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• Ford grants St. Paul plant two more years
  The Ford Motor Company announced this morning that its Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul will continue producing the Ranger small pickup through 2011.July 24, 2008
• Paying for art in a bad economy
  People are already feeling the pinch when it comes to buying their groceries or gas; how do you get them to give away their money for a new theater or gallery?July 22, 2008
• Tinklenberg announces plan to fix economy
  Sixth district DFL congressional candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg is proposing a $30 billion plan to boost the nation's sagging economy.July 22, 2008
• Minnesota employers add 3,400 jobs in June
  State officials said the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent from 5.4 percent in May.July 17, 2008
• Governor's reform commission to discuss 'outdated tax code'
  A state tax reform commission meets today to discuss how Minnesota's sales tax impacts the state's businesses and its ability to compete with other states.July 14, 2008
• Campaigning in border cities is good political strategy
  Holding presidential campaign events in border towns like Hudson helps candidates leverage the kind of local news coverage they like the most.July 11, 2008
• U of M professor joins president's economic advisors
  A University of Minnesota public health professor has been named as a staff economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors.July 9, 2008
• Hearings start today for bus, rail fare hike
  The Metropolitan Council wants to raise bus and light rail fares, and is asking the public for its input.July 7, 2008
• Many CEOs have visions of swirling pink slips
  Nearly one-third of the country's top executives expect to cut payrolls in the coming months, reflecting fallout from the housing bust as well as soaring energy prices.July 3, 2008
• Dow drops more than 350 points
  Major U.S. indices shed 3 percent on news of surging oil prices and new warnings of trouble in the financial sector.June 26, 2008
• AAA predicts drop in summer car travel
  A new nationwide survey by AAA predicts car travel will decline this summer. March of 2008 was the first month since 1980 that saw a drop in the number of vehicle miles traveled.June 26, 2008
• Airlines urge Congress to curb oil speculators
  Northwest Airlines CEO Doug Steenland today will urge Congress to crack down on oil speculators. Steenland will testify before a House energy subcommittee hearing this morning.June 23, 2008
• Nonprofits receive reprieve on property tax issue
  Minnesota nonprofit groups worried about whether they might have to pay property taxes have gotten a one-year reprieve. Lawmakers passed a moratorium that will keep county assessors from making any changes on this year's taxes.June 23, 2008
• Minnesota's May unemployment climbs to 5.4 percent
  The Department of Employment and Economic Development says the May unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, which reflects of the loss of nearly 12,000 jobs in April.June 19, 2008
• Patients watch high fuel prices pinch health care
  South Dakota U.S. Senator Tim Johnson is calling for an investigation into the effects high fuel prices are having on home health care. Johnson says patients are being put at risk.June 11, 2008

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