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Senate hearing backs $4 million proposal to boost small manufacturers through Enterprise Minnesota

2381977 · February 24, 2025
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Summary

Senate File 14-53 would provide $4,000,000 to Enterprise Minnesota to expand manufacturing assistance—including a Made in Minnesota technology/automation program and continued growth-acceleration grants for small manufacturers across the state.

Senate File 14-53, presented Feb. 24 by Senator Putnam in the Jobs and Economic Development Committee, would appropriate $4,000,000 to Enterprise Minnesota to support Minnesota’s small manufacturers through two efforts: a Made in Minnesota program to help companies apply technology and automation, and continued funding for a Small Business Growth Acceleration (GAP) fund that aids small manufacturers’ growth and retention.

Why it matters: Testimony emphasized manufacturing’s role in providing…

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