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Fines for meat industry's safety problems are 'embarrassingly low'

Fines for meat industry's safety problems are 'embarrassingly low'

Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.
by Luke Runyon

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Granny pods find lukewarm reception in Minnesota cities

Granny pods find lukewarm reception in Minnesota cities

Two University of Minnesota graduates are making portable housing units for the elderly. But despite the housing's impending legal status, some cities are moving to ban them.
by Martin Moylan

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Low grain prices hammer Cargill's earnings

Cargill's earnings fell 15 percent to about $1.6 billion in the fiscal year that ended last May.
by Mark Steil

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Twin Cities transit best in the U.S. for 2016

Twin Cities transit best in the U.S. for 2016

The national trade group representing transit services, contractors and suppliers is lauding Metro Transit for record ridership on the Green Line and improvements in safety and operations.
by Tim Nelson

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Hodges proposes Mpls. budget with 5.5 percent tax hike, 15 new cops

Hodges proposes Mpls. budget with 5.5 percent tax hike, 15 new cops

The mayor's 2017 budget plan, laid out Wednesday, also calls for more firefighters and traffic control agents and more money for affordable housing.
by Tim Nelson

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St. Paul budget plan: Boost property tax, create jobs, add cops

St. Paul budget plan: Boost property tax, create jobs, add cops

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman Tuesday laid out a 2017 budget plan that includes a 4 percent property tax bump and new spending for job creation, cops and fighting ash borers.
by Tim Nelson

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Who let the dogs in? More companies welcome pets at work

Who let the dogs in? More companies welcome pets at work

We'd all rather work with our dogs, wouldn't we? More employers are allowing pets on the job, although sometimes that entails navigating a different kind of office politics.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Delta is just the latest airline to have a massive system failure

Delta is just the latest airline to have a massive system failure

Despite huge investments in backup power, computer and communications equipment, airline systems crashes are somewhat of a regular occurrence.
by Martin Moylan

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Minnesota minority firms call program meant to help them maddening, broken

Minnesota minority firms call program meant to help them maddening, broken

"Joke" and "dysfunctional" are two words minority business leaders use to describe the Minnesota program intended to help minority contractors win state business. Officials say they're working to overhaul the system.
by Emma Sapong

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