Page 2 - Port Development Assistance Program News Today

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller presented a bill Friday to invest $28 million to improve Minnesota ports.

Hibbing, MN, USA / 99.9 Radio USA Mar 8, 2021 4:12 AM ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) – Two Duluth Seaway Port Authority projects are among the four statewide developments receiving Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) grants. The Duluth projects are the repair and rebuilding of over a thousand feet of failing dock wall and the construction of a 112,500 square foot warehouse. The state funding, from the Port Development Assistance Program, adds up to 7.4 million dollars, just under half of the ...

No secret to anyone who lives here - shipping plays a major role in the economy of the Northland.  And that industry - and our area - is about to see a sizeable investment from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation recently announced $14 million in port development projects throughout the state.  As the largest freshwater port in the world, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority stands to receive a significant portion of those funds. T...

Funding for Department of Employment and Economic Development programs "Because its a budget year, were asking for some consideration of these bigger, broader issues that are important not just to Duluth, but the state of Minnesota, thinking it could be a good year to get some of these things done," Larson said.  For more Duluth-specific asks, the city is looking for money for upgrades to the Aerial Lift Bridge and for the Port Development Assistance Program.  "Typically in a year, we would h...