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Dan Haugen

Dan Haugen covered small towns, police and courts for daily newspapers in Waterloo, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, S.D., before moving home to Minneapolis in 2006. Since then he's written for several community newspapers, as well as his own neighborhood news blog, Northeast Beat. He covered airlines, medical technology and general business stories for MinnPost.

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Business Agenda

Wal-Mart wins 1Q battle over Target; also: UnitedHealth Group, Caribou Coffee

By Dan Haugen | 05/20/08
We've been spending less money lately on stuff we don't need, and that's bad news for Target. Read more...
Business Agenda

HealthPartners unveils offbeat ad mascot; also: Hearing Components, Northwest

By Dan Haugen | 05/19/08
Today marks the debut of a quick-read daily feature that will highlight news and trends about businesses in Minnesota. 
Politics & Policy

Delta-NWA merger: What it means for you, our economy and the airlines

By Dan Haugen | 04/15/08
By Dan Haugen | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 The boards of Delta and Northwest have agreed to join forces to become the world's largest airline. The new carrier will be called Delta and headquartered in Atlanta.
Politics & Policy

MP3 generation discovering the virtues of vinyl

By Dan Haugen | 03/20/08
Just as people in their teens and 20s drove the music industry's switch to digital music, some in the MP3 generation are now giving an unlikely boost to vinyl records.
Perspectives

Minnesota Monitor: How the anti-immigration movement paints itself green

By Dan Haugen | 02/11/08
A strange argument was made to a legislative hearing last week: that reducing immigration is environmentally friendly.FROM MINNESOTA MONITOR
Perspectives

Minnesota Monitor: This green roof brought to you by...

By Dan Haugen | 01/10/08
Minneapolis city officials are still mulling whether to put a "green roof" on the Target Center to replace the current aging roof. Dan Haugen reports.FROM MINNESOTA MONITOR
Perspectives

Minnesota Monitor: Minneapolis neighborhood a shining example for solar

By Dan Haugen | 01/07/08
A new report from the Green Institute documents the experience of a group of "solar pioneers" in one Minneapolis neighborhood. Dan Haugen reports. FROM MINNESOTA MONITOR