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Annie Baxter

Annie Baxter

Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio
abaxter@mpr.org


Annie Baxter started her radio trajectory answering the phones at a pledge drive at KQED, San Francisco's NPR member station, and managed to wriggle her way into an internship soon thereafter. That was in 2000. After that, she went on to intern at This American Life and to take on various production and reporting jobs at Chicago Public Radio. She came to Minnesota Public Radio as a general assignment reporter in 2003 and has covered business for MPR since 2007. Annie's garnered more than a dozen awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Regional Award. Her reports can frequently be heard on national programs such as Morning Edition and Marketplace. Annie's biggest claim to fame in radio involves producing a documentary-- entirely in German-- during a journalism fellowship at a public radio station in Berlin. She has an MA in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley and an MA in Comparative Literature from SUNY Buffalo.

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Dwight Opperman left publishing legacy, launched West into digital age

A lion of Minnesota's business community, Dwight Opperman led West Publishing to become one of the most prominent publishers of legal content in the country. (06/14/2013)

Microsoft Windows stores coming to Best Buy

Best Buy announced Thursday that it is partnering with Microsoft to open Windows stores at hundreds of locations. (06/13/2013)
Drumming up business

Twin Cities home prices rise again amid tightening supply

The median Twin Cities sales price is up 15 percent to about $194,000. Supplies are so tight, some real estate agents are waging a campaign to get more homes listed. (06/12/2013)

Thrivent not just for Lutherans anymore

Minneapolis-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is extending its membership eligibility to all Christians. (06/06/2013)

In leaving abusive situations, women should seek help

Advocates for victims of domestic abuse say most women leave bad situations safely, but the threat of violence escalates when a separation is imminent. In cases where there has been a pattern of abuse, a break-up can be dangerous. (06/05/2013)

2 dead, 2 injured in Shoreview shooting

The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is reporting that two people have died and two were injured in a shooting at a single family residence in Shoreview. (06/04/2013)

Stinson retiring after 26 years as state economist

Minnesota's new state economist is University of Minnesota extension economist and associate professor Laura Kalambokidis. She replaces Tom Stinson, who is stepping down from the post he's held since 1987. (06/03/2013)

With data gleaned from workers, companies hope to improve bottom line

If you have taken an "employee engagement" survey lately, you have plenty of company. Employers are increasingly studying their workers to search for clues about how to improve business performance. They are also deploying more powerful software tools to find patterns that would go unnoticed otherwise. (06/03/2013)

Legislature funds job creation development program

An economic development tool that will replace the JOBZ program got funded by the Legislature this week. (05/24/2013)

State touts new business subsidy program

Minnesota's top economic development official is touting new programs to attract businesses to Minnesota. (05/24/2013)

Five major Minnesota businesses benefiting from tax breaks and government aid

Several big companies that plan to expand existing operations or start new ones in Minnesota got a big financial lift from the state's lawmakers in the legislative session that ended this week. Here's a brief look at the taxpayer funds for each. (05/23/2013)

Medtronic announces 500 job cuts in Minn.

Medtronic says it's eliminating 2,000 jobs from its global workforce, with a net 340 Minnesota positions being eliminated. (05/21/2013)

Minn. jobs, unemployment down in April

Although Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent last month, it was also another month of job declines. (05/16/2013)

Ill. oil refineries spur MN gas price rise

The temporary shutdown of two oil refineries in the Chicago area is putting pressure on gas prices in Minnesota. (05/15/2013)

'Sleeving' market for homes sparks ethical controversy

The historically low supply of homes in the Twin Cities means a dearth of listings for sale ... and bidding wars that take place over the few available homes. The steep competition is prompting some real estate agents to market homes privately, before they're listed publicly. The practice is legal, but some real estate agents think it's unethical. (05/15/2013)