Golden Valley & St. Louis Park Business Connections
About this series: This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings held monthly and are open to the public and free to attend.
Minnesota Paid Leave Employer Engagement Session: Minneapolis
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Minnesota Paid Leave will provide payments and job protections to Minnesotans when they need time off for some of life?s most important moments ? like welcoming a child, recovering from a serious illness, or caring for a loved one. As an employer, you play an important role in helping your employees learn about and access the program. Minnesota Paid Leave staff are partnering with local chambers of commerce for a series of in-person engagement sessions for employers. At these sessions, we will provide an overview of the program, share recent updates, answer your questions, and help you prepare to meet your responsibilities under Paid Leave. Light refreshments will be served.
Member Event: Plymouth Small Business Networking Meeting
Plymouth's Small Business Networking Group is hosted monthly by the City, providing an opportunity for businesses to network.
Legislative Breakfast Series: Big Decisions. Bold Conversations.
Join the Minneapolis Regional Chamber on Friday, May 9 at SRF Consulting in Minneapolis for our next Legislative Breakfast Series event—timed perfectly with just 10 days left in the 2025 legislative session. We’ll hear directly from two key legislators on where things stand and what the outlook is for completing the legislature’s work by the May 19 deadline. Then, two top political analysts will break down the dynamics at play in St. Paul and Washington, D.C.
Regional Advisory Board
Are you an employer looking to assist in the molding of your future workforce? Join us on Tuesday, December 10th for the Hennepin West Consortium Regional Advisory Board meeting at Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie. This will be an opportunity for employers to engage with Career & Technical educators and career counselors working with high schoolers & post-secondary students in the five industries areas of: Business & Management, Health Sciences, Human Services, Manufacturing & Engineering & Technology and Arts, Communications & IT. Employers of all sizes & industries are welcome! Agenda TBA.
MN Skills-Based Hiring Accelerator Workshop: May
Rebuild your hiring process with a skills and competency-based approach by focusing on candidates? capabilities rather than credentials. Improve retention by rebuilding job descriptions, interview processes, onboarding and more???????. Increase diversity among your workforce using data-driven tools that lead to more equitable hiring processes. Network with talent-sourcing organizations. Content is tailored for each organization?s needs along with the opportunity for individualized coaching.
Northeast Minneapolis Business Connections
About this series: This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings held monthly and are open to the public and free to attend.
Member Event: AI Masterclass: Save Hours and Reclaim Your Time | A Life Changing Workshop with Callan Faulkner
Join world-renowned AI coach Callan Faulkner for an eye-opening workshop that will transform how you work and live. Tired of drowning in mundane tasks? Frustrated by endless to-do lists and not enough time in the day to complete them? Callan will show you how to harness AI s incredible potential to automate the tedi...
