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Sharing a portion of the message from Mayor Hellier. Click image to read his full comments.

...This week, our police and fire have helped fill in to cover shifts in Burnsville and will continue as needed.

The City of Burnsville has established a website to provide official updates to the community which can be accessed here.

A public memorial service is planned for next Wednesday at Grace Church in Eden Prairie. You can find details here.

A donation site has been created to support the families of the fallen officers here. Include, Burnsville Heroes, in the memo line. The 100 Club which supports public safety families donated $50,000 to each of the three families. To support 100 Club, you can visit their website or order a specialized license plate from the State of Minnesota.

Also, according to BringMeTheNews, a GoFundMe has been set up to support the mother and children who were also victims of this heinous crime.

Here's a list of the key issues being tracked, and where they are in the legislative process. 

What has passed at the Minnesota Legislature in 2024 (startribune.com)

We were excited to welcome Emily and her team to their new home in Lakeville last week. Founded in 2009 with the goal of providing the best and most affordable laser, skincare, and anti-aging services available, ProSkin has quickly become one of the busiest and well known premier medspas in the Twin Cities. They pride themselves on having the most experienced, best trained staff in the area. Each of their licensed and certified technicians has performed thousands of treatments on all skin types. Their machines are world recognized, FDA approved technology with the highest efficacy ratings in the industry. This combination, along with their commitment to your satisfaction, allows them to provide the safest and most successful treatments possible. Check out their website for a free consultation and monthly specials.

Thank you to Joe Masiarchin and Scarlett Larson of the Lakeville Area Arts Center for talking about all of the options for you to get your art on here in Lakeville. From theater shows, live music, art classes, art in our parks, and more – there are so many ways to create and enjoy beautiful things here in town.

See you next month at The Better Half!

The top employing industries in Dakota-Scott Counties. The table below outlines employment levels for all 20 major industry sectors.

Here’s the top-concentrated occupations in the top-seven industries above. These occupations will likely have high demand, with many not requiring extensive levels of post-secondary education:

• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Registered Nurses
• Nursing Assistants
• Medical Assistants
• Medical Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
• Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Retail Trade
• Retail Salespersons
• Cashiers
• Stockers & Order Fillers
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
• Customer Service Representatives
• Manufacturing
• First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
• Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
• Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
• Transportation & Warehousing
• Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers
• Shipping, Receiving, & Inventory Clerks
• Bus Drivers, School
• Accommodation & Food Services
• Fast Food & Counter Workers
• Waiters & Waitresses
• Cooks, Restaurant
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers
• Cooks, Fast Food
• Construction
• Construction Laborers
• Carpenters
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
• Electricians
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
• Educational Services
• Elementary School Teachers
• Teaching Assistants
• Secondary School Teachers
• Middle School Teachers
• Janitors & Cleaners

How can Lakeville businesses support their local workforce? Sarah Wellcome shares more about why Hearth & Home Technologies supports Lakeville Works.

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