In a commentary for the Star Tribune, Minnesota Business Partnership executive director Charlie Weaver takes aim at the deeply flawed Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) bill being advanced at the State Capitol: Minnesota's large employers support paid employee leave. In fact, they voluntarily offer some of the most generous...
MBP Statement Regarding House Omnibus Tax Bill
Charlie Weaver, executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, released the following statement regarding the House omnibus tax bill: “Despite an historic $18 billion surplus, the DFL majority in the Minnesota House has proposed billions in tax increases. This proposal will not only make it harder to recruit talent and businesses...
Weaver Announces Retirement from MBP
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Executive Director of the Minnesota Business Partnership (MBP), Charlie Weaver, announced his plans to retire from the organization this summer after nearly 20 years of leading one of the state’s most influential public policy and civic engagement organizations. Weaver began his role at the MBP in...
Minnesota Business Leaders Honor Cristo Rey Jesuit High School with Minnesota’s Future Award
The Minnesota Business Partnership today released its Legislative Priorities for the 2022 state legislative session on jobs and the economy, education, and health care policy issues.