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Roving cashiers are Target's latest gambit

Roving cashiers are Target's latest gambit

Retailers are trying to gain an edge over the competition in the crucially important holiday season. This year, Target is equipping some staffers with gizmos that will ring up a sale and take payment anywhere in a store.
by Martin Moylan

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Google employees plan global walkout to protest company's treatment of women

Google employees plan global walkout to protest company's treatment of women

Many at Google have been simmering since The New York Times reported the company gave generous exit packages to alleged harassers. Hundreds of employees have already walked out in Singapore.
by Emily Sullivan

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St. Paul set to open winter shelter, close homeless camp

St. Paul set to open winter shelter, close homeless camp

St. Paul and Ramsey County officials will open their emergency winter shelter Thursday, weeks earlier than last year, as authorities prepare to close a homeless encampment by Cathedral Hill.
by Austen Macalus

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Mining, environmental concerns put Boundary Waters on the ballot -- and the airwaves

Mining, environmental concerns put Boundary Waters on the ballot -- and the airwaves

Candidates and outside groups have spent nearly $100 million on political ads in Minnesota this year. Much of that has been spent on the usual topics, like health care and the economy. But this year there's also focus on the potential for copper-nickel mining in the state.
by Dan Kraker

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'We're just getting started': Delta celebrates Northwest Airlines merger 10 years later

'We're just getting started': Delta celebrates Northwest Airlines merger 10 years later

Delta Air Lines is celebrating its merger with Northwest Airlines 10 years after the two combined in the middle of the Great Recession. Delta said the combined companies are the best airline in the world. Consumer advocates are less impressed.
by Martin Moylan

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Regulators approve natural gas plant proposal for Superior

Regulators approve natural gas plant proposal for Superior

The Nemadji Trail Energy Center would be a joint venture between Minnesota Power and the Dairyland Power Cooperative in Wisconsin.
by Dan Kraker

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The economy and the midterms

Unemployment is low. Economic growth is high. Consumer confidence is up. Will the robust economy pay off for Republicans on election day?
by Kerri Miller and Manda Lillie

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Hydrogen fluoride questions remain as Husky reports 300 percent profit gain in third quarter

Hydrogen fluoride questions remain as Husky reports 300 percent profit gain in third quarter

Alberta-based Husky Energy said the company's net earnings are up 300 percent from the same time last year. The company also received about $84 million USD in insurance money to pay for damage caused by an explosion and series of fires at its oil refinery in Superior this past April.
by Danielle Kaeding

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