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One restaurant's recipe for social good: same meals, different prices

One restaurant's recipe for social good: same meals, different prices

The founders of Everytable in LA have created identical grab-and-go restaurants full of healthful food options, but with different pricing structures depending on the communities they are serving.

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Boon or disaster: Unpacking the TPP

Boon or disaster: Unpacking the TPP

What would this deal mean for the American economy?
by MPR News Staff

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APM Reports documentary, Bridge to Somewhere: Lessons from the New Deal

APM Reports documentary, Bridge to Somewhere: Lessons from the New Deal

To preview Labor Day, you'll hear an APM Reports/American RadioWorks documentary about jobs and public works programs during the 1930's, called "Bridge to Somewhere: Lessons from the New Deal." It was produced in 2009 by Catherine Winter.

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Judge orders Mpls. metal shredder shut down over pollution

Judge orders Mpls. metal shredder shut down over pollution

A Ramsey County judge ordered Northern Metals to close its metals recovery plant until state officials issue a new air permit or the company proves it's no longer polluting.
by Peter Cox

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Counties OK plan to bridge Southwest light rail funding gap

Counties OK plan to bridge Southwest light rail funding gap

The Met Council, Hennepin County and other Twin Cities area counties have agreed to prop up financing for the controversial project. Some still hope the Legislature will step in next year with full funding.
by Tim Nelson

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Magnetation, once an Iron Range success story, on the brink of closure

Magnetation, once an Iron Range success story, on the brink of closure

An innovative Iron Range company that mined leftover mine tailings waste and transformed it into a valuable iron ore concentrate may be forced to close in a month unless it is rescued by outside investors.
by Dan Kraker

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Target's chief marketing officer to leave, join Uber

Target's chief marketing officer to leave, join Uber

Target announced Tuesday chief marketing officer Jeff Jones will be leaving the company, starting as president of ridesharing at Uber.
by Martin Moylan

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Arrgh: Pirate Joe's and Trader Joe's are once again locked in legal battle

Arrgh: Pirate Joe's and Trader Joe's are once again locked in legal battle

The Canadian reseller of Trader Joe's goods was sued by the grocery chain in 2013; a U.S. district court dismissed the case. But an appellate court found that Trader Joe's had a legitimate suit.

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