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The Cities Blog

One gender and color dominate Twin Cities construction crews

One of the biggest breakthroughs came last year with the Minnesota Department of Transportion and its highway and bridge contractors striking an agreement with community groups to aim higher on workforce diversity goals.
by Dan Olson

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How bad is the Twin Cities housing market?

Are you out there buying or selling a house? The Twin Cities housing market must look very different depending on your perspective.
by Jennifer Ehrlich

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A police academy for Somali kids

A police academy for Somali kids

The Minneapolis Police Department is graduating its first all-Somali class from a youth citizens academy this afternoon.
by Laura Yuen

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A few observations about Twins home opening day 2011

A few observations about Twins home opening day 2011

Twins fans gave probably the biggest round of applause during the pre-game introductions to Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Nishioka stood in uniform with his teammates along the 1st baseline with the help of crutches. The second basement took a hard slide from a Yankee base runner last night in New York. The slide broke Nishioka’s left fibula.…
by Brandt Williams

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Flooding hasn’t stopped Twin Cities sewage treatment

Flooding hasn’t stopped Twin Cities sewage treatment

The emergency back-up plan in case of a historic flood was to use helicopters to get employees to and from work at the sprawling plant.
by Dan Olson

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Twin Cities road woes are more than potholes

Twin Cities road woes are more than potholes

A good share of our roads and bridges are at or near the end of their useful life.
by Dan Olson

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St. Paul firm closely watching Epsilon security breach

St. Paul firm closely watching Epsilon security breach

The CEO of St. Paul-based GovDelivery has collected millions of email addresses through its service of providing digital connections between government agencies and citizens.
by Laura Yuen

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