MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 30 -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release: Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) today announced that 68 of its financial advisors were named to the 2024 Barron's "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors" list. Barron's recognizes the industry's top advisors according to several factors including professionalism, philanthropic work and success in the business. The rankings are based o  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 30 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following college news: Chloe Vasquez '24 (Denton, Texas) has been awarded with a 2024 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Fellowship recipients are graduating seniors nominated by one of forty-one partner institutions and will receive a $40,000 stipend, student loan assistance, and health care for a one-year project outside the US. Vasquez has a uniquely personal connection to her project, "Snakebite and Medicine Across the Tro  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 27 -- The Metropolitan Council, regional policy-making body, planning agency and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region, issued the following highlights of Chair Charlie Zelle's State of the Region address at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on March 22, 2024: * * * On Friday, March 22, 2024, Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle delivered the 2024 State of the Region Address at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Here are some highligh  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 30 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Commerce, through its Energy Resource Division, has awarded 25 community organizations and Tribal Nations located across the state with a total of $6 million in grants to pursue federal clean energy funding opportunities. The local capacity grants are part of the State Competitiveness Fund established in the 2023 legislative session. The grants will support entit  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 30 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Student loan borrowers who are overwhelmed at the thought of repaying their student loans have an advocate in their corner. Minnesota's Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights law and the new Student Loan Advocate at the Minnesota Department of Commerce provide consumer protections and debt relief. "Student loans are critical for Minnesotans to have access to and afford college, and they deser  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 30 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the following appointments to the Board of Executives for Long-Term Services and Supports, Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, Board of School Administrators, Clean Water Council, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, Minnesota State Arts Board, Public Employee's R  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 30 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Peter Nealis was a panelist at SOFWERX's Small Business Boot Camp on March 28, 2024. He spoke on "Raising Capital." SOFWERX's Small Business Boot Camp is produced in coordination with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). It will provide a forum for small businesses with technologies that support National Security Interests and/or the USSOCOM technolo  more