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Greater Minnesota

Sale of Cirrus to Chinese firm complete

A Chinese aviation company has closed on its acquisition of Duluth-based plane maker Cirrus Aircraft.
by Bill Catlin

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Future of ethanol looks cloudy in Congress

Future of ethanol looks cloudy in Congress

The ethanol industry has had many friends in Congress over the years who have given it preferential treatment, but a key vote last week in the U.S. Senate suggests a tight federal budget is making those friends more scarce.
by Brett Neely

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Wind power project holds grand opening in Cosmos

The project near the central Minnesota town of Cosmos is made up of two wind farms owned by separate local groups. They were formed by neighbors, friends and farmers who saw it as another way to use their land to generate income.

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Flavorful twist helps Minn. family give new life to old craft

Flavorful twist helps Minn. family give new life to old craft

A dying craft is being preserved in a small northern Minnesota town where Black Swan Cooperage is one of only a few wooden barrel makers in the country.
by Dan Gunderson

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Photos: Barrel makers give new life to old craft

Photos: Barrel makers give new life to old craft

A dying craft is being preserved in a small northern Minnesota town. Black Swan barrels is one of only a few remaining wooden barrel makers in the country. Tucked away inside a nondescript industrial building in the tiny town of Osage, the shop floor of this family-run business is a busy, noisy place.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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American Indians in Minn. to receive part of $3.4B settlement

Thousands of American Indians in Minnesota will receive payments from $3.4 billion settlement of a lawsuit alleging the federal government mismanaged billions of dollars held in trust.
by Dan Gunderson

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Expect further investigation, crackdown on fraud violations

The sweeping extent of fraud in the mortgage and foreclosure crisis has the public clamoring for the government to punish those involved in the meltdown, most recently, two Twin Cities men who were found guilty of racketeering.
by Dan Olson

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New census data: Some of state's poorest counties in northwestern Minn.

New census data: Some of state's poorest counties in northwestern Minn.

New census data shows some of the state's poorest counties are in northwestern Minnesota, where living wage jobs are limited and geography isolates rural residents.
by Tom Robertson

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Planned Parenthood clinics to close

All six clinics are in Greater Minn. They are scheduled to close Aug. 1. Planned Parenthood said loss of federal funds led to decision.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Wadena marks one-year anniversary of tornado

Wadena marks one-year anniversary of tornado

It has been exactly a year since a tornado blew through Wadena, Minnesota, injuring more than 30 people and causing widespread destruction in the community of about 4,000. That tornado hit as Wadena high school alumni gathered for an all-school reunion, which turned into a cleanup. This weekend, the community will gather again, this time to celebrate the year that's passed since the big storm.
by Tom Crann

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