Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Minnesota business CEO's on job creation strategies
Two members of the Itasca Project, the CEO's of General Mills and Ecolab, discuss their priorities for action in business and government to improve the economy and create more jobs.11:00 a.m.GuestsKen Powell: CEO of General MillsDoug Baker: CEO of EcolabMore from MPRCan the new Congress create enough jobs? (01/19/2011)Report: Minn. needs to close high-tech jobs gap (01/17/2011)Nestle Nutrition to close Minn plant, cut 243 jobs (01/17/2011)Lockheed workers in Eagan get layoff, transfer news (01/13/2011)Ground broken for canola plant in NW Minn. (01/12/2011)Resources
President Eisenhower's Farewell Address 50 years later
Four journalists discuss the continued relevance of President Eisenhower's famous farewell address 50 years ago this week. In the speech Eisenhower cautioned against a growing "military industrial complex," a potentially unstoppable union of defense contractors with the armed forces.12:00 p.m.GuestsJames Fallows: National correspondent for the Atlantic Magazine.David Gergen: Senior Political Analyst for CNN. Former adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton.Dana Priest: Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for the Washington Post.Evan Thomas: Former Editor-at-large for Newsweek Magazine. Author of forthcoming biography of President Dwight Eisenhower.More from MPRJohn F. Kennedy Inaugural Address (01/16/2009)NASA turns 50 (08/12/2008)Resources
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