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October 3, 2018 6:22 PM

$2.5M grant awarded to project helping injured employees get back to work

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $2.5 million to the RETAIN project, helping employees return to work faster and employers keep productivity high.

by Gabriel Kwan

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October 3, 2018 5:45 PM

China tariffs starting to bite, but how hard not yet clear

Minnesota retailers are girding for higher supply costs as a new round of tariffs make Chinese-made consumer goods more expensive. But there's little certainty about the extent to which those costs will translate to higher prices for shoppers.

by Martin Moylan

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October 3, 2018 7:08 AM

Meet the farmers of the future: Robots

Robots are key to a new wave of local agriculture that aims to raise lettuce, basil and other produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor.

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2018 7:13 AM

Amazon sets $15 minimum wage for U.S. employees, including temps

The online retailer that's run by the world's richest man was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

by Bill Chappell

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October 2, 2018 6:18 AM

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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October 1, 2018 5:11 PM

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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October 1, 2018 1:03 PM

Trump says new trade agreement to replace NAFTA is a campaign promise kept

Ottawa agreed to make it easier for U.S. farmers to ship dairy products into Canada. The U.S. also agreed to shield Canada from auto tariffs.

by Scott Horsley and Dina Kesbeh

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October 1, 2018 5:27 AM

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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October 1, 2018 4:00 AM

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