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Minnesota angel tax credit helps spur $30 million in investment

Minnesota angel tax credit helps spur $30 million in investment

January 24, 2011 4:53 pm by | 1 Comments

Minnesota's angel tax credit has helped loosen investors' checkbooks to the tune of $30 million so far, including more than $10 million for medical-related startups. ... Read more
Last call: $6.8M of Minnesota angel credits still up for grabs

Last call: $6.8M of Minnesota angel credits still up for grabs

December 8, 2010 9:05 am by | 1 Comments

With less than four weeks left in the year, Minnesota has awarded about 38 percent of the $11-million worth of angel investor tax credits available for 2010. Since launching ... Read more
In Minnesota, economic ignorance is an equal-opportunity employer

In Minnesota, economic ignorance is an equal-opportunity employer

August 30, 2010 9:00 am by | 2 Comments

People often lament that Republicans and Democrats can't accomplish anything because they have nothing in common. Nonsense. I think Republicans and Democrats can't accomplish anything because they do have something ... Read more
Kramer’s exit from the University of Minnesota raises tricky questions

Kramer’s exit from the University of Minnesota raises tricky questions

August 12, 2010 3:21 pm by | 1 Comments

In the end, Matt Kramer’s departure from the University of Minnesota was a lot more low key than his hiring less than a year ago.With great fanfare, the school had ... Read more
First in line for Minnesota’s angel tax credits

First in line for Minnesota’s angel tax credits

July 26, 2010 7:27 pm by | 0 Comments

Minnesota’s angel tax credit program debuted last week, which means you can now regularly check who made the cut.Go to the state Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED) angel ... Read more
Minnesota angel tax credit era finishes its first week

Minnesota angel tax credit era finishes its first week

July 23, 2010 3:02 pm by | 0 Comments

Minnesota officially opened its angel tax credits program on Monday and here are the first week’s totals:The state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), which is administrating the credits, ... Read more
Tim vs. Tim feud is good for Minnesota. Beers and burgers on me.

Tim vs. Tim feud is good for Minnesota. Beers and burgers on me.

July 16, 2010 1:31 pm by | 1 Comments

Can’t we just all get along?Tim Mahoney and Tim Mulcahy share a lot more than their first names and initials. The two men have been allies on everything from angel ... Read more
Minnesota angel investment tax credit to launch in late July

Minnesota angel investment tax credit to launch in late July

July 9, 2010 6:11 pm by | 1 Comments

The wait is nearly over.Minnesota’s newly passed $60 million angel investment tax credit will officially debut the week of July 19. That’s when the state Department of Employment and Economic ... Read more
I-Q Corridor is the stuff of dreamers. Oh, but what a dream!

I-Q Corridor is the stuff of dreamers. Oh, but what a dream!

June 9, 2010 3:35 pm by | 2 Comments

Ever heard of the I-Q Corridor? Unless you’re an economic development geek, probably not.The concept, first penned in a little-noticed Wisconsin Technology Council white paper, envisions an economic superhighway of ... Read more
10 things you need to know about Minnesota’s angel tax credit

10 things you need to know about Minnesota’s angel tax credit

May 24, 2010 2:45 pm by | 1 Comments

Battle-weary proponents of Minnesota’s historic $60 million angel tax credit had a simple message for the state’s entrepreneurial community:Now that we passed the darn thing, you better use it!“We’ve passed ... Read more
Angel investment tax credit hits bureaucratic snag

Angel investment tax credit hits bureaucratic snag

May 20, 2010 5:00 pm by | 1 Comments

Investors rejoiced when Minnesota finally passed a five year, $50 million angel tax credit. Only one problem: the state’s largest angel group will be largely shut out.Under a last minute ... Read more
Minnesota seeks its own “Third Frontier”

Minnesota seeks its own “Third Frontier”

April 23, 2010 5:22 pm by | 1 Comments

Fresh from passing a landmark angel investor tax credit, Minnesota lawmakers are advancing a bill that would, in time, radically alter high-tech economic development in the state by concentrating authority ... Read more
MOJO/minnesota: The mojo is the mission

MOJO/minnesota: The mojo is the mission

April 8, 2010 1:17 pm by | 1 Comments

Aside from sharing the same first letter, “mojo” and “Minnesota” are words that don’t seem to carry a lot in common, though that may soon change. The state is home ... Read more
Angel tax credit reshapes Minnesota’s innovation culture

Angel tax credit reshapes Minnesota’s innovation culture

March 30, 2010 4:34 pm by | 2 Comments

The $50 million angel tax credit passed by the Minnesota legislature Monday will no doubt provide much-needed early stage capital for young start-ups. But the law’s biggest benefit may not ... Read more
Former Pawlenty aide now university champion. Not as weird as you think.

Former Pawlenty aide now university champion. Not as weird as you think.

March 22, 2010 4:37 pm by | 0 Comments

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state’s top research university are not exactly close allies.At The Collaborative’s annual venture capital conference last year, Pawlenty criticized the University of Minnesota for ... Read more