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Elon Musk says Tesla will remain public

Elon Musk says Tesla will remain public

Less than a month after suggesting he might take the electric car maker private, CEO Elon Musk says "most of Tesla's existing shareholders believe we are better off as a public company."

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Manure to fuel? CenterPoint wants to sell you 'renewable' natural gas

Manure to fuel? CenterPoint wants to sell you 'renewable' natural gas

The utility submitted plans Thursday for a pilot program to sell renewable natural gas. It would be one of the country's first such programs if state regulators sign off on it.
by Cody Nelson

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U.S., China raise tariffs in new round of trade dispute

The United States and China went ahead with tariff hikes on billions of dollars of each other's automobiles, factory machinery and other goods Thursday in an escalation of a battle over Beijing's technology policy that companies worry will chill global economic growth.
by The Associated Press

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When rising rent makes affordable housing unaffordable

When rising rent makes affordable housing unaffordable

When we talk about affordable housing, we usually talk about whether someone has a place to live. But buried in that discussion is another facet of the housing shortage: whether someone's rent is just a few dollars away from becoming unaffordable.
by Catharine Richert

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With project cost already over $100M, taking MNLARS private could be expensive

Three technology companies are interested in taking over Minnesota's troubled vehicle licensing system, but preliminary estimates show the move to an outside vendor would not be cheap.
by Tim Pugmire

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Big investments in stores and in tech pay off at Target

Big investments in stores and in tech pay off at Target

Same-store sales rose 6.5 percent, the greatest increase in 13 years. Traffic in stores rose 6.4 percent, the highest since 2008 when it first started releasing that measure.
by The Associated Press

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Task force recommends ways to address critical shortage of affordable housing

Task force recommends ways to address critical shortage of affordable housing

An affordable housing task force appointed last year by Gov. Dayton is recommending broad changes in funding, technology and regulation to meet a statewide demand for affordable housing.
by Dan Gunderson

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Trump emissions plan could dirty Minnesota's air, but energy transition continues

Trump emissions plan could dirty Minnesota's air, but energy transition continues

The Trump administration's plan to allow states to regulate their own carbon emissions isn't expected to have much of an effect on Minnesota's energy generation, because a transition away from coal was already in progress.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota man celebrates 50 years as dairy cattle judge

Minnesota man celebrates 50 years as dairy cattle judge

John Schroeder, the lifelong dairy farmer from rural Courtland got his start on the University of Minnesota judging team. He got his first invitation to be a professional judge soon after graduating in 1969.
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