The Minneapolis - St. Paul Blog
Transcend IT: Changing the tech industry and empowering diverse talent
When Adrian Ratnayake looked around and saw the same gender and racial discrepancies he’d heard about happening across the country within the people of his own company, he decided to do something about it.
MSP Welcome Week Connects & Celebrates Hundreds of Regional Newcomers
Something to celebrateLast month, the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) region celebrated newcomers with a weeklong series of meetups and signature events. From happy hours and networking socials to soccer matches and volunteering, each event helped our newest...
Fly in for free & discover the Startup Capital of the North
Paid flights to Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP). VIP Twin Cities Startup Week experience. Networking with 17,000+ entrepreneurs from across the country. Behind the scenes look at the Startup Capital of the North. It's all part of the Twin Cities Startup Week Fly-In...
Gen Z: Early research calls for open minds
Who's got next? In a recent blog post, our team examined migration data among millennials moving to or away from the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region. The considerable improvement over the past five years was promising, but compared to our peer regions, we had...
MANRRS Backstage Pass at Food | Ag | Ideas Week
Minnesota has been innovating in food and agriculture for over 150 years from farm to fork. The state is home to six Fortune 500 companies in food and agriculture, a major land grant university with leading industry researchers, many commodities and specialty crops,...
Diversity Matters: Be The Match’s call for more donors of color
At each MSP Mingle event, BE MSP seeks to highlight a local organization serving MSP’s diverse communities. More than just a chance to network with professionals of color from across the region, these events are also a strategic opportunity for attendees to hear...
Make It. MSP. Insights: How are we doing? (Part 3)
In the first part of our series examining the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region's performance attracting and retaining people, we introduced the idea that there is no simple answer to how we are doing. Instead, it depends on the audience in question, as well as...
Welcome 2019 Summer Interns!
Jump-start your MSP intern experience at DiscoverMSP 2019 The Make It. MSP. team is excited to officially welcome you to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region! We’re thrilled you’ve chosen to spend the summer here. As you get settled into your internship, we’re here to...
Launching Software Developer Careers, Dev10 Cultivates Tech Talent in MSP
A Local Solution to Closing MSP’s Tech Talent Gap Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) has more job vacancies than people to fill them, and economists expect the tight labor market to continue. Looking specifically at the technology sector, the Department of Employment and...
Exploring the newcomer experience in MSP
People move to Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) from all over the globe. Newcomers enrich our region’s culture, ignite our workforce, and help connect us to the world. They are central to who we are as a diverse, growing community—whether they move from western Wisconsin...