We're above average — but it hasn't always been that way.

An aggressive, and unconventional, marketing campaign to keep people coming to Central Corridor businesses during light rail construction in 2011 appears to have paid off in less business decline than expected — and a mood of cautious optimism about the future.

Minnesota's business community is looking for results, not rhetoric; DFL-GOP feuds could greatly interfere with business’s ability to get reform bills enacted into laws.

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One Minneapolis state senator suggested that the county board might be able to "adjust" the sales tax used to fund the baseball park to help pay for a football stadium.
Two Cities: Council Member Gary Schiff unhappy with stadium supporters trying to avoid Charter restrictions

If the Chapter 11 filing occurs, it will trigger bad memories and financial insecurity for Minnesota-based Pinnacle employees who were working for Mesaba Airlines in 2005.

"I was surprised how many people in our community have experienced in a dramatic, negative way the exclusion of a loved one, relative or friend," she said.
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There is a world of difference between creating an inclusive workplace culture and providing GLBT-friendly benefits and taking a firm, public stance on an issue many customers likely view as divisive.
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Jeff Heegaard has built a reputation as one of the Twin Cities' boldest and most forward-thinking businessmen. The Line sat down with him to talk about where we are and where we may be going.

Government's role in spurring international trade as well as its capacity to deliver high-quality services will be under the public microscope in 2012.

American Economic Association meetings used to be about debating fresh economic research. But now The Meetings are about sales pitches, celebrity and finding a job.

A decade ago, Minnesota's lowest-paid workers earned as much as minimum-wage earners elsewhere. Today, it's one of nine states where some workers won't even earn the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour.

The American Crystal lockout raises the question of whether this dispute will leave the bitter scars of the 2005 Northwest Airlines mechanics strike and the 1985 Hormel meatpackers strike.
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Next May, the CFA Society is sponsoring a day-long conference that aims to bring together 250 to 300 institutional investors and 40 public companies at the Minneapolis Convention Center.