MN gross state product ranking relatively volatileApril 2, 2013 10:33 AMBy Bill CatlinMinnesota bounces around in the rankings for economic growth.
MN per capita income growth outpaces USApril 1, 2013 10:43 AMBy Bill CatlinMinnesota's per capita personal income, a broad measure of prosperity, rose 3.7 percent from 2011 to 2012.
What the Best Buy stock price revealsAugust 27, 2012 10:50 AMBy Bill CatlinYou can actually calculate how skeptical investors are, and that's where the depth of doubt about Dick Schulze's plans becomes truly apparent.
Ernie Goss’ scary reportAugust 1, 2012 2:04 PMBy Bill CatlinThe July Minnesota Business Conditions Index employment number reported Tuesday was something of a stunner.
More confirmation of a spring housing reboundJuly 31, 2012 7:28 AMBy Bill CatlinThe 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.
Accelerating strength in Twin Cities home constructionJuly 26, 2012 9:32 AMBy Bill CatlinThe home construction industry is seeing persuasive indications of a rebound according to numbers compiled for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.
Little movement, more skepticism about MN job marketJune 14, 2012 5:40 AMBy Bill CatlinMinnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in May, as employers cut a net 900 jobs.
Live chat: Nursing shortage myths and misperceptionsMay 18, 2012 6:03 AMBy Michael OlsonCall for questions: what do you want to know about the "nursing shortage"? Submit questions now, join the chat on Friday at noon.
Minnesota Exports and the Celtic TigerMay 11, 2012 10:40 AMBy Bill CatlinMinnesota's export performance apparently has been dragged down by a fall off in medical technology shipments to Ireland.
Minnesota’s exports continue to lag U.S. averageMay 10, 2012 11:05 AMBy Bill CatlinMinnesota used to brag that the state's exports grew more than the U.S. average. No more.