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Dear Governor Walz, please complete the 2022 legislative work!
Sent electronically November 10, 2022 Dear Governor Walz, The Laurentian Chamber of Commerce respectfully requests that you call elected Minnesota leaders back to the Capitol for a special session to complete the work of the 2022 legislative session and to address an urgent need for unemployment insurance as steelworkers face an extended idle of Northshore…
‘Tis Small Business Season: Celebrate!
You’re Invited! We invite you to join us in celebrating our community businesses and help them THRIVE during Small Business Season – November 1 to December 31! When you’re doing your holiday shopping, we ask you to look local first. See if there is a local business that can offer the goods and services you…
Staying Positive Following Layoff Announcement
One of the toughest challenges that every business in our region must confront at some point is a layoff announcement in our mining community. These events can really shake up consumer confidence and cause people to hold back on their spending, even if they need and want to purchase your products or services. With…
Ribbon Cutting at The Sugar Shack
Today the Laurentian Chamber of Commerce welcomed The Sugar Shack to the chamber family with a ribbon cutting at their location inside Uptown Virginia. The Sugar Shack is a family owned bakery that serves delicious cupcakes, decadent caramel and cinnamon rolls as well as a full line of cakes for special events like weddings, graduations,…
Support Local Business
As the COVID-19 pandemic and ever-changing regulations impact our all of our lives, our business community needs your support now more than ever. There are many ways you can continue to safely shop and support our local businesses and nonprofits! Shop local first Our local businesses often do not have the same resources that larger…
Extended Shop Small Saturday
The Laurentian Chamber of Commerce is proud to be the neighborhood champion for Small Business Saturday in our region. 2020 has been a terrible year for all of us, and our small businesses, bars and restaurants have been hit especially hard. To combat this and to bring additional help to our small businesses we are…
It’s Time to Pass a Bonding Bill
The Laurentian, Hibbing and Chisholm Area Chambers of Commerce came together to send this letter to our legislative leaders. It is time to stop with the partisan politics and pass the bonding bill our state needs. As leaders of chambers of commerce on Minnesota’s Iron Range we see the damage the COVID-19 pandemic and associated…
Elections Have Consequences
Trump or Biden? Smith or Lewis? Stauber or Nystrom? We tend to focus our interest on national elections. These races are important, and a lot of money will be spent trying to convince us to vote either for them or against them, but don’t forget about our local municipal and judicial elections. You probably won’t…
Can Exempt Workers do Non-Exempt Work?
Have the rules for exempt and non-exempt workers changed during the pandemic? The US Department of Labor said that during the COVID-19 public health emergency—as declared by a federal, state or local authority—employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) overtime requirements under the executive, administrative and professional exemptions may temporarily perform…
Minnesota’s Automobile Emission Standard
The Laurentian Chamber of Commerce believes any adoption by Minnesota of California’s automobile emissions standards should be made by the regular legislative process. Those legislative bodies allow for people from across Minnesota to have their voices heard. We oppose the effort by the Walz administration to impose those California emission standards on Minnesota via the…