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October 2025


Social Circle: Resource remix – What’s in your toolkit?

Social Circle is a monthly roundtable for local business owners and entrepreneurs. Join us in a welcoming space to connect and share experiences. Discuss current challenges, emerging trends or issues small businesses face today. Topics include workforce development, marketing strategies, finance, digital tools, and more. Learn and solve problems with your business peers. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or just getting started, Social Circle is a place for you. Gain fresh perspectives and make meaningful connections. Walk away with useful insights you can apply to your business. Come with ideas. Leave with inspiration.

Results and transparency committee meeting

The Results and Transparency workgroup reviews and monitors the projects, workforce goals, and progress in hiring women and people of color on highway construction projects. This committee is a subgroup of the Minnesota DBE and Workforce Collaborative.

Leadership committee meeting

The leadership committee is a subcommittee of the Collaborative that establishes agendas for Collaborative meetings, makes recommendations to the full Collaborative, and provides oversight and direction to the subcommittees.

Business elevation workshop – Get a better understanding of plans and specs

This hands-on workshop is for subcontractors and small businesses. Increase your bidding confidence and skills. Walk through a full MnDOT plan set and learn how to understand the details that most matter. Learn how plans and specs differ by project type such as Design-Build, Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC), and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). Gain practical knowledge to help you prepare a bid and learn about common mistakes to avoid.

MnDOT Highway 5 Improvements Project SP 010-596-014 Carver County
Meet and Greet

The Highway 5 Improvements Project will expand the highway from two to four lanes west of Highway 41 in Chanhassen to Downtown Victoria. For scopes of work, view the Meet and Greet flyer (PDF).

November 2025


Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) committee meeting

The DBE committee identifies issues and recommendations related to building capacity, utilization, and sustainability of DBE firms. This committee is a subgroup of the Minnesota DBE and Workforce Collaborative.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
  • 9:30 – 11 a.m.
  • Attend online: Link will be provided closer to the meeting
  • Contact: Jerris.Cross@state.mn.us

Social Circle

Social Circle is a monthly roundtable for local business owners and entrepreneurs. Join us in a welcoming space to connect and share experiences. Discuss current challenges, emerging trends or issues small businesses face today. Topics include workforce development, marketing strategies, finance, digital tools, and more. Learn and solve problems with your business peers. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or just getting started, Social Circle is a place for you. Gain fresh perspectives and make meaningful connections. Walk away with useful insights you can apply to your business. Come with ideas. Leave with inspiration.

Full DBE and Workforce Collaborative meeting

The DBE and Workforce Collaborative is an advisory group of stakeholders from various industry groups interested in DBE and workforce diversity. The Collaborative’s goal is to increase the diversity of firms and people of color and women participation in the construction industry to reflect the demographics of the State of Minnesota by: Building the future workforce, expanding existing business and workforce skills, ensuring transparency, and connecting people and firms with each other. It is an open group that welcomes the participation of all who support the goal. Any organization or individual committed to the goal may participate by attending a Collaborative meeting.

December 2025


Results and transparency committee meeting

The Results and Transparency workgroup reviews and monitors the projects, workforce goals, and progress in hiring women and people of color on highway construction projects. This committee is a subgroup of the Minnesota DBE and Workforce Collaborative.

Social Circle

Social Circle is a monthly roundtable for local business owners and entrepreneurs. Join us in a welcoming space to connect and share experiences. Discuss current challenges, emerging trends or issues small businesses face today. Topics include workforce development, marketing strategies, finance, digital tools, and more. Learn and solve problems with your business peers. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or just getting started, Social Circle is a place for you. Gain fresh perspectives and make meaningful connections. Walk away with useful insights you can apply to your business. Come with ideas. Leave with inspiration.

Business elevation workshop:From compliance to confidence - Mastering safety and health plans

This workshop is for small construction businesses. Learn how to create effective safety and health plans. You will leave with a clear understanding of the rules and the risks of not having a safety plan, and you will get practical tools to build a safer, stronger business. This session includes a presentation, interactive breakouts, and networking with other business owners. Presenter: Keith Juliar, MnDOT Emergency Management, Safety and Workers’ Compensation Manager. Learn how to build a safety plan for your whole company and for specific projects. Learn how to prepare for OSHA visits and know what to expect. Learn to use templates and examples to create your own safety paperwork. Learn from common mistakes by looking at real-life examples. Learn how to create a weekly safety message and plan for responding to accidents. Understand why a strong safety plan gives you a competitive advantage.

Worksite cooperation committee meeting

This Collaborative subcommittee identifies worksite issues related to workforce diversity. It develops recommendations to ensure construction worksites are respectful and welcoming to all. This committee is a subgroup of the Minnesota DBE and Workforce Collaborative.