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MN per capita income growth outpaces US

Minnesota's per capita personal income, a broad measure of prosperity, rose 3.7 percent from 2011 to 2012.
by Bill Catlin

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What the Best Buy stock price reveals

What the Best Buy stock price reveals

You can actually calculate how skeptical investors are, and that's where the depth of doubt about Dick Schulze's plans becomes truly apparent.
by Bill Catlin

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Ernie Goss’ scary report

Ernie Goss’ scary report

The July Minnesota Business Conditions Index employment number reported Tuesday was something of a stunner.
by Bill Catlin

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More confirmation of a spring housing rebound

More confirmation of a spring housing rebound

The much-cited S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices out Tuesday provided yet more confirmation of a firming housing market in Minnesota and nationally in the month of May.
by Bill Catlin

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Accelerating strength in Twin Cities home construction

Accelerating strength in Twin Cities home construction

The home construction industry is seeing persuasive indications of a rebound according to numbers compiled for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.
by Bill Catlin

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Little movement, more skepticism about MN job market

Little movement, more skepticism about MN job market

Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in May, as employers cut a net 900 jobs.
by Bill Catlin

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Live chat: Nursing shortage myths and misperceptions

Call for questions: what do you want to know about the "nursing shortage"? Submit questions now, join the chat on Friday at noon.
by Michael Olson

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Minnesota Exports and the Celtic Tiger

Minnesota Exports and the Celtic Tiger

Minnesota's export performance apparently has been dragged down by a fall off in medical technology shipments to Ireland.
by Bill Catlin

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Minnesota’s exports continue to lag U.S. average

Minnesota’s exports continue to lag U.S. average

Minnesota used to brag that the state's exports grew more than the U.S. average. No more.
by Bill Catlin

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