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Images from the Depression offer lessons for today

Images from the Depression offer lessons for today

Organizers say a large show of Depression-era photographs and paintings at the Hillstrom Museum of Art in St. Peter provides some warnings for the future.
by Euan Kerr

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Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers

Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers

The recent shut down of one of Minnesota’s oldest ethanol plants is a symptom of economic stress in that industry and the corn producers who supply the main ingredient for the biofuel.
by Catharine Richert

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Tepid U.S. jobs report adds to economic jitters

Tepid U.S. jobs report adds to economic jitters

The Labor Department says U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in August, less than private analysts had expected. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent.
by Scott Horsley

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Trump plan for home loans rattles watchdogs

Trump plan for home loans rattles watchdogs

The administration unveiled a plan to reprivatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that has lending advocates worried. But any changes are likely to be gradual.
by Chris Arnold

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Trade war taking a toll in Minnesota

Trade war taking a toll in Minnesota

With the addition of new tariffs last Sunday, Minnesota retailers say they’re going to start adding the cost to prices. Ag producers are at risk of losing export markets.
by Riham Feshir

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How Amazon hooked America on fast delivery while avoiding responsibility for crashes

How Amazon hooked America on fast delivery while avoiding responsibility for crashes

A ProPublica investigation found Amazon escapes responsibility for its role in deaths and serious injuries even though the company keeps a tight grip on how third-party delivery drivers do their jobs.
by ProPublica Staff

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Builders: Cut spendy red tape to boost affordable housing

Builders: Cut spendy red tape to boost affordable housing

With affordable housing in short supply in Minnesota, home builders say elected officials can ratchet down costs by eliminating bureaucracy developers consider unnecessary and expensive.
by Martin Moylan

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What’s behind the U.S. labor shortage?

What’s behind the U.S. labor shortage?

Americans are quitting their jobs at record rates. Guest host Tiffany Hanssen engages in a conversation about the U.S. labor shortage.
by Tiffany Hanssen and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Scotland, Switzerland claim titles at world plowing competition near Baudette

Scotland, Switzerland claim titles at world plowing competition near Baudette

More than 7,000 people turned out to watch this weekend's world plowing championship in northern Minnesota. Scotland won one division of the competition near Baudette; Switzerland took the title in the other.
by Martin Moylan

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