http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/?refid=0 MinnEcon is a civil place to talk about Minnesota's economy. Let's trade news and insights and get smarter about the economy. So, what's going on where you live? Copyright 2013, Minnesota Public Radio Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:26 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) Minnesota bounces around in the rankings for economic growth. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2013/04/mn-gross-state-product-ranking-relatively-volatile.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2013/04/mn-gross-state-product-ranking-relatively-volatile.shtml Add category Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:26 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) Minnesota's per capita personal income, a broad measure of prosperity, rose 3.7 percent from 2011 to 2012. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2013/04/mn-per-capita-income-growth-outpaces-us.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2013/04/mn-per-capita-income-growth-outpaces-us.shtml MinnEcon Indicator Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:43:33 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) You can actually calculate how skeptical investors are, and that's where the depth of doubt about Dick Schulze's plans becomes truly apparent. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/08/what-the-best-buy-stock-price-reveals.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/08/what-the-best-buy-stock-price-reveals.shtml Minnnesota Fortune 500 companies Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:50:48 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) The July Minnesota Business Conditions Index employment number reported Tuesday was something of a stunner. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/08/ernie-goss-scary-report.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/08/ernie-goss-scary-report.shtml Jobs & unemployment Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:04:38 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) The much-cited S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices out Tuesday provided yet more confirmation of a firming housing market in Minnesota and nationally in the month of May. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/07/more-confirmation-of-a-spring-housing-rebound.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/07/more-confirmation-of-a-spring-housing-rebound.shtml Housing & mortgages Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:28:43 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) The home construction industry is seeing persuasive indications of a rebound according to numbers compiled for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/07/accelerating-strength-in-home-construction.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/07/accelerating-strength-in-home-construction.shtml Housing & mortgages Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:32:56 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in May, as employers cut a net 900 jobs. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/06/little-movement-more-skepticism-about-mn-job-market.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/06/little-movement-more-skepticism-about-mn-job-market.shtml Jobs & unemployment Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:40:58 CDT mail@mpr.org (Michael Olson) Call for questions: what do you want to know about the "nursing shortage"? Submit questions now, join the chat on Friday at noon. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/live-chat-nursing-shortage-myths-and-misperceptions.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/live-chat-nursing-shortage-myths-and-misperceptions.shtml Health care Fri, 18 May 2012 11:03:30 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) Minnesota's export performance apparently has been dragged down by a fall off in medical technology shipments to Ireland. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/minnesota-exports-and-the-celtic-tiger.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/minnesota-exports-and-the-celtic-tiger.shtml Minnnesota Fortune 500 companies Fri, 11 May 2012 15:40:20 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) Minnesota used to brag that the state's exports grew more than the U.S. average. No more. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/minnesotas-exports-continue-to-lag-us-average.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/minnesotas-exports-continue-to-lag-us-average.shtml Jobs & unemployment Thu, 10 May 2012 16:05:45 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) The 2012 Fortune 500 list came out today, and while Minnesota's tally was down one compared to last year, the list still highlights one of Minnesota's arguably under-appreciated strengths: growing big companies. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/19-mn-companies-on-2012-fortune-500-list.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/19-mn-companies-on-2012-fortune-500-list.shtml Minnnesota Fortune 500 companies Mon, 07 May 2012 16:37:04 CDT mail@mpr.org (Annie Baxter) A baby boomlet at MPR and other workplaces made us wonder: are birth rates recovering from their recessionary lows? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/despite-economic-recovery-no-baby-boom-yet.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/05/despite-economic-recovery-no-baby-boom-yet.shtml Jobs & unemployment Thu, 03 May 2012 12:08:33 CDT mail@mpr.org (Bill Catlin) The entrepreneurial ilk in Minnesota and Wisconsin are feeling their animal spirits. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/04/animal-spirits-on-the-rise-in-minnesota-and-wisconsin.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/04/animal-spirits-on-the-rise-in-minnesota-and-wisconsin.shtml Jobs & unemployment Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:27:32 CDT mail@mpr.org (Annie Baxter) Twin Cities home prices notched an over-the-year increase in February for the first time in about a year and a half, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Schiller National Home Price Index. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/04/sp-twin-cities-home-prices-post-first-year-over-year-gain-since-august-2010.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/04/sp-twin-cities-home-prices-post-first-year-over-year-gain-since-august-2010.shtml Housing & mortgages Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:33:34 CDT mail@mpr.org (Marty Moylan) This fall Best Buy will close stores in Edina, Brooklyn Center, Hutchinson, Lakeville and Rogers. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/03/rightsizing-best-buy.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/minnecon/archive/2012/03/rightsizing-best-buy.shtml Minnnesota Fortune 500 companies Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:23:48 CDT