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Tag: Economy

Fargo bank chooses new name- expands to Minnesota

Dan Gunderson May 30, 2012, 5:42 PM May 30, 2012

Fargo based State Bank & Trust is changing it’s name to coincide with a move into Minnesota markets.

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International Falls wins $657,000 grant for rail hub project

trobertson May 24, 2012, 3:10 PM May 24, 2012

The International Falls Economic Development Authority as been awarded a $657,000 grant to construct a warehouse that will aid international shipping and create jobs.

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IDEA competition rewards up and coming entrepreneurs

trobertson April 30, 2012, 4:08 PM Apr 30, 2012

Another batch of winners has been announced by the IDEA Competition in northwest Minnesota. Now in its fourth year, the competition is designed to encourage homegrown entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas or inventions.

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What comes first, talented young professionals or jobs?

Dan KrakerDan Kraker April 11, 2012, 6:00 AM Apr 11, 2012

Duluth wants to attract talented young professionals to help grow its population. But how do cities vying for that talent attract them? Do they lure them with jobs? Or do they focus on creating a high quality of life, and hope that the jobs will follow?

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White Earth Nation to pursue foreign trade zone

Dan Gunderson March 30, 2012, 4:15 PM Mar 30, 2012

A Foreign Trade Zone is just one idea among many White Earth is pursuing in an effort to diversify the economy in an impoverished part of the state.

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St. Louis County makes dubious mining jobs claims

Michael OlsonMichael Olson March 14, 2012, 4:08 PM Mar 14, 2012

Mining boosters trumpet “insane” job numbers for 2013.

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Minnesotans react to House vote on Stillwater bridge

Michael OlsonMichael Olson March 1, 2012, 11:30 AM Mar 1, 2012

The House of Representatives passed an exemption from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act paving the way for construction of a new $690 million bridge over the St. Croix River to replace the Stillwater Lift Bridge.

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PolyMet plans to turn farmland into wetlands

Michael OlsonMichael Olson February 29, 2012, 5:24 PM Feb 29, 2012
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PolyMet Mining Corp. needs to create one acre of wetlands for every wetland the company’s activities destroys or impairs. Environmentalists caution that not all wetlands are created equal.

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Marketing firm may bring 200 jobs to Bemidji

trobertson January 27, 2012, 12:48 PM Jan 27, 2012
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There may be good news on the jobs front in Bemidji. Skybridge, a Minnesota-based marketing firm, has tentative plans to expand its business in the city, adding up to 200 new jobs.

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Eyes on Linden Ave. as possible stadium site

Robert BoosRobert Boos January 6, 2012, 5:00 AM Jan 6, 2012
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Supporters call the intersection of Linden Avenue and 16th Street the “back door” to downtown Minneapolis, and say a stadium there would make a great portal to the city.

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