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Jonathan Young

Communications Director

Jonathan Young is the communications director for IUOE Local 49 and has more than a decade of experience as a professional communicator. After starting as a reporter at the Brooklyn Park/Brooklyn Center Sun Post, he served as the managing editor of newspapers in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Anoka County, Minnesota. An award-winning storyteller, he has covered major construction projects, including the long-awaited bridge over the St. Croix at Stillwater, and has managed content strategy across multiple platforms.