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Target national sales meeting part pep rally, part introspection
CEO Brian Cornell got a warm reception from his troops. He said there have been a lot of tough decisions in the past year, notably Target's withdrawal from Canada and the dismissal of thousands of employees.
The orchestra was a crowd favorite at the Rock Bend Folk Festival last weekend in St. Peter, Minn.
The company still intends to give away 5 percent of its profits, just in a different way, Target Corp. Chief Social Responsibility Officer Laysha Ward told MPR News Wednesday.
Rep. Ellison asks Fed to wait on raising interest rate
At the end of a Fed meeting this week, the agency could announce that it's raising interest rates for the first time in nine years.
Water dispute puts Minneapolis golf course in jeopardy
Minneapolis Park Board officials revealed Tuesday night that pumps underneath the city's Hiawatha Golf Club have dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of groundwater a year into nearby Lake Hiawatha. But it's possible they have also been breaking the law.
At community clinics, underinsured replace uninsured
The Affordable Care Act requires coverage, but the least expensive plans come with high out-of-pocket costs.
"This is an album that cracks and sizzles, bursting with an electric energy and swelling into enormous, cavernous moments," writes one critic.
Property tax break may bring St. Paul soccer, but what's the cost?
Officials believe a property tax exemption for a St. Paul pro soccer stadium would be a winner despite potentially conceding millions in property taxes.
'Tutti Frutti': An accidental song that changed the world
It's been named among the songs that changed the world, but if it wasn't for a lunch break 60 years ago during a New Orleans recording session, Little Richard's 'Tutti Frutti' wouldn't have existed.