MinnEcon Archives

• 2013.04.02: MN gross state product ranking relatively volatile
• 2013.04.01: MN per capita income growth outpaces US
• 2012.08.27: What the Best Buy stock price reveals
• 2012.08.01: Ernie Goss' scary report
• 2012.07.31: More confirmation of a spring housing rebound
• 2012.07.26: Accelerating strength in Twin Cities home construction
• 2012.06.14: Little movement, more skepticism about MN job market
• 2012.05.18: Live chat: Nursing shortage myths and misperceptions
• 2012.05.11: Minnesota Exports and the Celtic Tiger
• 2012.05.10: Minnesota's exports continue to lag U.S. average
• 2012.05.07: 19 MN companies on 2012 Fortune 500 list
• 2012.05.03: Are economic improvements bringing about more visits from the stork?
• 2012.04.26: Animal spirits on the rise in Minnesota and Wisconsin
• 2012.04.24: S&P: Twin Cities home prices post first year-over-year gain since August 2010
• 2012.03.30: Rightsizing Best Buy
• 2012.03.22: Minnesota's jobs 'recovery' slogs on
• 2012.03.09: Minnesota exports rise
• 2012.03.05: Job listings dip slightly in Minnesota
• 2012.03.01: Minnesota economic data generally positive
• 2012.02.23: Target Sales Fall Short In Key Quarter
• 2012.02.22: Minnesota Banks' 2012 Outlook: Better, Not Great
• 2012.02.17: The Price of Price Resistance for General Mills
• 2012.02.16: Minnesota Economic Outlook: Better, Not Great
• 2012.02.14: Minneapolis Fed Prexy: Minnesota recovery further along than US
• 2012.01.31: Home prices still dropping in Twin Cities, but rate of decline improves
• 2012.01.24: Target lays groundwork for bigger Brooklyn Park campus
• 2012.01.24: TCF earnings and stock tank
• 2012.01.12: Minnesota's exports climb in third quarter of 2011
• 2012.01.12: Target to buy back $5 billion of its stock
• 2012.01.10: Cargill profits plummet
• 2012.01.06: Natural gas, oil boom spurs sand mining in Midwest
• 2012.01.06: Unemployment rate falls to lowest level in three years
• 2012.01.06: Economists see signs of improving US jobs picture
• 2012.01.05: Demand for 'green' jobs is small, but steady in Minnesota
• 2012.01.05: Target lowers earnings expectations after disappointing December
• 2012.01.05: Rate on 30-year mortgage down to record 3.91 pct.
• 2012.01.05: Retailers report solid finale to holidays
• 2012.01.05: Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
• 2012.01.05: Retailers lining up to fill space when Bloomingdale's vacates
• 2012.01.04: Bloomingdale's at Mall of America to close
• 2012.01.04: Demand for workers rebounds in December
• 2011.12.15: Lower unemployment and fewer jobs? Say what?
• 2011.12.13: ManpowerGroup: hiring in Minnesota may pick up slightly in early 2012
• 2011.12.12: Twin Cities median home price falls while inventories stabilize
• 2011.12.09: Wells Fargo sees tepid economic growth for Minn.
• 2011.12.08: Does higher unemployment boost the death rate?
• 2011.12.08: Fed survey says farm boom continues
• 2011.12.06: Big G(aga) Cereals
• 2011.12.05: MN MedTech and FDA plan partnership on regulation
• 2011.12.01: The state of Minnesota's economy
• 2011.12.01: Survey finds continued, but weaker, economic growth
• 2011.12.01: Glencore ups it stake in controversial PolyMet mine
• 2011.11.28: Target and Best Buy see double-digit growth in online shopping
• 2011.11.21: Minnesota banks muddle along
• 2011.11.18: Fewer Minnesota homes headed into foreclosure pipeline
• 2011.11.18: Variations on the theme of Occupy
• 2011.11.17: End of an era-- and business-- for Minnesota homebuilder
• 2011.11.17: The "smoother," the bumpier when it comes to job numbers
• 2011.11.17: Jobs, unemployment both fall
• 2011.11.16: Help wanted, bring sheepskin
• 2011.10.10: Will state budget deal force up rents?
• 2011.10.05: Generations of 'lost' Minnesota workers?
• 2011.10.05: A decade of winners, losers in Minnesota manufacturing
• 2011.09.29: No big bounceback in nursing job openings
• 2011.09.28: Businesses feeling better but most still won't add jobs
• 2011.08.08: Minnesotans and the market drop
• 2011.08.08: In Minnesota, caution, frustration over U.S. debt downgrade
• 2011.07.29: What will the budget deal do to property taxes?
• 2011.06.23: Clinics treating poor face payment pain
• 2011.06.07: Northern Minnesota more reliant on state paychecks
• 2011.05.13: E85 use jumps as gas prices soar
• 2011.05.10: Nursing job openings took a hit in bad economy
• 2011.05.06: Enough younger workers?
• 2011.05.04: We're number what?
• 2011.05.03: Where do age 55+ Minnesotans work?
• 2011.05.02: 55+ unemployment doubled since Great Recession
• 2011.04.28: For teens, a tough summer jobs outlook
• 2011.04.27: Easier path to mortgage modification?
• 2011.04.26: Mortgage modification: What's the legacy?
• 2011.04.22: Is Minnesota's immigrant baby boom over?
• 2011.04.21: Great Recession, fewer kids
• 2011.04.19: Student loans: A family burden?
• 2011.04.18: Slow motion job growth pain
• 2011.04.14: What's your May economic forecast?
• 2011.03.25: The Common Cents Online Forum - 3/25 - Taxes & Spending
• 2011.03.22: Long road from college to a job
• 2011.03.21: Good signs in a summer jobs program?
• 2011.03.17: On, Minnesota?
• 2011.03.17: Four MN cities still have double digit unemployment rates
• 2011.03.16: Goodbye, entry level job?
• 2011.03.14: Is the temp work boom permanent?
• 2011.03.11: Minnesota's economy from the bakery window
• 2011.03.10: Underwater gloom
• 2011.03.08: What's your April economic forecast?
• 2011.03.07: The Minnesota jobless gap that isn't closing
• 2011.03.04: Nuggets from the latest MN jobless data
• 2011.03.02: Economic Lookout: Better times on the Range, long-term worries
• 2011.02.28: Highlights, lowlights from new Minnesota budget forecast
• 2011.02.28: MN jobless data release pushed back to Wednesday
• 2011.02.25: What will Tuesday's jobless data tell us?
• 2011.02.24: Where are the workers?
• 2011.02.24: Manufacturing hiring from the inside
• 2011.02.22: Twin Cities pay: Big hit in recession, big bounceback in recovery?
• 2011.02.17: Minnesota job seekers find it's still a buyer's market
• 2011.02.17: 'Lost generation' of Minnesota workers?
• 2011.02.15: Housing, mortgage mess: Version 2011
• 2011.02.11: King cash: 1 in 4 Twin Cities homes bought with cash in January
• 2011.02.10: Stimulus job count torture
• 2011.02.08: Filings for new Minnesota corporations take a dive
• 2011.02.07: Labor force decline: Is it a guy thing?
• 2011.02.04: Widening jobless gap between 'some college' vs. bachelor's
• 2011.02.03: Self-employed taking a hit in the recession
• 2011.02.02: Your February economic outlook: Optimism creeping back?
• 2011.02.01: Your health coverage. What happened? 6 words.
• 2011.01.31: Haves, have-nots in MN health coverage
• 2011.01.28: How do you talk to your parents about their finances?
• 2011.01.26: Job growth better in Minnesota than Wisconsin?
• 2011.01.25: Twin Cities housing values: How big a drop in your neighborhood?
• 2011.01.25: New credential, new training, same job
• 2011.01.21: Construction takes it on the chin
• 2011.01.20: Minnesota's jobs picture: Gulp!
• 2011.01.19: Minnesota farmers, "Main Street" debts
• 2011.01.18: MN jobless data: What will this week bring?
• 2011.01.14: Recession feel like it's over in your home?
• 2011.01.13: Twin Cities housing values: a long way back
• 2011.01.10: Twin Cities jobs market looking better than we think?
• 2011.01.06: When your health plan goes away
• 2011.01.03: Manufacturing business picks up but how about jobs?
• 2010.12.30: In housing, an elusive 'Recovery Road'
• 2010.12.23: Farming: The Next Generation
• 2010.12.22: Haves, have-nots and the housing market
• 2010.12.20: No good news on labor force decline
• 2010.12.17: In tough job market, consulting finds a niche
• 2010.12.15: As housing values drop, some eye the "swap"
• 2010.12.09: Minnesota's jobs picture: Could be worse?
• 2010.12.07: Health care options for 2011: What did you choose?
• 2010.12.06: What's your January economic forecast?
• 2010.12.03: Temp work, permanent anxiety
• 2010.12.02: Minnesota's jobs recovery? Two-plus years away
• 2010.12.01: Some college, no degree?
• 2010.11.30: 10,000 in Twin Cities cut pay TV cord
• 2010.11.23: Worrisome trends linger in Minn. labor data
• 2010.11.18: Not moving to South Dakota
• 2010.11.17: 3 questions for the next U president
• 2010.11.10: Twin Cities housing: Malaise
• 2010.11.09: Your 2011 coverage changing? Drop us a line
• 2010.11.01: Green job hype? Pipestone wind turbine plant idled
• 2010.11.01: Your career. What happened? Newest stories
• 2010.10.25: Rebound in the state's labor force? Not yet
• 2010.10.22: Your career. What happened? Last chance
• 2010.10.21: When will the labor force return?
• 2010.10.20: In Cass County, signs of the next mortgage mess
• 2010.10.19: Green Economy: Hope or Hype?
• 2010.10.18: Green jobs: Don't buy the hype?
• 2010.10.14: Big brands move into growing gluten-free market
• 2010.10.12: Your career. What happened? Six words
• 2010.10.11: Twin Cities housing: Creeping toward oversupply
• 2010.10.07: Worker burnout? Tell us about it
• 2010.10.06: Mortgages, rentals and accidental landlords
• 2010.10.04: Minnesota's job levels restored by end of 2011. Really?
• 2010.10.01: Poll, stories show many just getting by
• 2010.09.30: My recession worse than your recession? Maybe not
• 2010.09.29: Best recession songs
• 2010.09.27: Housing starts won't save us
• 2010.09.24: Cash = muscle in Twin Cities real estate
• 2010.09.23: Modifying a loan? Four things you need to know
• 2010.09.22: Minnesota's labor force: The exit continues
• 2010.09.21: What's your October economic outlook?
• 2010.09.20: OK, my recession was NOT longer than your recession
• 2010.09.17: Economic Lookout: Art crawl as economic development
• 2010.09.17: Consumer price inflation
• 2010.09.16: Insight into a grim housing market
• 2010.09.16: MN jobless rate edges up to 7 percent: Quick hits
• 2010.09.15: In Minnesota and nation, a look at rural jobs lost
• 2010.09.14: Navigating that awkward recession moment
• 2010.09.13: In housing construction, some unpleasant job stats
• 2010.09.10: Grandparents filling the economic breach
• 2010.09.09: September economic pulse: You're not buying it
• 2010.09.08: Recession etiquette?
• 2010.09.07: Economic Lookout: 'One-man' businesses shortchanged?
• 2010.09.03: Teenage wasteland?
• 2010.09.03: Drivers wanted! Rise in freight drives trucker demand
• 2010.09.02: Who's paying more for jobs during the Great Recession?
• 2010.09.01: Why is Minnesota's labor force sliding?
• 2010.08.31: Taking the entrepreneurial leap in recession
• 2010.08.30: Goat farmers struggle to cash in on cheese
• 2010.08.27: Small business owners: Credit crunch easing?
• 2010.08.26: Cash deals, houses and recession
• 2010.08.25: Economic Lookout: In Rochester, recovery remains elusive
• 2010.08.25: Credit card debt: What Minnesota and Wisconsin owe
• 2010.08.24: Home equity isn't paying for college?
• 2010.08.23: Job market stronger than we think?
• 2010.08.21: What's your September economic forecast?
• 2010.08.19: Economic Lookout: The economy as your neighbors see it
• 2010.08.18: State and national job markets: Why they're on different paths
• 2010.08.18: Looking sunnier for solar in MN
• 2010.08.17: Economic Lookout: What does 'jobs, jobs, jobs' really mean?
• 2010.08.16: What's your September economic forecast?
• 2010.08.13: Economic Lookout: New college grad, facing the recession
• 2010.08.11: The cost of war
• 2010.08.11: Economic Lookout: On the Range, jobs beyond mining?
• 2010.08.06: Two frightening charts
• 2010.08.05: In Minnesota and nation, moonlighting is recession-proof
• 2010.08.04: Minnesota's young women: Leaping in education, living home
• 2010.08.03: Minnesota's new angel tax credit, from a certified angel
• 2010.08.02: We're number 8!
• 2010.07.30: How's that job search going? Not great?
• 2010.07.30: Deflation risk?
• 2010.07.29: Our credit scores, ourselves? A story and some advice.
• 2010.07.28: Finding work, and direction
• 2010.07.27: Being unemployed, being human
• 2010.07.26: The unemployment insurance trade-off
• 2010.07.23: In central Minnesota, an ancient skill in short supply
• 2010.07.22: Unemployed? Watch out for those pleasant feelings
• 2010.07.21: Our credit scores, ourselves?
• 2010.07.20: Residential real estate malaise ... with numbers
• 2010.07.19: The self employed dream
• 2010.07.16: Does recycling come down to dollars and cents?
• 2010.07.16: The Great Recession and Social Social
• 2010.07.15: Hey labor force, where you going?
• 2010.07.14: Entrepreneurs and recession: A new look
• 2010.07.13: E85 use back on the rise in Minnesota
• 2010.07.12: Your housing. What happened? Good responses.
• 2010.07.09: The New Frugality
• 2010.07.08: Goodbye entry level?
• 2010.07.07: Worrisome statistic and chart of the day
• 2010.07.07: 'You miss the shift, you lose the money.'
• 2010.07.06: Moved home in recession. When will you be on your own again?
• 2010.07.02: Your housing. What happened? Six words.
• 2010.07.01: Understanding health coverage: a baby step forward
• 2010.06.30: Job loss, opportunity twister cuts across Minnesota
• 2010.06.29: More nurses and patient outcomes
• 2010.06.29: Which colleges produce the most nurses? A Minnesota look
• 2010.06.28: Which colleges produce the most nurses?
• 2010.06.25: End of the road for added jobless benefits?
• 2010.06.24: Minnesota's entrepreneurial spirit?
• 2010.06.23: Too many nursing grads? A closer look at two-year programs
• 2010.06.22: A residential real estate malaise?
• 2010.06.21: Too many nursing grads? A look at first-time test takers
• 2010.06.18: Too many nursing grads? A deeper look at data
• 2010.06.17: Consumer price inflation
• 2010.06.17: Too many nursing grads? Two key views
• 2010.06.16: Minneapolis Fed outlook brightens a bit
• 2010.06.15: Are colleges oversupplying nurses?
• 2010.06.15: The educational "haves" and "have nots"
• 2010.06.14: Minnesota housing: Still a long way from normal
• 2010.06.11: Good signs and bad in the region's temp market
• 2010.06.10: With tax credit gone, how long will home sales hangover last?
• 2010.06.09: What's the right number of nurses?
• 2010.06.08: A tax bill for giving up your home?
• 2010.06.07: Commercial real estate concerns: One more look
• 2010.06.04: Temp work and low skill workers
• 2010.06.03: Commercial real estate concerns: Two more views
• 2010.06.02: Minnesota's job recovery: Three-plus years to go
• 2010.06.01: Commercial real estate problems looming?
• 2010.05.28: Did you just offer me a job? Should I ask?
• 2010.05.27: Is this a job offer, or are we just talking?
• 2010.05.26: Your Minnesota economy: Looking better for June?
• 2010.05.25: Foreclosures in better shape?
• 2010.05.24: Economic Lookout: Dumpsters and other hopeful signs
• 2010.05.21: Minnesota manufacturing jobs: A long climb back
• 2010.05.20: Microlending in Minnesota: Interest is growing. Does it work?
• 2010.05.19: Too good to be true II
• 2010.05.18: Minnesota budget deal: What would you have done?
• 2010.05.17: The steep price of being healthy
• 2010.05.14: Too good to be true? The latest real estate scam
• 2010.05.13: Minnesota budget. Your cut? Six words.
• 2010.05.12: Who's overpaid?
• 2010.05.11: Economic Lookout: Sacrifices in a 'jobless recovery'
• 2010.05.10: Bank bailouts and taxes
• 2010.05.10: Economic Lookout: Entrepreneur in a recession
• 2010.05.07: A year-plus out of work. Finally, a job
• 2010.05.06: Minnesota's budget: Local governments deal with the fallout
• 2010.05.05: Unallotment: Tell us what you've seen
• 2010.05.04: Foreclosure tide rising again across Minnesota
• 2010.05.03: Housing credits? Worked, but ...
• 2010.04.30: The homebuyer tax credits expire
• 2010.04.30: Has wind power suddenly become less attractive for Minnesota?
• 2010.04.29: Your career. What happened? Your stories
• 2010.04.28: Minnesota housing: What do you see?
• 2010.04.27: Economic Lookout: Housing frustration in Rochester
• 2010.04.26: Paid internships a road out of recession?
• 2010.04.23: New home sales, percentages, and charts
• 2010.04.23: Economic Lookout: At Duluth job club, a portrait of unemployed
• 2010.04.22: Economic Lookout: Sustaining the economy in Fergus Falls
• 2010.04.21: A scrapper's life in the recession
• 2010.04.20: Tell us your awkward money conversation
• 2010.04.19: Economic Lookout: Tempered optimism in Rochester
• 2010.04.16: Great Recession: December 2007 to ?
• 2010.04.15: Your six word health stories. Mapped.
• 2010.04.14: Economic Lookout: High demand, few jobs in western Minnesota
• 2010.04.13: Your career. What happened? Six words.
• 2010.04.13: Big budget worries for small towns: Join our discussion today
• 2010.04.12: Shoot us your personal finance question -- on video
• 2010.04.12: Strikes and patient care
• 2010.04.09: Did you leave $500 from the IRS on the table?
• 2010.04.08: More trade with Cuba could aid Minnesota but it needs to go both ways
• 2010.04.08: Economic Lookout: Eye on the Range
• 2010.04.07: Six word recession. Your stories mapped.
• 2010.04.06: Is the media depression over?
• 2010.04.06: Small towns, big boxes. Join our discussion today
• 2010.04.05: How many jobs? Roads, bridges and the stimulus
• 2010.04.02: Three things I learned this week
• 2010.04.01: As housing credits end, were they worth the cost?
• 2010.03.31: Will the new mortgage relief help?
• 2010.03.30: Government pay vs. private wages
• 2010.03.30: The housing tax credit: the end is near
• 2010.03.29: Your health care story in six words
• 2010.03.26: Three things I learned this week
• 2010.03.25: Your six word recession: heartwrenching, funny, revealing
• 2010.03.24: The next mortgage mess approaches
• 2010.03.24: Does extending the sales tax make economic sense?
• 2010.03.23: Describe your recession in six words
• 2010.03.22: Some thoughts on stimulus with the Minnesota budget debate
• 2010.03.22: The contract negotiations we really need to watch
• 2010.03.19: Who buys the beers in the recession?
• 2010.03.18: A (tiring) life working multiple jobs
• 2010.03.18: Tax shock, delivered
• 2010.03.17: How real estate grads rate the market
• 2010.03.17: Seasoned real estate pros doing better than rookies?
• 2010.03.16: USDA suspending rural home loan guarantee program
• 2010.03.15: Years away from cleaning up the short sale mess?
• 2010.03.12: Jobs and trade
• 2010.03.12: Let's talk probate
• 2010.03.11: In this recession, don't wait to ask for help
• 2010.03.10: The end is near for debit card overdraft fees. Is that good?
• 2010.03.10: Environmental costs and economic benefits in recession
• 2010.03.09: MinnEcon@Work: A life on the railroad
• 2010.03.08: Mapping your economy stories
• 2010.03.05: What does the rise in temp work mean?
• 2010.03.05: Employment bleeding is over but recovery still seems far away
• 2010.03.04: An unusual partnership, forged by recession
• 2010.03.04: Is the recession changing breadwinner roles permanently?
• 2010.03.03: Multiple jobs are a big deal in Minnesota
• 2010.03.02: Minnesota's real jobless number?
• 2010.03.02: Sign of the times: 4,000 Minneapolis youth seek 1,300 summer jobs
• 2010.03.01: Creighton's MN economy report: positives but slow job growth
• 2010.03.01: What should state job search programs deliver?
• 2010.02.26: Improving college attendance
• 2010.02.25: What's your take on the housing market?
• 2010.02.24: Leveling with colleges about your financial problems
• 2010.02.23: Are Minnesotans voting no on E-85?
• 2010.02.22: A primer on the new credit card rules
• 2010.02.19: Young person buys a house
• 2010.02.19: The competition between renting and owning
• 2010.02.18: A debt collector's view on the recession
• 2010.02.17: For some, stimulus delivers a tax shock
• 2010.02.16: What's your March economic outlook?
• 2010.02.12: Three things I learned this week
• 2010.02.12: Bankruptcy, mortgage default, and foreclosure
• 2010.02.11: Cash is king in north Minneapolis housing
• 2010.02.10: Would a moratorium help the foreclosure crisis?
• 2010.02.09: MN economist sees housing values continuing to slip
• 2010.02.08: Rolling the dice on health coverage
• 2010.02.05: Is the Census the best job opportunity?
• 2010.02.05: Lower jobless rate is a surprise
• 2010.02.04: I'll believe the recession's over when ...
• 2010.02.03: Are we in a foreclosure lull?
• 2010.02.02: A contract, but how much security?
• 2010.02.01: Chris Farrell comes to MinnEcon
• 2010.01.28: The best way to look at foreclosures?
• 2010.01.26: Positive job signs under the radar?
• 2010.01.25: Looking for a job, long distance
• 2010.01.22: Real estate questions and answers
• 2010.01.21: Retrained but still looking for work
• 2010.01.20: Do layoffs come in gender waves?
• 2010.01.19: Will we see any Minnesota manufacturing job growth this year?
• 2010.01.15: For farrier, 'biggest down I've seen'
• 2010.01.15: Awaiting assessment, seeking property tax relief
• 2010.01.14: Some good from bank bonuses?
• 2010.01.13: How's your pension plan doing?
• 2010.01.12: Survived 2009, hopeful for 2010?
• 2010.01.11: What's your Minnesota real estate question?
• 2010.01.08: Five things I learned this week
• 2010.01.07: More "cash for keys" in the Twin Cities?
• 2010.01.06: Is law school a road out of the recession?
• 2010.01.05: Brighter in the solar business?
• 2010.01.04: What's your 2010 economy story?
• 2009.12.31: For older students, an unhappy reunion with the Big Test
• 2009.12.30: School levies passing in a weak economy? An odd reason
• 2009.12.29: A food shelf sees people new to hunger
• 2009.12.28: A candid view of the Twin Cities housing market
• 2009.12.24: Leaving Minnesota? Where will new grads find jobs?
• 2009.12.23: What's the headline on your 2009 economy story?
• 2009.12.23: Minnesota's jobless gender gap is closing. Is that good?
• 2009.12.22: A year(s) long struggle to find work
• 2009.12.21: Minnesota's economy: not roaring back in 2010
• 2009.12.18: A corporate jet caterer sees some signs of better times
• 2009.12.18: Youth jobs: no kidding around
• 2009.12.17: Good and bad in MN jobless data
• 2009.12.16: Selling vacuum tubes in a digital world
• 2009.12.16: Tough job market continues for many Minnesotans, no matter the numbers
• 2009.12.15: Engineers still face tough market, but is there reason for optimism?
• 2009.12.14: Eyes on Minnesota jobless data
• 2009.12.14: What will it take to get young people to help grow rural Minnesota?
• 2009.12.11: Mankato entrepreneur looks beyond Forbes
• 2009.12.11: Leaving Minnesota? Keeping young engineers
• 2009.12.10: A turn for the better in the wheel business?
• 2009.12.09: A corporate Christmas party for the unemployed
• 2009.12.09: Leaving Minnesota? More high school grads heading elsewhere for college
• 2009.12.08: Portrait of an entrepreneur
• 2009.12.08: The state has a shortfall, but is it local government that feels the pain?
• 2009.12.07: Will a weakened dollar help Minnesota manufacturing?
• 2009.12.07: Pick a question, send an answer
• 2009.12.04: A "loyalty bonus" for toughing out the recession
• 2009.12.03: MinnEcon@Work: Pilot Trainer / Priest
• 2009.12.02: A decade of Minnesota job growth: Gone.
• 2009.12.02: Minnesota's economy and deficit: "Not a cheerful outlook"
• 2009.12.01: What will demand be like for Minneapolis youth jobs program?
• 2009.12.01: Weddings and next year's economy
• 2009.11.30: Mankato entrepreneur a finalist for Forbes.com competition
• 2009.11.30: OK shopping season, but OK seems good enough
• 2009.11.25: Blood as economic indicator?
• 2009.11.24: A "boomeranged" Thanksgiving?
• 2009.11.24: Employed again but with a pay cut
• 2009.11.23: A Minnesota artist sees some signs of better times
• 2009.11.20: North Dakota: Construction magnet
• 2009.11.19: A look at Minnesota's broadband divide
• 2009.11.19: A quick look at this morning's MN jobless data
• 2009.11.18: In one household, stimulus dollars at work
• 2009.11.18: Minnesota appraiser numbers fall; what does it mean?
• 2009.11.17: What's the state of buy local?
• 2009.11.17: Recession over? Not from where you're standing
• 2009.11.16: Fed targets gift card fees, expiration dates
• 2009.11.16: Leaving Minnesota? Exporting the best and brightest
• 2009.11.16: What will consumers do with new overdraft options?
• 2009.11.13: Education, training and the road back to work at 55
• 2009.11.12: Fourteen more weeks of aid for unemployed Minnesotans
• 2009.11.12: Is your health care deal better than the House plan?
• 2009.11.11: Update on the short sale mess
• 2009.11.11: Are minority homeowners faring better than we think?
• 2009.11.10: Seasonal employment: a first look
• 2009.11.10: Warren Buffett, railroads and retraining
• 2009.11.09: When the economy makes you move home
• 2009.11.09: Health care overhaul: Will the solutions fit the needs?
• 2009.11.06: Little impact seen from Feds' foreclosure-lease option
• 2009.11.06: Jobless aid, housing credit extensions today
• 2009.11.05: Will new lease option by Feds ease foreclosures?
• 2009.11.05: Picking health coverage for 2010? Good luck
• 2009.11.04: The path to a new job
• 2009.11.04: Hope and worry in manufacturing
• 2009.11.03: The short sale mess
• 2009.11.03: What are your health care options for 2010?
• 2009.11.02: Credit card changes: when a deal isn't a deal
• 2009.11.02: Green shoots at the library?
• 2009.10.30: MnDOT cut job numbers tied to stimulus
• 2009.10.30: That kind of year...
• 2009.10.29: A Post-it recovery?
• 2009.10.29: Suddenly changing rates, terms whack credit card holders
• 2009.10.28: The savings shift: Will it last?
• 2009.10.27: Some tough love for job applicants
• 2009.10.26: MinnEcon@Work: The Coffee Guru
• 2009.10.23: Work. Found.
• 2009.10.22: At one community college, a jump in older students
• 2009.10.21: It's a good time to ...
• 2009.10.21: Helping kids find their footing after college
• 2009.10.20: MinnEcon indicator | Town festivals stay strong despite economy
• 2009.10.19: Desperate retailer, meet the penny-pinching consumer
• 2009.10.16: Short sales: When walking away isn't the end
• 2009.10.16: What happens when you're a farmer without good health coverage?
• 2009.10.15: I'll believe the recession's over when...
• 2009.10.14: Food shelf sees few signs of recovery
• 2009.10.14: Life as a small business person | the forum
• 2009.10.13: MinnEcon map | Wanted: Full-time work
• 2009.10.12: Stimulus creates / saves 11,800 MN jobs. Is that good?
• 2009.10.12: Leaving Minnesota? Where's the better regional opportunity?
• 2009.10.09: Leaving Minnesota? Yes, Minnesotans do return
• 2009.10.07: Trying to retrain for a post-recession world
• 2009.10.06: Leaving Minnesota? A deeper look
• 2009.10.05: Voluntary Poverty: The class
• 2009.10.02: Leaving Minnesota? The high school edition
• 2009.10.02: Leaving Minnesota?
• 2009.10.01: Creighton U sees brighter Minnesota jobs, economic outlook
• 2009.10.01: Youngest, oldest job seekers hit hard
• 2009.09.29: Optimistic, realistic in the concrete business
• 2009.09.25: Making budget in a recession. Ideas from small town Minnesota
• 2009.09.24: MinnEcon morning kick-in
• 2009.09.22: Recession's over? Are you feeling it?
• 2009.09.21: Minnesotans' economic forecasts: things looking better?
• 2009.09.18: Discouraged Minnesota workers? Maybe not
• 2009.09.17: Bright spots in an iffy Minnesota tourism season
• 2009.09.15: Students, jobless, poor: A view of MN's economy from the bus
• 2009.09.11: 20,000 MN jobs created/saved by stimulus so far. Really?
• 2009.09.10: Health insurance needs: Listening to your neighbors
• 2009.09.09: Small business, tight credit: Our virtual forum
• 2009.09.09: Life as a MN small business person: a 15 minute tutorial
• 2009.09.08: MN home value worries: Not just a Twin Cities thing
• 2009.09.08: Will construction projects boost Duluth?
• 2009.09.04: Home economics: Token parenting
• 2009.09.03: MinnEcon@Work: The swordmaker
• 2009.09.02: Better days ahead for Minnesota manufacturing?
• 2009.09.01: UPDATE: Better off without college?
• 2009.09.01: Looking for a job? Better off without college?
• 2009.08.31: Americans and spending: a view from the antiques business
• 2009.08.28: Dwindling jobs + high unemployment = worst job market in 9 years
• 2009.08.27: Jumping state lines can hurt your jobless benefit
• 2009.08.26: What is Minnesota getting in stimulus money? (A live-blogged hearing)
• 2009.08.26: Older job-searchers seek work, human connection
• 2009.08.25: Canoeing and haggling: An early look at the summer 2009 tourism economy
• 2009.08.25: Productivity is up, but what's the cost?
• 2009.08.24: The crossroads of pay for health care professionals
• 2009.08.21: Interference: Favre upstages manufacturing industry event
• 2009.08.20: Does empathy have economic value?
• 2009.08.20: Eliot and the (thawing?) job market
• 2009.08.19: Easy credit, hard lessons
• 2009.08.17: Value Judgments
• 2009.08.17: Health Care Handcuffs
• 2009.08.17: Fridley defense plant cuts 314
• 2009.08.14: Back to work. Still worried
• 2009.08.13: Where are Minnesota's uninsured?
• 2009.08.12: What's college good for these days?
• 2009.08.11: What Mortgage Mess II may look like in Minnesota
• 2009.08.10: Is our love of leverage coming to an end?
• 2009.08.07: First Person: The collateral damage of a job loss
• 2009.08.05: Better times for antiques business? Will economy follow?
• 2009.08.04: Stimulus scorecard: Rural MN project brings boost, no new jobs
• 2009.08.03: A bad debt, a family home lost in small town Minnesota
• 2009.08.03: Where are all those transportation stimulus jobs?
• 2009.07.31: Big bus stimulus for St. Cloud? Maybe not
• 2009.07.30: A temporary tax break too good to pass up
• 2009.07.29: MinnEcon@Work: A booming market for voice overs
• 2009.07.28: New estimate: One of every 83 Minnesota homes in foreclosure process
• 2009.07.27: MN women faring better job-wise. Could education be the key?
• 2009.07.27: Nearly all MN employers covered by federal wage hike
• 2009.07.24: The new federal minimum wage hike: a bigger bite in Minnesota?
• 2009.07.23: Small business: Doing the job but not getting paid?
• 2009.07.23: Minnesota's "He-cession"
• 2009.07.22: Fridley plant workers face buyouts, layoffs following Army cut
• 2009.07.22: Older workers coming up short in job search?
• 2009.07.21: Upper end "blight" in the Twin Cities housing market?
• 2009.07.21: Hibbing takes it hard: 18.7% June unemployment
• 2009.07.20: Doesn't Marshall know there's a recession?
• 2009.07.20: Another blow to Army project key to Minnesota plant
• 2009.07.17: Four ideas to close the achievement gap
• 2009.07.17: Churches struggling in this recession?
• 2009.07.16: Reasons for optimism in today's higher MN jobless numbers?
• 2009.07.16: Does Minnesota rely too much on the medical device industry?
• 2009.07.16: Birdwatching's economic payoff. I will Tweet this!
• 2009.07.15: The economic argument for closing MN's achievement gap
• 2009.07.14: Is the recession growing MN entrepreneurs?
• 2009.07.13: Better economy? Minnesota or Wisconsin
• 2009.07.10: Twin Cities Realtors see home price slide easing
• 2009.07.09: My recession was worse than your recession!
• 2009.07.08: Did Minnesota manufacturing turn the corner in March?
• 2009.07.07: More women as breadwinners in this economy?
• 2009.07.06: Minnesota tourism: Crisis. Or not?
• 2009.07.06: Too good at farming hogs in Minnesota?
• 2009.07.02: Unemployment solution: Run for office?
• 2009.07.01: Voluntary cuts: Hennepin County meets its savings goal
• 2009.06.30: Frankenomics: How will Sen. Franken vote on the economy?
• 2009.06.29: Army cut puts 311 Minnesota plant workers on paid leave
• 2009.06.29: MinnEcon Indicator: A buyer's market for Twin Cities temps?
• 2009.06.29: Stop work ordered on Army project key to Minnesota plant
• 2009.06.26: How do you talk about your struggles in this recession?
• 2009.06.25: Recession Etiquette? I'm supposed to be nice in this lousy economy?
• 2009.06.24: Voluntarily cutting costs at work? Getting recognized for it?
• 2009.06.24: Moonlighting in a tough economy -- some new national data
• 2009.06.23: UPDATE: Would you volunteer to take less money to save jobs?
• 2009.06.22: Dipping into the kids' savings to pay bills
• 2009.06.22: You own it -- you gonna buy GM?
• 2009.06.22: Twin Cities housing prices back to 1990s levels?
• 2009.06.19: Twin Cities economy scuffling in newest comparison of U.S. metro areas
• 2009.06.18: Minnesota unemployment bottoming out?
• 2009.06.16: One more way for you to talk Minnesota budget
• 2009.06.16: Gov. Pawlenty's MN budget cuts -- the detail
• 2009.06.15: Update: Gaming the food shelf for free food?
• 2009.06.15: Gaming the food shelf for free food?
• 2009.06.15: How will Gov. Pawlenty's budget cut plans afffect you?
• 2009.06.11: Reaching for the kids' savings?
• 2009.06.10: MinnEcon Indicator: Minnesotans boast high credit scores for car loans
• 2009.06.10: Are reverse mortgages the next big financial mess?
• 2009.06.10: Latest Minneapolis Fed report not so glimmerous
• 2009.06.08: MinnEcon indicator: Viewing the recession from the pulpit
• 2009.06.04: Proposed Army cuts put up to 400 jobs at risk at Fridley plant
• 2009.06.03: Would you volunteer to take less money to save jobs?
• 2009.06.01: Are you spending less and saving more? National data say yes
• 2009.06.01: Is college worth the money?
• 2009.05.29: 1st Q Gross Domestic Product: No sign of recovery yet
• 2009.05.28: MinnEcon indicator: Library computer use morphs in a tough economy
• 2009.05.28: Wadena County's recession, by the numbers
• 2009.05.27: MinnEcon Indicator: Tough economy boosts child support cases
• 2009.05.26: Twin Cities home market improving or still declining?
• 2009.05.21: Nursing -- A shortage or not?
• 2009.05.14: Leveling with your kids about tough economic times: How's it done?
• 2009.05.14: Slower economy, less garbage? Looks like it
• 2009.05.13: Should Congress tighten down on credit card companies?
• 2009.05.12: Your dream job, expendable in this economy?
• 2009.05.11: Are you throwing away less garbage in this recession?
• 2009.05.08: Would you hire your friends in this economy?
• 2009.05.07: Thursday MinnEcon glimmer: Uptick in a Twin Cities employment index
• 2009.05.06: Putting off education to pay the bills
• 2009.05.06: Community college finds high demand for free classes for jobless
• 2009.05.06: Minnesota scores $130 million in federal unemployment aid
• 2009.05.05: Opportunity, frustration, short sales in Twin Cities housing market
• 2009.05.04: Credit card rights?
• 2009.05.04: Unemployment benefits: Applying late can cost you
• 2009.04.30: Listen in: MPR News discussion -- Economy improving but vulnerable
• 2009.04.30: Homeless families in Minnesota: A view from the shelter
• 2009.04.29: Lean times for artists: A view from the theater
• 2009.04.29: Uptick in southern Minnesota?
• 2009.04.28: Where would you set your credit card limit?
• 2009.04.28: Twin Cities home values still down about 20 percent from last year
• 2009.04.27: Working multiple jobs in a lousy economy
• 2009.04.27: Unable to find jobs for clients, a staffing firm owner wonders what's next
• 2009.04.24: Lean times for artists; what will it be like when the economy recovers?
• 2009.04.23: Spending money to help people?
• 2009.04.22: Trading services in Minnesota
• 2009.04.22: Changing household roles in this economy
• 2009.04.21: A mill shuts, a Minnesota worker waits and hopes
• 2009.04.21: More on College in Canada savings
• 2009.04.20: Making the Feds refinancing deal work
• 2009.04.20: Call of the wilderness in a down economy?
• 2009.04.17: Couple more thoughts on Minnesota's jobless data
• 2009.04.16: MN jobless rate inches up to 8.2 percent
• 2009.04.15: Taxes, taxes, taxes and something beige
• 2009.04.15: What's your take on the tax season?
• 2009.04.15: Retirement confidence hits the skids
• 2009.04.15: Prized possesions for sale in stressed economy
• 2009.04.14: Retail sales slip and gasoline sales plummet, latest data show
• 2009.04.14: Success and struggle in MN jobless data
• 2009.04.13: College in Canada -- a bargain in this economy?
• 2009.04.13: More evidence that you don't want to spend
• 2009.04.10: Twin Cities Realtors say stimulus tax credit driving new home demand
• 2009.04.10: Is it stimulus?
• 2009.04.09: A little good news for Minnesota in jobless claims data
• 2009.04.08: Are snow fences and road resurfacing really stimulus?
• 2009.04.07: Stimulus cash showing up soon in your paycheck. Will you spend it?
• 2009.04.07: A good, quick look at the Minnesota state budget
• 2009.04.06: We won't be spending that refund
• 2009.04.06: Update: Civil engineers struggling in this economy?
• 2009.04.02: Why would civil engineers struggle to find work in a "shovel ready" economy?
• 2009.03.31: Will stimulus money make it to small town Minnesota?
• 2009.03.30: Will the recession nick summer camps?
• 2009.03.26: More college aid for students of unemployed parents?
• 2009.03.25: Things we're not buying
• 2009.03.24: Kids lead a buy local effort in Northfield
• 2009.03.24: Moving back home in this economy?
• 2009.03.23: Could the stimulus damage us?
• 2009.03.12: Health coverage: Coping with COBRA
• 2009.02.25: Minnesota rolls out highway projects paid for with stimulus money

About the Writer

Paul Tosto works with MPR's Public Insight Network, helping tell the stories of Minnesotans. He joined MPR News in 2008 after more than 20 years reporting for news wires and newspapers on education and the economy. Contact him with questions and story ideas. Follow @MinnEcon on Twitter.

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