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Minnesota State Fair entry tickets will cost the same in 2024, $18 for most, the fair's board decided Sunday in yet another sign the annual event has overcome the fiscal strain of shutting down in 2020 because of the pandemic. Fair CEO Renee Alexander said that while the fair budget faces pressures from increased expenses, "We went into the budgeting process with a priority to keep ticket ...
The facility provides plenty of room for people in wheelchairs to get around, and a changing table big enough for an adult. It has a wheelchair lift outside and a lift inside as well.
Never one for job-hopping, Jerry Hammer worked at every State Fair since 1970, when he was 15, starting with a position in the greenhouse and working his way up to the top job.
Renee Alexander talks about her approach to leadership at the Minnesota Chamber’s Women in Business Conference.
The 2022 fair's revenue ran $9.6 million ahead of expenses, compared to roughly $1.5 million in 2021, according to the report.