Greater Minnesota Job Expansion Program
Supports businesses in Greater Minnesota with sales tax refunds tied to sustained employment expansion.
The Greater Minnesota Job Expansion Program, jointly administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Minnesota Department of Revenue, provides sales tax refunds to traded-sector businesses located outside the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area that increase employment and meet wage thresholds. Qualifying businesses receive sales tax refunds on…
Sales tax refunds for traded-sector businesses located outside the Twin Cities metro that increase full-time employment and meet minimum wage thresholds over a seven-year certification period.
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