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Minnesota Police Chiefs’ Digital Campaign Aims to Boost Recruitment

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Whether in big cities or small towns, recruiting is becoming a major challenge for Minnesota police forces—and it’s a problem the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association’s Wear the Badge campaign aims to reverse. The post Minnesota Police Chiefs’ Digital Campaign Aims to Boost Recruitment appeared first on Associations Now.

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Report: Financial Services Roundtable Steps Back From Consumer Bureau Fight

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But a new report suggests the trade group may have pushed members out of their comfort zone. Some members had anxiety,” former Minnesota Gov. The report suggested that FSR members had apologized to CFPB officials for the campaign. On second thought, fighting the rumor mill wasn’t such a good idea. Some members had anxiety.

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CompTIA Helps Build New Tech Foundations for the Underemployed

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In 2012, the association started IT-Ready , an endeavor of its Creating IT Futures philanthropic arm, in Minnesota’s Minneapolis-St. They’re taking their time to train us—you know, people who initially never had the opportunity to get into the IT field,” Gregory Ball, a recent graduate of the program, told CBS Minnesota.

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Monday Buzz: Prince, NABJ, and the Expectation Gap

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Last week, the organization announced that members at its national convention in Minneapolis would be able to attend an exclusive event with musical legend Prince. But what followed was an “unusual night,” in the words of Minnesota Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream. So far, so good. ‘I’m pissed.

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Success on a Stick: Lessons From the State Fair

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Last week I flew to Minneapolis to meet up with some of my college friends. But besides the days of catching up, I finally got to partake in something that everyone I have ever met from the state brags about whenever they have the chance: the Minnesota State Fair. Just how successful is the Minnesota State Fair?

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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BrandtKrueger - Brandt Krueger; Minneapolis; Geek Dad, Husband, and Corporate Technology Director for metroConnections, Inc. (A DCgov - Patrick Thibodeau; Washington, DC; DC reporter at Computerworld and blogger at DCBlogs.com. Michael Brown; West Palm Beach, Florida; Brand journalist, writer, producer. Blogging since 1987.