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• Bank awards Minn. non-profits $6.3M to help home buyers
  Minnesotans who want to buy a foreclosed home could get financial help from a grant and loan program.February 17, 2009
• Promised job numbers don't always pan out
  Supporters of the federal economic stimulus plan are promising it will create thousands of jobs in Minnesota. But if the past is a model there's no guarantee that promise will come true.February 11, 2009
• Hutchinson deals with layoffs at largest employer
  The south-central Minnesota community of Hutchinson is working aggressively to support more than 1,000 people who were laid off at the city's biggest employer, Hutchinson Technology Inc.February 5, 2009
• Rochester feels the recession, but economy still expands
  Even with the lowest unemployment rate among Minnesota metro areas, Rochester feels the recession's sting.February 5, 2009
• Second mortgage-related shock could hit Minnesota
  Some experts say a second mortgage-related shock may be poised to hit Minnesota in the next two years. Experts say now is the time to prepare.February 4, 2009
• Generation Y confronts a lean job market
  After years in which the jobs came easy, 20-somethings and recent college graduates find themselves in one of the worst employment markets in decades. Career coach Lindsey Pollak says that jobs are out there, but job-seekers need to take the extra step to find them.Midmorning, February 4, 2009
• Consumer spending drops for record sixth straight month
  Economists expect consumer spending, which accounts for the largest portion of total economic activity, to remain weak this year, prolonging an already painful recession.February 2, 2009
• Oberstar says stimulus means Minn. jobs, others disagree
  The Legislature is getting a better idea of how much money it would get in the massive federal stimulus package that the U.S. House passed earlier this week. DFL legislative leaders met with three members of Minnesota's Congressional delegation to discuss the stimulus package.January 30, 2009
• The bankruptcy myth
  Bankruptcy is supposed to help people get back on their feet after a difficult financial patch. But new research suggests that people don't recover as easily as all that. In the next "voices of Economic Experience" series two experts on bankruptcy and consumer debt talk about what years of study tell us about how we're handling the burden of too much owed.Midmorning, January 29, 2009
• Where the economy is headed in '09
  As the economy continues its downward spiral, renowned economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich lays out his thoughts about what lurks around the financial corner in 2009. Reich spoke at the Commonweath Club earlier this month.Midday, January 28, 2009
• Human services cuts inevitable under Pawlenty plan
  Gov. Pawlenty proposes increasing spending in human services, but demand is expected to out-pace spending.January 27, 2009
• Banking your tax refund to combat poverty
  It's tax season - and a Minnesota program that offers low-cost tax refund loans is bracing for overwhelming demand, as more people face financial insecurity.January 27, 2009
• Live coverage of Geithner confirmation hearing
  U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner testifies before members of the Senate Finance Committee.Midday, January 21, 2009
• Ameriprise Financial plans 300 layoffs in Minnesota
  Ameriprise Financial plans to cut about 300 jobs in Minnesota. The Minneapolis-based financial services company revealed the cutbacks in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday.January 20, 2009
• Volunteerism on the rise, as charitable giving goes down
  A look at the state of volunteerism on the day that President-elect Obama emphasizes service. The economy may have as much as anything to do with increased service.January 19, 2009

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