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MSU Mankato to cut 60 positions to close $22 million budget deficit

MSU Mankato to cut 60 positions to close $22 million budget deficit

MSU Mankato is facing at $22 million budget deficit so the university's president is proposing to cut 60 jobs. Most of the cuts will come from closing or not filling vacant positions but 17 employees may be laid off. Others will be offered early retirement packages.
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesota lettuce grower Revol Greens may close Owatonna greenhouse and lay off 89 workers

Minnesota lettuce grower Revol Greens may close Owatonna greenhouse and lay off 89 workers

Revol Greens, which grows lettuce and other greens in a massive greenhouse facility near Owatonna, may close and lay off nearly a hundred employees in October if it can’t find a buyer for the company or an infusion of funding.
by Molly Castle Work

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New Minnesota law unscrambles egg policy for food banks; allows donations after 'sell by' date

New Minnesota law unscrambles egg policy for food banks; allows donations after 'sell by' date

Grocery stores and other food retailers in Minnesota can now donate eggs that are past their “sell by” or “best by” date to food banks. A new state law that took effect August 1, no longer makes it illegal to donate such eggs, even though they are still good and safe to eat long after that quality assurance date stamped on the carton.
by Hannah Yang

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Winona police want to know who stole their Flock surveillance cameras

Winona police want to know who stole their Flock surveillance cameras

The police say that over the weekend, officers found the poles the cameras were mounted on had been cut down and the cameras were gone. Flock cameras are stirring controversy across the country as they compile license plate and other vehicle details in a national database.
by Catharine Richert

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Rain helps contain wildfires so more of the BWCA will reopen, but fires burn on

Rain helps contain wildfires so more of the BWCA will reopen, but fires burn on

The U.S. Forest service says recent rains have helped firefighters in their effort to contain several wildfires burning in and around Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. Now, the fires are at least 50 percent contained and some are fully contained.
by Hannah Yang

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Rochester's construction boom creates noise, detours and a lot of good paying jobs, too

Rochester's construction boom creates noise, detours and a lot of good paying jobs, too

Rochester is undergoing a transformation as Mayo Clinic expands. And that means detours around torn up roads and other construction projects. But in the midst of all the barricades, cranes and cement trucks are good paying jobs, as Rochester leads the state in creating new construction jobs.
by Catharine Richert

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Politicians to court ag vote at Minnesota Farmfest this week amid drought, high costs and uncertain markets

Politicians to court ag vote at Minnesota Farmfest this week amid drought, high costs and uncertain markets

The three-day Minnesota Farmfest takes place this year at a challenging time economically for the state’s farmers and agricultural producers, as diesel fuel and fertilizer costs skyrocketed this spring following the start of the war with Iran.
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Northeast Minnesota wildfires causing disastrous economic impacts to tourism industry

Northeast Minnesota wildfires causing disastrous economic impacts to tourism industry

Small business owners in northeastern Minnesota told their state legislators Friday that the wildfires that have been burning in and around the Boundary Waters for almost a month have had a “disastrous” impact on their bottom lines. One canoe outfitter says he lost 98 percent of his revenue to cancellations in July.
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