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Target Field criticized for busing in out-of-state concessions workers

Target Field criticized for busing in out-of-state concessions workers

The Minnesota Twins are being criticized for busing workers in from out of state and putting them up in hotels to work concession jobs at a time when the state is seeing high unemployment rates among people of color.
by Riham Feshir

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Minnesota's small-town grocery stores face uncertain future

Minnesota's small-town grocery stores face uncertain future

A new survey shows most small-town grocery owners don't plan to be in the business much longer. Many communities across Minnesota are not content to simply watch as their grocery stores falter.
by Associated Press

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St. Paul barber has scoop on what's happening at Capitol

St. Paul barber has scoop on what's happening at Capitol

Ken Kirkpatrick has cut hair at Capital Barbers in the basement of the State Office Building in St. Paul for 44 years. His days as a full-time hair cutter and listening post are numbered. He sold his shop and plans to semi-retire May 16.
by Associated Press

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Climate Cast: Why Minnesota corporations are greening up

MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner asks representatives from a cross-section of Minnesota Fortune 500 companies why they're going green and how it's hitting their bottom line.
by MPR News Staff

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Ideas for the future of Minnesota's Iron Range

Ideas for the future of Minnesota's Iron Range

Community members from northern Minnesota shared their visions for remaking the area's economy at a forum in Hibbing, Minn. on Wednesday.
by MPR News Staff

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NBA jerseys can bear advertising logos, league says

NBA jerseys can bear advertising logos, league says

Starting in 2017, NBA players will see two new logos on their jerseys: one from Nike, and another from corporate sponsors that make deals with each team.

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Twin Cities home buyers squeezed by dearth of listings

New listings are up just a half a percent and the number of homes for sale is near a 13-year low.
by Matt Sepic

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Dayton warns Essar Steel to fix finances or risk losing leases

Dayton warns Essar Steel to fix finances or risk losing leases

Gov. Mark Dayton upped the pressure Thursday on the company involved in a long delayed steel project in northern Minnesota, saying it has until July 1 to get its financial house in order or risk losing state mineral leases.
by Brian Bakst

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