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DEED seeks $2.7M for Greater Minnesota infrastructure grants, $1.8M for transportation economic development

5108943 · February 18, 2025
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The Department of Employment and Economic Development sought $2.7 million for the Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure grant program and $1.8 million for the Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure program to support public infrastructure that enables private business expansion.

Kevin McKinnon, deputy commissioner for economic development and research at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), briefed the Capital Investment Committee on two grant programs the agency wants funded in the governor’s 2025 capital recommendations.

DEED asked for $2,700,000 for the Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure (BDPI) grant program, which provides grants to local governments outside the seven‑county metro to cover up to 50% of eligible public…

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