AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHeliene USA layoffs: The Iron Range’s Heliene USA solar panel plant in Mountain Iron will permanently lay off about 93 workers, with the last day of work Aug. 5 and pay continuing through Oct. 4. Higher ed funding: Minnesota’s Office of Higher Education awarded $2.8 million in Student Parent Support Initiative Grants to 24 colleges and community partners to expand child care, health supports and direct aid for student parents. Wildfire relief timing: Northern Minnesota wildfire aid is unlikely to get a special session; Gov. Tim Walz says businesses affected by the fires will likely wait until the regular January session. Food safety and business impact: Federal officials traced jalapeños tied to a multistate salmonella outbreak to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico; Chipotle and Qdoba pulled jalapeños from stores. Banking/consumer protection: Minnesota AG Rob Bonta joined a coalition urging federal regulators to block Opportunity Financial’s merger that would help it bypass state lending limits. Rural health investment: Madelia EDA approved a $3 million loan to Madelia Health as rural hospitals face mounting financial pressure. Politics and fraud: A judge declined to dismiss a complaint tied to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s campaign giveaways, as Minnesota primary voting nears.
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