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Iron Rangers blast Dayton over Essar Steel deal

Iron Rangers blast Dayton over Essar Steel deal

Mesabi Metallics won the bidding last summer over Cleveland Cliffs to take control of the Essar Steel site. Most Iron Rangers wanted Cliffs. That led to some intense verbal sparring Monday between Rangers and Gov. Mark Dayton.
by Dan Kraker

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Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3

Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3

Environmental and tribal groups have asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its approval of Enbridge Energy's plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Airports at water's edge battle rising sea levels

Airports at water's edge battle rising sea levels

Many major airports are on low-lying coastal land where flooding is getting worse. They're building walls, berms and other barriers to try to keep planes and people moving.
by Susan Phillips

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Space mining - Learning how to fuel an interplanetary gas station

Space mining - Learning how to fuel an interplanetary gas station

Real space travel will necessitate interplanetary gas stations on the moon, or on asteroids. A Colorado university has launched the first degree program in "space mining."
by Dan Boyce

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Country's newest solar factory opens on the Iron Range

Country's newest solar factory opens on the Iron Range

The first solar panel factory to open in the U.S. in 2018 started production last week in Mountain Iron, Minn. Three other solar manufacturers have closed in Minnesota since last year. But there's hope this factory will buck the trend.
by Dan Kraker

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Older workers need jobs, too

Older workers need jobs, too

What jobs are available to the 55 plus crowd?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Threading the needle: Mammoth Duluth museum ship eased out of longtime berth

Threading the needle: Mammoth Duluth museum ship eased out of longtime berth

You think parallel parking is hard? Try threading a mammoth Great Lakes freighter through the opening of a narrow drawbridge — with only 7 inches to spare on either side.
by Dan Kraker

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