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December 21, 2009 03:00 PM EST (shared with group: December 21, 2009) — Nothing like a little holiday gloom for the new year. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis today published its district outlook for 2010. Job-wise, things are looking up if you live in the Dakotas . . . more
December 19, 2009 04:18 PM EST (shared with group: December 19, 2009) — The corporate jet's taken a public beating during the recession, becoming the symbol of greed after the nation's auto titans jetted in to Washington to beg for bailouts. Push that hype aside . . . more
December 18, 2009 10:51 AM EST (shared with group: December 18, 2009) — With so many breadwinners unemployed in this recession, it's easy to dismiss the struggles of teens and young adults who are trying to find work. Laurie Stern of Chaska reminded me recently there's . . . more
December 17, 2009 05:48 PM EST (shared with group: December 17, 2009) — Tyler DeArmond's story started like many we've heard in this economy -- a would-be entrepreneur launching a new e-commerce business to supplement a pay cut at his full-time job. Then he started talking . . . more
December 17, 2009 03:01 PM EST (shared with group: December 17, 2009) — Minnesota's unemployment data for November shows a slight improvement in the percentage of jobless Minnesotans. Let's take a deeper look at some of the data. First here are some thoughts from St. . . . more
December 16, 2009 01:55 PM EST (shared with group: December 16, 2009) — On Thursday, we'll get our next best look at Minnesota's employment situation when the state releases jobless data for November. Thoughts are mixed on whether we'll see an uptick on the 7.6 percent . . . more
December 15, 2009 02:42 PM EST (shared with group: December 15, 2009) — Engineers have taken a big employment hit in this economy and we've wondered aloud if that will hurt the state's long-term economic health. On Thursday, we'll be looking for some evidence of a jobs . . . more
December 14, 2009 04:06 PM EST (shared with group: December 14, 2009) — My MPR colleague Mike Caputo pulled together a neat virtual forum Friday asking if rural Minnesota was losing its best and brightest young people, creating a "brain drain." This is one of those . . . more
December 14, 2009 04:00 PM EST (shared with group: December 14, 2009) — Nearly two full years since the economy officially fell into recession , Minnesota seems to be crawling, slowly toward recovery. MPR's Chris Farrell will be looking for clues to the job's market direction . . . more
December 14, 2009 10:54 AM EST (shared with group: December 14, 2009) — Winning the Forbes.com "Boost Your Business" competition would have brought April Femrite's bamboo fiber clothing business needed capital and advertising money. It wasn't to be. The Mankato entrepreneur . . . more
December 11, 2009 01:54 PM EST (shared with group: December 11, 2009) — MinnEcon readers know we've worried a lot about Minnesota's ability to keep its young talent in state and we've also been concerned about the employment hit engineers have taken in this economy. . . . more
December 10, 2009 05:34 PM EST (shared with group: December 10, 2009) — Wheels move the U.S. economy. Mark Padellford sells all kinds of wheels. So when the recession hit, he felt it. These days, though, in some parts of his business, he's starting to see a turn for the better . . . more
December 09, 2009 11:02 PM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — Here's the good news from today's college attendance report by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education: Minnesota's college participation rate hit an all-time high in 2008 with 70.2 percent of . . . more
December 09, 2009 10:59 PM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — Jeff Kornoelje's seen the number of unemployed people in his ministry rise with the recession and he's been trying to help. So next week his church will try something different -- a company Christmas . . . more
December 09, 2009 01:05 AM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — Last week we introduced you to April Femrite , a Mankato entrepreneur who's a finalist for the Forbes.com "Boost your Business" competition. At stake is $50,000 in Forbes advertising and another . . . more
December 08, 2009 10:26 AM EST (shared with group: December 08, 2009) — Here's a post from my MPR News colleague Mike Caputo on the pressure Minnesota's local governments feel as the state prepares for even deeper cuts. The state's $1.2 billion budget deficit likely . . . more
December 07, 2009 10:41 AM EST (shared with group: December 07, 2009) — Below are some of the questions I'm thinking about on the economy as well as some from our colleagues at Marketplace business radio. Pick a question. Every answer makes a little smarter about the economy. . . . more
December 06, 2009 09:08 PM EST (shared with group: December 06, 2009) — Like many organizations, the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids took a hit in the recession. So as the financial picture started to ease recently, leaders wanted to recognize those . . . more
December 03, 2009 10:10 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2009) — Paul Kolisch holds down two jobs where trust and faith are vital. He's supervisor of flight operations training at Mesaba Airlines . He's also an Anglican priest. Both vocations are feeling the effects . . . more
December 02, 2009 09:35 PM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — There's a lot to digest in today's 77-page Minnesota economic forecast . But I'm struck by a few sentences: Employment in Minnesota is now expected to fall by more than 150,000 jobs between the first . . . more
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