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Minnesota State Fair 2023: What’s new, what’s changing, and what’s gone
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis year’s Minnesota State Fair is poised to be a big one, folks — and it’s less than a month away. Last year, the fair continued to bounce back from Covid-19 disruptions with a total attendance ...
State Fair seeks 1,200 more workers for Minn. Get-Together
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Minnesota State Fair has 1,200 jobs to fill, a year after struggling to attract enough workers to run the end-of-summer extravaganza and just days after the state broke the national record ...
Want to build more vibrant cities? Just look to the State Fair’s design, geographers say
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWith its grid street structure, tree-lined sidewalks and ‘districts’ like the animal barns or the...
Officers at Minnesota State Fair are ‘walking information booths,’ new police chief says
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRon Knafla is the Minnesota State Fair’s new police chief, but he’s no stranger to the Fair. This is his 34th year working as an officer at the Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, following in the ...
Minnesota State Fair now hiring for jobs
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.· 11 months agoThe Minnesota State Fair Employment Center has opened and will be hiring for positions such as ticketing, parking, rides and games, barn attendants,...
Bill aims to reduce State Fair gridlock and improve transit options
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMinnesotans love going to the State Fair — more than 1.8 million people went last year — but they...
Lileks: Don’t love the Minnesota State Fair? You’re not alone.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEvery year it seems necessary to state the obvious: It's OK if you don't go to the State Fair. It's...
Get a taste of the Minnesota State Fair with May event
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt's time to start thinking about fresh, fried cheese curds, sky views of St. Paul and everything...
This Iowan has been obsessed with the Iowa State Fair since childhood. Now, he’s the CEO
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJeremy Parsons’ homework was simple, a common grade school assignment, really: Think about what you...
State Fair attendance up from last year, still not as high as pre-pandemic
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs anyone who attempted to drive to the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday knows, opening day has become busy once again as the Fair continues to rebound from pandemic-related disruptions. Per ...
