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Business and Economic News

Gustavus conference focuses on future of soil in sustaining life

Gustavus conference focuses on future of soil in sustaining life

Organizers say there's been a lot of interest in this year's Nobel Conference, with more than 3,000 people registered and thousands more expected to watch the sessions online.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Farm groups welcome trade deal, still want tariffs to end

Farm groups welcomed the agreement the U.S., Canada and Mexico have reached to replace NAFTA, but still want retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products to end.
by Mark Steil

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Canada-U.S. reach deal to stay in trade pact with Mexico

The new deal, reached just before a midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
by The Associated Press

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Southern Minn. towns fed up with telecom service

Southern Minn. towns fed up with telecom service

Nearly 400 people have attended public hearings across Minnesota concerning complaints about Frontier Communications. In Ceylon, the problems are in plain sight. Most of the cables lay on the ground. Others are supported by trees or branches -- even draped across a propane gas tank.
by Mark Steil

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Canada, U.S. make progress in trade talks, but no deal yet

Canada's ambassador to Washington said Sunday that the U.S. and Canada have made a lot of progress in free trade talks, but there is no deal yet.
by Associated Press

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Cleveland-Cliffs, Steelworkers reach contract agreement

Cleveland-Cliffs, Steelworkers reach contract agreement

Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new, four-year labor contract that covers hundreds of mine workers on Minnesota's Iron Range.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Employers jump into providing care as health costs rise

Employers jump into providing care as health costs rise

Corporate America is jumping deeper into the health care its workers receive beyond just giving them insurance cards and a list of doctors they can visit.
by Associated Press

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Tesla, Musk settle government suit for $40M; Musk to stay CEO

Tesla, Musk settle government suit for $40M; Musk to stay CEO

Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging Musk duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company.
by Associated Press

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Latest hurdle in grueling U.S. daycare hunt: wait-list fees

Latest hurdle in grueling U.S. daycare hunt: wait-list fees

With demand for high-quality preschools seemingly insatiable yet supply starkly limited in America's most expensive cities, nonrefundable waiting list fees are becoming routine.
by Associated Press

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