eliminated the jobs of 150 people at Broders Restaurants at the start of the pandemic.
Many came back when the restaurants, all at 50th Street and Penn Avenue in Minneapolis, reopened with carryout service. To restart dining service, Broder arranged for on-site vaccinations against coronavirus that helped 90% of workers get protection. The vaccine s reality is the reason why we can reopen safely and confidently for ourselves and our staff, as well as the guests, said Broder, who hopes indoor dining will resume within a few weeks. This is hopefully, for us, going to be one of the last times that we have to reinvent ourselves.
Hearth & Home earns honor
Hearth & Home Technologies Lake City manufacturing facility was recognized as one of the area s 2021 Best Places to work in southeast Minnesota. This is the ninth time the location has won this honor.
Hearth & Home Technologies was one of 15 organizations representing Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmstead, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties chosen as a recipient of the Workforce Developmentâs 2021 Best Places to Work award out of 44 total businesses and was one of the recipients in the Large Employer category.
The Best Places to Work awards program is a commissioned study by Workforce Development Inc. The purpose is to recognize employers but also to provide vital information to companies about the practices they use to attract and retain employees. The data was measured on such parameters as: turnover, rate of growth, promotion rates, employee evaluations and feedback, percentage of employee injured, diversity