BRAINERD — With Minnesota Paid Leave in effect as of Jan. 1, 2026, the North Central Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College will host a series of no-cost lunch and learn trainings to help businesses understand and implement the new law. Each one-hour session will cover Minnesota Paid Leave basics for employers, including […]
This week on TechCrunch’s founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen is joined by Sarah Lucena, the CEO and co-founder of Mappa, a behavioral intelligence platform that uses voice AI to decode human behavior in less than 60 seconds. Lucena got the idea for Mappa after trying to build a marketing team but continually feeling like she had made the wrong hires. “And I was so frustrated because […]
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed nationwide claiming business websites are not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A 25 Investigates review, conducted with sister stations across the country, found a growing number of so-called “sue and settle” cases targeting businesses of all sizes — including many in Massachusetts. Small business owners say […]
Quantum computing will not be replacing supercomputers in 2026, let alone reaching industrial scale. And yet, investor appetite for companies pursuing the elusive quantum advantage hasn’t dwindled — it has increased. Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million. […]
POTTSVILLE — The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce has “signed up” to provide AI for Small Business, a 90-minute online webinar “focused on practical, real-world ways small businesses are using AI to save time and work smarter,” according to a release from the chamber’s Anthony Merchlinsky. It’s set for 1 p.m. Feb. 24, with featured speakers […]
The Minneapolis City Council will vote Thursday on a $7 million relief fund for small businesses that are losing money during the federal immigration operation. Source link
Megan Ritter began her workday at the Office of Refugee Resettlement on April 1 like any other — until an email landed in her inbox informing her that her nearly decade-long career in the federal workforce had come to an end. Approximately 10,000 reduction-in-force notifications were sent that day, according to a letter from the […]
The House of Delegates took action on their stated legislative focus of economic development Friday, as well as supports for Child Protective Service workers. Source link
Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is talking to VCs about a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. Should the deal close at these terms, the funding round would more than double the company’s valuation of $1.1 billion announced less […]
NFIB & RITA hosted the webinar Source link