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 Following is a Sample of workforce development related events

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Sep 19, 2022 09:00 AM DEED: Grants, Loans & Advice: State Supports for Startup Businesses & Entrepreneurs ('Entrepreneurship',)
Sep 15, 2022 04:00 PM 2022 Destination Medical Center’s Annual Meeting ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 09, 2022 04:30 PM Asian Pacific Minnesotans Leadership Awards Dinner: Democracy in the Time of Covid ('networking', 'HEALINGS', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Culture', 'Asian', 'Diversity')
Aug 12, 2022 12:00 PM NAWIC Annual Scholarship Golf Outing ('women', 'Diversity', 'community', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 20, 2022 10:00 AM Business Development Exchange (BDX) - Budget Development 101 ('chamber', 'commerce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 08, 2022 12:30 PM Rochester First Electric Public Transit Buses Ribbon Cutting ('transportation', 'transit', 'workforce', 'community', 'job', 'diversity')
May 23, 2022 08:30 AM 2022 Minnesota Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 14, 2022 09:00 AM 1st Annual AAPI Small Business Expo ('Asian', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 11, 2022 12:00 PM Economic and Cultural Exchange (Invitation Only) ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Culture', 'openbeam', 'Asian')
Apr 14, 2022 11:00 AM DEED Innovation Roundtable ('commerce', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 13, 2022 08:00 AM RAEDI: Community-Led Financing Rountable ('Entrepreneurship',)
Apr 08, 2022 01:00 PM Main Street Grant Opportunity ('dmc', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 06, 2022 11:00 AM Workforce Wednesday: Engaging with Minnesota's Second Chance Workforce Resources ('diversity', 'workforce')
Mar 26, 2022 05:00 PM Small Business Administration: Business Training in Rochester ('networking', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 10, 2022 09:00 AM Free Workshop for Women, Minority and Veteran-Owned Businesses ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 03, 2022 09:30 AM Februray 3, 2022 DMCC Board Session and Collaborative Session ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM The Leader in You Webinar ('leadership', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 27, 2022 10:00 AM African American/Black Construction Entrepreneur Event ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 26, 2022 11:30 AM HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH ('DMC', 'sustainability', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'America City for Health', 'Health', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 15, 2022 10:00 AM Technovation[MN] 2021-22 Season Launchappalooza! ('Diversity', 'workforce', 'youth', 'tech', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'women')
Dec 16, 2021 12:00 PM Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program Webinar on Thursday, December 16th ('funding', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Dec 07, 2021 01:30 PM DMC/City of Rochester DBE Winter 2022 Workshop Planning ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Oct 29, 2021 12:00 PM Productive Hacks by Collider ('Education', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 27, 2021 08:30 AM Explore Careers in Construction ('Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 20, 2021 11:00 AM Racism and the Economy Series: Focus on the Wealth Divide ('diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 07, 2021 10:30 AM Meet and Learn from Certified Minority-Owned Construction Business Owners ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce')
Sep 28, 2021 08:00 AM Entrepreneurial Bridge ('networking', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 15, 2021 12:00 PM Inclusive Workforce Employer Designation Lunch & Learn ('Diversity', 'workforce')
Sep 09, 2021 01:00 PM Federal Reserve Bank: Racism and the Economy: Focus on Health ('diversity', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'Entrepreneurship')
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