Greater Minnesota

Worthington builds on bioscience niche
In Worthington, economic development officials are trying to build on a small but growing biosciences niche. It's been a long haul.
It's taken 123 years, but the federal government is the closest it's ever been to compensating Minnesota's Chippewa bands for tribal land that the U.S. government sold unfairly.
Photos: Blizzard in Duluth
A major winter storm shut down the city of Duluth on Feb. 29, 2012, and grounded planes at the Duluth International Airport.
Stillwater bridge plan faces hurdle in the House
The U.S. House is expected to debate today and vote Thursday on a bill to allow a new $700 million, freeway-style bridge across the St. Croix River. Lobbying to sway the final outcome are both the bill's sponsor and its biggest opponent.
Mayo reports strong income and revenue growth in 2011
Clinic officials announced today they will use that financial boost to move forward with several construction projects across the health system.
Microloans and a hand to hold fill gap for startups
JACKSON, Minn. Chant and Amy Singvongsa are a two-person entrepreneurial storm in the small city of Jackson, in southwestern Minnesota. They run a daycare, a landscaping company and a T-shirt design and printing service, usually doing business at the same bank.
'Carnage' a draw for some Arrowhead 135 ultra-marathoners
Frostbite, sleep deprivation and harrowing descents in pitch blackness are all part of the strange allure of an extreme ski, bike or foot race in far northern Minnesota that begins before dawn on Monday morning.
A northwestern Minnesota shop that sells tobacco, pipes and other products is suing the city of Moorhead over the way police are enforcing a new ordinance outlawing drug paraphernalia.
The strong global mining industry is fueling more job growth in northeastern Minnesota. A Duluth foundry has announced a $12 million expansion that will create 30 new jobs.
Oil boom severely straining North Dakota economy
The oil boom has padded state coffers and brought record growth to the western part of the state, but it's also thrown the economy out of equilibrium.