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• Could national service help bridge class divide?
  Three years ago, the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) sponsored a bill to expand national service jobs. Common connections, understanding and stories have been decreasing as the class divide continues to grow. Can service unite a country and create solutions by bringing people of all classes and backgrounds together?The Daily Circuit, April 4, 2012
• The culture of Wall Street
  We're about two years post-Wall Street reform and there have been reports that the way Wall Street does business is changing. Is that really happening? And what does it mean for Main Street pocketbooks?The Daily Circuit, March 29, 2012
• Best Buy closing 50 big box stores
  Best Buy today reported a net loss of $1.7 billion for its fourth quarter ended March 3, 2012 compared to net income of $651 million for the same period a year ago.The Daily Circuit, March 29, 2012
• Bringing back the 40-hour work week
  More than 150 years of research proves that long hours at work kill profits, productivity and employees. So why are we working more hours than ever before? Sara Robinson, senior editor at AlterNet.org, said it's time to bring back the 40-hour work week.The Daily Circuit, March 28, 2012
• America's dominant service economy
  America's economy has undergone a gradual but significant change in the past 50 years: We're no longer an economy of manufacturers; instead we're an economy of service. That change has moved Americans from factories into offices as we spend less on the production of food and goods.The Daily Circuit, March 28, 2012
• Broadband projects take a bumpy ride
  Nearly two years after more than $200 million in federal stimulus money was awarded to 18 Minnesota broadband projects, fiber shortages, price increases and red tape have delayed some efforts to extend high-speed Internet access in rural Minnesota.March 27, 2012
• Obama and the economy: Is he good or just lucky?
  Leading up to November, President Obama will point out his role in bringing America out of the biggest economic disaster since the Great Depression. If the economy is in recovery, is the president good, or just lucky?The Daily Circuit, March 26, 2012
• Edward Luce on the 'reality of American decline'
  Edward Luce will respond to Robert Kagan's 'myth of American decline.' He urges President Obama to scan the economic facts more closely when it comes to the reality of American decline.The Daily Circuit, March 8, 2012
• Why are beef prices on the rise?
  Each week we check in with one of our reporters who's based outside the Twin Cities, to find out what's going on in their area. Today, Mark Steil fills us in about the southwestern part of Minnesota. One of the stories he's been following is the big jump in beef prices at the grocery store.March 8, 2012
• MPR News series tackles food entrepreneurship
  This week, MPR News has been reporting on the health of Minnesota's entrepreneurial businesses. As a lot of communities shift their economic development strategies to encourage entrepreneurism, the series is looking at the best ways to encourage it at high enough levels to make a difference.The Daily Circuit, March 2, 2012
• Worthington builds on bioscience niche
  In Worthington, economic development officials are trying to build on a small but growing biosciences niche. It's been a long haul.March 2, 2012
• Entrepreneurs to watch
  St. PAUL, Minn. - Hot-dog stands, sunflower seed snacks, wake boarders and Scandinavian gifts. Three entrepreneurs to watch across Minnesota; from the Ground Level BlogFebruary 29, 2012
• How do you make it work?
  St. PAUL, Minn. - Growing entrepreneurism is like a magic trick. Everyone is thrilled when it happens, but only a few people know how to make it work. We asked two local experts to pull back the curtain and explain a few things about starting a business. Lois Josefson is executive director of TiE Minnesota, an entrepreneurs' education, networking and mentoring organization. Mark Spriggs is chair of the entrepreneurism department at the University of St. Thomas.February 29, 2012
• So you want to go into the food business
  CROOKSTON, Minn -- In a small tucked-away lab on the University of Minnesota campus here, Brent Carlson-Lee wears a wrinkled white lab coat and tinkers with what he hopes soon will be a deep fried appetizer sold at local restaurants. He's cagey about the details of the snack--he often makes people sign a confidentially agreement before telling them about it--but he says something unique happens after it's formed and before it appears on the plate.February 29, 2012
• As storm heads for Minn., is it too late for winter businesses?
  We're still waiting to see if parts of the state get the significant amount of snow Tuesday and Wednesday that's been forecast. But for the businesses that depend on it, is it too late?The Daily Circuit, February 28, 2012

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