Companies using JOBZ to expand don’t have to pay income taxes, sales taxes or property taxes on new growth, and startups don’t pay those taxes on their entire operation. The program was created in ...

With a controversial history and a looming sunset date, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s marquee rural economic development program, JOBZ, appeared to be headed for its grave before the November 2 general election ...

WILLMAR - With the sunset this year of Minnesota’s Job Opportunity Building Zone incentive program, local economic development officials are beginning to explore options to help smooth the transition ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty presented his economic manifesto earlier ...

The JOBZ applications of two Litchfield manufacturers earned approval from the Litchfield City Council but not before council members debated the merits of the JOBZ program itself. Limpert Brothers ...

Last Monday, the Duluth City Council voted 7-2 to approve a modified version of Governor Tim Pawlenty's Job Opportunity Building Zones, or JOBZ, program. The modifications approved include giving the ...

Economic-development officials in Central Minnesota are praising the state’s new program of financial incentives for job creation, calling it an improvement from its predecessor. State officials last ...

The issue is jobs and, as expected, the Duluth City Council is greatly involved in efforts to give Duluth and area some benefits in obtaining and retaining these jobs. The question is, is this council ...

WILLMAR -- Like many central Minnesota communities, Kandiyohi County has benefited from tax incentives designed to help new and expanding businesses. But Steve Renquist, executive director of the ...

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