Friday, September 9, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Minnesota business leaders respond to Obama jobs speech
What do Minnesota businesses need to spur economic growth and job opportunities in the state?11:00 a.m.GuestsTeresa Bohnen: President, St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce. Former United Way, and national sales director for Cold Spring Granite Company.Rob West: Executive director, APEX: Area Partnership for Economic Expansion, Duluth. He has started and sold five businesses in Minnesota and Illinois.Mike Hickey: Minnesota state director, National Federation of Independent Business.More from MPRText of President Obama's speech (09/08/2011)Cut taxes, Obama tells Congress in $450B jobs plan (09/08/2011)A look at provisions in Obama's jobs plan (09/08/2011)Romney, Perry spar on jobs in presidential debate (09/07/2011)Businesses post most job openings in 3 years (09/07/2011)American Crystal ready for harvest with fill-ins (09/04/2011)Resources
Could 9/11 happen again?
Midday presents a special program from the Aspen Ideas Festival, looking how America's national security has changed since the Sept. 11 attacks and if we're still vulnerable to another terrorist attack. The panel includes former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, former Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA), former National Security Agency chief Mike McConnell, and Philip Zelikow, who served as executive director of the 9/11 commission.12:00 p.m.More from MPRSpecial programming on September 11 (09/09/2011)Terrorist threat (09/09/2011)Witnesses to Terror: The 9/11 Hearings (09/07/2011)Resources
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