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Business and Economic News

New cosmetology rules in effect for Minnesota's 5,500 beauty salons

The Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners met with hundreds of Minnesota business owners and practitioners to shape rules for cosmetologists that hadn't been updated in more than 30 years.
by Associated Press

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Nobody's happy with new airport ground transportation plans

Nobody's happy with new airport ground transportation plans

Taxi companies, Lyft and Uber are all unhappy with the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's proposed changes to ground transportation regulations.
by Tim Nelson

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FAQ: The Dakota Access pipeline and protest

FAQ: The Dakota Access pipeline and protest

The Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing in North Dakota has spawned legal battles and protests across the U.S. Here are answers to some basic questions about the $3.8 billion project and the pushback.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota has second lowest poverty rate in the U.S.

The census data put the state's official poverty rate at 9.1 percent, with almost half a million people in the state living in poverty last year.
by Jon Collins

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Need a job? State finds nearly 100,000 openings

Minnesota's labor market continues to be tight, with a state survey turning up nearly 100,000 openings earlier this year.
by Martin Moylan

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Council approves beer, wine sales at St. Cloud State events

The St. Cloud City Council approved selling wine and 3.2 beer at all SCSU athletic facilities and adjacent properties after testing selling beer and wine at two home hockey games last year.
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Census Bureau: Poverty rate down, median incomes up

Census Bureau: Poverty rate down, median incomes up

Median household incomes have increased for the first time since 2007 - rising by 5.2 percent. The poverty rate has declined, and more people have health insurance, the Census Bureau says.

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Dakota Access CEO: Company committed to finishing project

Dakota Access CEO: Company committed to finishing project

The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to halt construction near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota.
by Associated Press

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Kashkari: Fed could address economic disparities

Kashkari: Fed could address economic disparities

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari says he sees the bank's economists offering possible responses to some of Minnesota's and the nation's biggest economic challenges.
by Martin Moylan

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