Since the 1890s, the Mesabi has produced iron ore that boosted the national economy, contributed to the Allied victory in World War II, and cultivated a multiethnic regional culture in northeast Minnesota.
A team from the University of Minnesota found Minnesota pork farms generated an average of $1.5 million in economic activity apiece and $33,100 in state and local taxes.
Supply of specific meats and cuts may fluctuate, but a meat shortage is unlikely in the U.S.
New Americans
During the pandemic, a report on Somali workers at an Amazon warehouse in Eagan was aided by Mukhtar Ibrahim’s ability to interview them in their native language.
Health
One day after Minnesota moved to further ease restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19, two Minnesota thought leaders — Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Michael Osterholm, director of the U of M’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy — had gloomy news for what is yet to come from the pandemic.
Politics & Policy
Counties face falling revenues and increased demand for services during coronavirus pandemic.
Sports
At a time when Fox Sports North is normally gearing up for one of its busiest stretches, COVID-19 has brought the sports calendar to a halt. So how does Minnesota’s regional sports network choose what to put on TV?
Economy
While DEED has already processed 10,000 applications since implementing the program on April 24, it still has a ways to go.
MNopedia
The appeal of hunting ginseng came from the cash paid for it — hard currency was scarce after the financial crash of 1857.
Health
In 1976, a few years after OSHA was created, Congress attached a rider to the agency’s budget that exempted farms with 10 or fewer employees from enforcement. The rider is included every year.
Economy
COVID-19 has prompted drastic changes in the way farmers markets are planning to operate.
Environment
For those pushing for a carbon-free Duluth, the biggest roadblock may be a company that has long been critical to the region’s economy — and its identity: Minnesota Power.
Health
Minnesota also announced 21 deaths and 221 new COVID-19 cases.
