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• Another Twin Cities hospital cuts jobs
  North Memorial Health Care in Robbinsdale says it will reduce its work force through layoffs and reduced hours, which will impact about 170 employees.May 18, 2009
• Pawlenty: 'There will be significant layoffs'
  Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature are criticizing Gov. Pawlenty's management style in light of a Minnesota Public Radio News report that found the state workforce increased during a hiring freeze. Pawlenty implemented the hiring freeze in early 2008 but thousands of hires have occurred since then.May 14, 2009
• State workforce grows despite hiring freeze
  The number of people on the state's payroll has grown even though thousands of government employees have retired since Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered a hiring freeze at state agencies.May 14, 2009
• Pawlenty: 'Stimulus funds will help bring relief to unemployed'
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty says new stimulus funds will help unemployed Minnesotans survive the economic downturn.May 6, 2009
• Union pitches plan to help fix ailing Minn. budget
  A public employee union says Minnesota leaders should more aggressively chase debts to the state, cut agency managers and limit the use of consultants to help address the state's budget shortfall.May 5, 2009
• Jobless benefits help unemployed weather the storm
  People who lose their jobs are generally pretty concerned about how they're going to make ends meet. More than 200,000 Minnesotans collected unemployment insurance payments last year, and even more will likely do so this year.April 29, 2009
• Appeals panel: Court erred in 3M age bias case
  The state Court of Appeals has reversed a Ramsey County judge's decision to certify a class-action, age discrimination lawsuit against 3M. The case concerns nearly 5,000 current and former 3M employees.April 28, 2009
• Director Duncan Jones takes philosophy to the moon
  Film director Duncan Jones had some very specific goals as he approached his first feature film. He wanted to work with character actor Sam Rockwell, he wanted to make a science fiction film and he wanted to blend in some philosophy.April 27, 2009
• GM to cut 21,000 US factory jobs, shed Pontiac
  General Motors laid out a massive restructuring plan today that will cut 21,000 U.S. factory jobs by next year and phase out the storied Pontiac brand.April 27, 2009
• Star Tribune, union reach tentative agreement
  The Star Tribune of Minneapolis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the union representing nearly 275 employees in the newsroom.April 24, 2009
• Former employees still struggling after Hutchinson Tech layoffs
  Some of the more than a thousand Hutchinson residents who were laid off from the city's biggest employer earlier this year are struggling to make ends meet. At the same time, the south-central Minnesota community is nervously awaiting another potential round of layoffs that could come after the company releases its next earnings report next Tuesday.April 23, 2009
• Career counselor offers tips for job seekers
  The unemployed, downsized or newly graduated are all looking for jobs in a slow economy this spring. Job counselor Amy Lindgren discusses which job search strategies are most successful.Midday, April 23, 2009
• State employees avoid furloughs in tentative contract
  Minnesota's two largest public employee unions have reached a tentative contract agreement that avoids the possibility of unpaid furloughs.April 22, 2009
• Green jobs are focus of rally at State Capitol
  A coalition calling for green jobs is holding a rally at the State Capitol today.April 20, 2009
• Revisiting immigration reform during the recession
  The Obama administration is considering bringing out immigration reform proposals, perhaps even before the economy begins to improve.Midmorning, April 20, 2009

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