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Lawmakers review $750,000-a-year request for Carts2Careers grocer workforce program
Summary
House File 1439 would appropriate $750,000 per year from the workforce development fund to the Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation’s Carts2Careers initiative to expand workforce training and recruiting; committee members raised wage and grant-structure questions and laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
Representative Ben Bateberg introduced House File 1439 on March 4, 2025, asking the committee to continue funding the Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) Foundation’s Carts2Careers workforce program with a $750,000-per-year appropriation from the Workforce Development Fund.
Why it matters: witnesses and the bill sponsor said Carts2Careers provides industry-focused training, certificate pathways and recruitment supports designed to supply the food retail and supply chain sector with workers and opportunities for career advancement.
Steve Bartle, director of government relations for the Minnesota Grocers Association, described Carts2Careers as a multi‑pronged, employer‑matched program that has operated with DEED since 2019. Bartle told the committee the program’s retail management certificate is an eight-course,…
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