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Minnesota asphalt, aggregate company to lay off nearly 300 workers

Minnesota asphalt, aggregate company to lay off nearly 300 workers

An asphalt and aggregate products business with many locations across Minnesota says it will be closing some of those facilities by the end of the year, with nearly 300 employees losing their jobs.
by Andrew Krueger

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New documentary examines Minneapolis police reform efforts going back 150 years

New documentary examines Minneapolis police reform efforts going back 150 years

A new documentary called “Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police,” shows that police reform efforts sparked from the murder of George Floyd were the echo of generations-long complexities within the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Rural health care in Minnesota: What's changing and why?

Rural health care in Minnesota: What's changing and why?

Mayo Clinic Health System recently announced it will end on-call labor and delivery services in Owatonna in November. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about what it means for families — and for rural health care in Minnesota.
by Catharine Richert, Cari Dwyer, Nikhil Kumaran and Maja Beckstrom

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Hollywood pushes OpenAI for consent

Hollywood pushes OpenAI for consent

The latest version of OpenAI’s Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy.
by Mandalit del Barco

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Main Street grants boost many downtown Rochester businesses, but some still struggle

Main Street grants boost many downtown Rochester businesses, but some still struggle

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is doling out a final round of grants that were designed to keep businesses afloat during the retail doldrums of the pandemic. For Rochester recipients, it’s been a matter of surviving messy construction, too.
by Catharine Richert

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What to know about data centers in Minnesota

What to know about data centers in Minnesota

Mega data centers are being proposed across Minnesota. But they use a lot of water and electricity. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert and her guests talk about why these projects are creating so much debate and what you need to know.
by Catharine Richert and Bianca Caputo

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