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Failed Minnesota clean-coal project gets help with its debts External-link
Excelsior Energy won’t have to make further payments on $9.5 million in state loans for an Iron Range power plant that never got off the ground.
Minnesota's economy one of the fastest growing: report External-link
Minnesota's economy is among the fastest growing nationwide, according to a report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Minnesota and California tied for the No. 5 ranking, which was based on gross domestic product growth rates. The report based the findings on data related to manufacturing, construction, agricult...
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ECJC selects veteran local executive as its new CEO External-link
George Hansen, who has held leadership positions with a handful of area companies, will put his experience to use as the new CEO of the Enterprise Center of Johnson County. Hansen will run the nonprofit organization, which helps develop new business ventures in Johnson County and operates a business incubator. He s...
What A Map Of Kickstarter Usage Tells Us About America External-link
There's an outstanding new paper out on NBER today by Ajay Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb that looks at the simple economics of crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, where people post project ideas that they hope to get funded from the masses..  While the whole paper is absolutely worth a read,...
Minnesota politician apologizes, toasts Leine's External-link
Minnesota state Rep. Kurt Zellers joined Leinenkugel Brewing Co. Saturday for its 10th annual Leinie Lodge Family Reunion, apologizing for his dig at the Wisconsin beer in April. Zellers equated Leinie's beer to "bathwater" as part of a state House debate on an alcohol tax increase in which he denounced a...
Allianz Life Ranked 19th on Star Tribune's Top Workplaces 2013 External-link
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allianz Life has been named one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Minnesota. Allianz Life, a leader in insured retirement solutions, employs about 2,000 throughout the United States and ranked 19th.
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Wells Fargo facing second Minnesota securities trial External-link
Wells Fargo & Co. is facing a second trial in Minnesota over claims by institutional investors that it promoted a risky securities-lending program as safe, Bloomberg reports. The new trial covers allegations from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, the El Paso County Retirement Plan and 10 other nonprofit grou...
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It's bathwater under the bridge as Rep. Zellers toasts Leinenkugel's External-link
Minnesota Rep. Kurt Zellers, whose crack about Leinenkugel’s beer during the Minnesota legislative session raised hackles both across the border and in Zellers' own home, visited the Wisconsin brewery over the weekend to make amends. The Chippewa Herald reports that Zellers, R-Maple Grove, attended the Leinie Lodge...
Xcel Energy will invest $1.8 billion in two nuclear power plants External-link
As some U.S. utilities are abandoning old nuclear power plants, Xcel Energy says it's investing $1.8 billion to extend the life of its 40-year-old Minnesota reactors.
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Xcel Energy investing $1.8 billion in two nuclear power plants External-link
Three U.S. utilities are closing older nuclear reactors, but Xcel Energy is investing $1.8 billion to keep its two Minnesota plants operating for another two decades.
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