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Business and Economic News

New Iron Range overlook offers views of massive mine

New Iron Range overlook offers views of massive mine

After being closed for more than a year, a new viewpoint offering sweeping vistas of an operating iron ore mine opens this weekend in Hibbing, Minn.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues

Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues

The state visit is designed to show off the long U.S.-Japan alliance and the close friendship between Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe even as trade tensions run high.
by Associated Press

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Memorial Day weekend road woes are ... not so bad

Memorial Day weekend road woes are ... not so bad

Drivers will see some lane closures on I-35W within the downtown-to-crosstown project. Otherwise, the Minnesota Department of Transportation's road construction map show a relatively hassle-free holiday weekend.
by MPR News Staff

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What would it take to retire by age 50?

What would it take to retire by age 50?

What would it take to earn enough money to retire by 50? A growing number of millennials want the answer to that question. MPR News' Kerri Miller explored why young Americans may be eager to retire early and what it means for our economy.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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In this town, you apply for a job and you get it

In this town, you apply for a job and you get it

Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5 percent, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers -- but a challenge for those looking for them.
by Jim Zarroli

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Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump

Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump

Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization that the U.S. and China are far from settling a bitter, year-long trade dispute.
by Associated Press

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How Congress, Trump and Obama played favorites with transportation money

The federal government has spent $7 billion on a transportation grant program that often awards money based on political clout and electoral impact, skirting Congress' own ban on earmarks.

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Farmers testing new fertilizer alternative: Bacteria

Farmers testing new fertilizer alternative: Bacteria

Farmers across the country are putting a genetically modified bacteria in the ground this spring to help corn plants use naturally occurring nitrogen. The goal is to eventually replace synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
by Dan Gunderson

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